Ravit Lazer earned her MA in an interdisciplinary program in the arts from Tel Aviv University, studied at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem and earned her BFA in Ceramic Art and Design from ESC, SUNY in NYC.

She is the director of the Benyamini School for Ceramic Art and the Diploma Studies program at Benyamini Contemporary ceramic center in Tel Aviv, She is also a lecturer on ceramic design in Shenkar College – Engineering, Art, and Design in Israel.

Biography

Education

2006-2009       M.A (with Distinction), Interdisciplinary program in the Arts, Tel Aviv University, Israel            

1994-1995       B.F.A., Ceramic Art and Design, SUNY, NYC, USA

1994                Ceramic Design, Parsons School of Design, NYC, USA  

1991-1993       Ceramic Art and Design Dept., Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem, Israel                        

  Teaching

2009- Present   Lecturer, Industrial design Dep. Shenkar College, Ramat Gan

2012-present    Lecturer, Diploma Studies program and the Benyamini School for Ceramic Art,

                         Benyamini Center for Contemporary Ceramic.

2000- Present   Lecturer, Ceramic design, sculpting and Pottery, Independent Studio, Shilat

2014                 Lecturer, Go Global, joint project with the Royal College, London and Shenkar

                         College, Ramat Gan

1997-1999        Lecturer, Ceramic Dept., Craft Student League, NYC, USA

1994-1997        Lecturer, Central Queens YMCA, Forest Hills, NY, USA

                 Solo Exhibitions

2018                Ruins 208.287, Siman Sheela Gallery, Kibbutz Amir, Curators: Eti Fardo Nusbaum                           and Naftali Nachmani

2017                Ruins, Periscope Gallery for Design and Craft, Tel Aviv, Curator: Sari Faran

Selected Group Exhibitions

2011                “The Sixth Biennale for Israeli Ceramics”, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv

2010                “Nakba, Who Saw? Who heard?“, Zochrot Gallery, Tel Aviv

2009                 “29 Km”, Umm el Phahem Gallery

2009                “Postcards from Gaza”, Zochrot Gallery, Tel Aviv,  Curator: Norma Musih.

2009                “The Fifth Biennale for Israeli Ceramics”, Clay, Sensation, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv

2008                “Amnesia“, Zochrot Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator:  Shlomit Bauman

2007                “The Fourth Israeli Ceramics Biennale” – Territory and Identity, Between Ceramics and Architecture, Tel Aviv                     

2006                “Imprinted in Matter“, Umm El-Fahem Art Gallery

2005                “Traditional Palestinian Pottery in Hebron“, Homage Exhibition, Ein Harod Museum

2003                “20x20x13“, The Gallery, Shoeva, Curator: Tirza Yalon Kolton

2002                “The Second Israeli Ceramics Biennale“, Eretz Israel Museum                        

Selected Group Exhibitions Abroad

2016                  Ceramic Design from Israel, Techno.Logical Vessels, 47th Congress of the IAC, Sant Pau, Barcelona                                       

1998                “selection“, Empire State Building Gallery, NYC, USA

1997                “Craft Students League“, Elsa Mott Gallery, NYC, USA             

1996                “International Decorative Ceramics Competition“, Kutani, Japan                  

1995                “Tokyo-New York Ceramic Competition“, NYC, USA

Curatorial

2018                Home Made 2018, The School is Out to the Gallery, Benyamini Center, Tel Aviv

2018                A Moment in Time, First Studio Scholarship Exhibition, Benyamini Center, Tel Aviv

2018               Attraction, International Ceramics from Private Collections, Benyamini Center, Tel Aviv                  

2017               Home Made 2017, The School is Out to the Galley, Benyamini Center, Tel Aviv

2013               SHIFT, Ceramic in Universities and Colleges of Art and Design in Israel, (Collaborating curator                              Shlomit Bauman), Benyamini Center, Tel Aviv.                       

2012               Proof Firing, Ceramic Design at the Product Design dep.,   Shenkar College, Ramat Gan                   

 Selected Publications and Collections

2018         Destroyed Present, On Ravit Lazer’s Exhibition Ruins, Ceramic 

                   Art+Perception, July 2018, written by Shlomit Bauman

2018           Ravit Lazer’s Ruins, CFile

 2018          Member of Artaxis

 2018           Destroyed Present, On Ravit Lazer’s Exhibition Ruins, 1280 Ceramic Art Review,    Ceramic Art                              Ass. Of Israel                       

2015            “Foreign city”, Israeli Parliament ceramic collection

2009            “Where, Here: Language, Identity, Place“, Hakibutz Hameuhad Publication, Israel        

2003            “500 Bowls, Contemporary Explorations of timeless design“, Lark Publication  

1998            “The Best of Pottery 2“, Rockport Publication, USA

1998             “The Ceramic Design Book“, Lark Publication

 

Selected Works

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