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​Amnon Ben-Ami


1955       Born kibutz Alumot, Israel

1986       B.F.A  Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem

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One Man Shows


2023       From Studio to Studio, Atelier Shemi, Kibutz Cabri. Curator Smadar Schindler
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2012       Zephyr, Yaffo 23, Jerusalem. Curators Roy Brand, Sagit Mezamer

2012       Artist Wall, Artists' Studios, Jerusalem. Invited by Shai Azoulay

2010       Round&Round The Gallery of the Artists Studios, Tel-Aviv. Curator Avi Sabah 

2007       Rosa, Jerusalem

2005       Barbur, Jerusalem. Curators Avi Sabah, Yanai segal, Masha Zusman

2002       Nahshon Gallery, Kibutz Nahshon. Curator Yael Kainy

1996       Dvir Gallery, Tel-Aviv

1995       The Gallery of the Art Workshop, Yavne. Curator Ofer Zeevi

1992       The Gallery of Oranim art Institute, Tivon. Curators David Wakstein and students

1991       Chelouche Gallery, Tel-Aviv

1990       Chelouche Gallery, Tel-Aviv

1990       The Art Department Gallery, Bezalel, Jerusalem. Curator Yitzhak Livneh

1990        Logos Janco-Dada Museum, Ein-hod. curator Sorin Heller

1988       Dvir Gallery, Tel-Aviv


Group Shows


​2024       Forty Years of Creation at the Cube Artists' Studios, Artists' Studios, Jerusalem. Curators Dveer Shaked, Hillie Wurtman Moyal
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2023       After “The Wild”: Contemporary Art from the Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation Collection, The Jewish Museum, NY. Curators                  Kelly Taxter, Shira Backer

2020       Salon Hacubia 2020, Hacubia Gallery, Jerusalem. Curators Dan Orimian, Ella Cohen Vansover      

2020       The Story of Pesach, A Tribute Exhibit to Pesach Slabosky, Barbur, Koresh 14, Jerusalem. Curators Nomi Tannhauser, Oree Holban,                  Nomi Bruckmann

2019       Vegetation Inanimate, Artists House, Tel Aviv. Curator Mirit Chervinski

2019       Barbur 54, Exhibition in Support of the Gallery, AlphaBet, Tel Aviv

2018       Tor Laoman (Manofim), personal studio meetings, Jerusalem. Curator Hadas Glazer

2018       Plaster 6, Exhibition in Benefit of Physicians for Human Rights, Minus 1 Gallery, Tel-Aviv

2017       Salon Hacubia 2017, Hacubia Gallery, Jerusalem. Curators Dan Orimian, Ella Cohen Vansover

2017       Tor Laoman (Manofim), personal studio meetings, Jerusalem. Curator Hadas Glazer

2017       Plaster 5, Exhibition in Benefit of Physicians for Human Rights, Beit Kandinof, Hatzorfim 14, Jaffa. Curators Vardit Gross,
             
              Karmit Galili, Sandra Weil

​2016       Poetry of Objects, Gate 3 Gallery, Haifa. Curators Ravid Rovner, Smadar Schindler, Boaz Noy

2016       Plaster 4, Exhibition in Benefit of Physicians for Human Rights, Hangar 2, Jaffa Port, Jaffa. Curators Vardit Gross, Karmit Galili

2016       Intervals, an art sell supporting the legal defense of activists against the occupation, Minshar Gallery, Tel-Aviv

2016       The Art of Humanity at The Pratt Institute, Luciano Benetton Collection, Pratt Institute, New York

2015       Salon Hacubia 2015, Hacubia Gallery, Jerusalem. Curators Dan Orimian, Ella Cohen Vansover

2015       Map of the New Art, Luciano Benetton Collection, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice

2015       Plaster 3, Exhibition in Benefit of Physicians for Human Rights, Hangar 2, Jaffa Port, Jaffa. Curators Vardit Gross, Karmit Galili

2015       Guide to Local Birds, The Jerusalem Bird Observatory. Curator Gustavo Sagorsky

2014       Mivtza - contemporary art in the supermarket, Shufersal Deal supermarket, Talpiot, Jerusalem. curator Sharon Balaban

2014       One, Luciano Benetton project of contemporary Israeli art, Naomi Aviv apartment, Tel-Aviv. Curators Naomi Aviv, Daniel Milo

