Michael Liani

Michael Liani

Born in Migdal Haemek, Israel 1987. Lives and work in Tel Aviv
Education
2016 –MFA, Bezalel academy of art and design, Jerusalem
2015 – Graduated with Dean’s honors, BA in Humanities and Social Sciences, The Open University, Tel Aviv
2014 – Graduated with honors, Art and Photography, Minshar school of Arts, Tel-Aviv
Work experience
2019 – Lecturer in photography, Minshar school of Arts, Tel-Aviv
2017-2019 – Art consultant, Teder art fairs, Tel- Aviv
2017-2019 – Lecturer in photography and art, elementary schools, Tel-Aviv
Awards
2019 – Doc Aviv , Next! award for innovative project
2018 – Award for a young artist, The Ministry of Culture and sport
2017 – International Fine Art Photography Competition, PAC, Carrousel Du Louvre, Paris
2017 – Best artist award, Li Shui photo festival, Photography museum of Li Shui, China
2016 – Excellency scholarship from Bezalel academy of art and design, MFA
2014 – Excellency scholarship from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation
SOLO Exhibitions
2021 – All Inclusive, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya. Curator: Meital Aviram.
2019 – S’ emek, Afula municipal art gallery , Afula. Curator: Oz Zloof
2018 – “Fantasia” Rosenfeld Gallery, Tel Aviv. Curator: Adi Goldner
2018 – BUSTAN AL HUB, Michael Liani & Yuval Atzili, IDRIS gallery, Tel Aviv. Curators: Barak Rubin, Livia Tagliacozzo
2015 – “HA’CK” Kav 16 Gallery, Tel Aviv. Curator: Ravit Harari
BIENNALE
2018 – MOSCOW International Biennale for young art, national center for contemporary art, Moscow. Curator: Lucrezia Calabro Visconti
2016 – “EYE SPY”- THE NEW WIGHT BIENNIAL 2016, UCLA- department of art, LA. Curators: Sara Malik, Nasim Hantehzadeh
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020- Fountain group exhibition #1 Dissidents, Rothschild 9, Tel Aviv. Curators: Ahal Eden, Guy Assif, Moshe Yamo.
2020- “OFF Bratislava”, Contemporary Photography Festival, Bratislava, Slovakia. Curated by Dusan Kochol.
2020- Winners of Ministry of culture and sport- Art and design awards , Ashdod Art Museum, Ashdod. Curators: Yuval Beaton, Roni Cohen, Dafna Gazit
2020- Emerging Artist #1, C1 gallery, Berlin. Curator: Alona Harpaz
2019- From Non To Most , p8 contemporary art gallery, Tel Aviv. Curator: Etty Swartz
2019- “Spiritualism”, Tel aviv museum, Tel Aviv. Curator: Raz Samira
2019- IRL Investigating Reality , The untitled space, New York. Curator: Indira Cesarine
2018- “HSHUMA”, Artist House, Tel Aviv. Curator: Sharon Toval
2018- Pride at MUZA, “The Legacy Of LGBTQ Community”, ERETZ ISRAEL MUSEUM, Tel Aviv. Curators: Liav Mizrahi
2018 – Malamegi Lab9, 12 selected artist, Venice. Curator: Margherita Jedrzejewska
2018 – Art Rooms Roma, video room, Rome. Curator: Massimo Gianni
2017 – “AFULI’Z”- Local art festival. Afula, Israel. Curators: Oz Zloof
2017 – “Hineni”- Beit Kandinof. Jaffa, Israel. Curators: Galit Azogue, Arianna Fornaciai
2017 – Fresh paint 9, video greenhouse, Tel Aviv, Israel. CCA curatorial team
2016 – “Painting Camp” 120 Israeli Artist, The Negev museum, Beer Sheva, Israel. Curator: David Wakstein
2016 – “ZOOM” Young Israeli Artists, The Israel museum – Ticho House, Jerusalem, Israel. Curators: Ghila Limon and Tal Bechler
2015 – “reGeneration3” itinerant exhibition , Musée de l’Elysée, Geneva, Switzerland and worldwide. Curator: Anne Lacoste
2015 – “Sound Fossils” Binyamin Gallery Tel Aviv, Israel. Curator: Karin Shabtay
2014 – Selected Photography Graduates Exhibition, Tel Hai Museum of Photography, Tel Hai, Israel. Curator: Naama Haikin