Michal Heiman

Michal Heiman
Born Israel
Nationality Israeli
Known for photography, art curation
Movement Photography, Israeli art
Awards Shpilman Prize for Excellence in Photography

Michal Heiman (Hebrew: מיכל היימן, born 1954) is an Israeli artist, photographer, and art curator,[1][2][3] a lecturer at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem[4] as well as the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Arts.[5]

In 1997 Heiman represented Israel at "Documenta X", Kassel, Germany.[6][7] Her photographs are in the permanent collections of The Ian Potter Museum of Art in Melbourne, Australia[8] and the Haifa Museum in Israel.[9] She was exhibited at Rencontres d'Arles festival in 2005. Her work was also included in the 2007 show Dateline Israel: New Photography and Video Art, a decennial review of international art about Israel at the Jewish Museum in New York.[10]

In 2011, Heiman was the first winner of the Shpilman Prize for Excellence in Photography, an annual prize awarded by the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and Shpilman Institute of Photography.[4][7][11]

References

  1. Gilerman, Dana (September 20, 2004), "Theatrical therapy: Michal Heiman's `Test Number 3,' to be presented at Acre Fringe Theater Festival next month, explores the psychological processes involved in reading and interpreting art", Haaretz.
  2. Armon-Azoulay, Ellie (July 30, 2009), "Archive of a 'photographer unknown': A captivating visit to the studio of artist and researcher Michal Heiman, who has squirreled away virtually everything concerning her life since she was a child", Haaretz.
  3. Azoulay, Ariella (2001), Death's Showcase: The Power of Image in Contemporary Democracy, MIT Press, pp. 109–113, ISBN 0-262-51133-9.
  4. 1 2 Bezalel Academy Congratulates, Bezalel Academy, September 2, 2010, accessed 2011-10-13.
  5. Faculty profile, Tel Aviv University, accessed 2011-10-13.
  6. Martha Langford, Suspended Conversations: The Afterlife of Memory in Photographic Albums, McGill-Queen's Press, 2001, p34. ISBN 0-7735-2174-7
  7. 1 2 "Israel Museum Awards Michal Heiman First Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography", Artis, August 1, 2010.
  8. Collections Australia Network, accessed 2011-10-13.
  9. Michal Heiman at the Haifa Museum of Art, accessed 2011-10-13.
  10. Cotter, Holland (April 14, 2007), "Snap Judgments of Israel, More Than Words Can Say", New York Times.
  11. Awarding the Shpilman Prize for Excellence in Photography, Shpilman Art and Culture Foundation, February 8, 2011, accessed 2011-10-13.

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