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Ella Amitay Sadovsky, Israeli, born 1964.

Ella Amitay Sadovsky was born in 1964 in Kibbutz Gesher. Between 1987 and 1999 she studied engineering at the Technion in Haifa and at the Weizmann Institute of Science. From 2000-2004 he lived in California, where she completed a post-doctorate and began studies in art. Upon her return to Israel, she completed her studies. Her paintings make use of figurative images and intense colorations. They combine weavings – both realistic and metaphoric – as an expression of reality and imagination. Today Ella Amitay Sadovsky lives and works in the moshav Mesilat Zion and in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

Education

1987–91 BSc, Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
1991–94 MSc, Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
1994–99 PhD, Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot
2003–2000 Post-doctorate, Department of Chemistry and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkley
2003–2004 Studies for Bachelors' Degree, California College of the Arts, San Francisco
2004 Beit Berl College, The Faculty of Arts - Hamidrasha
2007 BA, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
2009 MA, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Tel Aviv

Teaching

2004–2007 Senior lecturer, department of Physical Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2009 onwards, Senior lecturer, Department of Textile Design, Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Ramat Gan
2013 onwards, Senior lecturer, Department of Architecture and Design, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa

Awards And Prizes

2004 Best of the Junior Review, California College of the Arts, Berkeley, USA
2004 All College Honor Robert Ralls Memorial Scholarship, California College of the Arts, Berkeley, USA
2007 Prize for Excellence in Art, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
2012 Creative Encouragement Award, Ministry of Culture and Sport
2016 The Ann and Ari Rosenblatt Prize, Zaritsky Artists House, Tel Aviv