Erez Israeli
# Erez Israeli

Erez Israeli (born 1974) is an Israeli artist, specializing in Sculpture and Installation Art. Israeli lives and works in Tel Aviv.

## Biography

Israeli graduated from Midrasha Art School of Beit Berl College. He received a post-graduate degree from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in 2005. In his works, Israeli emphasizes the idea of preserving Israel identity - collective as well as personal. He thinks about war, terror, religious freedom - the main tensions existing in Israeli society and creates a visual concept around them.

## Exhibitions

### Solo

* 2019 Black Milk, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
* 2017 Die klare Sonne bringt’s an den Tag, Galerie Crone, Vienna
* 2015 The Difference Between OOOOH and AAAAH, Galerie Crone, Berlin
* 2014 Firewall Mural, a wall painting project on the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
* 2013 Berlin 2013, Givon Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
* 2012 Lowland, Givon Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
* 2012 Erez Israeli – Prints, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
* 2010 Erez Israeli: Ashpara, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
* 2009 Friday Night, Givon Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
* 2007 Love Song, Emergency Exit New Media Center, Haifa Museum of Art
* 2003 21 Self Exhibitions, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art

### Group

* Israel Museum

### Awards

* 2005 Isracard and Tel Aviv Museum of Art Prize for an Israeli Artist
* 2005 The Rich Foundation Award for Education, Culture and Welfare, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
* 2006 Young Artist Award, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport
* 2006 The Hadassah and Rafael Klatchkin Prize for Art, America-Israel Cultural Foundation
* 2007 The Legacy Heritage Fund Prize, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
* 2009 The Dan Sandel and Sandel Family Foundation Sculpture Award, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
