Lihie Gendler Talmor

Born  in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Receives a B.Sc. in Architecture and Urban Planning from the Technion, Haifa, Israel in 1969. Completes her B.A. in Poetics and Comparative Literature at the University of Tel-Aviv in 1971 where she teaches until 1974. In 1980, moves to Caracas, Venezuela, and there enrolls at the Center of Studies for the Graphic Arts (CEGRA) from 1981 to 1983, and studies painting at Walter Margulis' studio. Since 1984 she has worked on art projects, taught and participated in courses in cultural centers and workshops in Italy, Belgium, the United States, Israel, Colombia and Venezuela. Works in etching, sculpture and video. Has executed artist' books including Aguariacuar, the Departure, and The Creativity of Evil (etchings by the artist, poetry by Edda Armas), and co-edited Fe de errantes, an anthology of poetry with etchings with Venezuelan poet Edda Armas and Mexican etcher Juan Manuel de la Rosa.

Contact:

lihie_talmor@cantv.net
lihietalmor@gmail.com
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Personal Website
 
ONE WOMAN SHOW (SELECTION)


(1993) Studio Tommaseo, Trieste, Italy; The Artists' House  Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
(1994) Galería Sextante, Bogotá, Colombia  
(1994,1996) Sofía Imber Museum of Contemporary Art, Caracas, Venezuela
(2000) Museum of Contemporary Art, Ibiza, Spain 
(2001) Sala Mendoza, Caracas, Venezuela
(2004) Sephardic Museum, at the Galería Blasini Caracas, Venezuela
(2006) Pagés Espai D’Art, Barcelona, Spain
(2006) Solar Gallery, East Hampton, New York, USA

INTERNATIONAL GROUP AND JURIED SHOWS (SELECTION)

(1993, 2000) The Sapporo International Printmaking Biennial, Sapporo, Japan

(1994, 1997) The 5th and 6th Habana Biennial, Cuba
(1997, 2000) The 5th  and  6th International Triennial of Majdanek, State Museum of Majdanek, Lublin, Poland
(1996 ,1999) The International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Frechen, Germany
(2001, 2005, 2007) Trois-Rivieres  International Contemporary Print Biennial, Canada
(2002)  Four Directions, One Encounter, Banco Industrial Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela; Fragmento y Universo, Corp Group Center, Caracas, Venezuela
(2004) Intimate Sculptures for the Public Space, Banco Provincial Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela
(2004 – 2005) Impressions II, Artist’ House Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
(2005) Ile de France 5th International Print Biennial, Versailles, France

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS (SELECTION)

(1993) Special Prize of the Jury at the International Award for Printmaking, Biella, Italy
(1998) Honorary Mention at the San Juan Biennial of Latin American and Caribbean Prints, San Juan, Puerto Rico
(1998) First Prize at the Ibizagrafik '98 Biennial, Ibiza, Spain
(2000) First Prize, at the Caracas Printmaking Biennial, Caracas, Venezuela

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS (SELECTION)

Sofia Imber Museum of Contemporary Art, Caracas, Venezuela
National Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
Cisneros Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela
Chacao Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela
Institute of Culture, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Wifredo Lam Center, La Habana, Cuba
The Americas House, La Habana, Cuba
The Public Library, New York, USA
The National Library, Madrid, Spain 
National prints Museum, Mexico City, Mexico