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Maya Attoun

​Education

2004-2006        MFA, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Tel Aviv

2000-2004        MA studies, Faculty of Arts, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv

1993-1997        BFA, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem 

 

Solo Exhibitions

2011                   Equations for a Falling Body, Givon Art Gallery, Tel-Aviv

                            Threshold of Hearing, Lohamei Ha'getaot Gallery, Kibbutz Lohamei Ha'getaot

2009                   Entre Chien et Loup - Finalists Exhibition, the Gottesdiener Foundation Israeli Art Prize 2008                   Tel Aviv Museum of Art

                             Modes of Application, Habres+Partner Gallery, Vienna

2007                   Blood Related, Yanko-Dada Museum, Ein-Hod

                            Heart of Gold, Levontin Exhibition Space, Tel Aviv

2006                   SoulSeek, Lohamei Ha'getaot Gallery, Kibbutz Lohamei Ha'getaot

 

 

Double Solo Exhibitions

2011-12             Falling in Line with Hilla Ben Ari, Marie-Laure Flisch Gallery, Rome

2010                   2 3 D, with Edgar Orlaineta, Water Institute Gallery, Givataym

2007                   Swamp, collaboration with Orly Sever, "Saf" project, Artists House, Tel Aviv

 

 

Group Exhibitions

2013                   Ombres et Lumiere, The Bloomfield Science Museum, Jerusalem

                            The Ministry of Culture and Sports Awards, Ashdod Art Museum, Monart Center

                             Awakening, Gallery 45, Tel-Aviv

                             Lips Tax, The Farm Gallery, Holon

                             Tools-Testing Festival #10,  Larva (Maya Attoun & Meital Katz Minerbo), Tel-Aviv 

                             Israel Now – Reinventing the future, Macro Testaccio, Rome

 

2012                    The Merry Mommy, Ramat-Gan Museum of Art

                             Cabinets of Wonder in Contemporary Art - From Astonishment to Disenchantment,                                        - Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya

                             Saloon Talks, The Artists House, Tel-Aviv

 

2011                   Making the Cut, Recipients of the Oded Messer Young Artist Award, Yanko-Dada                                         - Museum, Ein-Hod

                            Beta 2: Scales and Measurements, Pavilon Am Milchhof. Berlin

                            Making the Cut, Recipients of the Oded Messer Young Artist Award, The Genia                                              Schreiber University Art Gallery, Tel-Aviv

                            Life: A User's Manual, the Ruth Young Wing for Art Education, The Israel Museum,                                        - Jerusalem

 

2010                   Caught in the Thicket, the 4th Drawing Biennale, Artists' House, Jerusalem

                            Neighborliness, street art I Vadi el Nisnas, Haifa

                            Net Working, Hamelaha gallery and workshop, Tel Aviv

                            Thrice Upon A Time, Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, Stockholm

                            The Culture and Sport Ministry 2009 Art and Design Awards Recipients, Herzliya                                           - Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya

                             Shelf, Whitstable Biennale, UK

                             JaffaCakes TLV, Rove Gallery, London

 

2009                   Up Against The Wall, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens

                             BartArt, P8 Gallery, Tel-Aviv

                             Neues Sehen – Young Israeli Art, Dollinger Art Project Gallery, Tel-Aviv

                             Second Show: Contemporary Art from The Israel Museum, Mani House, Tel-Aviv

                             League, Amihad Center, Jaffa

                             Violence of Drawing, 5 Place for Art, Tel-Aviv

                             Real Sci-Fi, Bezalel gallery, Tel-Aviv

 

2008                   Neues Sehen – Young Israeli Art, Syker Vorwerk center for contemporary art, Germany

                             Short Cuts, Habres+Partner Gallery, Vienna

                             Open Studio, Triangle International Artists' Workshop, DUMBO, New York, NY

                             Detail, Chelouche Gallery for contemporary art, Tel-Aviv

                             Real Time: Art in Israel 1998-2008, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

                             Sterility, Florentin 45 gallery, Tel-Aviv

 

2007                   Flat, Bezalel gallery, Tel-Aviv

                             The Beautiful Void, gallery 39, Tel-Aviv

                             Passing the Batonette, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa

                             It's a Small World, Isn't It?, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv

