טליה ישראלי

Israeli (b. 1976, Jerusalem) is a contemporary painter currently living and working in Tel Aviv and Herzliya.

She earned her B.F.A. with honors from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem in 2002, during which time she also studied at the Glasgow School of Art. In 2005, she completed her M.F.A. at Goldsmiths, University of London.

During her time in the UK (2003–2005), Israeli exhibited in several prominent London galleries, including FA Projects (curated by Carl Kostyál), the Robert Sandelson Gallery (curated by Andrew Renton), among others.

In 2006, she returned to Israel and has since continued to exhibit extensively both locally and internationally.

Selected Solo Exhibitions include:

• And All the Paintings Will Not Cover, Beeri Gallery

• This Land That Sprung From the Sky, Maya Gallery

• One of the Mountains, Artists' House, Jerusalem

• Black Light, Maya Gallery, Tel Aviv

• The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, Ralli Museum, Caesarea

• D'une forte mer à une faille géologique, Taylor Foundation, Paris

• Moledet 1B, Ashdod Art Museum

• Generation Three, Feinberg Projects, Tel Aviv

• Last City, Tavi Art Gallery, Tel Aviv

• Bio Power, Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv

• Homeseek, Evi Gougenheim / Artplace, Paris

Selected Group Exhibitions include: Haifa Museum of Art; Kav 16 Gallery, Tel Aviv; Gallery 39, Tel Aviv; Art Forum, Berlin; FA Projects, London; Hangar Bicocca, Milan; Ashdod Art Museum; Feinberg Projects, Tel Aviv; Sklar Levy Gallery, Modi'in; Zemack Gallery, Tel Aviv; Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv; Winzavod – Moscow Contemporary Art Center; The Artists' Studios, Tel Aviv; Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art; Minshar Gallery, Tel Aviv; Open University Gallery, Ra’anana; Nulobez Gallery, Tel Aviv; Bar-David Museum of Art & Judaica; Fresh Paint Art Fair, Tel Aviv; Cube Gallery, Jerusalem; Shenkar Gallery, Ramat Gan; Noga Gallery, Tel Aviv; Ha’Agaf Gallery, Haifa; P8 Gallery, Tel Aviv; Mandatory Museum, Jerusalem; The Refrigerator, Tel Aviv; Barbur Gallery, Jerusalem; and Hansen House, Jerusalem.

Since 2006, Israeli has been a lecturer in painting at the Fine Arts Department of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, where she also serves as the Academic Coordinator of the Orthodox Extension Program.

In addition to her artistic practice, Israeli has curated numerous painting exhibitions, including:

• Absolute Value, Nulobez Gallery, Tel Aviv

• SearchEngines, Dollinger Gallery, Tel Aviv

• Planty, Minshar Gallery, Tel Aviv

• Under the Rug, The Artists’ House, Tel Aviv

• World to Hand, Hanina Gallery, Tel Aviv
  ...and others.

Her work has been recognized with multiple awards and grants, including:

• The Ministry of Culture and Sports Award for Visual Arts (2022)

• The Rabinovich Foundation

• Mifal HaPais Council for the Arts

• Asylum Arts, New York

• Erasmus+

• The Taylor Foundation, Paris

• The Bezalel Achievement Award

• Artist Residency at Herzliya

• Lauren & Mitchell Presser Studio Grant

• Sharet Award for Young Artists – America-Israel Cultural Foundation

• M.F.A. Grant – America-Israel Cultural Foundation (London Chapter)

• Art Cube Artists’ Studios Residency, Jerusalem

• Shortlisted for the Celeste Art Prize

Israeli’s works are held in numerous private and public collections internationally.