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
1975-2008 Teaches painting and drawing in various frames

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Selected Solo Exhibitions

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
2000 New Works, Sara Erman Gallery, Tel Aviv
1997 Oil Paintings, Neve Tsedek Gallery, Tel Aviv, Talia Rapaport (cat.)
1993 Nelly Aman Gallery, Tel Aviv
1992 Oil Paintings, Arsuf Art Gallery, Rishpon, Text: Gideon Ofrat (cat.)
1988 Drawings, Sara Levi Gallery, Tel Aviv
1987 Gordon Gallery, Tel Aviv
1985 Paintings, The Artists' House, Jerusalem
Paintings, Sara Levi Gallery, Tel Aviv
1984 Portraits, Tatrama Gallery, Tel Aviv
Galerie Jean-Pierre Lavignes, Paris
1983 Sara Levi Gallery, Tel Aviv
1975 Works on Paper, Debel Gallery, Jerusalem

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Selected Group Exhibitions

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.)
Identity - Mask, Gebo Gallery, Tel Aviv, curator: Nurith Tene
(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)
LeHaim, The Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan,
curator: Hana Kofler (book)
2003 Pretense, Sara Erman Gallery, Tel Aviv
Flowers, Sara Erman Gallery, Tel Aviv
55 Laila Nights (Laila Schwartz), Rachel and Israel Pollak Gallery,
The Teachers College of Technology (Kalisher, Tel Aviv (cat.)
Regarding Beauty, Stern Gallery, Tel Aviv,
curator: Debi Luzia
1996 Healing the Breach, Yadayim Gallery, Jaffa,
curators: Vered Shomron and Iris Nadel (cat.)
Artists – 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.)
44 Laila, Frauen Museum, Bonn, Germany
1988 Haifa: Portrait of a City, Haifa Museum of Modern Art,
curator: Ilana Teicher (cat.)
Shame, Rega Gallery, Tel Aviv
1984 Black Exhibition, Dizengoff Center, Tel Aviv,
curator: Ziva Ron
People, 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
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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