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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 Exhibitions:
* “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...
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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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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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Reviews for Zahava Sherez:
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"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 tensions and possibilities of equilibrium in a fresh, affecting fashion." Arlene Goldbard, Adams & Goldbard, Richmond, CA, 1.25.04
"In the current Pacific Rim Sculptors Group exhibition, entitled 'California Dreaming', a group of artists mirror a great sense of freedom of expression courage, tradition, and experimentation... Some of the highlighted works are: ... 'Stone Flower <7', a bold alabaster piece by Zahava Sherez, includes more formal aspects of sculpture. The overall quality of the art work submitted was outstanding." Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, 'California Dreaming', Winter Exhibition 2004, January-March 2004, San Francisco, John Toki, Juror. This is an excerpt from the juror's statement.
"This beautiful orange flower vibrates slightly. Alive, flexible and wise. Soft and smooth to the touch. The flower, however, is two feet across, with petals of translucent alabaster, and the stem on which it delicately shivers is sturdy metal. Thus is your perception of stone forever changed. Such is the nature of Zahava Sherez's sculptures." Bay Area Business Woman, Vol.10 No.3, December 2002.
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