About Irit Abba

Studies
1997-2000 - "Walldorf Education" at the David Yellin College, Jerusalem.
1971-1975 - Ceramic Department, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem.

Teaching
1984-to now - Teaches at the Ceramic Department at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem
2000-2001 - Teaches at the Walldorf Junior High School, Jerusalem.
1979-1987 - Teaches at the Ceramic Department at the Visual Art Center, Beer Sheba Israel.
1976 to now - Teaches open classes in pottery at her studio, Jerusalem .

prizes
2009 - The Andrea M. Bronfman Prize for Contemporary Crafts

One-person exhibition
2009 - "Wheel. Period", Tel Aviv Museum of Art. (Opening: Wednesday, 8 July 2009 at 8 p.m.) (catalogue)
2004 - "The Gallery", Shoeva
2001 - “Porcelain – Small Pot”. Periscope, Contemporary Design Gallery, Tel Aviv.

Selected exhibitions
2005 - "Collect", V&A, London
2004 - "SOFA 2004", Chicago
2003 - "20x20x13", The Gallery, Shoeva.
2002 - “The Second Biennale for Israeli Ceramics”,. Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.
2001 - “Vase Movement", Holon, Israel
2000 - “Clay 2000”, The Israeli Biennale for Ceramics. Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv. 1999 - “Potters Set a Table", The Aaron Kahana House, Ramat Gan (catalogue) 1999 - “14 together, Pottery and Ceramic Sculpture" Cultural center, Rishon le Zion.
1998 - “Ways in Clay", Five decades of ceramic in Israel. The Aaron Cahana House, Ramat Gan
1992 - “Early and contemporary ceramics” Haifa University (catalogue)
1989 - “Bezalel Graduates”, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (catalogue) 1989 - “Ceramics from Israel”, Kassel, Germany (catalogue)
1985 - “Pottery" , The Municipal Gallery, Jerusalem.
1975 - “Bezalel 70 +”. The Helena Rubinstein Pavilion, Tel Aviv (catalogue)