Leshem Assia, Yeshurun Luis
For you and About you
Curator: Nava Shoshani
Opening: Saturday, 28 January 2006
Closing: Saturday, 18 March 2006
“Luis uses old wooden doors, drawers etc. as the support for his works, many of which are marked by objects or geometric shapes, a rich yet indecipherable sign language. The figures in his paintings radiate a vitality and human narrative strengthened by the sensitive, poetic text found in the paintings. Assia works on wood or a more charged support of kitchen towels left her by a female relative. An integral part of her works is the leaf design on the towels, which for her is a link between the Israeli-kibbutz experience and European cultural sources. Her scenes from the Jordan valley include figures of kibbutz pioneers. It seems that on a deeper level, she mourns the reality close to her heart that is perhaps disappearing.” (Nava Shoshani)
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Luis Yeshurun
Born in 1960 in Buenos Aires – Argentina
Studies at Betzalel Academy
Teaching
1992 Art Teacher in Emek Hayarden Regional School
From 1996 Director of Art Programs at the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem
From 1997 Facilitator in Israeli Art at the Jewish Agency
1999 Teaching Visula Literacy at Tel Hai College
Exhibitions
2000 Beit Emanuel – Teathron Gallery at Ramat Gan
2001 Ecological Sculpture Festival at Shoam
2002 Musical Festival at Emek Yzrel Regional Council
2003 Kibbutz Yfat Gallery
2004 Beit Alon Museum Gallery at Kibbutz Guinosar
2005 Kibbutz Hokuk Gallery
Group Exhibitions
2001 Emek Hayarden Regional Council artists exhibition
2005 "Caminante no hay caminos" - group exhibition with inmigrants artists
Symposiums and Art Meetings
2004 Art Seminar with Jewish students at Saint Petersburg Russia
Luis Yeshurun lives work and teach at Kibbutz Hokuk
Assia Leshem
Born in 1946, Kibbutz Maabrot
Academic background
1981 Graduate of Art & Craft Teaching at Art Institute, Oranim College
1986 Sculpture studying with Salo Shaul at Tel-Hai College
1990 -1993 Student at the Art faculty, at Tel Aviv University
1999 B.A. in Human Studies at Open University
Teaching
1981-1986 Teaching at local primary school in Kibbutz Afikim
Teaching ceramic course at Jordan Valley Regional College
1987- 2001 Teaching Sculpture and Art at "Bet-Yerach" and "Bikat Kinarrot"
Single Exhibitions
1986 "LeZichram" Kibbutz Afikim
1988 Art Gallery at Givat haviva
1989 Art Gallery "HaKomma HaTachtit" Kibbutz Eilon
1990 "HaKibbutz Gallery”, Tel-Aviv
2001 "Miklatok Gallery" Kibbutz Maabarot
2004 "Bet Yigal Alon Gallery” Kibbutz Genosar
2004 "LeZichram" Kibbutz Afikim
Group Exhibition
1986 "Bet Uri & Rami Nehoshtan" Kibbutz Ashdot Yaakov