Education
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2021-2023 Interdisciplinary Program in the Arts, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
2000-2001 Art Therapy Studies at Art et Thérapie / I.N.E.C.A.T., Paris, France
1986-1989 M.A. in Fine Arts, Universite de Paris VIII, France
1985-1986 Atelier de Lithographie, Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
1984-1985 Art History, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
1981-1984 Art Teaching Diploma, Midrasha Faculty of Art, Israel
Academic and Teaching Experience ______________________________________________________________________________
2022-today Professional Advisor for the Visual Art Profession Committee, Ministry of Education
2021 Lecturer at the "Interdisciplinarity in Art program" conference, Tel Aviv University: Lecture: 'Visual image / verbal image - between THE MAN I LOVE in NELKEN of Pina Bausch and text in painting'
2014-today, Lecturer, School of Society and Arts - Ono Academic College:
Art History and Installation Art, B.A in Behavioral Sciences and Arts
Painting, Sculpture and Art-Society Relations, M.A. in Society and Art
2012-2022 Lecturer and Art Teacher, Merkaz Paiis Gil Hazahav, Pardes Hana – Karkur
2015-2021 Guest Lectures, Katedra - Merkaz Paiis Gil Hazahav, Pardes Hana – Karkur: A series on the History of Modern and Contemporary art
2006-2014 Director and Art Teacher at "Art Studio", Regavim
2006-2010 Art Teacher in Special Projects in Visual Arts, at the Arts Department of the Ministry of Education
2009 Guest Lecturer, Beit Berel College, B.A Semestrial Course: "Art as a Chariot"
2008 Guest Lecturer at Beit Berel - Midrasha Faculty of Art
Curator and Artistic Director of "Art and Ecology", Aloni Yitzhak, National Project in Visual Arts, at the Arts Department of the Ministry of Education
1987-2005 Teacher and Lecturer in various settings in Paris
Curating Experience
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2023 "Art in Times of War", Window Group Exhibition, N.D Contemporary Art Gallery, Ramat Gan
2014-2023 Student Exhibitions at ASA Academic College, Netanya
2008 "Art and Ecology ", Aloni Yitzhak, National Project in Visual Arts, at the Arts Department of the Ministry of Education
1983 Exhibition of the Museum's Collection, Petah Tikva Museum
1982-1983 Collection Exhibitions, IBM House Collection, Tel Aviv
Solo Exhibitions
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2022 "Marginal Zone", Mahaniim Gallery, Kibbutz Mahaniim, Israel
2022 "Strong Fluctuations", Art Space - Frishman 46, Tel Aviv, Israel, Curator: Shirley Meshulam
2020 "Disruptions in Time and Place", as part of the "Central 1 Haifa", Pyramida-Center for Contemporary Art, Haifa, Israel
2018 "Research Wall", Grand Art Gallery of Contemporary Art, Haifa, Israel
2016 "Favorite works of Art as Ready-Made" (with Dov Or Ner), Artist's House Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel (Cat.)
"Texts X9", Artspacetlv Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel (Artist wall)
2015 "Mapa", Artist's Wall, Artspacetlv Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2013 "About Forgetting", Litvak Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2012 "Equal - Different", Givat Haviva Gallery, Israel, (with Rania Akel)
2011 "In Praise of the line", Office in Tel Aviv Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel (installation)
2010 “Transitory Terrain,” Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel (Cat.)
2008 “Molding Memory, Book Glue,” Danon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
1997–2005 Ateliers de Père Lachaise, Paris, France (installations)
2003 “Crossing,” Gallery of the French Institute, Dresden, Germany
2002 “The Scent of Memory,” White Elephant Gallery, Paris, France
1999 “The Studio I Don't Have in Tel Aviv,” Office in Tel Aviv Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel (installation)
"Between White and White", Galerie L'Archipel Sur Le Lac, St. Martin du Lac, France (installation)
1998 “Transit", Mac 2000, Espace Eiffel-Branly, Paris, France
1997 “Metamorphosis", Galerie Graph, Paris, France
1996 Espace Karen Gulden, Paris, France (installation)
1995 “From the Kernel to the Shell,” Third Eye Gallery, Kibbutz Hasolelim, Israel (installation)
“Path", Mac 2000, Espace Eiffel-Branly, Paris, France
1994 “Between White and White,” Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan, Israel (Cat.)
