Khen Shish

Catalog # 3
Khen Shish

Untitled

2007

Acrylic and stickers on canvas

Estimated Value: $1800

About the artist:

Born  1970
Lives and works in Tel-Aviv

Education
2001                  The new seminar for visual culture, criticism and theory, Camera Obscura
                          school of Art, Tel Aviv
1999                  M.F.A., Bezalel Academy of Art and design and the Hebrew university,
                          Jerusalem
1995                  BFA, The Art institute, Oranim academic College, Institute of Art, Tivon,
                          Israel

Solo Exhibitions
2009                  “Ornements et Plis”, Hagalleria, Paris, France
2008                  "This Dammed Heart is Mine", Habers+ Gallery, Vienna, Austria
                          “nerves sing”, Alon segev gallery, Tel-Aviv
2006                  “I was Kidnapped by Indians”, The Art Gallery; University of Haifa
                          “Transit”, Kodra, Thessaloniki, Greece
2005                  “La Vie En Rose”, Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv
2003                  "Birthday", Haggar Gallery, Jaffa, Israel
2000                  "Buongiorno Giotto", Department of photography gallery, Bezalel
                          Academy of Art and design, Jerusalem
1999                  Untitled ("Goat, Sesam"), Antea Gellery, Jerusalem
1998                  "Part Time Witch", the Artists House, Jerusalem
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009                  “Consolation”, Inga Gallery, Tel Aviv
                          "Israeli Art Now", Naomi Arin Contemporary Art, Las Vegas
2008                  “Shortcuts”, Habers+ Gallery, Vienna, Austria
                          "N.Z", Ramle Municipal Gallery for Contemporary Art, Ramle
                          "Near and Apparent", The Open Museum, Tefen industrial Park
                          "A Room of Her Own", Ticho House, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem
                          "NOIR", Bineth Gallery, Tel Aviv
2007                  "Young Israeli Art: Recipients of the Legacy Heritage Fund Prize",
                          Helena Rubinstein Pavilion, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
                          "Traces 3", the Third Biennale for Drawing in Israel, The Artist House,
                          Jerusalem
                          "Hand Work", Beit-Hagefen Gallery, Haifa
                           Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv
                          "The Other Sea", The Jerusalem artists' house,  Curators: Dalya
                          Markovich and Ktzia Alon, Jerusalem
                          "From Rafi Lavie's House", Givon Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
2006                  “Sigalit Landau, Gal Weinstein, Khen Shish”, Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv
                          "Present Now", Reading Power Station Compound, Tel Aviv
2005                  "Recipients – Prizes in art and design from the ministry of education,
                          culture and sport, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
2004                  "Intensive Care", Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv
2003                  "Young Israeli Art", Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv
                          "New Colors", Ohana Foundation, The Tel-Aviv Museum of Art
                          "The Promise, the Land", O.K. Center of Contemporary Art, Linz, Austria
                          "There are Flowers", Line 16 Gallery, Tel-Aviv
                          "Scar", The New Gallery, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem
2002                  "BodyCase", RAM Foundation Gallery, Rotterdam, Holland
                          "Mother Tongue", Ein-Harod Museum of Art, Ein-Harod
                          "Paris-London 1999-2002", Video Art, Herzelia Museum
2000                  "Exile", as part of "Multi-Exposure: Recipients of the British-Israeli
                          photography Award exhibition", Hamumche Gallery, Tel Aviv; Wigmore
                          Fine art gallery, London
1999                  Biannale degli Artisti Giovani, Rome, Italy
                          "Multi-Exposure", HaMumhe Gallery, Tel-Aviv
                          Ami Steinitz Gallery for Contemporary Art, Tel-Aviv
                          "Look Mamma Look", Art Focus, Bezalel  The Old Gallery, Jerusalem
                          "Artic 4", Ramat-Gan Museum, Ramat-Gan
                          "Here and not from Here", WIZO Design College, Haifa
                          "Sister", the Artist House, Jerusalem
1998                  "The House in Musrara 3", Musrara Gallery, Jerusalem
                          "Seeing with your fingertips", the new art Workshop, Rishon-Lezion, Israel
1997                  "60 Horse Power", Installation, Wadi Nisnas, Haifa
                          "Henna", Beit-Hagefen Gallery, Haifa
1996                  "Artic 3", Recipients of the America Israel Cultural foundation Scholarship
                          Exhibition, the Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat-Gan, Israel
1995                  ”Gathering on the 5th Floor", New Central Bus Station, Tel-Aviv
                          Installation, The protestant Church, Wadi Nisnas, Haifa
                          "Point", Pyramida Center for Contemporary Art, Haifa
                          ”Artic 2", Recipients of the America Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship
                          Exhibition, The Genia Schreiber University Art gallery, Tel Aviv
Awards and Scholarships
2007                  Legacy Heritage Fund Prize, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
                          artist in residence, Cite’ des Arts, Paris
2004                  Prize for a Young Artist, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
                          American-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship
2003                  Eugen Kolb Foundation award, The Tel-Aviv Museum of Art
1999                  The British-Israeli Foundation Photography award
1998                  American-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship for Painting and
                          Sculpture
1996                  American-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship for Painting and
                          Sculpture
1994                  American-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship for Painting and
                          Sculpture