Sagi Refael
​​​​​ALL ABOUT ART​​
Curator / Educator / Consultant
​Los Angeles / Tel Aviv
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  • 2015-2017
    • Hilla Spitzer
    • Aiming for Touch(down)
    • Rotem Reshef
    • The Bravery & Brotherhood of Combat
    • Tough & Tender (Part 1) - The Third Age and The Fourth Gender : Golden Years in Contemporary Art
    • Tough & Tender (Part 2)- The Third Age and The Fourth Gender : Golden Years in Contemporary Art
  • 2012-2014
    • Sally Krysztal Kramberg‬‏
    • Etchi Werner Nyiri
    • Brad Siskin
    • Miri Mor
    • Hila Laiser Beja
    • Ohad Matalon
    • Miri Chais
    • An Open Gallery on Buildings
    • Transportrait
  • 2011
    • Adar Aviam
    • Sharon Balaban - Tavi Art Gallery
    • Gilad Baram - Tavi Art Gallery
    • Talia Israeli - Tavi Art Gallery
    • Ravit Mishli - Tavi Art Gallery
    • Loading - Tavi Art Gallery
    • Rakefet Viner Omer - Tavi Art Gallery
  • 2006-2010
    • Aviv Naveh
    • Melanie Daniel
    • Intermediate Stations:4 Installations, HaTachana, Tel Aviv
    • Decadence
    • Small Adults
    • Gothic Duet, A Scream, Darkness and Light, Wax & Blood
    • Sweat Dreams
    • Cockeye - Male Nude in Contemporary Israeli Art
    • Men
  • Texts/Catalogues
    • Men
    • Nurit David
    • Erez Israeli
    • Elie Shamir
    • Cockeye - Male Nude in Contemporary Israeli Art
    • Aviv Naveh
    • Melanie Daniel
    • Small Adults
    • Yiftach Belsky
    • Carmela Weiss
    • Sharon Balaban
    • Gilad Baram
    • Ravit Mishli
    • Talia Israeli
    • Rakefet Viner Omer
    • Elon Ganor
    • Brad Siskin
    • Sally Krysztal Kramberg
    • Miri Mor
    • Hila Laiser Beja
    • Tough & Tender : The 3rd Age The 4th Gender - Golden Years in Contemporary Art
    • Sally Krysztal Kramberg
    • Rotem Reshef
  • Press (In Hebrew)
Born in Israel, 1980. 


EDUCATION

The Hebrew University, Jerusalem

MA studies, History of Art Department 2005-2007

The Hebrew University, Jerusalem

BA studies, History of Art Department 2002-2005

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

Gender issues, representations of masculinity in art and visual culture, contemporary art, Israeli art, self-portraiture, art of ancient worlds, art market.

AWARDS AND HONORS

The Smith Academic Excellence Scholarship, History of Art (HUJI), 2006

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & PRESS

Portfolio magazine - link
City Mouse Tel Aviv - link
Erev-Rav - link

* "Control l Release",  published on the occasion of Rotem Reshef's solo exhibition At Art Space TLV, Tel Aviv, 2016 (Hebrew, English ) 
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* "Tough & Tender -The Third Age And The Fourth Gender :Golden Years In Contemporary Art", published on the occasion of the group exhibition      
At  
P8 Gallery, Tel Aviv, 2015 (Hebrew, English)
 

*"Three Hours to Ashes",  Interview with Brad Siskin, published on the occasion of Brad Siskin' solo exhibition At P8 Gallery, Tel Aviv, 2014 (English ) 

* "Je Te Vois",  published on the occasion of Sally Krystzal Kramberg's solo exhibition At The Artists' House, Tel Aviv, 2014 (Hebrew, English ) 

* "Harvest Moon", published on the occasion of Hila Laiser Beja's solo exhibition at the Artists' House, Tel Aviv, 2013 (Hebrew, English ) 

* "Last Man Standing", published on the occasion of Ady Shimony and Ron Amir's solo exhibitions at the Artists' Studios gallery, Tel Aviv, 2012 (Hebrew)

http://erev-rav.com/archives/17535

* "Typical of you: On Ohad Matalon's photography series The Zone", THE ZONE, published on the occasion of Ohad Matalon's solo exhibition at Podbielski Contemporary, Berlin, 2012 (English, German) – curator: Sagi Refael

