Ayelet Carmi, (Hebrew: אילת כרמי, born 21 July 1967) is an Israeli painter and

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artist.

Biography

Carmi was born in 1967 in

Kibbutz A kibbutz ( he, קִבּוּץ / , lit. "gathering, clustering"; plural: kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1909, was Degania. Today, farming h ...

Beit HaShita. She is a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. Her works are characterized by feminine figures in mythological settings, organic hybrids and evocative machinery. Based in traditional painterly technique, her works offer a complex take on the representational style of the Western tradition while opening up to a world of imaginary figments and metamorphoses. Galia Bar Or, the director and curator of The Museum of Art in

Ein Harod Ein Harod ( he, עֵין חֲרוֹד) was a kibbutz in northern Israel near Mount Gilboa. Founded in 1921, it became the center of Mandatory Palestine's kibbutz movement, hosting the headquarters of the largest kibbutz organisation, HaKibbutz H ...

, considers Carmi as: “the inventor of a new genre of painting all her own. Cleverly escaping the entrapments of traditional painting, her work engages in a deep and thoughtful dialogue with relational depth patterns, its highly sensitized nervous system producing art that is nuanced, lightweight and fragmentary. ��Boundless and deeply personal, Carmi's version of he myth of the artistis channeled through the female nudes that dominate her work, women whose brushstrokes continuously recreate a world in painting – recreating but never appropriating. Essentially open-ended, her works come together and unravel as they echo a painterly realm suffused with architecture, politics, rites, theatrical sets, imagery and identities." Carmi's pieces in two-dimensional media often consist of "an overlay of thin, see-through papers ..It appears as though they are sculptures forced into two dimensions, as if trying to break the limits of their own form."A Visual Cyborg Manifesto
by Dr. Alon, Ktzia, Erav Rav Magazine, 2010 (Hebrew) Recently, she has been developing new work in

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and

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in collaboration with artist Meirav Heiman. Carmi holds teaching positions at the

Holon Institute of Technology Holon Institute of Technology (HIT, he, מכון טכנולוגי חולון), is a public college in Holon, Israel. The institution focuses on science & technology, and design & visual art, and offers diverse programs that enhance the interdisc ...

(HIT),

HaMidrasha – Faculty of the Arts HaMidrasha – Faculty of the Arts (also known as "HaMidrasha Le'Omanut", "HaMidrasha Art School" or just "HaMidrasha") is an Israeli art and art-education school. Established in 1946 as an independent institution, it now is one of three facult ...

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and The Tel Aviv Museum's Meyerhoff Art Education Center.

Exhibitions

Carmi has had solo exhibitions at the Museum of Art Ein Harod, The

Haifa Museum of Art The Haifa Museum of Art ( he, מוזיאון חיפה לאמנות, ar, متحف حيفا للفنون), established in 1951, is located in a historic building built in the 1930s in Wadi Nisnas, downtown Haifa. Ranking as Israel's third largest a ...

, The Kibbutz Gallery in Tel Aviv and the

Jerusalem Artists House Jerusalem Artists House is an Israeli art gallery and exhibition space in Jerusalem, Israel that housed the Bezalel Art School, established in 1906. The historic 19th century building, in Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood, was the home of Boris S ...

, among other venues in Israel. She participated in group exhibitions locally and internationally, showing her work at The

Tel Aviv Museum of Art Tel Aviv Museum of Art ( he, מוזיאון תל אביב לאמנות ''Muzeon Tel Aviv Leomanut'') is an art museum in Tel Aviv, Israel. The museum is dedicated to the preservation and display of modern and contemporary art from Israel and aroun ...

, The Museum of Israeli Art in

Ramat Gan Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv and part of the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to one of the world's major diamond exchanges, and many ...

, The

Janco Dada Museum The Janco Dada Museum is located in Ein Hod, Israel. It is a museum that exhibits the work of Marcel Janco as well as art from the Dada movement and contemporary art too. The museum was established in 1983, by a group of Marcel Janco's friends, wi ...

Ein Hod Ein Hod ( he, עֵין הוֹד) is a village in Haifa District in northern Israel. Located at the foot of Mount Carmel and southeast of Haifa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council and has the status of community set ...

, the Alexander Ochs Gallery in

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and more.

