ABOUT ME
A social entrepreneur and lecturer on design at Bezalel, and the Founder of The Diploma Program in Ceramic Design at Bezalel. Currently working as an Innovation Lead at Civix - Public Sector Innovation.
In recent years, based on my personal experience, I've been accompanying caregiving family members, helping them cope and navigate in their new reality.
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Born in 1978
Lives and works in Jerusalem
Education:
2019 - 2022: Masters Industrial Design, With excellence, Design and Innovation Management, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2009-2014: Bachelor of Fine Arts, With excellence, Ceramics and Glass Department, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2003 - 2004: History Department, The Faculty of Humanities, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
2002: "Unidee in Residence", Cittadellarte - Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella, Italy
1999-2003: Musrara School of Photography and New Media, Jerusalem, Israel
1997-1999: Dada school of photography, Jerusalem, Israel
Exhibitions and projects:
2022:
- Path Ways - Bezalel M.Des Graduation Exhibition - Hansen, Jerusalem, Israel
2019:
- Between Mountains and Hills (When we were students), Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2015:
- B&B - Barbur Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel (collaboration with Hagit Keysar)
- Expanding - Incubator Gallery, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2014:
- Graduation Exhibition - Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2005:
- Self Portrait – Yakar Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
2004:
- Geography of Change - Cittadellarte, Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella, Italy
2003:
- Graduation Exhibition - Musrara School of photogrphy and new media, The Underground Prisoner's Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
- Arting Jerusalem - Jerusalem, Israel (Curator of 7 days outdoors international festival, with 59 artists)
2002:
- The Sand time performance (collaboration work with Tomer Marzel and Rafram Chadad), Heara 4, The Underground Prisoner's Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
- Unidee in Residence 2002 - Cittadellarte, Fondazione Pistoletto, Italy
- Photographica - The mountains (Alps), Biella, Italy
- Hafraa Ba'Zira – Hazira Performance Art Arena, Jerusalem, Israel (8 hours of live video and music by 20 video and sound aritsts, including 17 video installations)
- Esterika - (collaboration work with Tomer Marzel), Mother tongue, Israel Festival, Jerusalem, Israel
- Passport photos - (collaboration work with Hagar Goren), Heara 2, Jerusalem, Israel
- There is a sea in Jerusalem - A project that I launched, on public billboards in Jerusalem, Israel
- "Hafraa" (disturbance) – creating and editing 30 min. video art magazine at the Jerusalem community channel
2001:
- Acco's Bride - A show by Adva Drori with Jewish and Arab artists that put a mirror in front the social–politic reality in Israel, Acco Festival for alternative theater, Acco, Israel
Awards and Scholarships:
2022:
- Excellency award, Master's Program in Industrial Design (M.Des), Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
2014:
- Deborah Blumenthal Prize for outstanding final project, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
- ‘Final Project Encouragement’, Scholarship from the Schneidinger Foundation, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
2002:
- Illy cups collection design contest, Italy
- Scholarship To cittadellarte from Snait Foundation
2001:
- Excellency award, Musrara school of photography and New media
Publication:
- Studio - 1280°c Journal, winter 2015
- Graduates 2014, Selected works from the technological aspect - 1280°c Journal, winter 2014
- Arting Jerusalem – Art as a Social Tool – Journal – Progetto Arte no. 8, 2003, June 2004
- Arting Jerusalem - Scott Sherry, a-n Magazine, December 2003
- Going Out of Space – Dana Gilerman, Gallery addition, 'Haaretz' newspaper, July 2003
- Photografica 2002 30 giorni di fotografia a Biella, Italy, November 2002