* "Hunter of Shadows", ERL KING, published on the occasion of Elon Ganor's solo exhibition at Minshar for Art school and Center, Tel Aviv, 2011(English, German)

curator: Erez Golan

* "Lonesome Cowboy", WILD, published on the occasion of Yiftach Belsky's solo exhibition at DAN gallery, Tel Aviv, 2011(Hebrew, English) – curator: Ravit Harari

* "Good Manners", GOOD MANNAERS, published on the occasion of Adar Aviam's solo exhibition at Shay Arye Gallery, Tel Aviv, 2011 (Hebrew)

* "Pigeon Removal Center", PIGEONS REMOVAL CENTER, published on the occasion of Ravit Mishli's solo exhibition at Tavi Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, 2011 (Hebrew, English) – curators: Dana Gillerman and Sagi Refael

* "Night and Plants", LAST CITY, published on the occasion of Talia Israeli's solo exhibition at Tavi Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, 2011 (Hebrew, English) – curators: Dana Gillerman and Sagi Refael

* "Photoscape 2.0", with Dana Gillerman, PHOTOSCAPE 2.0, published on the occasion of Gilad Baram's solo exhibition at Tavi Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, 2011 (Hebrew, English) – curators: Dana Gillerman and Sagi Refael

* "Engine Head" with Dana Gillerman, ENGINE HEAD, published on the occasion of Sharon Balaban's solo exhibition at Tavi Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, 2011 (Hebrew, English) – curators: Dana Gillerman and Sagi Refael

* "Small Adults", published on the occasion of the group exhibition SMALL ADULTS - Images of Childhood in Contemporary Art, Shay Arye Gallery, Tel Aviv, 2010 (Hebrew, English) – curator: Sagi Refael  http://erev-rav.com/archives/7150
* "Evergreen", EVERGREEN, published on the occasion of Melanie Daniel's solo exhibition at The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, 2010 (Hebrew, English) – curator: Sagi Refael

* "Signs of Identity", SIGNS OF IDENTITY, published on the occasion of Aviv Naveh's solo exhibition at Hezi Cohen Gallery, Tel Aviv, 2010 (Hebrew, English) – curator: Sagi Refael

* "Clashing Myths in the Twilight Zone", EMEK : The Road to Kfar Yehoshua, published on the occasion of Elie Shamir's solo exhibition at The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, 2009 (Hebrew, English) – curator: Doron Lurie

* "Cockeye", COCKEYE: Male Nude in Contemporary Israeli Art, published on the occasion of the group exhibition at Gal-On Art Space, Tel Aviv, 2009 (Hebrew, English) – curator: Sagi Refael

* "Herdoes", published on the occasion of The Legacy Heritage Fund Prize group exhibition at The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, 2007 (Hebrew, English) – curator: Olga Cohen

* "The Mountainous Body"&" Communion", I WAS BORN CHIENSE, published on the occasion of Nurit David's solo exhibition at The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, 2007 (Hebrew, English) – curator: Ellen Ginton

* "Men", MEN, published on the occasion of the group exhibition at The Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan, 2006 (Hebrew, English) – curator: Sagi Refael

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teacher, Minshar art college, Tel Aviv, 2009-2014.

Courses: Art of the Ancient world, Post-Modernism, Matters of Curatorship, Basic Introduction to Art and Visual Culture.

Guest Lecturer, IASA The Israel Arts and Science Academy, Jerusalem, 2011.

Course: "Body, Identity and Sexuality".

Guest Lecturer, Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts, Givatayim, 2009.

Course: "Matters of Curatorship".

Teaching Assistant, History of Art Department, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 2007-2010.

Courses: Modern and Post-Modern art – with Prof. Milly Heyd

Basic Introduction to Art and Visual Culture – with Dr. Guy Tal.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

* Participated as a guest lecturer  at "The Conney Project on Jewish Arts" conference at USC - University of South California, Los Angeles, March 2015.
* Guest lecturer - "Taboo and Provocation in Contemporary Art", as part of "Talking Arts" series, held at various bars and coffee shops in Tel Aviv,      March 2012, initiated by "Time Out Tel Aviv" magazine.
* Curated "Open Gallery on Buildings", a collaboration between "Baram City Press" Billboard publicities & "Global City" Municipality of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, 2012.






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