Sheffy Bleier (Hebrew: שפי בלייר) is an Israeli photographer and educator.
Sheffy Bleier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Education | Tel Aviv University, Beit Berl College, Open University of Israel |
| Known for | Photography |
| Movement | Israeli art, Modern Art |
Biography
editSheffy Bleier is an Israeli photographer and visual artist, mostly known for her provocative still life images primarily made of animal parts.[1][2] Some of her works also research human relationships and motherhood, for example, the series "What remains" in which she exhibited images of still life objects related to her son Jonathan's early years.
Bleier was born and raised in Tel Aviv where she continues to work. In addition to being an artist, she is an educator, teaching at the HaMidrasha School of Art, Beit Berl College from 2001.
Bleier's works are in permanent collections of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem,[3] the Haifa Museum of Art,[4] the Museum of Israeli Art in Ramat Gan and the Open Museum of Photography in Tel Hai.
Exhibitions
editShe has exhibited her works at many solo and group shows around the world and in Israel.
Solo
edit- 1995 "Photographs 1994," Limbus Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 1997 "My Mother and Father, My Brother, My Sister, My Little Sister, Me, My Husband, and My Son..." The Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan
- 1999 "Bras, Pillows, and Used Condoms (Emotional Substitutes)," Limbus Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2000 "Fooling Saucer" Haifa Museum of Art[4]
- 2005 "My Mother and Father, My Brother, My Sister, My Little Sister, Me and My Son...", Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art[5]
- 2009-2010 "Body of Love", Open Museum of Photography, Tel Hai
Group
edit- "Meat After Meat Joy", Daneyal Mahmood Gallery, New York, 2008[6]
- "Cabinet of curiosities". Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, 2012[7]
Awards
edit- 1989 Sharet Scholarship Program, America-Israel Cultural Foundation
- 1997 Creativity Encouragement Prize for the Visual Arts, Department of Visual Art, The Council of Culture and Arts, Israeli Ministry of Education and Culture
- 2009 The Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts
- 2010 The Israel Lottery Council for The Arts Prize
References
edit- ^ "Sheffy Bleier". Nihilsentimentalgia.com. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "One woman's treasure - Jerusalem Report - Jerusalem Post". Archived from the original on 14 April 2015.
- ^ "Information Center for Israeli Art - The Israel Museum, Jerusalem". Imj.org.il. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Haifa museums - HAIFA MUSEUM OF ART-COLLECTION-Search-Bleier, Sheffy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ^ "Herzliya Museum - Sheffy Bleier". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ^ "Meat after Meat Joy". Heidehatry.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Cabinets of Curiosities Filled With Peculiar Wonder at Herzliya Museum". Haaretz.com. 9 November 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2018 – via Haaretz.