The Andrea M. Bronfman Prize for the Arts was initiated in 2005 by Charles Bronfman for his wife, Andy. The Andy Prize is awarded annually to an Israeli decorative artist for excellence in ceramics, jewelry, textile, glass or fashion.
February 2012: Judges choose two artists for 2013 Andy Prize, Maya Muchawsky Parnas, (Ceramics and Sculpture), Gali Cnaani, (Textiles) Details to follow..................
The Andrea M. Bronfman Prize for the Arts
Philanthropist Charles Bronfman established The Andrea M. Bronfman Prize for the Arts ("The Andy") in June 2005 to honor his wife's passion for and support of the arts, and to create a showcase for Israeli decorative artists. Launching the prize less than a year before Andy’s untimely death at the age of 60, Charles Bronfman continues his and Andy's support of artists in Israel as an extension of a broader philanthropic mission.
The winner will receive NIS 50,000. The artist's works will be exhibited at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and a catalogue of the exhibit will be published. Two works of the artist will be bought and gifted to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
According to Charles Bronfman, “The Andy is about excellence. By recognizing excellence, not only will Israeli decorative artists understand that their craftsmanship is on a par with the best in the world, but the international arts community will recognize it as well.”
Through a long and rich history of philanthropic activities in Israel through Keren Karev, the CRB Foundation and the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies (ACBP), the Bronfmans have supported a wide range of educational and cultural initiatives. Their programs in Israel address educational enhancement, the environment, and culture for all Israelis, as well as cooperation and coexistence with their Palestinian neighbors. As co-founders of Taglit – birthrightisrael, they have made it possible for tens of thousands of young Jewish adults from all over the world to experience Israel and to strengthen their sense of solidarity with their Israeli peers.
Andrea Morrison Bronfman (who died tragically on January 23, 2006) inherited her love of Israel from her parents. Her father, Hyam (Scotty), headed the United Joint Israel Appeal of Great Britain for many years. Her mother, Doris (Sissy), was the founding chair of the British Friends of the Art Museums of Israel.
Andy spearheaded the creation of “A Coat of Many Colours,” a multimedia exhibition with a companion book, television special and film celebrating 200 years of Jewish life in Canada.
In 2001, Andy, along with several friends and colleagues, founded “The Gift of New York,” in response to the tragedy of September 11th, which provided the families of victims with free access to all of New York's museums, arts, sports and educational venues for 16 months.
In 2003, Andy, Charles, Dale and Doug Anderson, along with friends and colleagues, created AIDA (the Association of Israel's Decorative Arts). AIDA's mission is to foster the development of decorative artists from Israel by connecting them to a prestigious international audience of galleries, institutions, and collectors. For more information on AIDA, visit www.AIDAarts.org
Born - Israel, 1974, Lives in Kibbutz Maabarot
EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2001-11 Lecturer at the \“Bezalel\” Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem Jewellery and Metal Design Department
2004-5 Guest Lecturer at the \“Shenkar" College, Ramat-Gan, Jewellery Design Department
2002-6 Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, and The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Jewellery and Metal Design, M.F.A Studies
November 2005 Fine Arts Academy and Head of Jewellery design Academy of Mersin University, Artist residency, Turkey
July-2002 University of the West of England, Bristol, Artist's residency in the Printing and enamel studios of the university
1995-9 Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem Jewellery and Metal Design Studies, B.F.A
AWARD & SCHOLARSHIPS
2007 The Israeli Ministry of Culture: Design prize for jewellery crafting
