ILYA GEFTER
About
ILYA GEFTER
CV
Born in St. Petersburg, Russia 1980
Lived and studied in Canada and the USA 1994-2003
Lives and works in Israel since 2004
Founder and Director of the “Visual Art Center” in Tel Aviv
Education:
1999 - 2003 Maryland Institute College of Art; Baltimore, USA. BFA
2001 Studio Art Centers International; Florence, Italy
1999 York University; Toronto, Canada
Solo Exhibitions:
2024 “Front” Tel Aviv Artists House, Tel Aviv Israel. Curator: Dr. Doron Lurie
2023 “Family Album” The Knesset, Jerusalem, Israel
2022 "AIM" Performance and Exhibition. Arthura Gallery, Emek Hefer, Israel. Production: Alon Mizrachi
2017 “Architecture of Light” Stone Tower Gallery, Glen Echo, MD, USA
2015 “The City: Paintings and Ink Washes” Rothschild Fine Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2014 “Works on Paper” Charlotte Hale & Associates, Toronto, Canada
2014 “Residence Permit” Savina Gallery, St. Petersburg, Russia
2013 “Paintings” Rothschild Fine Art, Tel Aviv, Israel (two-person show)
2013 “Lights” Bernard Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2011 "Spaces and Figures" Julie M Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2008 “Ilya Gefter: Paintings” Golconda Fine Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
2007 “In Contrast” Leonardo Gallery, Toronto, Canada (two-person show)
2006 “Old World New World” Leonardo Gallery, Toronto, Canada (two-person show)
2002 “Works on Paper” Maryland Institute; Baltimore, USA
2002 “A Year in Italy” Veni Vidi Gallery; Port Perry, Canada
2001 “Encore” Veni Vidi Gallery; Port Perry, Canada
2000 “Works Thus Far” Veni Vidi Gallery; Port Perry, Canada
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2020 Landscapes, Portrait, Still Life; Mormon University, Jerusalem, Israel. Curator: Lola Vilenkin
2012 Annual Winter Exhibition; Julie M Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2012 Summer Exhibition; Julie M Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2012 Landscapes and Color; Julie M Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2011 New Acquisitions; Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University, New Haven, USA
2007 Presences; Painters and Sculptors Association, Tel Aviv, Israel
2007, 2004 Krasota; Magic Door Gallery; Sunderland, Canada
2005 Had Gadya; Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
Selected Grants and Awards:
2012 Ontario Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant
2007 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, E. Greenshields Foundation, Canada
2003 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, E. Greenshields Foundation, Canada
2003 John Hirsch Scholarship for the Arts; JIAS Canada
2001 John Hirsch Scholarship for the Arts; JIAS Canada
1999 John Hirsch Scholarship for the Arts; JIAS Canada
1999 David Jacobs Full Tuition Scholarship; Maryland Institute, College of Art, USA
1999 Academic Excellence Scholarship; Maryland Institute, College of Art, USA
Teaching Positions:
2015 - Present Visual Art Center, Tel Aviv, Founder, Director, Head Instructor
2007 – ‘15 Ha-Tahana School for Figurative Art, Tel Aviv, Israel. Instructor
2012 - ‘15 Sadnaot Omaney Ha-Kibbutz, Tel Aviv, Israel. Instructor
2010 Durham College, Oshawa, Canada. Adjunct Faculty
2004 - ‘09 Jerusalem Studio School, Jerusalem, Israel. Instructor
Collaborations:
2023 Created cover artwork for a music album by Idan Raichel "Tower of Light"
Curatorial Work: Collaborations:
2018 “E.M. Saniga: Color of Time” Rothschild Fine Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Selected Collections:
Yale University, New Haven CT, USA
Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA
Museum Casa Ibanez, Olula, Andalusia, Spain
Dubi Shiff Collection, Leonardo Art Hotel, Tel Aviv, Israel
Ofer Levin Foundation Collection, Tel Aviv, Israel
Yuval Noah Harari Collection, Israel
Selected Bibliography:
Lurie, Doron. “Ilya Gefter / Front”. Levin Press. 2024
Pitshon, Avi. “Beauty of Evil” Haaretz, Galeria. March 15 2024: pg 38.
Kopf, Shula. “Facing the Darkness of the Human Soul”. The Jerusalem Postlite. March 20, 2024: pg 24
Barr, Neria. “Ilya Gefter presents The Front” The Jerusalem Post. March 3, 2024: pg 16
Ofrat, Gideon. “Horizon to Horizon”. The Levin Collection, Selected Works” 2023
Riva, Neama. "Endless War" Haaretz, Galeria. January 25 2023. Back cover.
Tal, Hadassa. “So the Silence Speaks” Haaretz, Culture and Sports. September 4 2021: pg 3
Ofrat, Gideon. “Beyond the Horizon. The Levin Collection, Selected Works” 2017
Gore, Leia. “Spaces and Figures”. Spaces and Figures Exhibition Catalog, 2011
Lurie, Aya. “Ilya Gefter” Ilya Gefter: Paintings Exhibition Catalog, 2008
Burstein, Dror. “To transcend the formal issues.” Presences, 2006
Hoffman, Carl. “Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man” The Jerusalem Post, May 3 2013
“Painting in Moonlight” Pnai Plus volume 1105 21.10.10. April 18, 2013: pg 62
Svetlana Krasnova, “Mysterious Light of Ilya Gefter” Vesti April 11, 2013
Published Articles:
2022 "Kiev's 1000 Year Old Cathedral." Haaretz Newspaper. Galleria. March 27, 2022: Page 4. Print.
2022 "Emergency Art Sale in Support of Ukraine." The Jerusalem Post. March 2, 2022
2019 “What to look at the Fresh Paint Art Fair.” Haaretz Newspaper. Galleria. May 25, 2019: Print.
2019 “Who said that artists know better than taxi drivers?” Haaretz Newspaper. Galleria. April 25, 2019: Page 6. Print.