Tamir Chen
Tamir Chen, 1993
Artist and Educator
Tel Aviv, Israel
Education
MFA, Bezalel Academy Of Art And Design, Jerusalem, 2025
Teaching Certificate, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 2021
BFA, Bezalel Academy Of Art And Design, Jerusalem, 2020
Exchange students program, HKU- Art Academy, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2019
Solo Exhibition
Sons Of Sun, Koresh 14 Gallery, Jerusalem, curator: Dveer Shaked, 2024
Mound, Maya Gallery, Tel Aviv, curator: Abraham Kritzman, 2022
Alouette, Tel Aviv Artists' Studios, curator: Eitan Buganim, 2021
Group Exhibitions
2024
The Nerve Cell, Beta gallery, Jerusalem, curator: Avi Sabbah and Lital Marcus Morin
The Poison Path, Shechter Gallery, Tel Aviv, curator: Bar Yerushalmi
The Center Can Not Hold Itself, Hakubia, Jerusalem, curator: Ron Kuner
2023
The Nature Gave The museum, I Gave My Body, The contemporary art space, Ein Hod, curator: Zeela Kotler Hadari
Fresh- Paint art fair, Jaffa Tel Aviv, curators: Ifat Gurion and Raz Shapira
Physical, Studio Ankori, Azza 13, Jaffa Tel Aviv, curator: Yehezkel Lazarov
2022
Dreamy Night, The Drawing Biennale, Barbur Gallery, Jerusalem, curators: Abraham Kritzman and Reut Yeshayahu
The Stomach Of The Divine, Ancient Jaffa Museum, curator: Tami Kats Friedman and the House of Israeli Art Academy
2021
Have You Ever Seen The Sea Fight The Wind Of Night, Binyamin Gallery, Tel Aviv, curator: Faina Feigin
2020
Salon Hakubia- Portraits, Jerusalem, curator: Dan Ormian and Ella Cohen Vanshover
Starting Point, Koresh 14 Gallery, Jerusalem, curator: Dvir Shaked
A Tribute Exhibition for the artist Pesach Slabosky, Koresh 14, Jerusalem, curator: Neomi Tenhauser and Oree Holban
Graduation Show, Bezalel Academy Of Art And Design, Jerusalem, curators: Piter Meltz and Irena Gordon
2019
Sequence, Bush Collective, The Pride Center, Tel Aviv, curators: Noga Or Yam and Faina Faigin
2016
Alliance House, Jerusalem, group exhibition, curators: Yasmin Caspin and Noga Farhi
Akeda, Gudman- Acting Academy, Beer Sheva, collaboration around a play of Hanoch Levin
Residency
2021-2023
The Artist's Studios, Tel Aviv Jaffa
2021
Barbur BNB Residency, Jerusalem.
Awards and scholarships
2025
Michael and Pauline Lukman Memorial Scholarship
The Plumas Foundation and Artists' Association, grant project for artworks purchase
2024
Rabinovich Foundation support
2023
The Open House, Jerusalem, supporting the solo exhibition in Koresh 14 Gallery
2021
ARTIQ scholarship for LGBT Israeli artist
Outstanding Art-Teacher Award, Leonard & Pamela Marks SAEF for the Seymour Fox School of Education
2020
America Israel Foundation- Studying scholarship
Bezalel academy award for academic excellence
2016
The Committee for the Encouragement of Creativity in the Negev
Publications
2023
A5 Magazine, Issue 17, Heart.
Gufa Magazine, Issue 4, published by Habait Theatre.
Poetry Halls Magazine, Issue 3, Faith.
2022
Time Space Journal, Issue 3, The Bush Collective.
Mound, Maya Gallery — Printed exhibition catalog accompanying solo show.
2021
Thoughts on Food – A Visual Chapter, Bezalel Academy, Department of Visual and Material Culture.
Press
About 'Sons Of Sun', a solo exhibition in Jerusalem: Portfolio Magazine.
About 'Mound', a solo exhibition in Tel Aviv: An interview at the studio, and printed catalogue published by Maya Gallery.
About ARTIQ scholarship: Erev- Rav, Portfolio Magazine, WDG.
About 'Alouette', a solo exhibition in Tel Aviv: Portfolio Magazine.
'Thoughts About Food', A book published by Bezalel Academy.
About graduation project: The Jerusalem Post, Portfolio Magazine.