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Artist Statement:
I know diversity. I have been
enriched by it throughout my
life. I am tri-cultural,
having migrated twice in my
life, with roots in Latin
America, the Middle East, and
North America. The cultures
that shaped me often
emphasized the differences
between people. I chose to
focus on the similarities, to
tap into the connection
between all and everybody, to
be touched and enriched by
multiple diversities. My art
stems from these experiences
and the search for new ways of
finding balance and
interconnection.
I have two main bodies of work
- stone and clay.
With stone I work with the
tension between motion and
stillness, strength and
vulnerability. I seek balance
where there seems to be none.
I work with heavy, massive
stones and search for ways to
suspend them in space. This
allows the stone to transform
itself, seems to become
lighter, able to fly and
dance.
My work in clay is more
figurative. I take elements or
concepts from nature and
combine them with human
bodies. I explore new ways of
connecting by using, as a
point of strength, the
different characteristics of
the subjects. Here I merge
with the medium. I push and
pull my thoughts ...
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Artist Galleries:
* Christensen-Heller Gallery,
5831 College Ave., Oakland,
California, USA.
* Art Trip, Sculpting Center
and School, 1136 E. 12th St.,
Oakland, California, USA....
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Artist Reviews:
"I'm writing to express my
appreciation for your work as
a sculptor. The pieces I have
seen...have a quality that
transcends conventional
artistic categories: you have
given them the power to evoke
a rich and productive anxiety
in the viewer, a rare artistic
achievement. You have
expressed the...
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Collections:
Collectors (selected)
UPAYA, Center for Wellbeing,
Oakland, California, USA
Dr,.E,.Karpfinger & Dr. A.
Rosselle, Oakland, California,
USA
Ms. Nancy Philips, Oakland,
California, USA
Ms. Rani Cochran, Redwood
City, California, USA
Ms. Jesy Goldhammer, Oakland,
California, USA
Ms. A Rockwell, Oakland,
California, USA
Ms. D. Leavitt, Berkeley,
California, USA
Mr. & ...
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Commissions:
Prawin Parbhuibhai, San Jose,
California, USA
UPAYA Center for Wellbeing,
Oakland, California, USA
Design by Gershoni, San
Francisco, California, USA...
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Exhibitions for Zahava Sherez:
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* California Dreaming, Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, Winter Member Exhibition, Juried by John Toki, from the California College of Art, January-February 2004, San Francisco, California, USA
Soaring Stone, Invitational - August-October 2003. Featured artist at the Christensen-Heller Gallery, 5831 College Ave., Oakland, California, USA
* Outdoor Show-Members Exhibition, Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, Juried by Brigitte Micmacker & John Dennings, Directors A New Leaf Gallery, July-September 2003, San Francisco, Caliifornia, USA.
Pacific Rim Sculptors Group at The Ruth Bancroft Garden, 9th Annual Art & Sculpture Show, Walnut Creek, California, USA, July 2003
* artSFest 2004, Benefit event, Invitational, June 2003, Mill Valley, California, USA.
City of Oakland, Office of the Mayor, Oakland Cultural Affairs Commission, Artist Presentation. Invitational, May 2003 Oakland, California, USA.
The Windows on the Water, Invitational, ARTSHIP Foundation, Jack London Square, Oakland, California, USA, 2002
State of California Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, "Oakland Portraits Then and Now - 1852-2002", Oakland, California, USA, 2002
Ruth Bancroft Garden 8th Annual Art & Sculpture Show, Walnut Creek, CA, USA, 2002
Art for America, an art exhibit and auction benefiting victims of 9.11. Clos Pegase Winery & Gallery, Calistoga, California, USA, 2001
"Reconstructing Reality, Artists Response to 9.11", Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, California, USA, 2001
"Wind and Water", Mill Valley Sculpture Garden Gallery, Mill Valley, California, USA, 2001
"Secret Gardens of the East Bay". Invitational, Park Day School, California, USA, 2001
"Voyage", Total Travel Gallery, Alameda, California, USA, 1999
The Windows on the Water, Invitational, ARTSHIP Foundation, Jack London Square, Oakland, California, USA, 1999.
The Dolphin Gallery Show, Carmel, California, USA, 1998
"From Words to 3-D", Carmel, California, USA, 1997
* The Oakland Art Chamber of Commerce, Tuesday Art Series, Invitational, April 1996, Oakland, California, USA.
Westport Nature Center, Annual Art Exhibition, Westport, Connecticut, USA, 1994
Art Revue Magazine, Cover Contest Honorable Mentioned, New York, USA, 1994
97th Annual Open Exhibition, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, October7-29, 1993,
Juried by Lynne Atlas Wittkin, Elaine Lavalle, Carey Boone Nelson, The National Arts Club,
New York City, New York, USA.
Inaugural Show, Society of Connecticut Sculptors, Lyme Art Association Galleries, August-
September 1993, Old Lyme, Connecticut, USA,
65th Grand National Exhibition, The American Artists Professional League, Salmagundi Club, 1993, Leo Yeni, Exhibition Chairman, Jury of selection the National Board of AAPL, New York City, New York, USA,
31st Annual Barnum Show, The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA, 1991
89th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Paint & Clay Show, April 8-29, 1990, Juried by Carlus Dyer, John Matt, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
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