                             Highlights of the Israeli Art Collection, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem

 

2006                   Liquorish Light, Saloona, Tel Aviv

                            Collaboration on Site, Kiasama Museum for Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland

                            Goods to Declare, MFA International, 100 Anniversary to Bezalel Academy of Art and                                   - Design, Terminal 1, Ben Gurion Airport

                             Line in Space, Artists House, Tel Aviv

                             Salame 60:06, the MFA graduates' exhibition, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design,                                        - Tel Aviv

 

2005                    Open Studio, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Tel Aviv

                             Open Studio, Braziers International Artists’ Workshop, Oxford shire, UK

 

1997                   Graduates exhibition, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem

 

 

Special Projects

2012                   The Artist and Dr' Weiss, collaboration with Meital Katz Minerbo for Art Fair                                                      - Fresh Paint 5, Tel-Aviv

2009                   Metabolism, mural installed at the Art+ hotel, Tel Aviv

 

 

Awards & Residencies

2012                   Artis grant recipient

                            Creative Encouragement Award, Ministry of Culture and Sports

2011                   Pavilon Am Milchhof and ECC Residency, Berlin

2010                   Oscar Handler Award, Lohamei Ha'getaot Gallery    

2009                   the Guttesman Etching Center, Kibbutz Cabri

                             Young Artist Award, Ministry of Culture and Sports

                             Artis Grant Recipient

2008                   Finalists Exhibition, the Gottesdiener Foundation Israeli Art, Tel Aviv Museum of Art

                             Triangle International Artists’ Workshop, DUMBO, New York, NY

                             Artis Grant Recipient

2007                   Oded Messer Award for Young Artist, Yanko-Dada Museum & the Messer Family,                                         - Ein-Hod

2006                   Collaboration on Site, Helsinki, Finland

2005                   Braziers International Artists’ Workshop, Oxford shire, UK

 

 

Articles, Press & Publications

 

2012                   “About Paper: Israeli Contemporary Art", Postmedia Book.s. (Italian/English)

2011                    Hemda Rosenbaum, "Quantifying the fall", Equations for a Falling Body, Givon                                              - Art Gallery

                             Smadar Sheffi, on "Equations for a Falling Body" Galeria, Ha'aretz

                             Hilla Shkolnik Brenner, on "Equations for a Falling Body", Achbar Ha'ir

2010                    Orly Hoffman, "Journey between dimensions", 2 3 D, collaboration with Edgar Orlaineta,                              - Water Institute Gallery, Givataym

                             Hilla Shkolnik Brenner,on "23D", Achbar Ha'ir

                             Flash Art, on view "JaffaCakes TLV"

                             Art Licks, on "JaffaCakes TLV"

2009                   Hemda Rosenbaum, "Map of the galaxy: on Maya Attoun's Works", Entre Chien et Loup                               - Finalists Exhibition, the Gottesdiener Foundation Israeli Art Prize, Tel Aviv Museum of                                - Art (Catalog)

                             Rita de Alencar Pinto Blog "Up Against the Wall"

                             Hagit Peleg-Rotem on "Entre Chien et Loup - Finalists Exhibition, the                                                               Gottesdiener Award", Globes

                             Smadar Sheffi, on "The Finalists Exhibition, the Gottesdiener Award", Galeria, Ha'aretz

                             Eli Armon Azoulay, on "The Finalists Exhibition, the Gottesdiener Award", Galeria,                                        - Ha'aretz

2008                   Jameswagner.com, on "Triangle Arts open Studio"

2007                    Inbar Dror, "Staring at the Medusa's Head", Blood Related, Yanko Dada Museum,                                        - Ein-Hod (catalog)

                             Ori Drumer, "Heart of Gold", Heart of Gold, Levontin Exhibition Space, Tel Aviv

                             Maya Attoun, "No-Space", Ballard Time, Ma'arav

                             Iris Leal, "on Beauty", interview, Hed Ha'Chinuch

                             Smadar Sheffi, "Emotional Microscope", Galeria Ha'aretz

                             Noam Avidan Sela, on "Heart of Gold", Achbar Ha'ir

2006                   Karni Am-Ad on "SoulSeek"

 

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