HAGIT SHAHAL

Biographical Notes

Born in Tel Aviv

1969-1972 Studied art at the Free Academy, The Hague, Holland

1989-1991 TV illustrator for ABC News

1991-1996 Illustrator for Israeli television Channel 2

1996-2001 Illustrator for the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth

1975-2009 Teaches painting and drawing in various frames

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Selected Solo Exhibitions

2010Dowry. Inspiration, Stern Art Gallery, Tel Aviv,
curator: Nir Harmat (cat)

2009Who's Who, Micky Tiroche Fine Arts, London

2008Israel through Portraits, the National Museum of Slovakia,
Bratislava, curator:Tanya Sternson (cat.)

2008Cartography ; Scale 6.2:1, Art Wall Project on Artists House
Facade, Tel Aviv, curator: Nir Harmat

2006 Seeing Me, Seeing You, Montefiore Art Gallery, Tel Aviv,
curator: Irit Levin (cat.)

2003 French Manicure, Sara Erman Gallery, Tel Aviv

2000 New Works, Sara Erman Gallery, Tel Aviv

1997 Oil Paintings, Neve Tsedek Gallery, Tel Aviv, Talia Rapaport (cat.)

1993 Ornaments, Nelly Aman Gallery, Tel Aviv

1992 Oil Paintings, Arsuf Art Gallery, Rishpon, Text: Gideon Ofrat (cat.)

1988 Drawings, Sara Levi Gallery, Tel Aviv

1987 New Works, Gordon Gallery, Tel Aviv

1985 Paintings, The Artists' House, Jerusalem

1985Paintings, Sara Levi Gallery, Tel Aviv

1984 Portraits, Tatrama Gallery, Tel Aviv

1984Portraits, Galerie Jean-Pierre Lavignes, Paris

1983 New Works, Sara Levi Gallery, Tel Aviv

1975 Works on Paper, Debel Gallery, Jerusalem

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Selected Group Exhibitions

2010Objects of Desire, Stern Art Gallery, Tel Aviv,
curator :Debby Luzia (cat.)

2010Variations on Studio, Dan Art Gallery, Tel Aviv,
curator :Irit Levin (cat.)

2009Small Object-Not a Painting, Shoham Gallery, Tel Aviv,
curator :Hana Shir

2009Every Monday and Thursday, The Etching Workshop,
The Artists' House, Tel Aviv

2008Time Tunnel, Givataim urban gallery of art, Givataim,
curator:Daniel Cahana-Levensohn, Text: Gideon Ofrat (cat.)

2007Viewing The Portrait, Danon Dallery, Tel Aviv,
curators:Dalia Danon, Irit Levin, Text: Nir Harmat

2007 Abie Nathan - man of peace, the art gallery of Yavne,
curator: Roni Reuven (cat.)

2006 Israeli Artists, The National Museum of Jewish Culture in
Bratislava,

2005 Tel Aviv Profile, facade of the Tel Aviv City Hall building,
curators: Kethy Bar and Udi Rosenwein (book)

2005LeHaim, The Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan,
curator: Hana Kofler (book)

2003 Pretense, Sara Erman Gallery, Tel Aviv

2003Flowers, Sara Erman Gallery, Tel Aviv

200355 Laila Nights (Laila Schwartz), Rachel and Israel Pollak Gallery,
The Teachers College of Technology (Kalisher, Tel Aviv (cat.)

2003Regarding Beauty, Stern Gallery, Tel Aviv,
curator: Debi Luzia

1996 Healing the Breach, Yadayim Gallery, Jaffa,
curators: Vered Shomron and Iris Nadel (cat.)

1996Artists – Messengers of Peace, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv,
curator: Doron Polak (cat.)

1994 Dialogue, Bad Kissingen, Germany, curator: Doron Polak
Encounter, Tuyap Exhibition Center, Istanbul, Turkey,
curator: Doron Polak

1991 Identity Card, The Artists' House, Tel Aviv,
curator: Sorin Heller (cat.)

199144 Laila, Frauen Museum, Bonn, Germany

1988 Haifa: Portrait of a City, Haifa Museum of Modern Art,
curator: Ilana Teicher (cat.)

1988Shame, Rega Gallery, Tel Aviv

1984 Black Exhibition, Dizengoff Center, Tel Aviv,
curator: Ziva Ron

1984People, The Artists' House, Tel Aviv

1976 7 Artists, Hakibbutz Gallery, Tel Aviv

1975 Young Artists, 1975, Julie M. Gallery, Tel Aviv,
curator: Amnon Barzel

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Works in Collections

Hagit Shahal's works are found in numerous collections in Israel and abroad, among them:

The Israel Museum collection, Jerusalem

The National Museum of Slovakia, Bratislava

Israel Discount Bank collection

The Joseph Hackmey Collection, Tel Aviv

David Louis collection– Royal Beach Hotel, Eilat

Ran Rahav collection, Savyon

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