Photo: Courtesy of Lori Arbel Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Today I am an artist, healer, teacher, and creativity coach. I’ve devoted my life to creating art that’s distinctive and life-affirming, and that can hopefully help us discover more about who we are, and who we can be. My passion […]
Tag: Modern Art
Meet the Artist: Sharon Feldstein of Sharon Feldstein Art
Photo: Courtesy of Sharon Feldstein Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in New York City “culturally” Jewish, with very little Judaica in the home. Just the standard mezuzah and electric menorah. Now a few decades later, I’ve raised my children and have boxes upon boxes of items they […]
Meet the Artist: Riki Chanin
Photo: Courtesy of Riki Chanin Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m 37. I grew up in Far Rockaway, NY. Met my Chabad husband in my teens, and now I live in Crown Heights. What inspired you to become an artist? I was always artsy, I used to draw in my […]
Meet the Artist: Maiyan Karidi
Photo: Courtesy of Maiyan Karidi Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I have spent the last 22 years initiating, collaborating and/or establishing art projects in South Africa, Israel, Fiji and Mauritius. I went to Art School in Cape Town (jewellery and painting), before moving to Israel and training in mosaic restoration. […]
Meet the Artist: Bonnie Pollard
Photos: Courtesy of Bonnie Pollard Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Bonnie Pollard. I am a South African artist. Eight years ago, I left my home after a family tragedy and set off with my immediate family to live in Tenafly New Jersey. What inspired you to become […]
Meet the Artist: Horacio Vodovotz
Photo: Courtesy of Horacio Vodovotz Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am Jewish artist and architect. My vocation started from a very young age. A milestone: when I was only six years old, I was selected to participate in an art show for adults in La Plata, Argentina. In the […]
Meet the Artist: Naama Yarmuch
Photo: Courtesy of Naama Yarmuch Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in the Moshav Moledet in the Yezra’el Valley, where I was raised with love for the state of Israel, humanity, and the special connection between nature and Israel, and Israelis and Judaism. My family came to Israel […]
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: Svetlana Fabrikant
Photo: Courtesy of Svetlana Fabrikant Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in Odessa, at that time part of the USSR, into a family of Jewish academics, with a mathematics professor as a father and a school principal as a mother. I am an Aries with Gemini as an […]