ESTHER KNOBEL

Geboren in Poland-1949

Lebt in Israel seit 1950

Ausbildung

1968 - 69 Painting, the Institute for Plastic Arts, Bat Yam, Israel

1970 -74 Department of Jewelry, Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem

1975 - 77 Post graduate studies , Royal College of Art, London (MA.RCA).

Unterricht

1979-81 Hamidrasha , Art Teachers Training College ,Ramat Hasharon, Israel .

1985 - 91 Department of Jewelry, Bezalel Academy of Art & Design,

Jerusalem .

1993 - 94 Departments of Fashion and Textile, Shenkar College of Engineering & Design,

Ramat Gan, Israel .

1995-1996 Taught art classes at Givat-Gonen High School, Jerusalem , Artist-Teacher Grant.

1997 -1999 Design & Art Program , Holon Institute of Technology, Holon, Israel.

1999-2004 Visual Communication Department; Bezalel Academy of Arts

& Design, Jerusalem .

2001-2005 Design & Art program , Holon Institute of Technology. Holon

Gast Dozentin

1984 Glasgow School of Art, Scotland; Brighton Polytechnic, Farenham School of Art, England.

1987 The Royal College of Art, London.

1992 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

1994 The Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam.

1996 School of Visual Theater,Jerusalem.

1998 The Royal College Of Art , London

Middlesex Polytechnic, London.

2000 Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam .

The International Enamel Symposium, University of West England, Bristol.

“Body & Sign” Seminar at Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts &

Design , Stockholm.

2001 Department of Jewllery, Shenkar College of Engineering & Design .

2002 Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry, Tokyo, Japan

2003 Silver Art Symposium, Legnica, Poland.

2005 Escola Massana , Barcelona

2008 Design Academy , Eindhoven, Holland

2009 Sint Lucas Antwerpen, Belgium

Central st Martins, London

Meister Klassen

1996 Instructed a seminar at the Industrial Design Department; Bezalel Academy

of Arts & Design

Instructed a workshop at Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina, USA.

1997 Instructed a workshop, Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, USA.

1999 Instructed a seminar at the Department of Jewelry, University of Gothenburg,

Sweden

2000 Instructed a workshop, mid summer program, South Carelia Polytechnic,

Lappeenranta, Finland

2005 Instructed a workshop with the Israel Designer Craftsmen Association.

2007 Instructed a workshop with the Israel Designer Craftsmen Association.

Artist in Residence

1983 - 84 London Metropolitan University (Sir John Cass), London.

1992 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

1993 European Ceramic Work Center, S'Hertogenbosch , Holland

1996 Penland School of Crafts, Penland North Carolina, USA

1999 Addenda 2, International Art Symposium (to work in cast iron) Hamar,

Norway.

2000 The12th International Symposium of Jewelry, Turnov, Czech Republic.

kuratierte Ausstellungen

1989 "Made in Israel" Jewish Historical Museum, Amsterdam.

"Personal Expression" Museum of Applied Arts, Cologne, Germany (co-curated with

Wilhelm Tasso Mattar )

1990 Since 1990 proposing Israeli participants for “Schmuckszene” – an annual exhibition at

The International Handicraft Fair, Munich, Germany.

1998 "Correspondence" - Five jewelry artists at Periscope Gallery, Tel- Aviv, Israel

1998 "Studs of Silver" The First Biennale of Israeli Jewelry, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv

(co-curated with Bianca Eshel - Gershuni)

2003 "Six Individual Voices", V&V gallery, Vienna, Austria. (co-curated with Vered Kaminski)

Jury Mitglied

1997 Jury member, The Israeli Ministry of Education and Culture Prize for Design.

1999 Assessment of final project, the Jewllery Department at HDK , University of Gothenburg,

Sweden

2001 Jury member, Silver Art Competition " Self Portrait" Gallery of Art, Legnica, Poland

Preise und Auszeichnungen:

1974 Distinction, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.

1975 British Council Scholarship for Post Graduate Study at the Royal College of Art, London.

1977 Distinction, Royal College of Art.

1986 Alix de Rothschild Foundation Prize for jewelry design , Israel.

1993 Grant from American-Israeli Cultural Foundation to work at the

European Ceramic Work Center, s-Hertogenbosch , the Netherlands.

