Yitzhak Nir Painter. Former I.A.F fighter pilot, EL AL captain, Car’s accident reduction Activist and Aviation safety inspector.
1943 Born in Kibbutz Merhavia, Israel.
1956-1958 Art studies withe Miriam Binimov, Merhavia – landscape, still life, gouache on paper.
1960 Art studies at Oranim Collage with Marcel Yanko – charcoal drawings.
1978-1982 Art understudy with artists Ernest Fuchs and Wolfgang Manner, Austria, classical painting, tempera, oil and mixed techniques.
1980-1982 Art studies with Lev Steiman, Tel Aviv – mixed technique.
1996-1998 Dr. Avital Haymen, New Haven University – Art history for Bsc.
2005-2014 Art understudy with masters: Wolfgang Manner, Zvi Malnovitzer, Dan Livni, Gad Ulman, Erez Aharon, Ben Tritt, Smadar Katz, Amir Nir,John Skelcher: Landscapes, portraits, nude and composition.
Publications
2021 “Sites to preserve” magazine: A report by Harary zeev. (10 works).
2019 “Tzeva Batzeva” Participation in the Israeli Art book – “Art from the Heart” (3 works).
2019 Page in the magazine “The Marker 2019” “When your enemy falls.” (1 work).
2019 Page in the magazine “Liberal 2019” “When your enemy falls.” (1 work).
2018“Top Israeli Artists 2018”Israeli Art Market magazine, 12 works + essay.
2018 “Gold List 2018″ Israeli Art Market magazine, 11 works + essay.
2018 The painting “Born free” on book’s cover “The heat will end tomorrow” by Yitzhak Nir.
2016 The painting “Painter at work” on book’s cover “Letters to my grand sons” by Ram Levi.
2016 “Israeli Artists” Participation in the book – “The Israeli Art collection 2016”. Stimatzki publishers. 3 works.
2015 Page in the magazine “The Marker 2015” homage to Cornelius Escher.
2015 “Yasurim over Shear Yashuv” painting, book’s cover “In her way” by Dr. Ileana Rabau Friedman.
2014 “Tzeva Batzeva” Participation in the book – “20 years of painting” (3 works).
2013 “Saatchi online Gallery Home page”, London, Participation in the “New week Collection”.
2012 New internet site of paintings, blog, press & links: http://www.yitzhak-nir.com/
2012 Featured in “LE LIVRE DES ARTISTES ISRAELIENS” – Published by ”La Gazette Des Arts” Paris, France
2000 “Attraction” (book by Reuven Nir 2000). Producing, Editing & book’s cover .
1990 – 1991 Featured in “Isrart 90” book (Israeli artists art book).
Exhibitions
2021 – “Space”. Herzliya Hall of Arts Gallery. group show Show. (3 works).
2019 – “Autumn’s Colors”. Herzliya Hall of Arts Gallery. group show Show. (2 works).
2019 – “Klydeskop of Life”. “Israeli Artist United” Show. Zil Culture Center, Moscow, Russia. (2 works).
2019 – “Safari in the Port”. “Israeli Artist United” gallery. (1 work).
2018 – “Black & White”. “The city hall garden” gallery. Tel Aviv. Group show (5 works).
2018 – “Seasons”. “The Water institute” gallery. Givataim. Group show (4 works).
2018 – “The Train”. “The city hall garden” gallery. Tel Aviv. Group show (1 work).
2018 – “Peeping to The harbor”, “hangar 3” gallery. Tel Aviv. Group show (1 works).
2018 – “Undressed”, “The city hall garden” gallery. Tel Aviv. Group show (2 works).
2017 – “4 seasons”, “The Music Hall” gallery, Raanana Israel. Group show (3 works).
2017 – “21th Shanghai Art Fair 2017” – group exhibition (7 works).
2017 – “Autumn Art Salon in Vienna” Folks-art museum. group exhibition (4 works).
2017 – “New York Art Expo 2017” New York. USA. Solo exhibition (14 works).
2017 – “Art Spectrum Miami 2017” Miami, International Group show(6 works).
2016 – “Green House Gallery”, Tel Aviv, 2 group exhibitions (3 works).
2016 “Shanghai Art Fair 2016” – group exhibition (7 works).
2016 “Jiangsu Art Fair 2016 – group exhibition (7 works).
2016 “19th Beijing Art Expo 2016” – solo exhibition (15 works).
2016 New York – “AartUpClose” – virtual gallery. solo exhibition.
2015 “Dreams”, “The Pond” gallery, Raanana Israel. Group show (6 works).
2015 Paintings. “Galerina – virtual gallery”. solo exhibition.
2015 Landscapes. Neeman Gallery, Tel Aviv. Solo exhibition.
2015 “44 Degrees” Israeli digital art magazine, “The Nature” 5 works.
2015 “A face of a woman”, The culture center, Ashkelon. Group show.
2015 “Passions and colors”, La Galleria Pall Mall, London. Group show.
2015 “The Beauty Pond”, The Pond Gallery, Raanana, Israel. Group show.
2014 “Israeli Art Market” magazine. “Light of a woman”. Group show.
2014 “Salon d’Automne International”, catalog’s participation (3 works) .
2014 Tel Aviv port, hangar 11,” Salon d’Automne International. Group show.
2014 “Habima” national theater, Tel Aviv, “A face of a woman”. Group show.
2014 “Tzeva Bateva” Jaffa, “hangar 2”. Group show.
2014 “A face of a woman” Jerusalem Theater, Jerusalem. Group show.
2014 “B00kFace” Jaffa, “hangar 2”. Group show.
2014 “Eilat Museum’s Gallery” Eilat – Group show.
2014 “Eilat Biennale” Eilat – Group show.
2014 “Wohl–center Bar Elan University” – Group show.
2013 “Mandarin Loft gallery”, Tel Aviv – Solo exhibition.
2013 Hangar 2 – Jaffa, Tel Aviv, “Port of Exit”- Group show.
2013 Saatchi Gallery, London, Participation in the “Saatchi online Showdown”.
2012 Harishonim Museum, Rosh Pina, Israel- Group exhibition “Birds”.
2012 Neeman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel: Permanent exhibition “When your enemy falls”.
2012 Neeman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel, Group exhibition “Birds – eye view”.
2012 Antiques Museum, Jaffa, Israel: Group exhibition, “Birds eye view-Le Livre des Artistes Israeliens”.
2012 Jerusalem Theater, Jerusalem, “Paintings along the rout”: Solo exhibition.
2009 “Lamerhav”. Artists from Kibbutz Merhavya. Group exhibition.
2007 Ben Rom Gallery, Caesar ea, Israel: Solo exhibition.
2000 El Al campus, Lod, Israel: Permanent exhibition, wall painting.
1994 Blue Gallery, El Al campus, Solo exhibition.
1991 Gallery Kibbutz Einat: Solo exhibition.
1989 El Al campus, founder and manager of the “Blue Gallery”.
1989 Daniel hotel, Herzeliya, Israel: Solo exhibition.
1986 El Al campus: Group exhibition.
1985 El Al campus: Group exhibition.
1980 Habima National Theater, Tel Aviv: Group exhibition “Lev Steiman’ and five Artists”.
Techniques:
Drawing, Gouache, Oil, Tempera, Acrylic, Prints, Mixed techniques.