Biography

TAL ESHED

www.taleshed.com

Born in 1976 in Tel Aviv, Israel

 

EDUCATION

2015 Continuing Education, School of Visual  Arts, NYC

2015 Summer Residency in Bio Art Lab, SVA, NYC

2014 Continuing Education, School of Visual Arts, NYC

2007 MA, Expressive Art Therapy, Lesly University, Boston, Israel Extension

2001  BFA, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel

1996 Continuing Education, School of Visual Arts, NYC

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016

Dive In..., tANJA gRUNERT, New York, NY

2015          

Fragile, curated by Mitra Khorasheh, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert Gallery, New York

2011              

Balance, curated by Sari Golan Sarig, Rosenfeld Gallery, Tel Aviv

2009              

Onebody, Droval Gallery, Beit Hatamar, Tel Aviv

2007              

The Freedom to Flow, curated by Doron Polak and Esti Drori ARTura Studio, Jaffa, Israel

2005              

The Mask of Life, Alternative Art Gallery, Jaffa, Israel

 

PERFORMANCES

2019

“Dive In…”, The OUTDOOR Performance

2018

“Dive In…”, The OUTDOOR Performance

2017

“Dive In…”, The OUTDOOR Performance

2016

“Dive In…”, The OUTDOOR Performance

2016

“Dive In…”, The OUTDOOR Performance

2016

“Dive In…”, The OUTDOOR Performance

2016

“Dive In…”, Tanja Grunert Gallery, New York City, NY

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2020

“Fresh Paint”, Art Fair TLV, (curator: Sari Golan), Tel-Aviv Yafo, Israel

2018

“Beyond Words”, Artspace TLV, (curator: Dr. Liliana Orbach), Tel-Aviv Yafo, Israel

2016

"Universum" International Photography Festival 2016, (curator: Sharon Toval), Rosenthalis Gallery, Tel-Aviv Yafo, Israel

"Way of Thinking", START Gallery, (curator:  Sharon Toval), Tel-Aviv Yafo, Israel

2015

"As above so below", Open studio exhibition, Summer Residency program in Bio Art Lab, School of Visual Arts, NYC

2012

121 reasons to love art,  Gallery 121, Tel-Aviv

Secret Art No. 6, curated by Doron Polak and Esti Drori Bank Leumi, Tel Aviv, Israel

Diamond Island, Harry Oppenheimer Diamond Museum, Ramat Gan

2011              

Human landscape, curated by Daniella Talmor, The artists' House, Tel Aviv, Israel

Jaffa Salon of Photography, curated by Daniella Talmor, Jaffa, Israel

2010              

Hana Sharf Hosts, curated by Doron Polak, Water Institute Gallery, Givatayim, Israel

Secret Art No. 5, curated by Doron Polak andEsti Drori, Leumi Bank, Tel Aviv, Israel

2009              

The Art of Reconciliation, curated by Ayelet Biran and Doron Polak, Water Institute Gallery, Givatayim, Israel

Secret Art No. 4, curated by Doron Polak and Esti Drori, Leumi Bank, Public Auction, Tel Aviv, Israel

2008              

Wandering Library 2: Artist's Books, curated by Doron Polak andEsti Drori Galerie Cargo 21, Paris

Hot Spot: 8x8, Shmone de'Plus, Tel Aviv, Israel

The Art of Reconciliation, curated by Ayelet Biran and Doron Polak, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC

Wandering Library 2: Artists from Israel and from Palestine, curated by Doron Polak and Esti Droron, Cité internationale des arts, Paris

Ishow, Droval Gallery, Tel Aviv

Memory of the Future, curated by Esti Drori and Doron Polak, Dana Art Gallery, Kibbutz Yad Mordechai, Israel

Light, curated by Doron Polak and Amir Cohen, Fusion Arts Museum, New York

Inside Israel, curated by Iris Elhanani, travelling exhibition in China, China Three Gorges Museum, Chongqing, China

Secret Art No. 3, curated by Doron Polak and Esti Drori, Leumi Bank, Public Auction, Tel Aviv, Israel

2007              

Lesley University—Israel Extension, Netanya, Israel

The Photographer's Identity in the Digital Era, curated by Shay Pardo, The New Gallery at the Art Institute, Bat Yam College, Israel

Secret Art No. 2, curated by Doron Polak and Esti Drori, Leumi Bank, Public Auction, Tel Aviv, Israel

2006              

Photographs of Tel Aviv, Former City Hall, Bialik House Complex, Tel Aviv

2005              

Water – Life, The New Gallery at the Art Institute, Bat Yam College, Israel

2004              

Video Dance, the 21st Jerusalem International Film Festival, Jerusalem Cinematheque

2003              

Video Dance, Dance and Media Festival, Tokyo

2001              

Video Dance, performance of "Collage," Frankfurt House, Tel Aviv

The Body – A Dialog between Inside and Outside, BFA Show, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel 

2000              

Video Dance, The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Israel

Video Dance, Dance On Screen Festival, London, UK

1997              

"USA,” Group Photography Exhibition, ZOA House, Tel Aviv, Israel

 

SELECTED PRESS

Lior Novick, “A language of her own”, Mekomon Tel Aviv weekend supplement, No. 369, May 2, 2009, pp. 22-24.

Dorit Fukatch, “Not only cheap wine: The continuing generation,” Dorit Fukatch’s weekly  recommendation: It’s almost New Year’s Eve, Erev Rav online art magazine

 

ARTS EVENTS FOR CHARITABLE CAUSES

2012

“Friends for Moran”, benefit sale for Moran Freiman, a girl ill with cancer, Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel

2009-2011

Exhibition and sale of “Israeli art on behalf of the Israel AIDS Task Force”, Tel Aviv, Israel

2008

"From Punk to Pink: Israeli Artists for Elem/Youth in Distress in Israel," Moti Hasson Gallery, New York City

2006-2008

Exhibition and sale of “Israeli art on behalf of the Israel AIDS Task Force”, Tel Aviv, Israel

2005

“Colors from the Heart”, artists on behalf Gag Vegam (support centers for homeless children in crisis), all monies from sale of art works donated to the centers, Uriel House, Tel Aviv, Israel 

 

AWARDS

2020

Honored mentioned at the professional section 15th Julia Margaret Cameron Award's, The Worldwide Photography gala award

Distinguished Artist of ArtAscent “Portrait”, February, V41, ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal

2019

Gold Artist of ArtAscent “Water”, October, V39, ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal

2016

Distinguished Artist of ArtAscent “Wild” call October, V21, ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal

6TH 2016 ARTSLANT PRIZE SHOWCASE WINNER, ArtSlant

 

COLLECTIONS

START Collection, Serge Tiroche, private collection, Israel