Helen Berman

Infobox Artist

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name = Helen Berman
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caption = Grey Sun, 1997
birthname = Hélène Julia Cohen
birthdate = Birth date|1936|4|6|mf=y
location = Amsterdam, Netherlands
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field = Painting, Drawing, Design
training = Kees Bol, Jan Gregoor, Thierry Veltman
movement = Abstract expressionism, Lyrical abstraction, Postmodern art
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influenced by = Klee,Argov H: "Navon and Berman in the Gallery." "Arim" 205 (1990-11-16). he icon] Cézanne, Seurat
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awards = Van Dissel textile design awards

Helen Berman (April 6 1936) is a Dutch-Israeli visual artist with an artistic style that varies between realistic impressionism and lyrical abstract expressionism.Geldman M: "The Aleph and the Tav", 2003. he icon] She is well known in IsraelBen-Dor D: [http://ilmuseums.com/museum_heb.asp?id=202&type=quick "Exhibition of Artists from Dutch Origins" (in Castra Exhbitions)] , "ilMuseums" 2004. Accessed 2008-06-28. he icon] and has exhibited also in Germany and the Netherlands.

Helen Berman was born in Amsterdam and as a young girl survived the Holocaust.Berman H: "An Enchanted Dream Came True." "Báiki" 24 (2002): 22. en icon ] [ [http://www.salom.com.tr/news/detail/2316-Yahudi-kurtaranlara-odul.aspx "Yahudi kurtaranlara ödül] ." "Şalom" 2006-06-18. Accessed 2008-06-28. tr icon] She was trained as a textile designer at the Eindhoven Academy of Industrial Design.Israeli Art Center: [http://www.imj.org.il/artcenter/sname2_a.asp?artist=272140&artists=Berman "Helen Berman."] Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Accessed 2008-06-28. en icon] While at the academy, she took extracurricular coursework in the free arts with Kees Bol and Jan Gregoor. After her graduation in 1960, Helen Berman designed textiles for several companies. Some of her designs were awarded prizes and publications in professional magazines.

During the seventies, Berman studied painting and drawing with Thierry Veltman.Sneh N: "View to the Past and Future in the Exhibition of a Painter Who Immigrated from the Netherlands." "Kol Hanegev" 1983-05-27. he icon] In 1978, she immigrated to Israel, where she continued to refine her style. During a decade-long residence in Jaffa, she became part of the local artists' community and a member of the Israel Painters and Sculptors Association (IPSA). Since 1998 she has been painting and exhibiting from her studio in Tel Mond.

olo Exhibitions

* 1983 - Itzik's Gallery, Beer Sheva, Israel ["Landscape of Beer Sheva in a Solo Exhibition by Helen Berman." "Sheva" 603 (1983-05-20). he icon] ["The Paintings of Helen Berman." "Kol Bi" 202 (1983-05-20): 64. he icon] ["The Netherlands and Israel in an Exhibition." "Maariv Hanegev" 1983-05-20. he icon]
* 1990 - Gallery Amalia Arbel, Rishon Lezion, Israel [Frumer S: "An Optimistic Wink." "Bamakom" 1990-11-16. he icon]
* 1996 - Artists House (IPSA), Tel Aviv, Israel
* 1997 - Schwing Residence, Old Jaffa Artists Quarter, Israel
* 2000 - Elah Center, Pninat Ayalon, Tel Aviv, Israel [Peiper C: "Exhibition by Helen Berman." "Elah Infocus" 2000. nl icon]
* 2003 - Artists House (IPSA), Tel Aviv, Israel [De Vries A: "Helen Berman Exhibits Lyrical-Abstract Expressionism." "Aleh" 60 (1) (April 2003): 50. nl icon]
* 2004 - Gallery Re-Lai-S, Baden-Baden, Germany
* 2006 - Residenz Bären, Baden-Baden, Germany
* 2008 - Elah Center, Pninat Ayalon, Tel Aviv, Israel [ [http://www.elah.org.il/nd/news.php?op=a&id=4 "Exhibition Helen Berman."] [http://www.elah.org.il/nd/ Elah] . Accessed 2008-06-28. nl icon]

Group Exhibitions

* 1972 - De Schoof, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands
* 1979 - Youth Art Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
* 1983 - "Technology", City Hall, Beer Sheva, Israel
* 1989 - "Animals", Gallery 13 1/2, Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel
* 1990 - "New Faces", Artists House (IPSA), Tel Aviv, Israel
* 1998 - "Festive Fruits", Cultural Center, Tel Mond, Israel
* 2003 - "Genesis", Culture Hall, Or Akiva, Israel ["Genesis (Catalogue)". Jerusalem: Israel Association of Community Centers, 2003, page 28. he icon]
* 2004 - "Dutch Days", Castra Art Center, Haifa, Israel
* 2007 - "Open Park", Artists House (IPSA), Tel Aviv, Israel [ [http://www.mouse.co.il/art_item.aspx?BoneId=418&NsId=208&ObjId=8020 "Indepence Park for Everyone - Group Exhbition"] , "Akhbar Ha'ir" 2007. Accessed 2008-06-28. he icon] [ [http://www.telavivcity.com/BusinessDisplay/BusinessEventDisplay.asp?EventCode=3781 "Open Park - Independence Park for Everyone"] , Artists House. Accessed 2008-06-28. he icon] [ [http://www.marmelada.co.il/item.asp?id=365 "Must See Park"] , "Marmalade Tel Aviv", June 18, 2007. Accessed 2008-06-28. he icon]

References

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NAME=Berman, Helen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Berman-Cohen, Hélène Julia
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Painter
DATE OF BIRTH=April 6, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH=Amsterdam, Netherlands
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