1993 "New Works", St. Severin Art space, Paris, France
1992 "Bridges", Gallery Bernard Lazarre, Paris, France
1992 "Bridge-Home", W.I.C.E Art space, Paris, France
1989 “1+1", Wrap Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
1987 "Painting", Gallery I. Jefroykin, Paris, France
Group Exhibitions and Art Fairs
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2023 "Brake", Artspacetlv Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
"Hope", N.D. Gallery, Ramat Gan, Israel
"Breaking", N.D. Gallery, Ramat Gan, Israel
"N.D. Gallery Renews Itself ", N.D. Gallery, Ramat Gan, Israel
"Here and Now", N.D. Gallery, Ramat Gan, Israel
2022 "More of the same" Artspacetlv Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
"After the Flood", Workshop Art Gallery Yavne, Yavne, Israel (Cat.)
2020 "Central 1, Haifa", Pyramida-Center for Contemporary Art, Haifa, Israel
"Z / N", Zuzu Gallery, Emek Hefer, Israel
2019 "Work, Workers and Workspaces", Grand Art Gallery, Haifa, Israel
"Women Make Reality," Artist's House Gallery, Rishon Lezion, Israel
"Work and Workers Rights", Transform Europe, Vienna, Austria
2018 "Landscape Painting", Artists' House Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel (Cat.)
"Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue ", Artspacetlv Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
"Tsunduku", University of Haifa Library, Haifa, Israel
2017 "Art Now – Interior/Exterior-Contemporary Israeli Artists", Danchov House, Plovdiv, Bulgary
"White on White: From Malevich to Contemporary Art", Mané-Katz Museum, Haifa, Israel
2016 "New Horizon for New Horizons", Ein Harod Museum of Art, Israel
"Fragile", ZDSLU Gallery, Lubliana, Slovenia
"Women Consciensness", Beit Gavriel Gallery, Kineret, Israel
2015 "Summertime", Artspacetlv Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
"Alph-Art", Sara Erman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
"Maybe Monday, Maybe Tuesday", Artspacetlv Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2014 "Trapped?", Kibbutz Galuiot 45, Tel Aviv, Israel
"Installations", Workshop Art Gallery Yavne, Yavne, Israel
2013 "Visual Scripts", Wilfrid Israeli Museum, Kibbutz Hazorea, Israel
2012 "Silent Memories", Office in Tel Aviv Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel (Cat.)
2011 "Fresh Paint 4", Contemporary Art Fair Tel Aviv, with Office in Tel Aviv Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2010 “Fresh Paint 3,” Contemporary Art Fair Tel Aviv, with Office in Tel Aviv Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
“Mirror – Mirror 3,” Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
“The Library,” Visual Arts Department, Ministry of Education, Tel Aviv, Israel
2009 “Not Necessarily Feminine(?) ” Pyramida-Center for Contemporary Art, Haifa, Israel
“Tatoo of an Eagle” Danon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
“Fresh Paint 2,” Contemporary Art Fair Tel Aviv, with Office in Tel Aviv Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2008 “Self-Portrait,” Department of Visual Arts, Ministry of Education, Tel Aviv, Israel
"Second Biennale of Illustration", Dvory Gallery, Croatia
"Works", Danon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2007 “Desert Generation,“ Ha'kibbutz Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2006 "Three Women and a Place", Vitrina Gallery, Holon Academic Institute of Technology, Israel
Gallery Office in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
2004 “Outside In,” Friends of Tel Aviv Museum, Sotheby's Gallery, London (Cat.)
