DATE OF BIRTH: October 12th, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH: Jerusalem, Israel
NATIONALITY: Israeli

EDUCATION: 

1991: Advanced Ceramics Workshop at the Haifa University, tutor: Enrico Mestre - Spain
1990:  Pilchuk, Glass School, U.S.A., tutor: Prof. Klaus Moje - Australia.
1977:  Post-graduate studies, under Prof. Otto Schield from Germany in the Department of    Ceramics at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
1974-1977 B.F.A., Department of Ceramics, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
1971-1973 Teaching Diploma, David Yellin Teachers' College, Jerusalem.
 

PRESENT OCUPATION:

1978-present Design & Production of Ceramic and Glass Work in private Studio. Private Teaching. 
 

ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ACADEMIC

1995 - 2001 Lecturer, Department of Art, Haifa University.
1984  David Yellin Teachers' College, Applied and Theoretical General Didactics and     Methodology for Crafts Education. 
1977-1991 Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem, teaching:
                    *Basic Technology in Industrial Production Methods
  *Design Studio 3rd Year - Industrial Design.
  *Final Project Tutor.
1977  Ministry of Culture, Tutor for Secondary Schools teachers in:
  *Design Methodology.

ADMINISTRATIVE

1989-1991 Member of the Senate of Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
1983-1991 Member Educational Committee, Department of Ceramic Design, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
1984-1991 Curator of the Departmental Collection, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.
1981-1991 Teacher in Charge of 3rd. Year, Department of Ceramics Design, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
1984-1985 Head of Crafts Major at the David Yellin  Teachers' College, Jerusalem.

PROFESSIONAL

1996-present Sculpture objects combining glass and ceramics.
1978-present Design and production of functional and ornamental objects, in small series, in own Studio.
1988 Free-lance House designer, for Alexander Ceramics Factory, Jerusalem, design and making of models as well as Casting Molds, 10 Objects where designed and are in production now. 
1988 Free-Lance Designer for RN Ltd., Mishor Edumim. Design, model and Casting Mold for a Hanuka Lamp and 3 Mezuzot, in production now.
1981 Decorative Street Signs for Yemin Moshe Quarter,Jerusalem, for  Eastern Jerusalem Development Co.
1981 House Numbers for the Jewish Quarter, Old Jerusalem, Jewish Quarter Development Co.
1979 Piggy-Bank for  Israel Discount Bank. In production at present, designed and produced in plastic.
 

PUBLICATIONS

1983 Techniques and Production Methods of the Ceramic Industry, Bezalel Academy Press, Jerusalem. 2nd. Edition (In Hebrew).
1982 Reinforced Ceramics - Result of Research (Report) Bezalel Academy Press, Jerusalem. (In Hebrew).
1978  Cardboard and Paper, Manual on Crafts in Elementary Schools, The Ministry of Education and Culture, Jerusalem (In Hebrew).
 

HONORS

1994  Contest for designing “Places” Artists Village, Ein-Hod
1990   Nominee for the Corning scholarship in Pilchuk Glass School, USA.
1977  Blumenthal Prize for Achivements in Ceramic Design
1977  Excellence in Studies, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
1976  Prize for Achievements in Studies, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem 
1973  Honors Graduate, David Yellin Teachers' College.
 

PUBLISHED WORK

2002  Mutants of a Threatened Planet by Sara Hakkert, at Keramik Magazin (Ceramic Magazin)
  2/2002, page 28-31.

2000 CONTRA NATURA, by Antje Sol?au, at Glashaus, Internationales Magazin f?r Studioglas, 4/2000, page 4-6

2000  WZ’ Dusseldorf Kultur, Helga Meister “Petit Fours aus Glas un Glasur
Reinische Post, Gerda Kaltwasser, “Niedere Tierchen, in Kunsterholt”
Ulrike Merten, Mitaten aus Gals und Ton
 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2001  “contra natura”, Galssgalerie Splinter, Berlin Germany.
2000 “contra natura” Hetjens Museum, Deutches Keramiknuseum, D?sseldorf,   Germany.
1997  “Forbidden Fruits”, Ein Hod Main Gallery.
1989  “Ceramic Lamps”, Naan Kibutz, Gallery,.
1986  “Light and Clay”, One to One, Design Gallery, Tel Aviv -.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2000-2001 Intentional Meeting - Contemporary Ceramics, at: Uri and Rami Nachshon Museum – Hagoshrim, Wilfrid Museum - Hazorea, Ashdod Museum, Art Centre - Yavne 
?2000   When we were children, University Gallery, Haifa University
1999  Steps in Clay, 50 years of Israeli Ceramics, Kahana House, Ramat-Gan.
1998  Glass exhibition in the Wilfrid Museum, Kibbutz Hazorea.
1997  Art in the Haifa University, the University Gallery.
1997  Dialog, Ein Hod, Main Gallery.
1995  Raku, Ceramic Gallery, Tel Aviv.
1994  Ein Hod, Newcommers.
1993  Porcelain Sets by Artists, Warshaw, Poland.
1992  Porcelain Sets by Artists, Wroclaw, Poland.
1992                   Simposium Exhibition, Museum of contemporary Art, Wroclaw, Poland.
1989-1991  Israeli Ceramics Travelling Exhibition.
1988  Perkins Gallery, Boston - Faces and Objects,Selected Designs by Young Israelis.
1988  Cadim Gallery, Jerusalem - Passover Plates.
1988 Israel Museum, Pavlesky Design Pavillion - Bezalel Graduates : 30 Years of Israeli Design.
1987  Cadim Gallery, Jerusalem - 13 Ceramic Artists.
1986  Cactus Gallery, Tel Aviv - Hanuka Lamps.
1984  House of Quality Gallery, Jerusalem - Hanuka Lamps.
1984  Euro-Design Exhibition, Belgium -Lighting Artifacts.
1983  Beit Ariela Gallery, Tel Aviv - Hanuka Lamps.
1981  Artists House Gallery, Jerusalem - Selected Ceramic Work, The Israel Ceramicists    Association.
1977  Graduate Exhibition, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
 

ACQUISITIONS
 

Hetjens Museum, Deutches Keramiknuseum, D?sseldorf, Germany.
  The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
  National Museum of Contemporary Art, Wroclaw. 
Joseph Bohle Glasswerk Collection - Germany
  Private Collections in Israel, Germany and USA.
 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

1982-Present             Israel Ceramics Association.