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Roni Ben porat (1995) is an interdisciplinary artist.
A member of P8, artist-run gallery, Tel-Aviv.
Education
2023 - Current M.Ed, Art Based Research Department, Kibbutzim College of Education.
2015 – 2019 Graduated with excellence, Fine Art Department, Minshar School of Art.
2015 – 2020 BA in Humanities and Social Sciences, The Open University.
2015 – 2018 Graduated interior design department, “Ultima” the school of the Israeli Construction Center.
Solo and dual exhibitions
2024
“Chasing Wind” / dual exhibition / Gallery 51, Modi'in, Israel / Curator: Alfa Haimov.
“Don’t forget I was someone” / Solo exhibition / P8 Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Sally Haftel Nave.
2022
“To all that had been destroyed” / Solo exhibition / “Minshar Gallery”, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Gili Sitton / Text: Yair Barak.
2021
“Reset” / Solo exhibition / “THE LAB”, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Sharon Toval.
2020
"Flickering streets” / Individual project at “NightLight” Festival 6#, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curators: Yasha Rozov and Ivry Baumgarten.
Selected Exhibitions
2024
“(Hi)stories” - Hamiffal, Jerusalem, Israel.
2023
“About Space” / MOBY - Bat Yam Museum, Israel.
״Eye Socket״ / Edmond De Rothschild Center, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Orit Bulgaro & Yaelle Ben-Ami.
״PaintingPhotography״ / H2 – Zentrum für Gegenwartskunst im Glaspalast, KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN & MUSEEN AUGSBURG, Germany / Curator: Thomas Elsen.
“In Doubt” / Agam Museum, Rishon Lezion, Israel / Curator: Tal Bechler.
״Specified time״ / Maze9, Tel-Aviv, Israel / Curator: Carmel Ben Or.
״Augmented (Hi) Stories״ / Neue Galerie im Höhmannhaus, KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN & MUSEEN AUGSBURG, Germany / Curator: Avshalom Suliman & Thomas Elsen.
“Set” / Edmond De Rothschild Center, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Tal Erez & Dana Gutman.
“Reflective” / Nulobaz Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Noa Miro & Raz Liz Digmi.
2022
“Grünwald corner Rothchild” / ALMA Art Lounge - house of Hebrew Culture, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Ron Bartos.
“Miscellaneous” / Edmond De Rothschild Center, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Ofra Harnam & Nofar Cohen.
2021
“Break-in point” / Givatayim Theater, Israel / Curator: Doron Polak.
“Scroll” / Trio exhibition / “Hamekarer Gallery”, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Iris Pshedezki.
Fresh Paint - Contemporary Art Fair / Greenhouse Artist, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curators: Raz Shapira and Yifat Gurion.
“Someone, I tell, will remember us” / Trio exhibition / Binyamin Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Iris Pshedezki.
“Abstract muse in togetherness of diversity” / International online group exhibition / Curator: Irina Klyuev.
“ReCultivate” / CULTIVATE online group exhibition / Curator: Sean Worrall.
2020
“You Are Here” / International online group exhibition / Curators: James Stewart and Kate Trafeli.
“Central 1 Haifa” / Center of contemporary art "Pyramida”, Haifa, Israel / Curators: Shirley Meshulam and Naomi Koren.
“Coronavirus Online International Exhibition” / NY20+, China
“Vogue” / Boomer Gallery, London, UK.
“Apropos of Aesthetics” / International online group exhibition / Curator: Arron Hansford.
“Gathering Zine” / online international collaboration between the MRes Royal College Academy, and the Design Museum, London, UK.
“Materiality” / International online group exhibition / Curator: Hannah Andrews.
“Fragile” / Group exhibition / Curator: Naomi Koren.
2019
“Interchange" / Alfred gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curators: Bush Collective.
“Folly” / Graduate exhibition - Minshar school of art, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curators: Meital Katz-Minerbo and Leor Grady.
2018
“Zohar dromi” Festival, Beer Sheva, Israel / Curators: Yasha Rozov and Michal Lyptsher.
“When I grow up” / Hall Cultural, Netanya, Israel.
“When I grow up” / Hagag, Netanya, Israel.
Collections
Edmond De Rothschild Foundation Collection
Phoenix Collection
IBI Collection
Private Collections
Residencies, Workshops and Grants
2022 - “Ba Bazman” Grant of the Department of Arts and Culture, the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo and the Yehoshua Rabinovitch Foundation for the Arts of Tel Aviv
2021 - Artists Greenhous Grant of Edmond De Rothschild Foundation.
2020 - Professional Artist Development Program of Edmond De Rothschild Foundation.
2018 - 40+08 residency program, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Publications, interviews, reviews
2024 - What’s goin on - Roni Ben Porat / Portfolio
2023 - Eye Socket: about blindness, about tears and looking back / Portfolio - Hagit Rotem.
2023 - In Doubt / Portfolio - Yuval Saar
2023 - PaintingPhotography - KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN & MUSEEN AUGSBURG
2023 - Augmented (Hi) Stories - KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN & MUSEEN AUGSBURG
2023 - Mokasini - About “In Doubt”
2022 - The "Greenhouse" of the Edmond de Rothschild Center.
2022 - ArtToday Magazine - about the exhibition “To all that had been destroyed”
2021 - Ziva Koort Art Blog - RESET
2021 - Afula Newsletter - "Miscellaneous" / Group Exhibition at the Edmond de Rothschild Center
2021 - Harama magazine (Issue #33 August 2021)
2021 - “Following Dani Karavan” - Mako
2020 - Chambre Fluid Digital Magazine, Interview as part of CF Talents
2020 - Art Hole (Issue August 2020) - Print Magazine
2020 - 44 degrees magazine - Issue Special Art Collection - women artists
2019 - 44 degrees magazine, Issue Special Collection
2019 - Criticism of the "Interchange" exhibition in Haaretz
Teaching
2022 - Current - MUZA / Herzliya Museum, Israel.
2021 - Current - Atelier Art School / Mentor and manager / Tel Aviv, Israel.
2021 - 2022 - Minshar School of Art / Assistant of the Sculpture workshop / Tel Aviv, Israel.
2017 - 2018 - Yanshufim Studio / Kfar saba, Israel.
Email: bproni20@gmail.com