2009, 2005, 2002, 1999 Art Scholarship from the "Havatzelet" Fund
2004-5, 2002-3, 2000, 1998 Winner of the America-Israel Fund
2004 The Shnaidinger Scholarship
2002, 2000 British Council (BI ARTS)
2001 The Mandel Incubator Fund
1998 The Israeli Electrical Company Support
EXHIBITIONS
2010 "No Problem?", Loupe Gallery, New-Jersey, Group Exhibition
2010 "Dormitory_Bauleitung_Laboratorio", Group Exhibition, Minchin, Germany
2009 "War & Beauty", National Glass Centre and Design, Sunderland, Sunderland, U.K
Museum voor vlakglas, Ravenstein, Netherlands, Group Exhibition
2008 Prize in Art and Design from the Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport, 2007, Haifa Museum of Art
2008 "Young Clay", Shay Arye Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Group Exhibition
2008 "Like in Europe", The Kibbutz Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Solo Exhibition
2007 "Yofi" Flow gallery – London, Group Exhibition
2007 Museum voor vlakglas, Ravenstein, Netherlands, Group Exhibition
2007 \“Heaven to Earth\”, Eretz Israel Museum”, Tel-Aviv, Group Exhibition
2006 \“Clay signet\”, Art Gallery of Umm El-Fahm, Group Exhibition
2005 \“Offering Reconciliation\”, The Israeli Art Museum, Ramat-Gan, Group Exhibition
2005 SOFA, Chicago, Group Exhibition, the Association of Israel’s Decorative Arts (AIDA)
2005 \“Beaten Gold\”, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel-Aviv, Group Exhibition
2005 \“ARTIC 7\”, The Israeli Art Museum, Ramat-Gan, Group Exhibition
2005 \“ARTIC 6\”, The Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Group Exhibition
2004 The Kibbutz Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Group Exhibition
2004 \“Square up to Christmas\”, Studio Fusion Gallery, London, Group Exhibition
2003 \“ARTIC 5\”, The Israeli Art Museum, Ramat-Gan, Group Exhibition
2003 \“imagine\”, Rosenfeld and Plonit Gallery’s, Tal-Aviv, Group Exhibition
2002 Bezalell Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Group Exhibition
2002 \“Chain reaction\”, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel-Aviv, Group Exhibition
2002 \“ARTIC 4\”, The Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Group Exhibition
2002 Studio Fusion Gallery, London, Group Exhibition
2000 \“from thousand to thousand\”, Startart Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Group Exhibition
2000 \“ARTIC\”, The Israeli Art Museum, Ramat-Gan, Group Exhibition
1999 "The Poetic of the Body", Theater Festival, Costume and Accessory Design for a Dance Show, HABAMA Theater, Jerusalem
1999 "HABAMA" Theater, Jerusalem, Group Exhibition
Education
1991-1996- Shenkar College- college of textile design sciences and fashion in Israel, Textile designer- B.A.
Professional experience
2007- Givenchy, haute couture, Paris, AW 2007, Creating and developing fabric based on silicon, for the haute couture collection.
Oscar Hollywood- Eva Green nominated for the Oscar wear the coral dress –develop for Givenchy.
2006- Established the brand Silka design -line of jewelry and fashion accessories based on new patent.
2005- Patent pending on silicon injection into fabric.
2004- Giorgio Armani, creation fabrics for the collection 'DONNA'.
2003- Filiforme, development new method of production ribbon for the high fashion, Prato-Italy.
Solstiss, creating of a lace collection using the silicon injection technique.
2002- Linea Piu, development of innovative Yarns for the exposition Pitti Filatti.
2001- Christian Dior, Haute Couture, Paris, Winter 2001/2002, creation and conception fabrics.
2000- Viktor Bellaish, Pret a Porter, Milan, Summer 2001, conception and development of fabrics / accessories.
Maurizio Galante, Haute Couture, Winter 2000/2001.
Libertin Louison, Haute Couture, Winter 2000/2001.
Lapidus, Haute Couture, Paris, Summer 2000.
1999- Thierry Mugler, Haute Couture, Paris, 1999/2000.
Carlin Group, Trend research, Consulting, Paris.
1998- Kuji Tatsuna, Haute Couture, Paris, Winter 1997/1998
Studio Edelakoort, styling agency, Paris, research of tendencies for the magazine View on colour
Exhibitions / Prizes
2007- Exhibition at the Center George Pompidou, Boutique Printemps design, Paris, 5/9/07 – 9/10/07.
