Avi Sperber

Born 1943 in Haifa, Israel
Married, 2 children

1976 - 1977Studies at the Avni Art School with the scupltor Moshe Sternshuss.
1977 - 1979Group study with the sculptor and painter Nahum Cohen (used to be assistant of Y. Danziger).
1980 - 1983Participation in studios at the Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem, under the direction of sculptor Yakov Epstein.
1983 - 1985Independent work.
1993 - 1994Sculpture in stone, under the direction of the late sculptor Hagi Baz at Kibbutz Nachshon.
1994 - 1995Sculpture in stone with the sculptor Alex Erez at Kibbutz Mishmar David.
1995Pietra Santa Marble Carving Studio, Italy.
Two months of intensive work under the direction of sulptor Pasquale Martini.
1996Sculpture in stone under the direction of sculptor Tuvia Yuster, Ein-Hod, Israel.
1996Pietra Santa Marble Carving Studio, Italy.
One month of intensive work under the direction of sculptor Pasquale Martini.
1997 - 2001Sculpture in stone at T. Yuster studio.
2002Sculpture in stone at personal studio at kibutz "Ein Carmel".

Selected exhibitions

June 1996Group Exhibition, Artists' House, Ein Hod.
August 1996Group Exhibition, Yad Hrutzim 4, in conjunction with the "Panorama" Festival for Fringe Art. Jerusalem.
March 1997Solo Exhibition, Beit Habad, Ein Hod.
April 1997Participation in the "Even Bagalil" international Symposium, Ma'alot
Second prize.
May 1997Group Exhibition, Artists' House. Haifa.
June 1997Group Exhibition, Bible House, Tel-Aviv.
June 1997Group Exhibition, Beit Habad, Ein Hod.
July 1997Group Exhibition, Artists' House, Haifa.
August 19971997 China Changchun intentional invitation exhibition of sculpture.
October 1997Fourth sculpture biennale, Ein Hod
June 1998Group Exhibition, Artists' house, Haifa.
December 1998Joint Exhibition together with painter Karmela Berg at Artists' house, Ashdod.
March 1999Solo Exhibition "Hebron as Paradigm" at Artists' house, Haifa.
April 1999Group Exhibition "Exodus from Egypt" at Artists' house, Haifa.
May 1999Group Exhibition, Artists' house, Haifa.
December 1999Group Exhibition, "On the crossroads", Artists' house, Haifa.
May 2000Group Exhibition, Artists House, Haifa.
June 2000Group Exhibiton, "Ecology", Haifa Auditorium, Haifa.
March 2001Group Exhibition, "Woman Secret", Kastra Gallery, Haifa.
April 2001Group Exhibition, "Borders", Artists House, Haifa.
May 2001Group Exhibition, "Borders", Kastra Gallery, Haifa.
June 2001Group Exhibiton, Artists House, Haifa.
September 2001Solo Exhibition, Constanst House Sculpture Gallery, Ramat-Gan.
September 2001Participation in a Stone Sculpture Symposium in Yavne.
January 2002Group Exhibition, "Light and Dark", Artists House, Haifa.
March 2002Group Exhibition, "Cherchez La Femme", Artists House, Haifa.
April 2002Group Exhibition, "Cherchez La Femme", Kastra Gallery, Haifa.
May 2002Group Exhibition, "Markers 2", Diamond Theatre, Ramat-Gan.
June 2002Group Exhibition, "Markers 2", Kasel, Germany.
June 2002Group Exhibition, Artists House, Haifa.
June 2002Solo Exhibition, "The Great Conjunction", Givatim Theatre, Givatim.
September 2002Installation Exhibition, "Here and Now" (6 artists), Artists House, Haifa.
October 2002Group Exhibition, "Markers 2", Edinburgh, Scotland.
November 2002Group Exhibition, "Actuality", Artists House, Haifa.
December 2002Recipient of Haifa Herman Struk Municipality Prize 2002, City Hall, Haifa.
December 2002Exhibition of Artists who won the Haifa Municipality Prize 2002, City Hall, Haifa.

Prizes

Damascus Gate Station, Jerusalem
Prograssive Architecture Magazine, First Prize
Transit station for busses, taxis and trucks, in association with a team from, Harvard University.
Haifa Herman Struk Municipality Prize 2002

Sculptures in Public Display

in Haifa, Ashdod, Ma'alot, Reut, Changchun (China), Ramat-Gan, Yavne.

Member of associations

Israel Painter and Sculptors Association.


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