Daniela Yaniv-Richter

Daniela Yaniv-Richter (born November 5, 1956) is an Israeli ceramist and sculptor.

Biography

Yaniv-Richter was born in Zurich, Switzerland, and made aliyah to Israel in 1975. She graduated Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem in 1982. She studied further in the Eastern Michigan University till 1983, then proceeding to MFA studies at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received her MFA on 1985.^[1]

Among other subjects, her works deals with replication of natural and man-made objects.^[2]

Yaniv-Richter is married to Ilan Yaniv and they have three children. They reside in Jerusalem.^[3]

Prizes

• Shapira Prize, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, 1982
• Cash Business Award, Ann Arbor Art Association, Michigan, 1984
• Sculpture Award, Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan, 1985
• Erim Purchase Award, Ann Arbor Art Association, Michigan, 1987
• First Prize, Michigan Ceramics, Selo Shevel Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1987
• Alfred and Ilsa Stammer-Mayer Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland, 2002
• Georges and Jenny Bloch Foundation, Zollikon, Switzerland, 2003
• Acquisition Award from the National Lottery, 2003
• The Ministry of Education Design Award, 2004. Jury Statement: "Yaniv-Richter professionally creates useful objects of everyday life from ceramic matter. The gap between the names of the objects and their immediate categorization to their appearance raises important questions about essence, value and hierarchy of objects. Her choice of matter is precise and offers a different observation, simple and complex at once.^[4]

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

• "Virtual Reality" (2008). Ha'Chava Gallery, Holon.
• "Useful Sculptures" (2003). Janco Dada Museum, Ein Hod.

Group Exhibitions

• "Intermediate Nature" (2009). The Artists Workshops, Jerusalem.
• "Clay, Sensation" - the Fifth Israeli Ceramics Biennale (2008). Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.
• "Heara 10" (2006). Bloomfield Science Museum, Jerusalem.
• Ministry of Education and Culture Awards Exhibition (2005). Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
• "Design, Art, Design" - the Third Israeli Ceramics Biennale (2004). Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.
• The Second Israeli Ceramics Biennale (2002). Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.

References

1. ^ Artist Page in the Israel Museum website
2. ^ Smadar Shefi, Blossoming Field, Ha'aretz, August 21, 2005 (Hebrew)
3. ^ Biographical data about Yaniv-Richter
4. ^ Jury Statement out of Israeli Ministry of Education website (Hebrew)

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