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Merav Shinn Ben-Alon

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Merav Shinn Ben-Alon
Born1965
Israel
NationalityIsraeli

Merav Shinn Ben-Alon (1965) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Tel Aviv. Her work has included work based on clothing.

Biography

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Merav Shinn Ben-Alon is a multidisciplinary artist based in Tel Aviv.[1] She holds a master's degree with honors from the Interdisciplinary Program in the Arts, Tel Aviv University, studied at the New York Studio School, NYC[2] and earned her bachelor's degree with honors from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. She was a two-time recipient of the 'Artistic Encouragement Award' from the Israeli Ministry of Culture, won the America–Israel Cultural Foundation Prize and received an excellence award twice during her graduate studies.[citation needed]

In 2001 she developed work based on T shirts and uniforms called "Stitches".[3]

Her works were presented, inter alia :Mark Rothko Art Centre (Daugavpils Latvia) Watari Museum of Contemporary Art (Tokyo) Museum of Art (Tel Aviv) Museum of Art (Haifa) Museum of Art (Petach –Tikva) The Israel Museum (Jerusalem) and at further art institutions such as Hakibbutz Art Gallery (Tel Aviv) and Zenit Gallery (Copenhagen)[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ artistsstudiostlv.org.il http://artistsstudiostlv.org.il/english/. Retrieved 29 December 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "CV - Merav Shinn Ben-Alon". Sklar Levy Gallery. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ Novis, Carol (27 July 2001). "In Stitches" (PDF). Jerusalem Post. p. 12. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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