2014       Plaster 2, Exhibition in Benefit of Physicians for Human Rights, Jaffa Art Salon, Jaffa. Curators Vardit Gross, Karmit Galili

2013       On Paper, Chelouche Gallery, Tel-Aviv 

2013       The Problem of Other Minds, Text and sound work in the internet magazine Harama
               on the subject of PR, in collaboration with Lee he Shulov

2012      Re:Visiting Rockefeller, Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem. Curators Yanai segal, Sally haftel

2012      Bat Zion on Women and their Exclusion in Jerusalem

               Art House Gallery, Mevaseret Zion. Curator Nomi Tannhauser

2009       Objects, Barbur, Jerusalem. Curators Yanai segal, Masha Zusman

2009       The Winners, Museum Ein-Harod, Ein-Harod       

2008       Edges, The New Gallery, Jerusalem. Curator Yosi Davara

2008       Broken Telephone, Artists' Studios, Jerusalem

2008        It's Not Easy, Exit Art, New York. Curators Herb Tam, Lauren Rosati

2008        Secured Space, Nahshon Gallery, Kibutz Nahshon. Curator Yael Kainy

2007       Traces 3, The Third Biennale for Drawing in Israel. Curator Dalia Manor, curators in Barbur Avi Sabah, Yanai segal, Masha Zusman 

2006       Untitled, The Art Gallery, Faculty of Humanities, University of Haifa. Curator Ruti Direktor

2006       Shamelessly Painting in 2006, Barbur, Jerusalem. curator Pesach Slabosky

2006       Downtown Jerusalem, Barbur and yellow Submarine, jerusalem. Curator Yonatan Amir

2006       Partners, Holiday of Holidays festival, Haifa. Curator Smadar Schindler

2005       Between Man and Place, Ssamzie Space, Seoul, South-Korea. Curators Romy Achituv, Jung Yunah

2004       The 80's in Israeli Art, Gallery for Israeli Art, Oranim. Curator David Wakstein

2003       Haoman 26, Artists' Studios, Jerusalem

2000       Identity Card Israel 2000, The Israel Festival Exhibition, Jerusalem Theater, Jerusalem. Curator Maya Bailey

1999       Art on the Side, Kabri Gallery, Kibutz Kabri & Limbus Gallery, Tel-Aviv. Curator Offer Zeevi

1997       All Them Jeans, Traveling Show, Institute of Art and Culture. Curator Marie Shek

1997       Blurred Borders, Pyramid, Haifa. Curator Ofer Zeevi

1996       Dvir Gallery, Tel-Aviv

1996       Street Billboards Show, American express. Curator Ofer Zeevi

1996       Street Billboard Show, The Museum Association. Curator Ofer Zeevi

1995       1:1 More or Less, Nahshon Gallery, Kibutz Nahshon. Curator Yael Kainy

1992       New Acquisition, Israel Museum, Jerusalem

1992       A Selection from the Collection, Tel-Aviv Museum of Art. Curator Ellen Ginton

1991       Israeli Art Now- An Extensive Presentation, Tel-Aviv Museum of Art. Curator Ellen Ginton

1990       Promise, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. Curator Philip Leider

1989       Aperto 90: The Israeli Proposal for the Venice Biennale, The Museum of   Israeli Art, Ramat -Gan. Curator Adam Baruch

1988       Dvir gallery, Tel-Aviv

1988       Eight in 88, Beit Uri and Rami Nehushtan Museum, Ashdot Yaakov. Curator Asaf Ben Zvi

1988       The young Artist Prize, The Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat-Gan

1988       Fresh Paint, Tel-Aviv Museum of Art & Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Curator Ellen Ginton 

1988       Aika Brown Gallery, Artists' Studios, Jerusalem. Curator Uri Hess

1986       Art Israel, The 80's, The Gallery at the Jewish School of art, New York

1986       Exhibition in August, Meimad Visual Art Gallery, Tel-Aviv. Curator Pinchas Cohen Gan

1986       Bezalel Graduates, Artists' House, Jerusalem


Awards
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2019       Purchase Project, The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation and The Jewish Museum, NY 

2012       Ilana Elovic - Bezalel Prize for Painting, Israel

2012       Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Grant, NY

2008       Prize of the Minister of Culture for Supporting Art, Israel

2006       The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation Grant-Award, NY 

2001       Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, NY

1988       The Young Artist Award, Ministry of Culture and Education, Israel

1986       Outstanding Graduate Award, Department of Art, Bezalel Academy for Art and Design, Israel

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