Irit Abba Born in, Israel. E-mail: iritabba@gmail.com Website: www.iritabba.com Studies 1997-2000 "Walldorf Education" at the David Yellin College, Jerusalem. 1971-1975 Ceramic Department, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. Teaching 1984-to now Teaches at the Ceramic Department at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem 2000-2001 Teaches at the Walldorf Junior High School, Jerusalem. 1979-1987 Teaches at the Ceramic Department at the Visual Art Center, Beer Sheba Israel. 1976 to now Teaches open classes in pottery at her studio, Jerusalem . prizes 2009 The Andrea M. Bronfman Prize for Contemporary Crafts One-person exhibition 2009 "Wheel. Period", Tel Aviv Museum of Art. (Opening: Wednesday, 8 July 2009 at 8 p.m.) (catalogue) 2004 " The Gallery" , Shoeva 2001 “Porcelain – Small Pot”. Periscope, Contemporary Design Gallery, Tel Aviv. Selected exhibitions 2005 " Collect" , V&A, London 2004 " SOFA 2004", Chicago 2003 " 20x20x13", The Gallery, Shoeva. 2002 “The Second Biennale for Israeli Ceramics”,. Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv. 2001 “Vase Movement", Holon, Israel 2000 “Clay 2000”, The Israeli Biennale for Ceramics. Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv. 1999 “Potters Set a Table", The Aaron Kahana House, Ramat Gan (catalogue) 1999 “14 together, Pottery and Ceramic Sculpture" Cultural center, Rishon le Zion. 1998 “Ways in Clay", Five decades of ceramic in Israel. The Aaron Cahana House, Ramat Gan 1992 “Early and contemporary ceramics” Haifa University (catalogue) 1989 “Bezalel Graduates”, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (catalogue) 1989 “Ceramics from Israel”, Kassel, Germany (catalogue) 1985 “Pottery" , The Municipal Gallery, Jerusalem. 1975 “Bezalel 70 +”. The Helena Rubinstein Pavilion, Tel Aviv (catalogue) home |