2006- 1er prize, Milano, for the most creative/innovative collection of accessories in Pittimagine,29/09/06
2006- Bijoux au Contemporain, exhibition collective, Baccarat, 19/10/06 – 10/10/06
2006- Natureel, Gallery Fresh Attitude, Paris, 19/05/06 – 29/07/06
2004- Ozone, exhibition collective, Tokyo
2004- Pitti Fillati, exhibition collective, Firenze
2003- Rouge, Syndicat National des designers textiles, Paris, 04/12/03 – 30/12/03
2002- L art du tissu, Centre d art et de culture, Paris, 14/01/02 – 28/02/02
2001- Continuous connection, Design 21, New-York, 01/10/01
2001- Galerie Avivson, Private exhibition, Paris, 01/03/01- 15/03/01
Almost hidden from the public eye, the potter Irit Abba (born 1953) has been creating for three decades. A graduate of the Bezalel Department of Ceramic Design, she has been teaching there since the mid-1980s. Her work has internalized a wide-reaching pottery culture – from the ancient pottery of China and Persia to the modern esthetic discourse formed in Britain and the United States in the 1940s and 1950s. Since 2001 Abba has been perfecting porcelain work on the pottery wheel with virtuosity, testing the boundaries of matter. During the past decade, in the movement between the raw and the refined, Abba has begun realizing a fantasy of contravening prohibitions, breaching the canonical Do and Do Not Do standards of pottery. The exhibition lays out two bodies of work, seemingly distant, that embody a transformative process undergone by Abba in the past decade, from a classical potter to a one seeking her way through porcelain. Abba has participated in many solo and group exhibitions since the 1980s in galleries and museums in Israel and abroad.
Education
1968-69 Painting, The Institute for Plastic Arts, Bat Yam, Israel
1970-74 Department of Jewelry, Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem
1975-77 M.A. studies, Royal College of Art, London (M.A.R.C.A)
Prizes and Grants
1974 Distinction, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
1975 British Council Scholarship for M.A. Studies at the Royal College of Art, London
1977 Distinction, Royal College of Art, London
1986 Alix de Rothschild Foundation Prize for Jewelry Design, Israel
1993 Grant from The America-Israel Cultural Foundation to work at the European Ceramic Work Center, s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
1994 Franvoise van den Bosch Prize, The Netherlands
1996 Artist-Teacher Grant, The Ministry of Education, Israel |
Second Prize, International Judaica Competition, Jerusalem (shared with Vered Kaminski and Leo Kontini) |
Guest Artist at the Penland School of Crafts, USA, The Israel-North Carolina Cultural Exchange Program
1998 BI ARTS Grant to participate in Master class and conference, Edinburgh, Scotland
1999 The Ministry of Education Prize for Jewelry, Israel
2006 Grants for an Artist Book Project, Israel Lottery Council for the Arts, The Arthur Goldreich Trust, and The Israeli Center for Libraries, Israel
2007 The Andrea Bronfman Prize for the Arts (The Andy Prize 2008), Israel
One-Person Exhibitions
*catalogue
1983 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam
1984 Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, England | The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA side show), London
1988 Galerie Spektrum, Munich
1989 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam
1993 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
1994 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam*
1995 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem* | Bet Gabriel, Sea of Galilee, Israel
1999 Hnoss Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden
2000 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam | Gallery Rantapaja, Lappeenranta, Finland
2001 Verzameld Werk, Gent, Belgium
2007 Sienna Gallery at SOFA, New York*
2008 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam (launching of artist book)* | Tel Aviv Museum of Art, The Andy Prize 2008*
Joint Exhibitions
1978 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam (with Pierre Degen)
1980 Debel Gallery, Jerusalem (with Deganit Stern Schocken)
1981 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam (with Vered Kaminski)
1987 Contemporary Applied Arts, London (with Mary Restieaux and Rachel Woodman) |
Gallery Mattar, Cologne, Germany (with Norbert Walters)
1992 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam (with Vered Kaminski) |
Kalisher Gallery, Tel Aviv (with Vered Kaminski) |
Special Exhibition, Summer Show, Contemporary Applied Arts, London
2000 Poetic License, Julie Artisans Gallery, New York (with Kiff Slemons)
2001 Marijke Studio, Padova, Italy (with Vered Kaminski and Deganit Stern Schocken)
2002 Brooches, Gallery Tactile, Geneva, Switzerland (with Vered Kaminski and Deganit Stern Schocken)