1994 Françoise van den Bosch Prize, the Netherlands.

1996 Artist-Teacher Grant, Ministry of Education, Israel

Second Prize, International Judaica Competition, Jerusalem. Shared with Vered Kaminski

and Leo Kontini

Invited artist to Penland School of Craft, USA, Israel-North Carolina

Exchange Program.

1998 BI Arts Grant to participate in Master class and conference, Edinburgh, Scotland.

1999 Ministry of Education Prize for Jewelry, Israel.

2006 Grants for the creation of an artist book - Israel Lottery Council for the Arts, The Arthur

Goldreich Trust and The Israeli Center for Libraries, Israel.

2007 The Andrea Bronfman Prize for the Arts (“Andy 2008”),Israel.

Einzelausstellungen:

1983 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam.

1984 Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol, England.

1984 The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), London, side show.

1988 Galerie Spektrum, Munich.

1989 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam.

1993 The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland.

1994 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam.

1995 The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. *

1995 Beit Gabriel, Sea of Galilee .

1999 Hnoss Gallery, Gothenburgh, Sweden.

2000 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam.

2000 Gallery Rantapaja, Lappeenranta, Finland.

2001 Verzameld Werk, Gent, Belgium.

2007 Sienna Gallery at SOFA New York.

2008 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam, on the occasion of the launching of artist book

2008 The Andy Prize 2008, Tel Aviv Museum

2009 Verzameld Werk, Gent, Belgium

ausgewählte Gruppenausstellungen:

1978 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam, with Pierre Degen

1980 Debel Gallery, Jerusalem, with Deganit Stern Schoken.

1981 Galerie Ra, Amsterdam, with Vered Kaminski

1987 Contemporary Applied Arts, London, with Mary Restieaux

and Rachel Woodman.

1987 Gallery Mattar, Cologne, Germany with Norbert Walters

1992 Galerie Ra , Amsterdam, with Vered Kaminski.

1992 Kalisher Gallery , Tel Aviv, with Vered Kaminski.

1992 Special Exhibition, Summer Show, Contemporary Applied Arts, London.

2000 "Poetic License",Julie Artisans Gallery , New York, with Kiff Slemons.

2001 Marijke Studio, Padova, Italy with Vered Kaminski and Deganit Stern Schocken

2002 “Broach,” Gallery Tactile, Geneva, Switzerland with Vered Kaminski and Deganit Stern

Schocken.

2003 “Untitled Dialogue”, Legnica Art Gallery, Legnica and Galeria Bielak,Kraków, Poland with

Wilhelm Tasso Mattar. *

2005 “Speechless,” Hipòtesi Gallery Barcelona, with Vered Kaminski

2007 Galerie Spektrum , Munich , with Deganit Stern Schoken *

Gruppenausstellungen:

1976 “70 years to Bezalel,” Helena Rubinstein Pavilion, Tel Aviv Museum, Tel - Aviv .*

"Theme-Jewellery" at the Swiss Industries Fair, Basel , Switzerland.*

1977 Degree Show, Royal College of Art, London.*

"Class of 77", Arnolfini Gallery , Bristol, England.

1978-79 Group Shows: Serafijn, Utrecht; Gallery Flora,Eindhoven

Nouvelles Images,Den Haag, the Netherlands

1980 "Sieradden in Singer,” Singer Museum, Laren, the Netherlands.

" Schmuck International 1900-1980" Vienna, Austria. *

1981 "Fancy Goods", Ralph Turner’s collection of popular jewelry, UK tour*

Gallery Alef,Tel Aviv;

1982 “Schmuck und Gerat” Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich.*

"The Makers Eye", Craft Council Gallery , London.*

"Tendezen" Schmuck Museum , Pforzheim, Germany.*

"Jewellery Redefined", British Craft Center", London *

"Views on Jewellery,” Stedlijk Museum ,Amsterdam.

1983 "Material,” Sonderschau ,Munich *

“Kunstmanifesaatie,” Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam.

