Erez Uzan

Erez Uzan

Erez Uzan (b.1988) was born in Nitzanei Oz, an agricultural moshav in the eastern part of Israel.
He graduated with honors from the Hamidrasha Beit-Berl Faculty of the Arts In 2016.
Uzan creates works in an array of materials while focusing on painting and sculpture. The ideas for his pieces originated from his natural environment, from family and social events. The materials Uzan uses in his sculptures are mostly found objects that he collects while prowling the moshav.
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Awards:
2020 – Gamma young artist competition young artist of the year
2016 – Scholarship for Excellence theoretical field, Hamidrasha School of Art
2016 – Shlomo vitkin Scholarship for Excellence, Hamidrasha School of Art
2016 – Sharet scholarship, America Israel Cultural Foundation
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Solo exhibition:
2019 – New Resident, curated by Atar Geva, kibutz gan shmuel gallery
2017 – Two Air Direction, curated by Boaz Arad, Hyarkon 19 gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel .
2016 – Final Exhibition, curated by Doron Rabina and Rami Maymon, Hamidrasha faculty of art, Beit Berl, Israel.