"Contemporary Art", Bundaberg Arts Center, Australia
2003 "Contemporary French Artists", Galerie Am Tunnel, Luxembourg
"A New Vision", White Elephant Gallery, Paris
"Contemporary Art Fair", Dammarie-les-lys, France
2002 "Contemporary Art Fair Grands et jeunes d'Áujourd'hui", Espace Eiffel-Branly, Paris, France (Cat.)
Galerie Claude Kelman, Espace Rachi, Paris, France
2001 "21st Salon d'Automne", Ponteau-Combeau, France
2000 "19th Contemporary Art Fair", Marne la vallée, France (installation)
“Paris par le Coeur,” Galerie Haut Pavé, Paris, France (Cat.)
Galerie Claude Kelman, Espace Rachi, Paris, France
1999 "Contemporary Art Fair Grands et jeunes d'Áujourd'hui", Espace Eiffel-Branly, Paris, France (Cat.)
1998 “Contemporary Israeli Art,“ Kultur Zentrum bei den Minoriten, Graz, Austria
"Prints", W.I.C.E Art Space, Paris, France
"Contemporary Art Fair", Marne la vallée, France
"Contemporary Art Fair", Dammarie-les-lys, France
1997 "New Painting" Gallery Chateau d'Argenteuil, Waterloo, Belgium
“Cities and Megalopolises: Gazes, Science and Art,” C.N.R.S., Mairie du XVI arrondissement, Paris, France
"Salon de Mai", Espace Eiffel-Branly, Paris, France (Cat.)
1996 “Artists‘ Wishes 96“, Espace Axa, Paris, France
"Twilight and Festive Dust – Lipstick", Third Eye Gallery, Kibbutz Hasolelim, Israel
“Itineraries 96,“ Levallois Perret, France (Cat.)
"Salon de Montrouge", France
1995 "Contemporary French Artists", Galerie Riddersweik, Stockholm, Sweden
"Salon de Montrouge", France
1994 "A Line and a Spot", Galerie Riddersweik, Stockholm, Sweden
1993 "The 19th Lucie Faure Art Fair, Galerie de l’Assemblée Nationale, Paris, France
1991 Artist's House Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
“Peace Border Line,” Givat Haviva Gallery, Israel
Awards, Honors, Grants
2020 Grant from the Yehoshua Rabinovitz Foundation for the Arts, Israel
2005 Prize for Excellency in Art, Israeli Ministry of Immigrant Absorption, Arts and Sports Department, Israel
2003 Honorable Mention of the Jury of Contemporary Art Fair, Dammarie-les-lys, France
1990 Wizzo Prize for Young Artist, France
Collections
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Jose Mograbi, U.S.A
Bank Leumi le-Israel, Israel
Private Collections in France, Great Britain, United States, Belgium, Germany, Canada, Sweden and Israel
Publications
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"Research Wall Exhibition", Haifa Culture Magazine, 10.10.2018
"Ballas Baranes Avivit – "An Investigative Wall", Erev Rav, 09.10.2018
"Investigative Wall / Avivit Ballas Baranes at the Grand ART Gallery in Haifa", Kan Art Magazine, issue 58, Nov-Dec 2018
"Investigative Wall, Avivit Ballas Baranes", exhibition on "Hayom shehaya", Channel 10, 25.10.2018
"Investigative Wall", Haifa Krayot News, 09/25/2018
"Research Wall", Haaretz-Gallery, 11.10.2018
Mark-Reich Yoram, "The Writing on the Wall", Yediot Haifa, 10/5/2018
Baruch El Jeni, "Avivit Ballas Baranes - 'Investigative Wall', Rinonim Magazine, 07.10.2018
Ben David Shlomo, "The Investigation in the Wall", Maariv 10/21/2018
Lahav Shosh, 'Investigative Wall' - Grand ART Contemporary Art Gallery in a new exhibition by Avivit Ballas Baranes, Good Times, 09.10.18
Weinstein Israel Shulamit, "Art in a Notebook" (shlulit.com)
