About Me
My name is Sasha Serber, I am a sculpture and lecturer in Academic Institutes in Israel – Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem, and Shenkar School of Engineering, Design, and Art in Ramat Gan.
I have exhibited in museums in Israel and abroad, with a long career from 1992 to date. I have been awarded prizes by the Ministry of Culture (in 2010 and 2014), and Mifal HaPais (Israel’s national lottery). I have artworks in the collection of the Israel Museum, and the Israeli Knesset (the national legislature), and urban sculptures exhibited in a permanent exhibition in Ein Harod Museum and at Hashofet Square in Tel Aviv, and a sculpture in a permanent exhibition at the Tel Aviv courthouse. I have sculptures at the University of Haifa, and at Ruppin Academic Center.
Since 2012 I am represented by the Gordon Gallery 2 in Tel Aviv, Israel: https://www.gordongallery.co.il/
About My Work
My work explores the boundary between sculpture installation and realistic sculpture, as well as imitating different materials and different surfaces. I work in classic methods of sculpting such as carving and engraving but use contemporary materials like polystyrene and plastic. My sculptural installations are large scale and created in a variety of techniques. A prominent element is the fakeness and the illusion of the material. In my video works, I expose the sculptural actions I use for the installation and sculptural works, integrating them with the narrative of the video. The materials I work with are not durable, for example- Styrofoam, wax, plaster and acrylic paint. These are consumable materials that are usually used for modeling or in the process of sculpting. The choice of materials stands in contrast to the theme of the works which is reconstructing and simulating forgotten or fantastic sites. For example, the use of Styrofoam to depict burnt wood or environments after a fire, allows me to raise questions of aesthetics. Two more installations of mine exhibit an old cemetery and an archaeological museum or site. The works are also made from Styrofoam simulating ancient stone. These sites, which are in part imaginary and part reconstructions of my childhood memories, show the decorative and aesthetic elements and the illusion I create in my works.
In my more recent works, I relate to traditional realistic imagery, integrating the imagery with visual characteristics of the traditional classic European art, sculpting pop and cult icons such as Pinocchio and Batman.
CV - Bio
Education
1988-1992 Repin Art College, Kishinev, B.A. in Fine Art and Education
Solo Exhibition | ||
2023 | “Home”, Gordon Gallery, Curator: Amon Yariv “Gone, Be Right Back”, Beit HaMash’evot Gallery, Curator: Hagai Ulrich | |
2021 | “Jean D’Arc”, Minshar Gallery of Art, Curator: Gili Siton “New Sculptures”, Gordon Gallery Garden, Curator: Amon Yariv | |
2020 | “The Questioner of the Sphinx “, Art Gallery at the Memorial Center Tivon, curator: Michal Shachnai Yacobi | |
2017 | Pyromania Vs. Pyrophobia, Sasha Serber & Tavor Shefa, The Red House, Tel Aviv. | |
2016 | ‘Pinocchio’, Gordon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Amon Yariv. | |
2013 | ‘Antiquities Collection’, Gordon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Amon Yariv | |
2011 | ‘Laborious Object’ Heder Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Neta Gal Azmon ‘Here Lies’, Minshar Gallery, Tel Aviv | |
2010 | ‘Farm in achva’, Dresdner gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel ‘The farm’, gallery on the cliff, Netanya, curator: Monica lavi , Israel | |
2009 | ‘After math’, harbes+partner gallery, Vienna | |
2008 | ‘Nicht Fin Unzara’, Tavi Drezdner Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel | |
2006 | ‘A Very Nice Fire’, Ha’Kibutz Israeli Art Gallery, Curator: Yaniv Shapira, , Israel | |
2004 | ‘Kiryat Ha’Omanim’ Gallery, Tivon, Israel | |
2003 | Kibbutz Rosh Ha’Nikra Gallery, Israel | |
Group Exhibitions | ||
2023 | “What Is the Measure of Man?”, the Tel Aviv Biennale of Crafts and Design, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv | |
2022 | “XXXVIII International medal art and small sculpture symposium”, Alka Museum, Telšiai Lithuania. | |
2021 | “Watch My Back”, XV International Graphic Art Biennial Dry Point Uzice 2021 | |
“Venus”, Gordon Gallery Garden, Curator: Amon Yariv | ||
2020 | “Hand and Foot”, permanent exhibition at the entrance to Mishkan Museum of Art, Ein Harod, Head Curator: Yaniv Shapira | |
2019 | “Sculptures Garden”, Gordon Gallery, Curator: Amon Yariv | |
