Photos: Courtesy of Shiran Zaray-Mizrahi Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am culturally very international – I was born in Israel, grew up in South Africa, and moved to New York with my family after high school. In New York I studied illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology, intending […]
Tag: Contemporary Art
Meet the Artist: Rachel Ellison of Bat Sarah Press
Photo: Courtesy of Bat Sarah Press Photographer: Katalina Berbari Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m from the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in a household with a strong Jewish identity. My Hebrew day school had a wonderful art teacher, Mrs. Woloshin, and she directed many different art projects, […]
Meet the Artist: Shully Ratzon
Photo: Courtesy of Shully Ratzon Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. In the first years of my career, I worked as a graphic designer and practiced painting in as a secondary occupation. Later on, I realized my yearning for art and that it needs to occupy a more central place in […]
Meet the Artist: Ilan Schiff
Photo: Courtesy of Ilan Schiff Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am Ilan Schiff, 36 years old, married and a father of three, living in Kibbutz Ma’ayan Zvi, an art teacher in schools, teaching classes and workshops. What inspired you to become an artist? My entire life I have been […]
Meet the Artist: Sophia Proença
Photo: Courtesy of Sophia Proença Sophia Proença is an artist, growing up between France and Portugal, showing the influence of both cultures. There have been exhibitions of her art work in Portugal, France, Italy, and the United States in New York City and Dallas, Texas. She has been represented by: Matt Abramowitz Gallery in Dallas, […]
Meet the Artist: Julianne Mahler
Photo: Courtesy of Julianne Mahler Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. This artistic phase of my life is a second re-invention of myself. My first career was 32 years as a geologist in the oil and gas industry. I retired earlier than I expected as a result of COVID and have […]
Meet the Artist: Mike Wirth
Photo: Courtesy of Mike Wirth Mike Wirth is a visual artist, illustrator, and graphic designer, best known for his thoughtful murals and large public art installations that focus on major social justice issues and his identity as a Southern, Jewish-American. Mike earned his MFA in design and technology from Parsons School of Design in 2003 […]
Meet the Artist: Ketzia Schoneberg
Photo: Courtesy of Ketzia Schoneberg Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background.I grew up in San Francisco, the daughter of two artists and a 4th generation artist on my father’s side. I learned in the last few years that my great-grandfather had been a painter for the Romanian royal family’s carriages, before […]
10 Wooden Mezuzot We Can Not Live Without This Tu BiShvat
Since the beginning of 2022, we have received quite a number of messages with the question what a nice present to give to someone who was so kind to invite to a Tu Bi Shvat Seder would be. The only requirements? That it is neither food, nor a nature related donation in the host’s name. […]
Meet the Artist: Ryab of Yiddishkeit Art
Photo: Courtesy of Ryab Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born and raised in France in a traditional Judaism but firmly attached to my Jewish identity. When I was around 20, I decided to move to Israel with some friends, and after the army, I got married. At the […]