Awards

2017

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award
2017 Support from Asylum Arts, NY, “Israel Trail” project with Meirav Heiman
2017 Support from Artis, Project Grant “Israel Trail” project with Meirav Heiman
2016

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Culture Council's Grant for the “Israel Trail Production", in the field of New Work of new media, project with Meirav Heiman
2015 Support from the Rabinowitz fund for “Eclipse”, Joint video project with Meirav Heiman
2010

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Prize
2003 Honorable mention, First Portrait project, Israel National Lottery Council for the Arts

Selected solo exhibitions

2018 The Israel Trail: Procession, (with Meirav Heiman),

Petah Tikva Museum of Art The Petah Tikva Museum of Art is an art museum in Arlozorov Street, Petah Tikva, Israel. History The museum is part of Petah Tikva's Museum Complex. Most of the art at the museum (roughly 3188 items) is art in memory and perpetuation of other ...

, Israel, Villa Tamaris, France
2018 Sphere, (with Meirav Heiman), Neve Schechter gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2016 Icosahedron, (with Meirav Heiman),

, Israel
2015 From Andy Warhol to Contemporary Art: Culture, Color, Body,

, Israel
2013 A Person Worries, Museum of Art, Ein Harod, Israel
2010 Two Thousand Feet, Gallery 39, Tel Aviv
2010 Schatten der Flügel, Liberale Jüdische Gemeinde, Hannover, Germany
2008 Alexantropia, Gallery 39, Tel Aviv
2004 Siamese Twins, Museum of Art Ein Harod, Israel
2003 Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming, The Kibbutz Gallery, Tel Aviv
2000 My Last Travels in the Continent, The Kibbutz Gallery, Tel Aviv
1996 The Jerusalem Artists House
1996 Paintings, The Kibbutz Gallery, Tel Aviv

Selected group exhibitions

2018 Flower Power, group show, Galerie circle1, Barlin, Germany
2016 Looking into Blindness, Between Synapses,

, Jerusalem, Israel
2016 Guides, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Department of the Arts, Israel
2015 Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Joint project with Meirav Haiman, festival for expanded media, Stuttgart, Germany
2015 Local Pulse 2, Joint project with Meirav Haiman, Artists house, Tel Aviv, Israel
2015 Tomorrow is here, Joint project with Merav Heiman at the Futuristic night at

, Tel Aviv, Israel
2014 Far and Beyond, The Mansion House, Tel Aviv
2013 To Leave a Mark, as part of "Traces V: The 5th Biennale for Drawing in Israel," Jerusalem Print Workshop, Israel
2012 The Cheerful Mummy, Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan, Israel
2011 2010 Winners: the Israeli Ministry of Education and Culture Prizes for Art and Design,

Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art The Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art is an art museum that displays Israeli art, located on Abba Hillel Street of Ramat Gan, Israel. The museum was opened on 4 April 1987. History The building was built in the 1930s with the initial purpose of s ...

, Ramat Gan, Israel
2010 More than Canvas,

, Israel
2009 Something in the White, Culture and Art Center, Nazareth, Israel
2008 Resident Artists Show, The Artists' Residence, Herzliya, Israel
2007 The Beauty of the Void, Gallery 39, Tel Aviv, Israel
2005 On the Banks of the Yarkon: The Yarkon River in Israeli Art, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel
2000 Magician, Wizard, and Artist Meet, The New Artists’ Quarter Gallery, Kiryat Tivon, Israel
1994 Separate Worlds,

, Tel Aviv, Israel

Gallery

File:CarmiScientistWall.JPG, "Scientist Wall 2", from the exhibition "Two Thousand Feet", oil on Meiller paper, 70x143 cm, 2010 File:CarmiAlexantropiaDetail.JPG, "Alexantropia", installation view, Gallery 39, Tel Aviv, 2008 (detail) File:CarmiTheJoker.jpg, "The Joker", oil on plastic, 2008 File:CarmiScales.jpg, "Scales and Measures", from the project "Beita 1", Berlin, oil on Meiller paper, 170x300 cm, 2010 File:CarmiStreetRealm.jpg, "Street Realm", mural at The Artists Residence, Herzliya, Israel, 2007 (detail) File:CarmiPersonWorries.jpg, "A Person Worries", installation view, Museum of Art, Ein Harod, Israel, 2013 File:Carmi2000Feet.JPG, "Two Thousand Feet", oil on Meiller paper, 70x100 cm, 2010 File:CarmiUntitled.jpg, "Untitled", oil on plastic, 2010 File:CarmiScience.jpg, "Science of Writing the Land", mural at The Artplus Hotel, Tel Aviv, 2008 (detail) File:CarmiUntitled01.JPG, "Untitled", oil on wood, 55x55 cm, 2007

References

External links

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Ayelet Carmi on The ArtLabExhibition review
at

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