“Notes”, Rubin Museum in Tel Aviv for the benefit of the Keshet Eilon Music Center, Community Project | ||
“Hybrids- Composite Materials”, Hansen House, Jerusalem, Curator: Eran Ehrlich “First Person Singular – Masculinities in Israeli Art”, Ashdod Museum of Art, Curators: Yuval Beaton and Roni Cohen-Binyamini. “Non-Non Fiction”, Emunah College Gallery, Curators: Dvir Shaked and Moran Solimirsky Noam “Cartonnage”, Kupferman Collection, Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta’ot, Curator: Tali Tamir | ||
2018 | Eiyna – Israeli Contemporary Art, Artvera’s Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland | |
“On Guard”, Beit Hansen, Jerusalem | ||
2017 | “Citizens”, Petah Tikva Museum, Curator: Neta Gal-Azmon | |
“Euphoria”, Ein Harod Museum, Curator: Yaniv Shapira | ||
2016 | ‘Things to come’. Curator: Doreet Levite. Petach-Tikva Museum of Art, Israel | |
2015 | ‘And the Winners Are’, The Ministry of Culture and Sport Prizes in Art and Design, Curators: Noa Rosenberg and Maya Vinitsky Tel Aviv museum, Israel. | |
2014 | Nord-Art International Art Exhibition, Kunstwerk Carlshutte, Germany ‘hot-cold-liquid-solid’,Haifa Museum of Art, Curator: Adi Shelach ‘Partners’, Chelouche Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Tal Amitai Lavi ‘Defective Nature’, Vitzo Haifa Academic Centre Gallery, Curator: Anat Gatenio. | |
2013 | ‘Queerly Unframed’, Video Festival, Berlin ‘The World and its Things in the Middle of Their Intimacy’ Friedman Gallery,NY ‘Drawing Camp’ #6, Ramla Contemporary Art Station, Curator: David Wakstein ‘ArTrick’, Israel Museum, Curator: Daniela Shalev ‘Ali Be’er’, Be’er Sheva University. | |
2012 | ‘8kube’, Tel Aviv Museum, Curator: Nili Goren ‘Summer Exhibition’, Gordon Galley, Tel Aviv | |
2011 | ‘Schooling’, Bat Yam Museum, Curators: Tali Tamir, Meir Tati International graphic art biennial, dry point, City Gallery of Uzice, Director: Zoran Cvetic, Uzice, Serbia. ‘Creativity encouragement award winners exhibition’, Ramat Gan Museum of Contemporary Art, Curator: Meir Aharonson, Ramat Gan, Israel ‘Two Years After’, Ramat Gan Museum of Contemporary Art, Curator: Yehudit Matzkel, Ramatt Gan, Israel ‘Harbour’ Rishon Le’Zion city gallery, Curator: Yehudit Matzkel, Rishon Le’Zion, Israel ‘I am a Rumanian’ Be’er Sheva University Gallery, Curator: Haim Maor, Be’er Sheva, Israel Winter exhibition 2010-2011, Gotesman engraving center, Cabri | |
2010 | ‘Video Zone V’ – opening event, the fifth Biennale for video-art in Israel ‘Restart’, Tavi gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel ‘Survival’, Tavi-Dresdner gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel ‘Other Ego’, curator: Dr. Guy Morag Zepelewitz, Kalisher gallery for contemporary art, Tel-Aviv, Israel ‘The first boulevard’, architecture & art exhibition in collaboration with the Tel-Aviv university, curator: Liron Koren, gallery in the boulevard, Tel-Aviv, Israel ‘After math’, Nicelle Beauchene gallery, New-York | |
2009 | ‘drought tale’, curator: Irit Carmon Popper, The farm gallery, Holon, Israel ‘Paint me a hero’, curator: Carmit Blumenzon. Gallery 10 – gallery for Israel art, Beit Michal, Rehovot, Israel ‘In Drawers’, Curator: Dr. Guy Morag Zepelewitz. Kalisher Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel ‘Tova Osman Gallery – 30 years’, Beit Ha’Omanim, Tel-Aviv, Israel ‘Ecosphere Festival’, Curator: Dana Tagar Heler, Ein-Hod. , Israel ‘The roaring stuffed animal’, Curator: Yuval Kedar, Beit Shturman, Ein Harod, Israel | |
2008 | ‘Compassion and Rage – Images’, Curator: Ronit Yedaya, Minshar Gallery, Tel-Aviv , Israel ‘Post Pop’, Curator: Yuval Caspi, Comics Museum, Holon , Israel ‘Goddesses and Gladiators’, Curator: Maayan Sheleff, The Old City Caesarea Gallery, Israel ‘Signs of Life: Animating’, Curator: Mira Lapidot. Ticho House, The Israel museum, Jerusalem, Israel ‘Blind Spot’, Curators: Carmella Jacoby Volk, Einat Manoff. Petach-Tikva Museum of Art, Israel ‘Dust, Combustion, Gas’ Minshar Gallery of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel | |
2007 | ‘Well Done’, Ramat Gan museum of Contemporary Art, Ramat Gan, Israel ‘Force 17’, Ramle City Gallery, Ramle, Israel ‘Passion’, Ha’Oman 17, Tel Aviv, Israel ‘Sweet 16’, Bat- Yam, Museum of Art, Bat- Yam , Israel ‘7 sculptures, Tavi Dresner Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel | |
2006 | ‘IDF’, City Gallery, Ramla, Israel ‘Shamur Le’bikoret’ (Saved for Revision), City Gallery, Ramle, Israel | |
2004 | 4th International Biennial of Contemporary Medals, F.E.D.E.M, Seixal, Portugal | |
2001 | 3rd International Biennial of Contemporary Medals, F.E.D.E.M, Seixal, Portugal 2001 2nd International Biennial of Contemporary Medals, F.E.D.E.M, Seixal, Portugal | |
