Irit Abba

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)