Biderman Ephraim, "A Moment of Important Art: a Visit to the Studio of the Atist Avivit Ballas Baranes" – YouTube
Marcus Ruth, Chinsky-Amitay Ruti, "The Landscapes of Avivit Ballas Baranes", in the Exhibition Catalog '(from) Landscape Paintings, Tel Aviv Artists' House
2016 Shapira Yaniv, Ofek Hadash, in the Catalog of the exhibition "New Horizon for New Horizons," pp. 42-43, Mishkan Le'Omanut, Ein Harod, February-August 2016
Bakalash Rivka, Favorite Works of Art as Ready Made", Exhibition Catalog, Tel Aviv Artists' House, April 2016
Sukman Rachel, "Fragile - Israel-Slovenia Cultural Exchange", Terminal 21st Century Art Magazine, April 2016
2015 Man Tal, "Local Creation", Channel 2
2013 Talmor Daniela, "About Forgetting", Exhibition Brochure, Litvak Gallery Tel Aviv, October 2013
Mahat Kobi, Interview with Avivit Ballas Baranes about the exhibition "About Forgetting", Litvak Gallery Tel Aviv, Design Studio, Channel 2, 9.11.2013
Ballas Baranes Avivit, "Breaking", 2013, from the exhibition " About Forgetting ", Litvak Gallery Tel Aviv, Front page Erev Shabbat, Ma'ariv, issue 36, 22.11.2013
Ballas Baranes Avivit - About Forgetting", Haaretz Tarbut, 24.10.2013
2012 Tamir Tali, exhibition - Memory Relief, Book Glue on the Works of Avivit Ballas Baranes – T.Tamir 2012
2011 Flek Hagai, "Creating close to home", Moshavot Magazine, issue 287 10.28.2011
Sukman Rachel, "(In Praise of the Line"), exhibition at the Office Gallery in Tel Aviv February
2010 Almoz Hedva, "Twilight Zone", Binyan Vediyur Magazine No. 130 October - November 2010
Graves David, " Art in Transitory Terrain”, Transitory Terrain Exhibition Catalog: Tel Aviv Museum of Art, October 13-16
Graves David, " Art in Transitory Terrain: On the Paintings of Avivit Ballas Baranes", Israel's News Pulse 22/9/10
Graves David, " Art in Transitory Terrain: On the Paintings of Avivit Ballas Baranes", The Israeli Arts Portal summer 2010
Steinlauf Varda, "Avivit Ballas Baranes - A Path of Skin", Transitory Terrain Exhibition Catalog, Tel Aviv Museum of Art Passage Area p. 7-12 October 2010
Steinlauf Varda, "Avivit Ballas Baranes - A Path of Skin", Professional Articles / Art October 2010 ICOM
Transitory Terrain - Avivit Ballas Baranes' exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art", Archijob The Israeli Portal for Architecture, Design and Planning 3.10.2010
Transitory Terrain- Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Avivit Ballas Baranes", Kan Magazin, , Issue No. 17//December 2010
Krymolovsky Miri, "Exhibition of Avivit Ballas Baranes at the Tel Aviv Museum", Nativ Robinson Network B 12.10.2010
Am - Ad Karni, "Artistic Return", Yedioth Kibbutz 2.7.2010
Amron Azulay Eli, "Between Two Cities", Haaretz-Gallery 7.10.2010
About the exhibition Art in the Transitory Terrain by Avivit Ballas Baranes at the Tel Aviv Museum", Israeli TV Channel 1 as part of the program Tarbut Hayom 10.19.2010
2009 "Not Necessarily Feminine (?)"- Photography of the Installation by Avivit Ballas Baranes", City Mouse October 2009
Mark-Reich Yoram, "Femininity in question", MYNET 22.10.2009
Bareket Dudu, "What Women Want", Art Section - The City Mouse 30.10.2009
"Memory Relief, Book Glue ", Photography, Binyan Vediyur Magazine No. 120 February-March 2009