2003 Untitled Dialogue, Legnica Art Gallery, Legnica, and Galeria Bielak, Krako’w, Poland (with Wilhelm Tasso Mattar)*
2005 Speechless, Hip?tesi Gallery Barcelona (with Vered Kaminski)
2007 Galerie Spektrum, Munich (with Deganit Stern Schocken)*
Selected Group Exhibitions
1976 70 years to Bezalel, Helena Rubinstein Pavilion, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv* |
Theme: Jewelry, The Swiss Industries Fair, Basel, Switzerland*
1977 The Degree Show, Royal College of Art, London* |
Class of 77, Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, England |
Schmuck International 1900-1980, Vienna*
1981 Fancy Goods, Ralph Turner’s collection of popular jewelry, UK tour*
1982 Schmuck und Ger?t,, Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich* |
The Maker’s Eye, Craft Council Gallery, London |
Tendezen, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany* |
Jewelry Redefined, British Craft Center, London* |
Views on Jewelry, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
1983 Material, Sonderschau, Munich* |
The Jewelry Project, Craft Council Gallery, London*
1984 The Shipley Jewelry Collection, Sunderland Arts Center, Sunderland and UK tour |
International Exhibition of Contemporary Jewelry, National Museums of Modern Arts, Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan* |
Contemporary Jewelry: Europe, The Craft Museum, New York* |
Crosscurrents, Power House Museum, Sydney, Australia* |
Modern Jewelry, 1964-1984, Hellen Drutt Collection, USA Tour |
Body Works and Wearable Sculpture, Visual Arts Center of Alaska, USA*
1985 Vrije Vormgeving from The Stedelijk Museum Collection, Museum Fodor, Amsterdam |
New Traditions – The Evolution of Jewelry: 1966-1985, The British Craft Center, London* |
Figurative Jewelry, Galerie Spektrum, Munich and European tour* |
New Jewelry, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden*
1986 Figurative, open members' exhibition, British Craft Center, London | 10 Years Ra, Galerie Ra Amsterdam*
1987 Joieria Europa, Centre de Cultura Contempor?nia de Barcelona, Barcelona* |
Zeichen am K?rper, Museum Francisco-Carolinum, Linz, Austria* |
Bi?nnale du Bijou, H?tel de Sens, Paris* |
Bezalel Graduates, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem*
1988 Cleveland Contemporary Jewelry Collection, UK tour |
Jahresgaben 88, D?sseldorf, Germany*
1989 Ornamenta, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany* |
Personal Expression, Museum of Applied Arts, Cologne, Germany*
1990 European Jewelry and Metal, International Craft Triennale, Perth, Australia* |
Jewelry: Means and Meaning, Ewing Gallery of Art, University of Tennesse, Knoxville, USA*
1991 Jehi Or, Jewish Museum, Frankfurt, Germany* |
The Banqueting Table, Galerie RA, Amsterdam* |
Salvaged! Art in a Throwaway World, South Bank Center, London |
Arsenals: Aggression in Jewelry, Museum of Applied Arts, Frankfurt, Germany*
1992 III?me Tri?nnale du Bijou, Mus?e des Arts Decoratifs, Paris*
1993 Holography and Jewelry, Museum of Applied Arts, Cologne, Germany |
Tekens en Ketens, Museum Jan van der Togt, Amstelveen, The Netherlands*
1994 Local Goddesses, Tower of David Museum, Jerusalem*
1995 Object\Object, Herzliya Museum of Art, Herzliya, Israel* |
The Jewel: Sign and Symbol, Koningin Fabiolazaal, Antwerp, Belgium*
1996 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Passion + Profession, 20 Years Galerie Ra, Amsterdam* |
Design of the Times: One Hundred Years of the Royal College of Art, RCA, London*
1997 Opening Show, Periscope Gallery for Design, Tel Aviv |
New Conceptual Jewelry, Chi Ha Paura Project, Milan Design Fair, Milan
1998 Jewelry Moves, International Jewelry Show, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland* |
Studs of Silver, The First Biennale of Israeli Jewelry, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv* |
Narratives, The Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland* |
Brooching it Diplomatically: A Tribute to Madeleine K. Albright, Museum Het Kruithuis, S’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands* |
Pin Up, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Good Kids, Bad Kids, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem*
1999 70 Designers in Tribute to Izika Gaon, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem* |
Malerei und Objekte, Rathaus Schoneburg, Berlin, Germany*
2000 All Adornment: Jewelry 1960-2000, the Jewelry Collection of Inge Asenbaum, Design Museum, Zurich, Switzerland* |
Fired with Color: 20th Century Enameling, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland and the Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland*
2001 Micromegas, Galerie f?r Angewandte Kunst, Munich; Museum of Arts and Design, New York;
