MICHAEL HALAK
B. 1975
GRADUATION 2007-2009, MFA, the Art Department, University of Haifa 2005, Traditional Art Training session, The Florence Academy of Art, Italy 2002-2004, Art teacher’s certificate, University of Haifa 1999-2002, bachelor’s degree in Archaeology and Fine Art, University of Haifa 1996-1998, Graphic Design, Western Galilee College, Wizzo College Branch
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2009, Drawing and Painting lecturer, the Art Department, Haifa University 2009, Drawing and Painting lecturer, Education Wing, Haifa Museum of Art 2000-2008, Production Assistant, the Art Gallery, University of Haifa
SOLO & DUAL EXHIBITIONS 2012, Faces and Landscapes, Tel-Aviv Museum, Tel-Aviv 2013, Territory, Oranim Cllage Gallery, Oranim. 2014, Cracks, Noga Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tel-Aviv 2017, Memories from The Future, Noga Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tel-Aviv 2018, Motion Trap, Idris artists space gallery, Tel-Aviv
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2002, Alumni exhibition, The Art Department, Haifa University, Haifa 2005, Alumni exhibition, The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy 2006, A Different World, Sawa Gallery, Shfaraam 2007, Portrait, Beit Hageffen, Haifa 2009, MFA Exhibition, the Dr. Hecht Art Center, Haifa University 2009, Men in the sun, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Israel 2010, Following the chocolate soldier, Shinkar Gallery,Ramat Gan 2010, Fresh paint art fear 3, Tel-Aviv 2010, Dream a reality, Pyramid Gallery, Haifa
The Gate Village Bldg. 3, Level 2 Dubai International Financial Centre Tel. +971 (4) 323 0820 [email protected] www.tabariartspace.com 2010, Window to reality, Haifa Museum, Haifa 2010, July, Noga Gallery, Tel-Aviv 2011, Winners of 2010, Ramat Gan Museum, Ramat Gan 2011, The Armory Show, New York City, USA 2011, Certified Copy, Beit Hgeffen Gallery, Haifa 2012, 48-67, The House of Culture & Arts Gallery, Nazareth 2012, Spring 2012, MECA: Middle East Center for the Arts, New Jersey, USA 2013, Wonderland, The German Bundestag, Berlin, Germany 2013, Realytizm, Grand Art Gallery, Haifa 2013, Galilee Paint Art Fair 2013, Hatzour Hglileet 2014, Profile Is Aggression Too, Gallery -1, Tel-Aviv 2014, Wisdom of Crowds, Beit Hageffen Gallery, Haifa 2014, Wonderland, Espace Oscar-Niemeyer, Paris, France 2014, Portraits, Shinkar Gallery, Ramat Gan 2015, SummerSet, Noga Gallery, Tel- Aviv 2015, Visions of Place, Stedman Gallery, New Jersey, USA 2015, The Palestinian Arab House (Haifa 1860-1930), Haifa City Museum, Haifa 2015, The Museum Presents Itself 2, Tel-Aviv Museum, Tel-Aviv 2016, Drawings, Noga Gallery, Tel-Aviv 2016, Palestinian Art, B.O.P Art Gallery, Bethlehem, The Palestinian Authority 2016, The Winners 2015, Herzelya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzelya 2016, Roots of Identity, Art on 56th Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon 2017, Ingathering, Tel Aviv museum of art, Tel-Aviv 2017, Third Identity, CAP Kuwait, Kuwait 2017, Self collecting, Beit Hageffen gallery, Haifa 2018, House Houses, The Gallery at The Walled Off Hotel, Bethlehem,The Palestinian Authority 2018, 1948, Haifa City’s Museum, Haifa 2018, What Is Pyramida Doing Here?, Pyramida Gallery, Haifa 2019, Limitless, The Gallery at The Walled Off Hotel, Bethlehem, The Palestinian Authority. 2019, Belonging, Dubai Design District, Dubai, U.A.E. 2019, Visions of Place, Burke Gallery, Plattsburgh, New York, U.S.A. 2019, Milk Flow, Biet Henkin Gallery, Kfar Yehoshua
The Gate Village Bldg. 3, Level 2 Dubai International Financial Centre Tel. +971 (4) 323 0820 [email protected] www.tabariartspace.com AWARDS 2016, Artist Directed Grant by Mrs. and Mr. Rosenblatt, USA 2015, The Ministry of Culture and Sport Prize for contemporary artist 2011, The Rapports Award for Young Israeli Artist, Tel-Aviv Museum 2010, The Young Artist Award 2010, Ministry of Culture and Sport 2009, MFA Distinction scholarship, Haifa University 2007, Distinction scholarship, Haifa University 2005, Residency scholarship in Florence, A.M. Al Qattan Foundation, Ramallah
COLLECTIONS Amos Schoken Collection, Tel Aviv Dubi Shiff Collection, Tel Aviv Collection of the Rappaport family, Switzerland Collection of Joseph and Ariella Lipschitz, Herzelya Ari & Anne Rosenblatt Collection, Los Angeles, USA Collection of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art Collection of Jerry and Daphne Jacowitz, New Jersey, USA Bank Hapoalim Collection Bank of Palestine Collection Collection of George Al Ama, Bethlehem DAP Collection, Beirut, Lebanon Private collections in Palestine and internationally
The Gate Village Bldg. 3, Level 2 Dubai International Financial Centre Tel. +971 (4) 323 0820 [email protected] www.tabariartspace.com