Lilah Markman (Hebrew: לילך מרקמן; born January 1, 1971) is an Israeli contemporary artist, sculptor, photographer, painter, and documentary film director.[1][2]

Lilah Markman
Lilah Markman, 2018
Born
Lilah Markman

(1971-01-01) January 1, 1971 (age 53)
NationalityIsraeli
Occupations
  • Contemporary artist
  • sculptor
  • photographer
  • painter
  • film director

Early life, education and career

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Lilah Markman was born on January 1, 1971, and grew up in Nahariya. In 1995, Markman completed visual communication studies at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. In 2005, she graduated with BA in communication and psychology, from the Open University. In 2002, Markman earned her MFA in Film & Television from the Tel Aviv University. She studied in the postgraduate Fine Art Program at HaMidrasha Faculty of the Arts, Beit Berl College, which she completed in 2018. Markman wrote, directed and produced her debut documentary Rock Paper Scissors, a 54-minute documentary released in 2018.[3][4][5] The documentary received multiple awards from national and international film festivals.[6]

Awards and recognitions

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Poster of the movie Rock Paper Scissors
Rock Paper Scissors
  • Exceptional Merit in Biography category, Docs Without Borders Film Festival (DWBFF), Nassau U.S.A., 2018
  • OFFICIAL SELECTION, International Women's Film Festival, Orlando, Florida, 2018
  • Best Short Documentary Film Award, NIFF Noida International Film Festival, India, 2019
  • First prize, Independent category, On Art Film Festival, Poland, 2019
  • Best Documentary Film Award, Pärnu International Documentary Film Festival, Estonia, 2019[7]
  • Bronze Remi Award, WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival , Texas U.S.A., 2019

Selected exhibitions

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Solo

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  • 2004: "Dream mache", The Farm Gallery, Holon, Israel[8]
  • 2005: "A different spirit", The Moshavim Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • 2006: "Night bodies" - video art, sculpture and performance, HaMidrasha Art School, Beit Berl, Israel

Group

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  • 2006: "Disappearance", Petah Tikva Museum of Art, Petah Tikva, Israel
  • 2017: "Remote viewing", Krakow Museum, Krakow, Poland[9]
  • 2018: "Flexibility Exercises", Yarkon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel[10]
  • 2019: "What the Matter Wants?", Givon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel[11]
  • 2022: A-Vitruvian- feminist activist group exhibition, Binyamin Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel[12]
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References

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  1. ^ "האמנית לילך מרקמן: "אמנות היא הדרך שלי להתמודד"".
  2. ^ ""אבן נייר ומספריים": מסמך משפחתי אינטימי על שש שנים קשות מנשוא".
  3. ^ "מום בלב התינוק וסרטן אצל האב: "אבן נייר ומספריים" תרגש ותטלטל אתכם".
  4. ^ "Rock, Paper, Scissors - Haifa 39th International Film Festival".
  5. ^ "תגובות בנושא "תערוכה: עיסתאבן, נייר ומספריים [תיעודי".
  6. ^ "אבן נייר ומספריים - VOD – סינמטק תל אביב".
  7. ^ "Pärnu International Documentary and Science Film Festival".
  8. ^ "תגובות בנושא "תערוכה: עיסת חלום"".
  9. ^ "Poland – Israel - MOCAK".
  10. ^ "תערוכת בוגרים - התכנית ללימודי המשך באמנות".
  11. ^ "givon art forum- What the Matter Wants".
  12. ^ "Home»Exhibitions»3.11.22 - A-Vitruvian, curating: Karin Mendelovici".
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