Yu Gallery, Tokyo; John Curtain Gallery, Perth, Australia* |
Maskerade, Galerie Ra, Amsterdam; UK tour* |
Self-Portrait, Galeria Sztuki, Legnica, Poland* |
Figurative Trends in Current Israeli Design, The Heder Gallery, Tel Aviv* |
Borrowed Objects, curatorial project by WIZO Haifa College, the Cinematheque, Haifa*
2002 Zero Karat, The Donna Schneier Gift, Museum of Arts & Design (MAD), New York* |
Schmuck 2002, Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich* |
Sense of Wonder, Chi Ha Paura Project at the Milan Furniture Fair and Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam* |
Meeting Art, The Jerusalem Artists House, Jerusalem* |
Spoons, Galerie Ra, Amsterdam* |
Chain Reaction, The
Second Biennale of Israeli Jewelry, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv* |
BLUR, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
2003 Head Guard: Design Takes on Risk, Bezalel Gallery, Tel Aviv* |
Six Individual Voices, Galerie V&V, Vienna |
First Flowers of Israeli Art, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem |
Exhibition in Print, a "Metalsmith" Exhibition at SOFA, Chicago*
2004 Birthday Party, The Gallery of Art, Legnica, Poland*
2005 Beaten Gold, The Third Biennale of Israeli Jewelry, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv* |
Possession of Purpose, Sienna Gallery at SOFA, Chicago*
2006 Tides, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem |
Radiant, 30 Years to Galerie Ra, Amsterdam* |
Women’s Tales, Racine Art Museum (RAM), Wisconsin and USA tour* |
25 years to Galerie Spektrum, Munich*
2007 On a Small Scale, Jerusalem Print Workshop, Jerusalem* |
Hnoss 10 Years Jubilee Exhibition, Rhoss Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden* |
Heaven and Earth, The Fourth Biennale of Israeli Jewelry, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv* |
Exhibition in Print, a "Metalsmith" Exhibition at SOFA, Chicago*
2008 COLLECT, Galerie Ra Display, Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A), London* |
Schmuck 2008, Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich*
The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
The Museum of Applied Arts, MAK, Vienna, Austria |
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel |
Museum Het Kruithuis, s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands |
Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan |
The Museum of Decorative Art, Montreal, Canada |
The Museum of Art & Design (MAD), New York, USA |
The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Mus?e des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France |
Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol, England |
Museum Cesk’eho Raje, Turnov, Czech Republic Racine Art Museum (RAM), Wisconsin, USA |
Middlesborough Institute of Modern Art, MIMA, Middlesborough, England |
The Helen Williams Drutt Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA |
Rhoss Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden |
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany |
The Shipley Jewelry Collection, Gateshead, England |
The New Collection, Munich, Germany |
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, USA |
The Crafts Board of Australian Council, Sydney, Australia |
The Knapp Collection, New York, USA |
Rotasa Foundation, California, USA |
Collection Inge Asenbaum, Vienna, Austria |
Benno Premsela Collection, The Netherlands
Born in Israel 1972
Education:
2002-2004 M.Des Industrial, Interior and Identity Design - Design Academy Eindhoven
1996-2000 BF.A Jewelry and Object Design - Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem
1998 Student exchange program - Rietveld Academy of Art and Design, Amsterdam
Professional Experience:
Since 1999 independent designer
Since 2000 freelancer designer for international companies
Timepieces & eyewear design lecturer at Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem
Awards:
2005 ministry of immigrant absorption, outstanding artist award
2003 America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Scholarship for Excellency - M.A studies abroad
2001 America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Scholarship for the years 2001, 2002 with distinction
2000 first prize of design in Academies category Biennale Internationale Design, Saint-Étienne, France
2000 Lockmans Prize for Practical Design, Bezalel
1999 America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Scholarship for the years 1999, 2000
1999 Second prize in the competition for designing the statue of the Eurovision contest
Group Exhibitions:
1998 "Collar for Somebody" Modern Kunst Museum, Arnhem, The Netherlands
1999 "Serving Pieces", Sofa Gallery, NY; Yaw Gallery, Michigan; Cotter Gallery, Colorado, USA