"The Jewellery Project",Craft Council Gallery, London .*

1984 The Shipley Jewellery Collection, Sunderland Arts Centre, Sunderland and UK tour.

International Exhibition of Contemporary Jewellery, National Museums

of Modern Arts, Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan. *

“Contemporary Jewelry- Europe” Craft Museum, New York *

"Cross Currents", Power House Museum, Sydney, Australia.*

"Modern Jewelry -1964-1984" Hellen Drutt Collection, USA Tour.

“European Jewelry - New Directions,” Maple Hill Gallery, Portland, USA.

"Body Works and Wearable Sculpture", Visual Art Center of Alaska *

1985 “Contemporary Jewelry Redefined: Alternative Materials,” Pittsburg

Center for the Arts, Pittsburg, USA.

“Vrije Vormgeving” from The Stedlijk Museum Collection, Museum Fodor, Amsterdam

“New Traditions - The Evolution of Jewellery :1966-1985,” The British Craft Centre, London*

“Figurative Jewellery,” Galerie Spectrum, Munich and European tour.*

"Die Neue Ausserlickeit" ,Handwerkskammer,Cologne, Germany.*

“New Jewellery” , Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden*

1986 “Figurative,” open members exhibition, British Craft Centre, London

“Clocks,” Cactus Gallery ,Tel Aviv

“10 Years Ra,” Galerie Ra Amsterdam *

1987 "Joieria Europa,” Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona, Barcelona *

"Zeichen am Korper", Museum Francisco - Corolinum, Linz, Austria *

"Biennale du Bijou", Hotel de Sens, Paris *

"Bezalel Graduate," The Palevsky Design Pavilion, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem *

1988 Cleveland Contemporary Jewelry Collection, UK tour

“10 Years Galerie Metal,” Galerie Metal, Copenhagen, Denmark *

"Jahresgaben 88,” Dusseldorf, Germany *

1989 “Ornamenta,” The Schuckmuseum, Pforzhiem, Germany *

"Personal Expression," Museum of Applied Arts, Cologne , Germany *

1990 “European Jewellery and Metal” - International Craft Triennial, Perth, Australia *

"Jewelry : Means and Meaning," Ewing Gallery of Art, University of

Tennesse , Knoxville, USA *

Rezak Gallery, Chicago, USA

1991 "Jehi Or" Jewish Museum, Frankfurt, Germany *

"The Banqueting Table," Galerie RA, Amsterdam *

"Salvaged! Art in a Throwaway world”, South Bank Center, London.

"Arsenals - Aggression in Jewellery,” Museum of Applied Arts, Frankfurt, Germany *

1992 IIIème Triennale du Bijou, Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France.*

1993 Galerie Ra at Marijke studio, Padova , Italy.

“Holography and Jewellery,” Museum of Applied Arts , Cologne, Germany.

“7 Schmckmachers,” Gallery Rahmel,Cologne, Gaermany.

“Tekens en Ketens,” Museum Van der Togt, Amstelveen, the Netherlands*

1994 “Local Goddesses,” Tower of David Museum, Jerusalem.*

1995 "Object\Object", Herzlya Museum of Art. Herzlya, Israel*

"The Jewel: Sign and Symbol",Koningin Fabiolazaal, Antwerp, Belgium*

1996 Kunstmanifestatie, Amsterdam .

The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland.

"Sixties Revival", Gallery Michèle Zeller, Bern, Switzerland

"Passion +Profession", 20 years Galerie Ra, Amsterdam *

"Design of the Times: One Hundred Years of the Royal College of Art,” RCA, London *

1997 Opening Show, Periscope Gallery for Design, Tel Aviv.

“New Conceptual Jewellery,” a project by Chi ha Paura, Milan Design Fair,Milan, Italy

1998 "Friendship Rings" M.Zeller Gallery, Bern, Switzerland

"Jewellery Moves" - an International Jewellery Show, National Museum of

Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland *

Galerie Ra at the Rai Fair, Amsterdam

"Studs of Silver", The First Biennale of Israeli Jewelry, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv *

"Narratives", The Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland *

" Brooching It Diplomatically: A Tribute to Madeleine K. Albright”,

Museum Het Kruithuis, S'Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands *

"Pin Up", The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland

“Good Kids, Bad Kids", The Israel Museum, Jerusalem *

1999 “70 Designers in Tribute to Izika Gaon,” The Israel Museum, Jerusalem .*

“Malerei und Objekte,” Rathaus Schoneburg, Berlin, Germany.

