Photo: Courtesy of Harriet Goren Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background.I’m a lifelong New Yorker, where I grew up attending (but not really paying much attention to) an Orthodox synagogue and Hebrew School. I was an undergraduate painting major at Yale, where I also did a lot of choral singing, and after […]
Month: June 2020
Meet the Artist: Leah Laker
Photo: Courtesy of Leah Laker Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am Canadian by birth and Israeli by choice. My childhood was spent in Victoria, on the Pacific coast with its rugged beauty and sense of freedom. I was able to hike and ride my bike with friends and have […]
Meet the Artist: Jamie Straz
Photo: Courtesy of Jamie Straz Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a Jewish Architect, Artist and Designer in Miami Beach, Florida. I have been involved in the arts since childhood and attended the University of Miami (Bachelor of Architecture and Minor in Visual Journalism). I am the Principal Architect […]
Meet the Artist: Gregory Ruvinsky
Photo: Courtesy of Gregory Ruvinsky Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Gregory Ruvinsky. I am a wood artist and a maker of Judaica objects, living and working in Boston, MA, USA after 22 years living in Jerusalem, Israel . My artistic biography began at the age of 12, […]
Meet the Jewellery Designer: Hila Welner
Photo: Courtesy of Hila Welner Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Hila, I was born in a Kibbutz in the North of Israel, but live in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. I have two adult daughters and graduated the Shenkar College for Engineering and Design, where I have studied […]
Meet the Artist: Mario Camerini
Photo: Courtesy of Mario Camerini Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Mario Camerini, 67 years old; I’m an Italian Jew, not Ashkenazi nor Sephardic, but a proud Italian Jew. Born in Brazil, as my family moved there in 1939 due to the racial laws in Italy. We came […]
Meet the Artist: Valeriya Khomar
Photo: Courtesy of Valeriya Khomar Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am Valeria Khomar, born in the former Soviet Union, in Ukraine. Since 1995, my family and I have been living in Montreal, Canada. Today I teach Computer Graphics and create my art. What inspired you to become an artist? […]
Meet the Artist: Estee Klein
Photo: Courtesy of Estee Klein Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born and raised as an Orthodox Jewish woman, strongly influenced by my culture and the beautiful moments of life. What inspired you to become an artist? I was never formally exposed to art in any way. Art lessons […]
Meet the Artist: Pavel Kvetny
Photo: “Beautiful Matzah” – Courtesy of Pavel Kvetny Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Pavel Kvetny. I also have a Hebrew name, which is Haim Meir. I was born and live in Russia, in the city of Saratov. I am 45 years old. I graduated from an art […]
Meet the Artist: Dannah Levy of Clay by Dannah
Photo: Courtesy of Dannah Levy Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am best known for ceramic pieces that have been variously called cracked eggshells, broken spheres, and the like. Take a look at one of them and that will tell you more about my background than a recitation of my […]