1999 "Alice in Wonderland", hats exhibition, Ariela's Hause, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2000 "artic -2", Museum for Israeli art, Ramat-Gan, Israel
2000 Biennale Internationale Design 2000, Saint-Étienne, France
2001 "artic -3" , Art Gallery of Tel Aviv University, Israel
2001 1800°c - ceramics, glass and jewelry exhibition, The Horace Richter gallery, Old Jaffa, Israel
2001 "Telephones exhibition", Israel tikotin Museum, Haifa, Israel
2002 "Israeli Jewelry II", Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
2002 "artic -4" , Art Gallery of Tel Aviv University, Israel
2003 Hanger for HEMA, Textile Museum, Tilburg, The Netherlands
2004 'Master pieces', Droog Design Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2004 Tokyo Designer Block, Japan
2005 'Master' salone de mobile, Milan, Italy
2005 'Dutch Village' design week N.Y, U.S.A
2005 'simply droog' Grand orrne, Belgium
2006 'Human Touch', Sydney opera house & Melbourne Museum, Australia
2006 'Human Touch' pp gallery Taipei, Taiwan
2006 'Human Touch' gallery bund Shanghai & contemporary art terminal, Shenzhen, China
2007 'simply droog', Museun of Art & Design, N.Y
Commercial exhibitions:
MUSEUM EXPRASSIONS, Paris, France
JCK, Las Vegas show, USA
G.L.D.A .INC, the original Tucson gem show, Arizona, USA
ACCESSORIES THE SHOW, New York, USA
PREMIERE CLASS salon du Prêt À PORTER, Paris, France
TRADE MART UTRECHT, The Netherlands
BISUTEX, Madrid - Spain
BIJOHRCA, Paris - France
Collections:
Private collection of Mr. C. Bronfman, NY, USA
'Droog Design' collection, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Dutch Clock Museum, Zaandam, The Netherlands
www.itay-noy.com
Education
1981-85 Bezalel Academy of Art, Jerusalem BFE in ceramic design
1986-1994 Tel Aviv University Studies toward M.A. in the history of art Work
1985-1992 Bezalel Art Academy Faculty member, teacher of ceramic design, relief, and plaster casting techniques
1992-today Hamidrash, Beit Berl College Teacher of wheel throwing, color problem, ceramic technology, ceramic sculpture
2001-2002 Hamidrash, Beit Berl College Head of the ceramics department
1986-2000 Wizo France Art School Teacher of ceramic design and sculpture for final examinations
1996-1997 Wizo France Art School Head of the Ceramic and Sculpture Department
2004-2007 Haifa University Department of Fine Arts, head of ceramics department, teacher of ceramic design, wheel throwing, ceramic sculpture
Awards and Prizes
1984 Union for Ceramic Research, Prize for Excellence, Kiryat Hatechnion, Technion, Haifa
1984 Blumenthal Memorial Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Ceramic Design
1984-1985 America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship
1985 Lapid and Naaman Factories, first prize for industrial ceramic design
1985 The Samuel Memorial Excellence Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Ceramic Design
1985 Blumenthal Memorial Prize for Ceramic Design
1985-1986 America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship
2000 Alex de Rothschild Foundation, "The Art of The Vessel," second prize
2003 Ministry of Education & Culture Prize for Design
2006 The Andy Prize for decorative arts
Selected exhibitions
1984 Radius Gallery, Tel Aviv
1985 Sharet Scholarship Exhibition, Helena Rubenstein Pavilion, Tel Aviv Museum
1987 Bezalel Ceramics Department, retrospective Mymad Gallery, Tel Aviv
1990 "Light" design exhibition, Beit Hayotser Gallery, Jerusalem
1990 "Artwork Exhibition," Art Gallery, Turkish Railway Station, Beersheba
1991 Alex de Rothschild Foundation finalist, Fisher Gallery, Jerusalem
1998 "Ways in Clay," Beit Aharon Kahana Museum, Ramat Gan
1998 "The Havdala Spice Container," Spertus Museum, Chicago
1999 "Cups," Gallery for Design, Henkin College, Holon
2000 "Clay 2000," Biennale for Israeli Ceramics, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
2001 "The Art of the Vessel," Art Gallery, Tel Hai
2001 "Balls – Ceramic Design," Gallery for Design, Henkin College, Holon
2002 "Textera," Art Gallery, Beit Yad Labanim, Ra’anana
2002 The Second Biennale for Israeli Ceramics, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
2003 "Lorakeara" Exhibition, Ceramics Design Gallery, Shoeva
2004 Prizes in Art & Design 2003, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa
2004 àåîðåú òéöåá àåîðåú- äáéðàìä ì÷øîé÷ä îåæéàåï äàøõ úì àáéá
2006 úìåé áçåîø- îøëæ åééì , ëôø ùîøéäå
2006 Israeli contemporary applied arts, Ben Uri Gallery , London
One-Artist Exhibition
2004 "Artificial Horizon," Beit Kahana Museum, Ramat Gan 2006 "Turning Blue Mimosa," Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv Curated Exhibitions
1988 "Ceramics Bezalel 88," Beit Ot Hamotzar, Jerusalem
1992 "Ceramics Design Bezalel 92," Beit Aharon Kahana Museum, Ramat Gan
Applications must include:
- A completed application form, which can be downloaded from this site.
