Ya'acov Dorchin
Angel, sculpture by Ya'acov Dorchin, 1993, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
Tuba Merum, sculpture by Ya'acov Dorchin, 1994, Tefen Sculpture Garden, Galilee
Ya'acov Dorchin (Hebrew: יעקב דורצ'ין) (born 12 March 1946), also known as Yaacov Dorchin, is an Israeli sculptor and painter.
Biography
Dorchin was born in Haifa in Mandate Palestine in 1946. In 1967, he moved to Kibbutz Kfar HaHoresh.
In the 1980s, Dorchin began creating iron sculptures. He has lectured at the University of Haifa since 1991 and served as the head of the University's Art Department from 1997 to 2001.
In 1990 Dorchin exhibited at the Israeli Pavilion in Venice Biennale.
Awards
- In 2004, Dorchin was awarded the EMET Prize, for the arts.[1]
- In 2011, he was awarded the Israel Prize, for the visual arts.[2][3]
Bibliography
- Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Yaacov Dorchin, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 1995.
See also
References
- ↑ Resume of Ya'acov Dorchin (in Hebrew), Israel Prize website.
- ↑ Judges Rationale for grant of Israel Prize (in Hebrew), Israel Prize website
- ↑ 'Lyrical and spiritual' sculptor Yaacov Dorchin surprised by Israel Prize award Haaretz, 22 February 2011
External links
- Resume of Ya'acov Dorchin (in Hebrew), Israel Prize website.
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