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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 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. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "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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