- Curriculum vitae in Hebrew and English
- A portfolio of works, which should be comprised of:
- A DVD, CD or slides of 20 works from the last five years
- Printed photographs of 10 of those works
- Materials included that were completed in the past two years should be specially marked
- Additional materials that strengthen one's candidacy, such as catalogues, critiques, etc., can be included as well.'
The application package should have the candidate's name displayed on the cover.
Please send to: Keren Karev 1 Marcus Street Jerusalem 92232 Israel
The Andy Prize does not accept original works of art.
The Committee may use application material for promotional purposes. Applications and accompanying materials will not be returned.
Final date for submitting applications is 15th February 2012.
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Rivka Saker: Chairman of Sotheby’s, Israel, and founder of "Artis" Israeli contemporary art in NYC
Nirith Nelson: curator, art director of the Jerusalem Center for the Visual Arts (JCVA)
Ido Bruno: industrial designer, senior lecturer at the department of Industrial Design, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Jeweler Shirly Bar-Amotz named 2012 Andy Prize Winner
The Jeweler Shirly Bar-Amotz is the 2012 laureate for the Andy Prize for the Arts, named after the late Andrea M. Bronfman and founded by Charles R. Bronfman in 2005.
Out of tens of candidates for this prestigious prize for excellence in decorative arts, Shirly Bar-Amotz will be awarded a 50,000 NIS prize,an exhibition in the Tel Aviv Museum opening in May 2012, and Mr. Bronfman will purchase two gifts from his works and present them to the Israel Museum and the Tel Aviv Museum.
Shirly Bar-Amotz told Mr.Bronfman this is the greatest gift she could have received after having given birtn to her eldest daughter just three monthes ago.
For further information or interviews, please contact:
Calanit Segal - Segal-Eshed P.R.
Telefax 972-3-7415326
Mobile 972-54-397190
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Cultural Atmosphere:
Textile designer Tzuri Gueta was recently named winner of the prestigious Andy Prize thanks to his invention of an innovative technology that mixes silicon into natural fabrics – opening up a world of possibilities for designers
After decades of research, development and innovation in the field of textile design, Tzuri Gueta is hatching his newest project: a center for the design and manufacture of textiles in Israel.
Read the full article here
Press Release
Designer Tzuri Gueta named 2010 Andy Prize Winner
The designer Tzuri Gueta is the 2010 laureate for the Andy Prize for the Arts, named after the late Andrea M. Bronfman and founded by Charles R. Bronfman in 2005.
Out of tens of candidates for this prestigious prize for excellence in decorative arts, Tzuri Gueta will be awarded a 50,000 NIS prize,an exhibition in the Tel Aviv Museum opening in May 2010, and Mr. Bronfman will purchase two gifts from his works and present them to the Israel Museum and the Tel Aviv Museum.
For further information or interviews, please contact:
Calanit Segal - Segal-Eshed P.R.
Telefax 972-3-7415326
Mobile 972-54-397190
calanit@sepr.co.il
Press Release
Ceramicist Irit Abba named 2009 Andy Prize Winner
Tel Aviv, December 2nd 2008 – Jerusalem Ceramics artist Irit Abba has been named the winner of 2009 Andy Prize.