2000 "All Adornament -Jewellery 1960-2000,” the Jewellery Collection of

Inge Asenbaum, Design Museum, Zurich, Switzerland *

"Fired with Colour," 20^th Century Enameling, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland and the

The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland *

2001 "Micromegas", Galerie für angewandte Kunst, Munich, Germany, The Craft Museum,

New York,Gallery Yu, Tokyo, Japan and the John Curtain Gallery, Perth, Australia *

"Maskerade" ,Galerie Ra ,Amsterdam *

"Self Portrait", Galeria Sztuki, Legnica, Poland.*

“Figurative Trends in current Israeli Design,” The Heder Gallery,Tel Aviv *

" Borrowed Objects", Curatorial project by Witzo Haifa College ,at the Cinematheque, Haifa* 2002 "Zero Karat", The Donna Schneier Gift, Muesuem of Arts & Design (MAD), New York *

Schmuck 2002, Internationale Handwerkmesse, Munich *

"Sense of wonder" Chi Ha Paura Project at the Milan Furniture Fair and

Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam *

" Meeting Art", The Jerusalem Artists House, Jerusalem *

" Spoons", Galerie Ra, Amsterdam *

"Chain Reaction", Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv *

"BLUR", Stedelijk Museum , Amsterdam

2003 “Head Guard: Design Takes on Risk,” Bezalel Gallery, Tel Aviv *

"Six Individual Voices", V&V gallery, Vienna

"First Flowers of Israeli Art", The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

“Exhibition in Print,” SOFA, Chicago *

" Valuable Links", Centre Ceramique, Masstricht, the Netherlands*

2004 "Birthday Party,” The Gallery of Art, Legnica, Poland.*

2005 " Beaten Gold", Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv *

"Francoise van den Bosch, Tijdgenoten en Jong Talent" CODA museum, Apeldoorn, the

Netherlands.

"Possession of Purpose", Sienna Gallery at Sofa Chicago . *

2006 "Tides", Gallery Agripas 12 , Jerusalem

" Parures", Nîmes and French tour *

"Radiant" 30 Years to Galerie Ra, Amsterdam *

"Women's Tales" Racine Art Museum (RAM) and USA tour *

25 years to Galerie Spectrum, Munich .*

2007 "On a Small Scale" Jerusalem Print Workshop, Jerusalem .*

" Hnoss 10 Years Jubilee exhibition", Rhoss Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden *

“Heaven and Earth” ,Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv*

“Jewellery with enamel,” Museum Vlakglas - en Emaillekunst, Ravenstein, the Netherlands*

"Exhibition in print", A Metalsmith Exhibition at SOFA , Chicago *

2008 “COLLECT”, Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A), London. - represented by Galerie Ra *

Schmuck 2008 , Munich *

"Crafting A Culture", Loupe Gallery, Montclair, New Jersey, USA

"Jewellery in transition", Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea , Uk

Elegant Armor: The Art of Jewelry;Museum of Art &Design ;New York

2009 Cut,Stitch,Fold: Aaron faber gallery ,New York

"Collect", Saatchi Gallery, London – represented by Galerie Ra

*Katalog

Arbeiten in Sammlungen:

The Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

The Museum of Applied Arts, MAK, Vienna, Austria.

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel

Museum Het Kruithuis ,s'-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands

Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan.

The Museum of Decorative Art, Montreal, Canada

The Museum of Art & Design (MAD), New York, USA

The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France

Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol, England

Museum Cesk'eho Raje ,Turnov, Czech Republic

Racine Art Museum (RAM), Wisconsin, USA

The Cleveland Craft Centre, Middlesborough, England.

The Helen Williams Drutt Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA

Rohss Museum, Gothenborg, Sweden

Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Schmuk Museum, Pforzhiem, Germany

The Shipley Jewellery Collection, England

The New Collection, Munich, Germany

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, USA

The Crafts Board of Australian Council, Sydney, Australia.

McAlpine Collection, England.

The Knapp Collection, New York, USA

Rotasa Foundation, California, USA

Collection Inge Asenbaum, Vienna, Austria.

Benno Premsela Collection , the Netherlands.