CV
Education:
1978-80 M.F.A Sculpture (with high distinction) California College of Arts & Crafts (CCAC), Oakland, CA
1971-74 Diploma Avni Art Academy- Tel Aviv, Israel
1968-71 Diploma Telma Yellin High School of Arts, Tel Aviv, Israel
Teaching:
1982-84 Studio 416 Inc. Oakland, CA
1982 Sculpture Dept., San Francisco State University, CA
1981 Sculpture Dept., U.C Santa Cruz, CA
1980 Sculpture Dept., CCA, Oakland, CA
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2019 Retrospective Palo Alto Oshman Family jcc
2019 Palo Alto J.C.C, CA
2005 Burgeli Gallery, Larksburg, CA
2003 C.F.A Gallery San Anselmo, CA
2002 Claudia Chapline Gallery Stinson Beach, CA
2000 Oakland Museum of California Sculpture Court, CA
1999 O.K Harris Works of Art New York, New York, CA
1998 Marin Civic Center Frank Lloyd Wright Building San Rafael, CA
1998 Deans Art Gallery San Leandro, CA
1996 San Geronimo Cultural Center, CA
1994 Kemper Invitational Marin Arts Council San Rafael, CA
1990 Banaker Gallery Walnut Creek, CA
1986 Debal Gallery Jerusalem, Israel
1985 Alameda Community College, CA
1984 Ordan Gallery Ramat Hasharon, Israel
1983 Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1980 University Gallery, U.C. Hayward, CA
1980 Graduate Gallery CCA, Oakland, CA
1979 Yad Lebanim, Tel Aviv, Israel
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2007 O.K Harris Gallery Artists New York
2005 Bergelli Gallery Artists Larkspur
2004 O.K Harris Gallery artists New York
2002 Bergelli Gallery Larksur CA
2001 Newleaf Gallery Berkeley CA
2001 Bergelli Gallery Larksur CA
2000 Claudia Chaplin Gallery Stinsen Beach CA
2000 Bergelli Gallery Larkspur, CA
2000 Newleaf Gallery Berkeley, CA
1999 Oakland City Hall New York Summer Retrospective Gallery
1999 O.K. Harris New York Summer Retrospective Gallery Artists, CA
1998 Yerba Buena Art Center. Sculpture Walk, San Francisco, CA
1998 San Geronimo Cultural Center, CA
1997 Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1996 Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995 San Geronimo Cultural Center, CA
1995 Gay Shulam Gallery, Sonoma, CA
1994 Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
1993 Corta Madera, Marin Arts Council, CA
1992 Susan Cummings Gallery, Mill Valley, CA Marin Art Council Grantees
1992 San Geronimo Cultural Center, CA
1990 Lone Pine Gallery, Irvine, CA
1990 Grounds for Art Gallery, San Geronimo, CA
1983 CCA Alumni Sculpture, Oakland, CA
1982 29TH Annual Exhibition, Richmond Arts Center, CA
1982 Tom Luttrell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1982 Tom Luttrell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1982 Haifa Museum of Modern Art, Israel
1980 Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, California
1978 Shaklee Commemoration, CCA, Oakland, California
Bibliography:
2019 Los Altos town crier
2019 Mountainview voice
2000 Review Sculpture Mag.aug.
2000 S.F. Chronicle Magazine
2000 San Jose Mercury News Magazine
1999 Review, New York O.K. Harris
1996 Point Reyes Light, Marin, California
1990 Contra Costa Times (Banaker show)
1986 The Voice of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
1985 Alameda Times, Alameda, CA
1984 Devar Paper, Tel Aviv, Israel
1984 Yediot Ahronot, Tel Aviv, Israel
Awards:
1991-1992 Buck Fellowship (Marin Arts Council), CA
1982 Metal Arts Guild Award; Flax Award 29th Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Richmond Art Center, CA
1980 Ford Foundation Award of Merit. CCA, CA
1970 Gerard Award, Israel
Selected Collections:
Valdez Los Altos
Los Altos Private collection
Oakland Museum of California, CA
Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
Saks Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA
DR. Yossi & Dr. Aviva Yahav, Israel
Tel Aviv Institute of Psychotherapy, Israel
Dr. Gershen, Cambridge, England
Dr. Giddon Medini, Israel
My Bio
Making art is part of searching for something that is not concussed, and it's the part of the obsession with the process of making something and an internal thought process.
As a sculptor, a painter, or any person who repeatedly makes something over decades, you start to see a pattern. I like pushing myself not to repeat a form or combination of forms even when I feel they work well. Sometimes, it's hard to resist the temptation of success.
People often think that I don’t see the ease of what works. When I paint every day, I notice that my pallet is connected, so ill work on a series for a year or two exploring forms and shapes and try not to repeat what looks good because what’s important in making something is not making it look good it's creating something that moves me.
I like painting birds because they are a simple combination of shapes and quickly recognizable, but my interest is what they make us see. Crows have a special meaning for me, and I had a few falcons and later a pet crow as a young adult. Gulliver had real intelligent and would interact with the whole family teasing the people who were not conferrable with him and being affectionate and playful to the ones he liked. He came faster when called than any dog I ever owned.
So over the years, I never look at a picture of a crow. My painting of crows are typically in groups, and it’s in their combination that intrigues me. So I view them like human forms we know so well and place them concerning themselves and humans. Crow 1 was in oils and painted in 1975 when I was finishing art school in Israel. Now, I don’t take as much time, and my crows are less real in their interpretation of reality and more real in their passion for paint and form.
For all inquiries and a link to my resume,
please visit the contact page.
Get on the list to stay informed of upcoming
events and openings