1992 | Kishinev city gallery, Young Artists exhibition | |
Public Projects
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2023 | Restoration and installation of multiple sculptures from Discount Bank collection. Production of multiple sculptures for Tel Aviv Municipality. | |
2021 | Restoration of Gideon Gechtman’s “Vase” sculpture at Castel Sqr. | |
2019 | Fabricating a project for the designer Neil Nenner for the Holon Museum – “State of Extreme” exhibition. “Partitions” project, at the Industrial Design Department in Shenkar. Restoration of Eran Shakine’s sculpture Aqueduct, Rothschild Blvd. Restoration of Drora Domini’s “Arlozorov Memorial”, Tel Aviv Marina. | |
“Hand and Foot”, Judge Haim Cohen Circle, Ramat Aviv – Ongoing. | ||
2017 | Warrior Drawing, wallpaper, Nahat Café, Tel Aviv. | |
2016 | “Catwoman”, STORY, Sarona, Tel Aviv. | |
2015 | “Pinocchio Punished”, Tel Aviv Court House. | |
2011 | “Portrait of Levi Eshkol”, Haifa University. | |
2004 | “Portrait of Dr. Arthur Ruppin”, Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer. | |
Art fairs
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2022 | 1000 Meters, Tel Aviv Municipality, Neve Shaanan fair | |
2021 | 1000 Meters, Tel Aviv Municipality, Neve Shaanan fair | |
2019 | “Hotel Utopia”, Fresh Paint Fair, Tel Aviv, Curator: Dana Gillerman | |
2016 | Art Stage Singapore | |
2013 | ‘Fresh Paint #6’ Tel Aviv, Special Projects | |
2010 | ‘The armory show’, New York ’17th SOFA Chicago’, Chicago | |
2009 | VOLTA5, Basel | |
Conferences, Guest Lectures, Continued Education
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XXXVIII International medal art and small sculpture symposium in Telšiai |
Colloquium on Robotic Stone Sculpting, 2019 |
16th Annual MEITAL conference on Teaching and Learning Technologies Accelerating Higher Education: Trends and Developments, Hebrew University Jerusalem, 2018 |
Innovation conference, Hensen House, Jerusalem, 2018 |
“Escape – Thoughts of Escape” conference, Bezalel, Jerusalem, 2017 |
Department colloquium, Bezalel, Jerusalem, 2017 |
Guest lecturer at the ERASMUS program in EKA Estonia, 2016 |
Menofim conference, contemporary art festival in Jerusalem, 2016 |
14th Annual MEITAL conference, Posters, Bar Ilan University |
“Local” second seat, a seminar in memory of Moshe Shek, the Department of Ceramic Design in Bezalel, 2015 |
Teaching |
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2009 – 2023 | Bezalel – Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel – Sculpture Lectures & workshop |
2008 – 2023 | Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art, Ramat-Gan, Israel – Sculpture Lectures & workshop |
2009 – 2011 | Minshar Art School, Tel-Aviv, Israel – Sculpture Lectures & workshop |
2003, 2009 | Haifa University, Israel – Sculpture & etching Lectures |
2005 – 2006 | Oranim Academic College, Israel |
2003 – 2006 | Kibbutz Artists Workshop, Israel |
2004 | ‘Ha’midrasha’ School of Art, Beit-berl College, Israel |
1999 – 2003 | Basis School of Sculpture, Israel |
Collections
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Pinocchio, 2005, Artvision Forum, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel |
Apostle, 2010, the Knesset – the Israel parliament, Jerusalem, Israel |
Awards
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2023 | Teaching VR sculpting through the ERASMUS program in Estonia. |
2021 | Participated in the ERASMUS+ program in Lithuania |
2019 | Won an award for excellence in education and making a unique contribution to the development of teaching in Bezalel. |
2016 | Participated in the ERASMUS program in Estonia |
2016 | Mifal HaPayis – scholarship to fund the project for the exhibition “Things to come” at Petach-Tikva Museum of Art, Israel |
2014 | Minister of Education and Culture Prize in the field of plastic arts |
2012 | Shenkar College prize for excellence in teaching |
2011 | Pollock- Karsner Foundation, Creativity Encouragement Scholarship |
2011 | Rabinovitz Foundation – scholarship for the exhibition ‘Here Lies’ |
2010 | ‘Creativity encouragement award’, Ministry of Culture, Israel |
2010 | Rabinovitz Foundation – scholarship for the project ‘ruined jaffa house’s front’, installation. |
2009 | Mifal Ha’pais – scholarship for the project ‘Leachar micen’, installation. |
2009 | The Center For Contemporary Art – The Fund for Video-Art and Experimental Cinema in Israel with the support of the Israeli Film Council. |
2002 | International Biennial of Contemporary Medals, Seixal, Portugal |