Posts Tagged ‘Painting

SIONA BENJAMIN March 6 – April 26, 2014 Opening Reception: March 6, 6 – 8 pm The terrorist attack in 2008 on the Chabad House in Mumbai, the Jewish educational center and synagogue, transformed Siona Benjamin’s art and life in major ways. She was born in Mumbai, a member of the Jewish Bene Israel group […]

Jo-El / Jore-El Superheros, Autobiography, & Religion The Art of Joel Silverstein Opening Sunday March 23, 2014 3:00-5:30pm Artist Talk at 4:30pm Hadas Gallery – Rohr Center Pratt Institute 541 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205 Phone 718 866 6815 Open by Appointment Jo-El/ Jore-El: Superheroes, Autobiography & Religion The Art of Joel Silverstein March 23- […]

by Yehudis Barmatz-Harris What is it about the Hebrew lettering, and its written word, that makes it so dominant in Jewish mystical/abstract art today? In a parallel vein to artist Mel Alexenberg, who proclaims post digital art requires the inspiration of creative Judaic thinking, painter David Baruch Wolk believes that contemporary abstract painting has true […]

Explore The Sacred

14, Jan 2014

By: Menachem Wecker Originally published January 6th, 2014 for the Jewish Press Interfaith harmony, wherein religious lions sprawl peacefully alongside vulnerable lamblike colleagues, might be an appealing notion, but it doesn’t necessarily, or often, produce good fodder for an exhibit. It’s not difficult to curate an exhibit that celebrates different faiths and their collective tolerance, […]

by Jonathan Maseng for JewishJournal.com The Jewish art scene in Los Angeles is a small but vibrant community that spans generations, styles, and the full length and breadth of the city itself. Now, for the first time, three of L.A.’s preeminent Jewish institutions — Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), University of Southern California […]

Nov 6, 203 6-9pm Igal Fedida Fine Art Manhattan Gallery 1482 First Ave New York, NY RSVP: [email protected] 310-466-3916

Faces: Weaving Indian Jewish Narratives by Siona Benjamin from gregory wendt on Vimeo. Accomplished painter and Fulbright scholar Siona Benjamin was given the opportunity to further explore her Jewish and Indian roots this year, culminating in an exhibition now on view in Mumbai. Says the artist, “The Fulbright experience has transformed my research, art and […]

Solo show and reception of the new series “Post Pop” by Yitzchok Moully, the Pop Art Rabbi. Thursday, August 29, 2013 7:00pm Hadas Gallery 541 Myrtle Ave Brooklyn, New York 11205 Wine and cheese tasting sponsored by Royal Wine and Natural & Kosher. Live music by Craig Judelman. Bring your friends and enjoy!

The Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art provides a stage for the creative forces that are active today and relate, in one way or another, to the Jewish world of content. Once every two years, all those interested in art, Judaism or both, will gather from around the world to enjoy a wide range of […]

Blue Like Me: The Art of Siona Benjamin is a documentary film about an extraordinary artist with a fascinating back-story: Siona is a Jew raised in India, educated by nuns and Zoroastrian teachers, and brought up alongside Hindu, Christian and Muslim neighbors. Her art expresses universal issues–feminism, race, a sense of home, and one’s identity—that […]


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