Assaf Shaham
Assaf Shaham (Hebrew: אסף שחם; born 1983) is an Israeli artist.
Assaf Shaham
- Name
- Assaf Shaham
- Born
- 1983
- Birthplace
- Jerusalem
- Field
- photography
- Movement
- contemporary art
- Birth Name
- אסף שחם Assaf Shaham (Hebrew: אסף שחם; born 1983) is an Israeli artist.
- Nationality
- Israel
- Occupation
- photographer
- Honours
- Young Artist Prize · Constantiner Photography Award for an Israeli Artis · Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography
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Assaf Shaham (Hebrew: אסף שחם; born 1983) is an Israeli artist.
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Assaf Shaham (born 1983) is an Israeli photographer. The photographer was born in Jerusalem.
Assaf Shaham is active in photography. The photographer is associated with contemporary art. Assaf Shaham received Constantiner Photography Award for an Israeli Artis, Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography and Young Artist Prize.
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• Name — Assaf Shaham • Born — 1983 • Birthplace — Jerusalem • Field — photography • Movement — contemporary art • Birth Name — אסף שחם Assaf Shaham (Hebrew: אסף שחם; born 1983) is an Israeli artist.
Biography
Biography
Shaham was born in Jerusalem. He graduated from the Minshar School of Art in Tel Aviv in 2012. While still a student he was awarded the Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography A year after his graduation he was awarded the Constantiner Photography Award for an Israeli Artist from Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Shaham studied at the Maumaus program in Lisbon and got his MFA from the University of Southern California. He divides his time between Tel Aviv and Los Angeles.
Solo exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
• 2012. The king is dead, long live the king!, Tempo Rubato Gallery. • 2012. Assaf Shaham: New ways to steal old souls, Tel Aviv Museum of Art. • 2014. The Vision of Division, Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv. • 2015. Division of the Vision, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York.
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Shaham's works are held in the following public collection: • Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
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Awards
• 2011. Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography. • 2012. The Constantiner Photography Award for and Israeli Artist. • 2017. Winner of the Ministry of Culture and Sports Young Artist Prize.
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- 1.Assaf Shaham. The Haaretz.
- 2.Tempo Rubato.
- 3.Hadas Reshef. Award-winning photographer Assaf Shaham, winner of the Constantiner Photography Award, has a new exhibit at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, one that blends art with political activism. The Haaretz. 2012-11-12.
- 4.The Vision of Division – Braverman.
- 5.Martha Schwendener. Assaf Shaham: 'Division of the Vision'. The New York Times. 2015-02-12.
- 6.Hadas Reshef. A Photographer With Politics in the Frame. haaretz.com.
- 7.The Constantiner Photography Award for and Israeli Artist is awarded to Assaf Shaham. Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
- 8.Major collection of contemporary Israeli photography acquired by the Israel Museum. artdaily.com.
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