Michal Na'aman
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Michal Na'aman is an Israeli
artist
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) is a painter. Lives and works in Tel Aviv
. Michal Na'aman belongs to a group of young artists who emerged in the early 1970s, and who are today at the forefront of Israeli art. From the outset she dealt with language, word play, shifting verbal patterns, and especially with the relationship between the written word and the visual image. Raffi Lavie
(collage, photography, writing) and Conceptual art are the influences on her unique, sophisticated style.
Israel
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artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
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Biography
Michal Na'aman (born 1951, Kvutzat Kinneret, IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
) is a painter. Lives and works in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
. Michal Na'aman belongs to a group of young artists who emerged in the early 1970s, and who are today at the forefront of Israeli art. From the outset she dealt with language, word play, shifting verbal patterns, and especially with the relationship between the written word and the visual image. Raffi Lavie
Raffi Lavie
Raffi Lavie was an Israeli artist, art educator and music/art critic.-Biography:Lavi was born in Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine. He began teaching at the Midrasha Art Academy in 1966. In the same year he was also a founder of the group Ten Plus. Lavie's work is a cross between graffiti and abstract...
(collage, photography, writing) and Conceptual art are the influences on her unique, sophisticated style.
Education
- 1972 Graduate of Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
, literature and history of art - Art Teachers' Training College, Ramat HasharonRamat HasharonRamat HaSharon is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within Gush Dan metropolitan area...
- 1978-80 School of Visual ArtsSchool of Visual ArtsThe School of Visual Arts , is a proprietary art school located in Manhattan, New York City, and is widely considered to be one of the leading art schools in the United States. It was established in 1947 by co-founders Silas H. Rhodes and Burne Hogarth as the Cartoonists and Illustrators School and...
, New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
Awards and Prizes
- American-Israel Cultural Foundation, scholarship for School of Visual Arts, New York, 1978-1980
- Jacques and Genia O'Hana Prize for a Young Israeli Artist, Tel Aviv Museum, 1981
- George and Janette Geffin Prize, America Israel Culture Fund, 1995
- The Minister Of the Arts and Science Prize
- Isracard Prize, Tel Aviv Museum, together with Lillian Klapisch, 1998
- Dizengoff prizeDizengoff PrizeThe Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture is awarded annually by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality since 1937.The following is a table of Dizengoff Prize laureates in their respective art form:...
, 2002 - Sandberg prize, Israel MuseumIsrael MuseumThe Israel Museum, Jerusalem was founded in 1965 as Israel's national museum. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, near the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
, Jerusalem, 1998 - Sandberg prize, Israel MuseumIsrael MuseumThe Israel Museum, Jerusalem was founded in 1965 as Israel's national museum. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, near the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
, Jerusalem, 2002
Solo Exhibitions
- 1975 Vai Hi Oh, Yodfat Gallery, Tel Aviv.
- 1976 Backbiting, Julie M. Gallery, Tel Aviv.
- 1977 Fish Bird, Russ Gallery, Tel Aviv.
- 1978 Michal Na’aman, New Works, Russ Gallery, Tel Aviv.
- 1980 Ducks and Rabbits, Bertha Urdang Gallery, New York.
- 1981 Mabat Gallery, Tel Aviv.
- 1982 The Venice Biennale.
- 1983 Michael Na’aman 1975-1983, Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
- 1984 Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv.
- 1985 Betzalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem.
- 1987 Julie M. Gallery, Tel Aviv.
- 1989 Michal Na’aman, New Works, 1987-1989, Julie M. Gallery, Tel Aviv.
- 1991 Julie M. Gallery, Tel Aviv.
- 1998 Legion, Julie M. Gallery, Tel Aviv.
- 1999 Legion, Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
- 1999 Red and a Trickle of White, Julie M. Gallery, Tel Aviv.
- 2001 Yester-Red, Julie M. Gallery, Tel Aviv.
- 2006 Miracles on the Sea, Beit Gabriel, Jordan Valley
- 2006 The eye of the Nation, Gordon Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2010 A Smile, A Cat, A Cut", Gordon Gallery, Tel Aviv (cat.)
- 2011 Fuck The Clock - Fresh Paint Fair - Gordon Gallery
External links
- Michal Na'aman from the collections of the Israel Museum http://www.imj.org.il/imagine/collections/results-free.asp?searchType=simple&words2=Michal+Naaman&Submit=Search
- Michal Na'aman from the Israeli artist list of the Information Center for Israeli ArtInformation Center for Israeli ArtThe Information Center for Israeli Art is the largest collection of primary resources documenting the history of the Israeli Art in Israel. More than 12,000 artists files are housed in the Center in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem....
at the Israel Museum http://www.imj.org.il/artcenter/default.asp?artist=275051&list=A