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Avner Ben-Gal Biography
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B.A. Honors Fine Art, Bezalel Academy of Art, Jerusalem, Israel
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Mary Fisher award for excellent young artists, Bezalel Art Academy, Jerusalem, Israel
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Biatris S. Koliner award for young artists, Israel Museum of Art
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Minister of Education and Culture award, one year scholarship
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Lives and works in Tel-Aviv
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2009
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Bortolami, NY (solo)
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2009
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Tel-Aviv Museum of Art (Cat.) (solo)
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2009
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Fabio Tiboni Contemporary Art, Bologna (solo)
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2008
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Avner Ben-Gal, Museum Fur Gegenwartskunst, Basel (Cat.) (solo)
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2008
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Avner Ben-Gal, Sadie Coles HQ, London (solo)
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2007
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Sudden Poverty, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Co (Cat.) (solo)
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2007
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Villa Manin Centre for Contemporary Art, Passariano, Codroipo, Italy
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2006
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Infinite Painting – Contemporary Painting and Global Realism, Villa Manin, Centro d’arte contemporanea, Codroipo
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2006
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Dark, Museum Boyman Van Beuningen Rotterdam, Holland
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2006
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“Through the Looking Glass”, Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich
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2006
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Blind Date – Selected Affinities, New Acquisition in the Deutsche Bank Collection, Seligenstadt, Germany
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2006
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Melancholy, Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
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2006
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Avner Ben-Gal, Bortolami Dayan, New York, NY (solo)
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2005
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Cursed By Slaves, Nouvelles Images Gallery, The Hague, Holland (solo)
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2005
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Sadie Coles HQ, London (solo)
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2005
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Hazeret , Givon Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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2005
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A Wonderful View, Vous Etes Ici, Amsterdam
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2005
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The New Hebrews, Martin Gropius-Bau, Berlin
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2004
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Huts, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin
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2004
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Painting 2004, Victoria Miro Gallery, London
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2003
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Guess Who Died, Dvir Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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2003
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Clandestine, Curated by Francesco Bonami, The 50th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
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2002
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Balagan, Experimental Films and Videos, The Coolidge Corner Theatre, Boston, MA
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2002
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Helena, The Helena Rubinstein Pavilion of Art, Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, Tel-Aviv, Israel (solo)
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2001
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'Forceful Drawing' Alon Shegev Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
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2001
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The Eve of Destruction, Tal Esther Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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2000
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Wish List; Curator: Sarit Shapira. Israel Museum of Art, Jerusalem, Israel
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2000
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The Israeli Season; Curators: Sarit Shapira, Moshe Ninio and Marko Rizoleto. Palazzo de Papesse, Seina, Italy
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2000
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Long Lion (Arie Aroch); Curator: Guy Ben-Ner. Pe'er Gallery of Hamidrasha, Tel-Aviv
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2000
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Havana Nagila; Curator: Tami Katz Frieman, Artists studios, Tel Aviv
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2000
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The 33rd Year, artists against the hard hand policy, Curators: Haim Losky, Tamar Geter and Roy Rosen. Bait Haam and Om-El-Pahem gallery, Israel
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1999
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Ladies ang Gentlemen; Curator: Ellen Ginton. Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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1999
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New Army, Marry Fauzi Gallery, Jaffo, Israel
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1999
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The Show, invited performance for a seminar - "electronic music and modernism." Organizers: Yael Bergstein and Etai Amit. Gordon Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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1998
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Curly Drugs, Sadnaot Haomanim Gallery
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1998
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Artists residence Tel-Aviv, Israel
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1998
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The Lesser Light; Curator: Sharit Shapira. Israel Museum of Art, Jerusalem, Israel
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1998
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Art after Rabin, The Jewish Museum, New York, USA
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1998
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Spring at the End of Summer; Curator: Ellen Ginton. Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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1998
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3 Video Programs, Herzelia Museum of Contemporary Art
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1998
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Ministry of Education and Culture Award - Herzelia Museum of Contemporary Art
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1997
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Hamidrasha School of Art Gallery, Beit Berl, Ramat Hasharon, Israel
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1997
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Design; Curator: Naomi Siman-Tov
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1995
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"The Avivit" - Chapter series; Curator: Sharit Shapira. Israel Museum of Art, Jerusalem, Israel
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| Literature |
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Avner Ben-Gal, special for Studio, Studio no. 80
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Chaim Lusky, "At Home he Feels Like a Tourist", Studio no. 82
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Naomi Siman-Tov, "Curly Drugs", Studio no. 93
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Ohad Meromi, "The Trancendental Museum", Studio no. 98
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Hamidrasha Magazine, issue no. 1, November, 98
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"New Army" artist book, Marry Fauzi Gallery
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Guy Ben-Ner, "The Fox & the Grapes", Studio no. 3, February, 2000
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Hamidrasha Magazine, concerning Clement Greenberg, issue no. 3, June, 2000
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Aspis, art magazine, issue no. 1, July, 2000
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Aspis, art magazine, issue no. 2, January, 2001
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Studio Art Magazine no. 123
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Hamidrasha Magazine, artists writings, issue no. 4, June 2001
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"Reward & Punishment" artist book, Marry Fauzi Gallery
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Sharit Shapira, The Avivit, chapter series catalogue, Israel Museum, October, 2000
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Bart-de Bar, The Avivit, chapter series catalogue, Israel Museum, October, 2000
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