Chani Cohen Zada Born 1968 in NM USA

Lives and works in Talmon, Israel

 

Education 

2010-2013 Hatahana figurative art school Tel Aviv Master Class with Aram Gershuni & David Nipo

1994-1996 Emuna College Jerusalem art studies

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Solo Exhibitions

2020 Small Vessels Great Lights. On the Hill gallery Meitar. Curator Ronit Amit Nahir

2019 Female Waters The Wolfson Museum of Jewish Art, The Jerusalem Biennale, Jerusalem. Curator Rachel Verliebter

2018 The Knowledge of Opposites is One The Artist's House Tel Aviv. Curator Arie Berkowitz

2015 "Ruach, Chomer, Ruach" "The Other Gallery" Holon. Curator Avner Bar Hama

2014 "Mirror, Writing" Hayek Center for contemporary art, old yaffo. Curatorial assistance David Nipo.

2010 "Freeze", Hichal Shlomo museum Jerusalem, Israel. Curator Dr Anat Chen

2010 "Gather Roses", Ofra gallery, Israel. Curator Ruth Pasder

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Selected Group Exhibitions

2023  Shapes of Light, Figure Ground Art Gallery, Seattle, Washington, USA

2022 Homebase TEO Center Hertzelia. Curatur Omer Shani

2021 Take Me Home The 5th Jerusalem Biennale, Shaare Zedek Venue. 

2020 A Decade to Studio of Her Own, David Yalin college, Jerusalem. Curator Dafna Yelon

2018 'Between Holy and Mundane' Lewinski College, Tel Aviv. Curator Arie Berkovitz

2017 Tzeno Ureno Mishkan Museum of Art, Ein Harod. Curator: Dvora Liss

2017 Tzeno Ureno Ben Gurion University. Senate Gallery. Curator: Haim Maor

2017 Israeli Art Hpoalim Bank Tel Aviv. 

2016 "Secret Art" Meni House Tel Aviv. 

2016 "Slits",  Studio of Her Own" gallery, Jerusalem. Curators: Renana Salmon, Chani Cohen Zada, Lea Loukstein

2016 The Jerusalem Biennale of Jewish Art, San Diego CA, USA. Curator Rami Ozeri

2016 "Women's Work", The American Center, Jerusalem, The US Embassy Tel Aviv, "Studio of Her Own". Curator: Heddy Avramovitz, Batnadiv Hakarmi

2016 "Aftershocks" Be'eri Gallery, "Studio of Her Own", curator Ziva Yalin, Sofie Berzon Makie

2015 Manofim festival, "Hacubia" Salon, Jerusalem. 

2015 The Jerusalem Biennale of Jewish Art:

"Ima Ilaa", "Heichal Shlomo" museum, Curator Nurit Sirkis Bank, Noa Lea Cohn

"Amat Mida", "Hamiklat Leomanut" Curator Avner Bar Hama, Noa Lea Cohn

2015 "Hameshulash" Tel Aviv. Curator: Sari Golan

2015 "[Sham, Sham]" Beit Avi Hai Jerusalem. 

2015 "Sochnot" The North African World Heritage Center, Jerusalem, Israel. "Studio of Her Own", Curator: Sally Heftel Nave.

2014 "Ruach Memalela" Achim Hasid Compound Jerusalem, Israel. "Studio of Her Own", Curator: Haya Fuerstein Zohar 

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Collections: 

Alex Kaplan collection

Karen Davidson collection

Shallot collection

Orenmont collection

Shmuel Hayk collection

Private collections in Israel & Australia

 

Awards:

The Uri Orbach Minister of Higher Education Award for Creators of Jewish Culture - In the Field of Plastic Arts 

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Magazine Articles, Work Featured:

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Article, Makor Rishon, Shabbat Supplement, March 2018

https://www.makorrishon.co.il/judaism/26569/

Article, HaAretz, Gallery Supplement, May 2017

http://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/art/.premium-1.4068982

"Nashim" March 2016

Article, Saloona, "Mitnachalot bareshet" Jan 2016

http://mitnachlot.co.il/blog/355

 The Jerusalem Biennale book Oct 2015

Catalog [Sham, Sham] Beit Avi Hai 2015

Article, Makor Rishon, Shabbat Supplement, July 2015

https://musaf-shabbat.com/2015/07/03/הטובים-לאמנות-חני-כהן-זדה/

"Nashim" magazine April 2015

Article, Saloona, "Mitnachalot bareshet" March 2015

http://mitnachlot.co.il/blog/288

"Atar" magazine, Magazine cover and interior, Dec 2014

Makor Rishon, Shabbat Supplement, April 2014

Article, "Eretz" magazine, April 2011

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Memberships:

"Studio of Her Own" Jerusalem, Israel

"Women of the Book" international art project founded and directed by Shoshana Gugenheim

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