Philanthropist Charles Bronfman, who founded the Andrea Bronfman prize for decorative arts in 2006, personally phoned Knobel from New York to inform her of the award. “The Andy Prize reflects innovation and excellence, and every stage of Abba’s work clearly represents these ideals," said Bronfman.
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art will host an exhibit of Irit Abba’s work in July 2009 as part of The Andy Prize award.
Now in its third year, The Andrea Bronfman Prize for Decorative Arts, founded by her husband Charles Bronfman, is an annual award for an outstanding Israeli artist in ceramics, jewelry, textile or glass. The winner receives a prize of NIS 50,000, a catalogue and an exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. In addition, two works will be purchased for the Tel Aviv Museum and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
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Jewelry Artist Esther Knobel Named 2008 Andy Prize Winner
Jerusalem, November 21, 2007 – Israeli jewelry artist Esther Knobel has been named the winner of 2008 Andy Prize. The prestigious international panel of judges noted that “Knobel challenges the concept of craftsmanship, stretching the limits of her discipline and articulating a fresh statement with each work. She creates a dialogue between the artist, the piece and the user."
Philanthropist Charles Bronfman, who founded the Andrea Bronfman prize for decorative arts in 2006, personally phoned Knobel from New York to inform her of the award. “The Andy Prize reflects innovation and excellence, and every stage of Knobel’s work clearly represents these ideals," said Bronfman.
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art will host an exhibit of Esther Knobel’s work in July 2008 as part of The Andy Prize award. Says Meira Yagid Haimovich, curator of the Department of Design and Architecture of the museum: “Knobel draws her themes from everyday life, deconstructing memories, traditions and symbols in her crossover from the narrative to the conceptual world."
Now in its third year, The Andrea Bronfman Prize for Decorative Arts, founded by her husband Charles Bronfman, is an annual award for an outstanding Israeli artist in ceramics, jewelry, textile or glass. The winner receives a prize of NIS 50,000, a catalogue and an exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. In addition, two works will be purchased for the Tel Aviv Museum and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
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Press Release
On First Anniversary of Andrea Bronfman's Death,
The Andy Prize Announces its 2007 Winner
January 23 - Marking one year since the untimely passing of Andrea Bronfman, The Andy Prize, given in her name by her husband, philanthropist Charles Bronfman, announced Israeli artist and jeweler Itay Noy as the 2007 winner. The top choice of a prestigious panel of judges, Noy was noted for his skillful integration of traditional craftsmanship with advanced technology. His work, according to the jury, was praised for its "philosophical exploration of the notion of time, evoking a dialogue with the viewer on both aesthetical and conceptual levels."
Initiated by Charles Bronfman in 2006, the Andy Prize embodies Andy Bronfman's spirited support for the field of decorative arts in Israel. "This prize is dedicated to promising Israeli decorative artists for excellence in ceramics, jewelry, textile, glass or fashion," explained Charles Bronfman. "Andy recognized that the contemporary arts community in Israel is as worthy as that in any country in the world. I am proud to be able to shine a special 'Andy' light on these artists."
Calling The Andy Prize "a tremendous step forward for all of us," Nirith Nelson, veteran curator and chairperson of The Andy Prize jury, noted that "decorative art in Israel has yet to receive the attention it deserves." Although Israel has gained a strong reputation in the field of decorative art both at home and abroad, she continued, "We are far from attaining the level of visibility that other forms of art have achieved in this country. Specifically promoting gifted artists that contribute to the Israeli discourse in their milieu, The Andy Prize is working to advance the field."
In addition to Nelson, the Andy Prize jury included Vered Kaminski, jeweler and lecturer at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, and Paul Derrez, renowned jeweler and owner of the avant-garde Galleria Ra in Amsterdam. Derrez, who made a special trip to Israel to participate in the judging, called The Andy Prize "a fantastic initiative that successfully advances promising artists as well as the public debate in applied arts."
Charles Bronfman will present The Andy Prize award of NIS 50,000 to Itay Noy at the Prize Ceremony at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv on June 12, 2007. His work and an accompanying catalogue will be on exhibition at the Eretz Israel Museum, which has partnered with The Andy Prize in promoting and cultivating art in Israel. In addition, one of the artist's works will be bought and gifted to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
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