Avner Ben-Gal
1966
Born in Ashkelon, Israel
1989-93
Cum Laude B.A. Fine Art, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2009
Fabio Tiboni Contemporary Art, Bologna, Italy
Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel
2008
Fabio Tiboni Contemporary Art, Bologna, Italy
Sadie Coles HQ, London
Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Basel, Switzerland
2007
Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado
2006
Bortolami Dayan, New York
2005
Sadie Coles HQ, London
Cursed By Slaves, Nouvelles Images Gallery, The Hague, Holland
2002
Helena, The Helena Rubenstein Pavilion of Art, Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, Tel- Aviv, Israel
2001
The Eve of Destruction, Tal Esther Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1999
New Army, Mary Fauzi Gallery, Tel - Aviv, Israel
1998
Curly Drugs, the Artists’ Studios Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1997
Design, Hamidrasha Academy of Art Gallery, Beit Berl, Israel
1995
Avivit, the Israel Museum of Art, Jerusalem
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
Directions, A Palazzo Gallery, Brescia, Italy
History of Violence, Haifa Museum of Art, Israel
2008
Penal Colony, Ein Harod Museum, Israel
SGOZZATA, Peres Projects, Berlin
Eventually We'll Die, Young art in Israel of the Nineties, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Israel
2007
XXS (Extra Extra Small), Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Isreal
2006
Infinite Painting: Contemporary Painting and Global Realism, Villa Manin
Centre for Contemporary Art, Passariano, Codroipo (Udine), Italy (curated by Francesco Bonami and Sarah Cosulich Canarutto)
Dark, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam, Holland
Through the looking glass, Galerie Bob van Orsouw, Zurich
2005
A Wonderful View, Vous Etes Ici, Amsterdam
The New Hebrews, Martin Gropius-Bau, Berlin
2004
Huts, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin
Painting 2004, Victoria Miro Gallery, London
2003
Clandestine, the 50th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
2001
The Armoury Show, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
Spunky, Exit Art, New York
2000
Le Repubbliche Dell’Arte; the Israeli Season, Palazzo Delle Papesse, Sienna, Italy
Wish List: New Acquisitions, Israel Museum of Art, Jerusalem
1999
Ladies and Gentlemen, Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1998
Video Program # 3: Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya, Israel
The Lesser Light, Israel Museum of Art, Jerusalem
Spring at the end of the summer, Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Ministry of Education and Culture Award Exhibition, Herzilya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya, Israel
1994
En Suite, Museum van Hedenaagse Kunst, Ghent, Belgium
Transit, ArtFocus 1, New Central Bus Station, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Prizes and Awards
2001
Residency program at The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York (NY), USA
1998
Minister of Education and Cultural Prize, Israel
1996
Kollner award for excellent young artists, Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem, Israel
1993
Mary Fischer award for excellent young artists, Bezalel Academy, Jerusalm, Israel