Avner Ben- Gal
Avner Ben-Gal was born in Ashkelon, Israel, in 1966, and studied at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. His work has recently been the subject of a solo show at the Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Basel, Switzerland, 2008. Ben-Gal has been in various group shows, including at the Villa Manin Centre for Contemporary Art, Passariano, Codroipo, Italy, 2007, and as part of the Venice Biennial, 2003. His work is the subject of a number of books, most recently a catalogue to accompany his 2008 show in Basel. He lives and works in Tel Aviv.