2008 Tamir Tali, "Memory Relief - Book Glue", text for the exhibition Memory Relief - Book Glue, Gallery Danon Tel Aviv
2006 Maimon Shosh, "Women's Festival in Holon", token 6.3.2006
Ballas Baranes Avivit, "Crossing - Artists Write", Terminal 21st Century Art Magazine No. 28 2006
2005 Brok Orna, "Avivit Ballas: an installation at the Third Eye Gallery", four by five 09.2005
1999 Bar Kadama Emanuel, "Avivit Ballas - Between White and White", Yedioth Ahronoth 12/16/1999
Sukman Rachel, "The studio I don't have in Tel Aviv/an installation by Avivit Ballas", text for the exhibition at the office in Tel Aviv Gallery, September 1999
Pinkas Michal, "Hello Tel Aviv", Achbar Ha'ir 27.8.1999
1995 Ron Ziva "Poetics of Matter and Spirit", Iton 77 Magazine February 1995
1994 Siman Tov Naomi, "Between White and White, Paintings", Achbar Hai'r Newspaper, December 1994
Tovia Bone Miriam, "The Golden Sands", Catalog of the Exhibition "Between White and White" Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art, December 1994
Dotan Esther, "This month at the Israeli Art Museum", Studio Magazine 11.12.1994
Itzhak Goldberg, "The Legend of the Material", Catalog of the Exhibition "Between White and White", Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art, p. 6-8 December 1994
1992 Ben Shaul Moshe, "Sodom and Art", Maariv 2/23/1992
Aljam Moti, "Painting the Genesis landscape/creation on Mount Sodom 92", the place 2.3.1992
1989 Maor Haim, "Boys, Girls", Al Hamishmar, 14.5.1989
Shimshi Ziona, "A Genealogy of an Artistic Dynasty: Avivit Ballas at the Wrap Art Gallery", Haaretz 5/18/1989
Shapira Sarit "The limit of the Word and the Image of the Body" Iton 77, October 1989
Shaked Shlomit, "Between symbols and art", Maariv 12.5.1989
Publications Abroad
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2018 Shorkend Daniel, "Art review: Avivit Ballas Baranes, Haifa", The Jerusalem Post Magazine December 2018
2017 Sahad Sarah, " On the intertwining of word and image in the works of Avivit Ballas Baranes", The Times of Israel, 24.2.17
2003 Goldberg Itzhak, "Pont – Construction", text for exhibition at the Gallery of the French Institut, Dresden Germany
Weissflog Heinz, "Ohne Grenzen sprechen - Speak witout borders", Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten 24.04.03 Germany
2002 Chemla Veronique, ''Entre deux", Actualite Juive Hebdo n. 782 12.09.2002 France
Nataf Olivier , "Interview with Avivit", Radio R.C.J. 05.08.2002 France
Hamou Jean David, ''Ma tasse d'été'', Interview Radio R.C.J. 19.08.2002 France
Ruzniewsky Myriam "Avivit", L'Arche n. 535 September 2002 France ,
1999 Bougliaud Francoise, "Reflections sur papier, entre blanc et blanc" , Le pays Roannais, 16/7/99, France
1997 Calvo Stephane, "Interview with Avivit Ballas", Radio Shalom 20.02.1997 France
1995 "Fragments de mur ll", illustration, Beaux Arts Magazine November 1995 France
1994 Levine Angela, "File that style", The Jerusalem Post Magazine December 1994
1992 Monkowicki Jacqueline , "Deux israeliennes a Paris" , Tribune Juive October 1992 France
1987 Hadad Abraham, "Ecriture personnelle", text for exhibition at Centre Culturel I. Jefroykin Paris 1.5.1987
Weintrater Meir, "Avivit Ballas", L'Arche n. 471 March 1997 France