Rhea Carmi (Hebrew: ברוריה כרמי, born 1942) (variant name: Bruria Carmi), is an Israeli American abstract and mixed-media artist and sculptor.
Rhea Carmi | |
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ברוריה כרמי | |
| Born | Bruria Even-Chen (Hebrew: ברוריה אבן-חן) April 3, 1942 |
| Nationality | Israeli-American |
| Education | Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv |
| Known for | Painting Sculpture |
| Movement | Abstract art |
| Website | rheacarmi |
| Reaching Out - Earth Music | |
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| Artist | Rhea Carmi |
| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Mixed media, Box-spring, tar paper, twine and paint |
| Dimensions | 180 cm × 150 cm × 24 cm (72 in × 60 in × 9.5 in) |
| Location | Los Angeles |
Life and work
editCarmi was born in Jerusalem. She studied visual art at Tel-Aviv University 1974-1976, and attended Ramat-Gan Institute for The Arts 1977-1979. Her mentors were Israeli artists Arie Aroch and Motti Mizrachi.
Carmi utilizes a variety of media—oils, sand, water, treated paper, canvas and wood—which she layers, smooths and sculpts. The paintings are a personal diary of the artist.
Carmi is a member of the ARTROM Gallery Guild[1] and served as juror for Abstract Forms for the ARTROM International Art Competition 2008[2]
She lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
Her name means: Pure and Clear[3]
Solo exhibitions
edit- 1980 Beit Yad LeBanim Tel Aviv, Israel
- 1980 The Tel-Aviv Art Pavilion Tel Aviv, Israel
- 1980/1981 Turel Art Gallery Tel Aviv, Israel
- 1981 13&1/2 Gallery Jaffa, Israel
- 2004 Lawrence Asher Gallery Los Angeles, CA
- 2005 Lawrence Asher Gallery[4][5] Los Angeles, CA
- 2006 The Gotthelf Art Gallery[6] Los Angeles, CA
- 2006 Lawrence Asher Gallery[7][8] Los Angeles, CA
- 2007 LA Contemporary[9] Los Angeles, CA
- 2008 Soka University of America, Founder's Hall Art Gallery[10][11][12] Aliso Viejo, CA
- 2008 Frank Pictures Gallery[13][14] Santa Monica, CA
- 2008 Villa di Donato[15][16] Napoli, Italy
- 2009 Concordia University[17] Irvine, CA
Group exhibitions
edit- 1980/1981 Turel Art Gallery New York, NY
- 1984 Pacific Design Center Los Angeles, CA
- 2004 B.G.H Gallery Santa Monica, CA
- 2004 TarFest[18] Los Angeles, CA
- 2005 Municipal Art Gallery Los Angeles, CA
- 2006 Klapper Gallery Los Angeles, CA
- 2007 Art Pic[19] North Hollywood, CA
- 2007 Galerie Le Cocon[20][21] Hamburg, Germany
- 2007 Torrance Art Museum[22] Torrance, CA
- 2007/2008 Riverside Art Museum[23] Riverside, CA
- 2009 CAP Gallery Laguna Beach, CA
- 2009 USC Hillel/companion show to MAG(Barnsdall) LA, CA
- 2010 Bell Gallery Los Angeles, CA
- 2010 Gotthelf Art Gallery[24][25] La Jola, CA
- 2010 the Jewish Federation's Bell Family Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2010 Four Seasons Hotel Gallery, Westlake Village, CA
- 2010 Orange County Center for Contemporary Art,[26] Santa Ana, CA
- 2010 Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2010 Gotthelf Art Gallery, La Jolla, CA
- 2010 Four Seasons Hotel Gallery,[27] Westlake Village, CA
- 2011 Four Seasons Hotel Gallery, Westlake Village, CA
- 2011 "Text and Texture", Fresh Paint Gallery,[28] Culver City, CA
- 2012 Four Seasons Hotel Gallery, Westlake Village, CA
- 2012 Keller Williams,[29] Encino, CA
- 2012 LA Art Platform, Santa Monica, CA
- 2012 "40/40" USC Hillel,[30] Santa Monica, CA
Public collections
editCarmi's work is included in the public collections of:
- Museum of Tolerance, Los Angeles, CA
- Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo, CA
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ARTROM Gallery Guild".
- ^ "Rhea Carmi Juror for Abstract Forms '08 ARTROM".
- ^ Bruriah
- ^ "Rhea Carmi at Lawrence Asher Gallery 2005".
- ^ "Israeli Artist Paints a Path to Healing".
- ^ "Carmi's works are hampered by the artist".
- ^ "Passionately Un-objective at Lawrence Asher Gallery".
- ^ "Rhea Carmi Passionately Un-objective".
- ^ "Rhea Carmi: Les Voix du Silence".
- ^ "Soka University Art Gallery".
- ^ "THE Magazine - Rhea Carmi Voice of Silence, Voices of Hope".
- ^ "Rhea Carmi's artwork is on exhibit at Soka University in Aliso Viejo".
- ^ "Rhea Carmi at Frank Pictures Gallery".
- ^ "Video - John Lennon Photos Interview at Frank Pictures Gallery, with Rhea's art as backdrop". YouTube.
- ^ "Villa di Donato".
- ^ "Luce dal buio di Rhea Carmi (Italian)".
- ^ "Our Fragile Earth".
- ^ "TARFEST Alumni".
- ^ "Rhea Carmi at Art Pic".
- ^ "Rhea Carmi at Galerie Le Cocon (German)".
- ^ "Rhea Carmi at Galerie Le Cocon".
- ^ "Torrance Art Museum".
- ^ "Riverside Art Museum".
- ^ "California Contemporary Art Magazine".
- ^ "Israeli-American artists show work at Gotthelf Art Gallery".
- ^ "Revisiting Beauty".
- ^ "Canvas to a Cure".
- ^ Frank, Priscilla (November 7, 2011). "Text & Texture at Fresh Paint Art Advisors". Huffington Post.
- ^ "SUMMER ART GALLERY RECEPTION" (PDF).
- ^ "40 40 celebrating the 40th anniversary of the USC Hillel art gallery".