Michal Heiman

Michal Heiman, speaking in Bezalel, Jerusalem, December 2007

Michal Heiman (Hebrew: מיכל היימן‎, born 1954) is an Israeli artist, photographer, and art curator,^[1][2][3] a lecturer at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem^[4] as well as the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Arts.^[5]

In 1997 Heiman represented Israel at "Documenta X", Kassel, Germany.^[6][7] Her photographs are in the permanent collections of The Ian Potter Museum of Art in Melbourne, Australia^[8] and the Haifa Museum in Israel.^[9] Her work was also included in the 2007 show Dateline Israel: New Photography and Video Art, a decennial review of international art about Israel at the Jewish Museum in New York.^[10]

In 2011, Heiman was the first winner of the Shpilman Prize for Excellence in Photography, an annual prize awarded by the Israel Museum in Jerusalem and the Shpilman Art and Culture Foundation.^[4][11][7]

References

1. ^ Gilerman, Dana (September 20, 2004), "Theatrical therapy: Michal Heiman's `Test Number 3,' to be presented at Acre Fringe Theater Festival next month, explores the psychological processes involved in reading and interpreting art", Haaretz, http://www.haaretz.com/culture/arts-leisure/theatrical-therapy-1.135126 .
2. ^ Armon-Azoulay, Ellie (July 30, 2009), "Archive of a 'photographer unknown': A captivating visit to the studio of artist and researcher Michal Heiman, who has squirreled away virtually everything concerning her life since she was a child", Haaretz, http://www.haaretz.com/archive-of-a-photographer-unknown-1.281109 .
3. ^ Azoulay, Ariella (2001), Death's Showcase: The Power of Image in Contemporary Democracy, MIT Press, pp. 109–113, ISBN 0-262-51133-9 .
4. ^ ^{a b} Bezalel Academy Congratulates, Bezalel Academy, September 2, 2010, accessed 2011-10-13.
5. ^ Faculty profile, Tel Aviv University, accessed 2011-10-13.
6. ^ Martha Langford, Suspended Conversations: The Afterlife of Memory in Photographic Albums, McGill-Queen's Press, 2001, p34. ISBN 0-7735-2174-7
7. ^ ^{a b} "Israel Museum Awards Michal Heiman First Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography", Artis, August 1, 2010, http://www.artiscontemporary.org/features_detail.php?id=14 .
8. ^ Collections Australia Network, accessed 2011-10-13.
9. ^ Michal Heiman at the Haifa Museum of Art, accessed 2011-10-13.
10. ^ Cotter, Holland (April 14, 2007), "Snap Judgments of Israel, More Than Words Can Say", New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/14/arts/design/14date.html .
11. ^ Awarding the Shpilman Prize for Excellence in Photography, Shpilman Art and Culture Foundation, February 8, 2011, accessed 2011-10-13.

External links

• Official website

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