Dvir Cohen Kedar
Dvir Cohen Kedar
Dvir Cohen Kedar was born in Israel, 1978, lives and works in Tel-Aviv.
Graduated with honors from the Midrasha School of Arts, Beit Berl College, Israel, 2005, B.Ed in Fine Arts; and graduated from Haifa University, Israel, M.F.A program, 2008.
Co-founder of Alfred – A Cooperative Institute for Arts and Culture.
Exhibited seven solo exhibitions, and in numerous group exhibitions in galleries and museums, including Ashdod Museum of art, Ramat Gan Museum for Israeli Art, Petach Tikva Museum of Art, and Haifa Museum of Art.
His works are in private collections in Israel, Germany, New York, Hong Kong, Bulgaria and Sweden.
Education:
2014-2015 Israel Animation College (IAC) – ZBrush – Digital sculpting course.
2013-2014 Hatahana Studio for figurative Painting and Drawing – Master class.
2006-2008 Haifa University – M.F.A degree.
2001-2005 Hamidrasha School of Fine Arts, Beit Berl college. B.Ed in Fine Arts and Education, graduated with honors.
Solo Exhibitions:
2017 Ship of Fools – Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2014 i love ikooki – Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2012 Endangered Perversities – Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel
2009 Suspended Animation – Contemporary by Golconda, Tel Aviv, Israel
2007 Shirley’s Game – Dollinger Art Project Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2007 Of Monsters and Men – Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2006 Dogs Story – Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2017 Lament for Laocoon , Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2017 Kontinuum, BetonBox, Düsseldorf, Germany
2016 The Unfamilier, The Unusual, And The Uncanny , Gallery 10, Beit Michal, Rehovot, Israel
2016 Clearing, Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2015 Lichtung, BetonBox, Düsseldorf, Germany
2015 Completions, Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2014 Sale’s Exhibition, Meshuna, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2014 The Teachers 2014, Painting Camp no.7, Ramla Station for Contemporary Art, Israel
2013 Albert & The Dots: Reading Rooms – Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2013 Couples Exhibition – Hanina Contemporary Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2012 Outstanding Employees – Petach Tikva Musuem of Art, Petach Tikva, Israel
2012 Ordinary – Shenkar College Art Gallery, Ramat Gan, Israel
2012 Passengers – Hanina Contemporary Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2012 Metuselach – Gal-On Art Place, Tel Aviv, Israel
2012 Not For Sale – Selected works from the art collection of Oded Shatil, Memorial Center Art Gallery, Kiryat Tivon, Israel
2011 Escape – Beit Ha’Omanim, Tel Aviv, Israel
2010 The First Decade – Sponsored by “Hamidrasha” School of Fine Arts, Beit Berl college, Machon Mofet, Tel Aviv, Israel
2010 Alfred & Co. 2 – Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2010 Fresh Paint 3 – Contemporary by Golconda, Tel Aviv, Israel
2010 Golconda Exchange 3 – Contemporary by Golconda, Tel Aviv, Israel
2009 Alfred & Co. – Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2009 A Hard Day’s Night – Contemporary by Golconda, Tel Aviv, Israel
2009 Golconda Exchange 2 – Contemporary by Golconda, Tel Aviv, Israel
2009 Business Card – Contemporary by Golconda, Tel Aviv, Israel
2008 Concentrate – Hanina Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2008 Broken Telephone – Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2008 RE: – MFA Graduate Exhibition, Haifa University, Israel
2008 Moby Hosting – Collectives projects show, The Bat Yam Museum for Contemporary Art, Bat-Yam, Israel
2007 Violent Memories – For the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, The Art Gallery of Beit Yad Lebanim, Ramat Hasharon, Israel
2007 Alfred Darom – Kaye College, Be’er Sheva, Israel
2007 Danny’s House – Sponsored by “Hamidrasha” School of Fine Arts, Beit Berl College, Israel
2006 You Are Here – Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2006 Artik 8 – America Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship Receivers, Tel Aviv University Gallery, Israel
2005 Intro – Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2005 Artik 7 – America Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship Receivers, Ramat Gan Museum of Fine Arts, Israel
Awards and Scholarships:
2014 Artist Grant – Rabinovich Foundation, Tel Aviv.
2008-2010 Artist-Teacher Scholarship – Israel Ministry of Culture, Science & Sport.
2007-2008 Excellence Scholarship – M.F.A. – The Board For Higher Education, Haifa University.
2004-2005 America Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship for Fine Arts.
2003-2004 Excellence Scholarship – B.Ed. – “Hamidrasha” School of Fine Arts, Beit Berl College.
