Nurit Yarden

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Nurit Yarden
Born1959
Tel Aviv
NationalityIsrael
EducationBezalel Academy of Art and Design
Occupationphotographer

Nurit Yarden (born 1959) (Hebrew: נורית ירדן) is an Israeli Art photographer, who lives and works in Tel Aviv. She won the Israel Ministry of Culture Prize for the Encouragement of Visual Arts in 2002.

Biography

Yarden was born in Israel,[1] 1959. Grew up in Paris and in Tel Aviv where she now lives and works. An artist photographer who earned her BFA degree from the Photography Department of Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem (1986). Was represented by the Chelouche Art Gallery in Tel Aviv for 10 years, and at present she works as an independent artist and an instructor and teacher of photography. When she completed her studies at Bezalel, she researched, for a decade, the concept of the Family album as representing our yearning for happiness and the fantasy of an idyllic family. In recent years, she has been working on a visual diary based on wandering, where she explores questions about the Israeli public sphere, looking for visual, social, and political signs that penetrate it. Her works combine images with texts and integrate direct and staged photography.[citation needed]

Yarden has had numerous solo exhibitions, among others: Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art (2019), Tel Aviv Artists House (2014), Contemporary by Golconda Gallery, Tel Aviv (2013), Chelouche Art Gallery, Tel Aviv (2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010), and has participated in many group exhibitions in Israel, Europe, and the United States, among others: Circle1 Gallery, Berlin (2018), Bat-Yam Museum (2011), Jewish Museum, Munich (2010), Artneuland Gallery, Berlin (2008), Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2002, 2003), Israel Museum Youth wing, Jerusalem (2002, 2005, 2014), Artforum Berlin (2002), Margolis Gallery, Houston (2000), Israel Museum, Jerusalem (1998).

She published the Artist Book, "Homeland," following her solo exhibition, Herzliya Museum (2019); the catalog, "Within Walking Distance," following her exhibition in the Contemporary by Golconda Gallery, Tel Aviv (2013); and the Artist Book, "Family Meal", Am Oved Publishers (2007). Her works were also published at the "Scene of Events" exhibition catalog, Herzliya Museum (2019); "Myth and Prejudice" exhibition catalog, Beit Hatfutsot Museum, Tel Aviv (2014); "Schooling" exhibition catalog, the Bat Yam Museum (2011); and "Family Files" exhibition catalog, Jewish Museum, Munich (2010).

Yarden won the Israel Ministry of Culture Prize for the Encouragement of Visual Arts (2002),[1] and the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship (1985). Her works are a part of numerous art collections in Israel: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Herzliya Museum, Bat-Yam Museum, The O.R.S. Art Collection, The Comme il Faut Art Collection, as well as Private Collections.

Studies

  • 1982-1986 – Photography, B.F.A, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem
  • 1981-1982 – Psychology and History of Art, University of Haifa
  • 1980-1981 – Photography, Camera Obscura School of Art, Tel-Aviv

Awards

  • 2002 - Israel Ministry of Culture Prize for the Encouragement of Visual Arts[1]
  • 1985 - America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship

Selected collections

  • The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
  • The Herzliya Museum, Herzeliya
  • The Bat-Yam Museum, Bat-yam
  • The O.R.S. Art Collection
  • The Comme il Faut Art Collection

References

  1. ^ a b c Yarden, Nurit. "Nurit Yarden". America-Israel Cultural Foundation. Retrieved 2021-07-02.

External links

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