Visual Arts

About Yaara Oren

Born 1982, Israel

Education
2009: B.A. “Hamidrasha School of Arts”, Beit Berl, Israel

Solo Exhibitions
2016: “Garden Wall”, Rosenbach Contemporary Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel.

2014: “Exotica Park”, Kibutz Rosh Ha’nikra Gallery, Rosh Ha’nikra, Israel.
Curators: Yuri Katz & Asia Dublin

2013: “Carnival Dream Cruise”, Ha’Agaf Gallery, Haifa, Israel.

2011: “Pudding”, Hanina Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curator: Tsuki Garbian

Dual Exhibitions
2012: “Practice” -Yaara Oren & Alma Shneor, Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curator: Dina Yakerson

2012: “Four Generations: Ruth Schloss & Yaara Oren”, Tiroche Gallery, Herzliya, Israel.
Curator: Einav Ziv.

Selected Group Exhibitions
2016: “What’s to paintful to remember we simply choose to forget”, Artists Residence Herzliya, Herzliya, Israel.
Curator: Ran Kasmy Ilan

2016: “Open Sketchbooks No.2”, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya, Israel.
Curator: Orly Maiberg

2016: “To be is to separate”, Hanina Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curator: Reuma Chayot

2015: “Modernism”, Rosenbach contemporary, Jerusalem, Israel.
Curator: Nogah Davidson

2015: “Painting Salon”, Ha’Kubiya Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel.
Curator: Dan Orimian & Ella Cohen Vansover

2014: “They paint flowers”, Jaffa Art Salon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curator: Amit Cabessa

2014: “Selfie”, Ramleh contemporary art station, Ramleh, Israel.
Curator: Liav Mizrahy

2014: “BENEFIT”, Stephen S. Wise Temple in partnership with Paddle 8, Los Angles, USA.
Curator: Sharon Zoldan

2010-2013: “Regeneration 2 – Tomorrow Photographers Today”: world-wide traveling exhibition.
Curators: Nathalie Hercshdorfer & William Erwing.
Venues:
ROSPHOTO, Saint Petersburg, Russia // Devos Art Museum, Marquette, Michigan, USA // Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA // Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, Florida, USA // Landkrona Museum, Landkrona, Sweden // Aperture Foundation, New York, USA // Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest, Hungary // Galerie Azzedine Alaia, Paris, France // Caochangdi Photo Spring Festival,Pekina, China // Recontres International de la Photo de Fes, Fes, Morocco // Musee de I’Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland// Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, France// Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa// Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, china// Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milan, Italy// Centre Gallery, Miami Dade College, Miami, USA// Flash Forward Festival, Toronto, Canada// Fotoweek DC, Washington, USA.

2013: “Go Figure”, Ha’Agaf Gallery, Haifa, Israel.
Curator: Yaara Oren.

2012: “Random”, BAAD Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curator: Random

2012: “Metushelah”, Galon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curator: Avi Schneebaum.

2012: “BAAD Influence”, BAAD Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curator: Johnatan Twitto.

2012: “Terra Nova”, The City Gallery, Bat Yam, Israel.
Curator: Sharon Toval.

2012: “Mishloah Manot”, Indie Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curators: Gali Faber & Yael Ravid.

2011: “Musical Chairs”, Diagilev, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curator: Ortal Mor.

2011: “Defamiliarization”, The Container, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curators: Hadas Avtalyon and Davy barel.

2011: “Rough Material”, Minshar College, Tel Aviv, Israel.

2011: “Facing Forward”, Forward Thinking Museum,
Curators: Nathalie Hercshdorfer.

2010: “The First Decade”, Mofet Institute, Tell Aviv, Israel.
Curators: Yuval Caspy and Dina Shenhav.

2009: “Mesilat Yesharim”, Street Exhibition, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Curator: Noam Venkart.

2009: Graduation Exhibition, “Hamidrasha” School of Arts, Beit Berl, Israel.
Curators: Angella Klein and Talia Keynan.

2009: “Photography and Desire”, Tel-Hay Photography museum, Tel-Hay, Israel.

2009: “Secret Art 4”, Mani House, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Curators: Doron Pollek and Estie Drory

Selected Art Events
2015: “Art Book Fair”, Artport, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curators: Vardit Gross & Karmit Galili.

2015: “Open Sketchbooks”, Fresh Paint Family # 1, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curator: Orly Maiberg.

2015: “Down”, Downtown Art Events, Haifa Film Festival, Haifa, Israel.

2014: “Menofim” Art Festival, Jerusalem, Israel.
Curator: Dina Yakerson.

2014: “Book Art Weekend”, Art Plus Hotel, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curator: Dina Yakerson.

2013: “Testing Tules”, Art Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curator: Carmit Blumensohn.

2012: “Fresh Paint 5” art fair, Artists’ Greenhouse, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Curators: Matan Daube & Yifaat Gurion.

Publications
2015: “Harama” Magazine, issue # 9, Trash.
2015: “Primadona” Magazine, issue # 1, interview by Shahar Sarig.
2014: “&” Magazine, # 1 issue, Supernatural.
2013: “Harama” Magazine, issue # 5, Homework.
2012: “Practice”, Artist Book with Alma Shneor, self published
2012: “Terra Nova”, Exhibition Catalog. Curator: Sharon Toval
2012: “Metushelah”, Exhibition Catalog. Curator: Avi Schneebaum
2011: “Saint Flora”, Artist Book, self published
2010: “Regeneration 2 – Tomorrow photographers today”,
Thames & Hudson Publication, London, England.
Curators: Nathalie Hercshdorfer & William Erwing
2010: “Leumi Art Collection”, Kineret Zmora Bittan Publication,
Curator: Smadar Sheffy

Awards and Scholarships
2015: Artis, Artport & Asylum Arts – Artist Career Development Program
2009: Excellence in Art Scholarship,
Hamidrasha Art School, Beit Berl

Residency
2013: “Hige Res”, Ha’Agaf Gallery, Haifa, Israel.

Collections
Musee de I’Elysee, Lausanne, Switzerland

Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Leumi Collection, Israel

Private collections

Yaara Oren

Visual Arts
Drawing & Painting, Photography

Tel Aviv, Israel

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