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Drora Domini, Israeli, born 1950

Drora Domini was born in Kibbutz Merhavia. As a teenager, she was active in the spheres of music and sports, presenting Israel as member of the Women's Volleyball national team. In the mid-1970s, she studied in the United States and England. After returning to Israel, she created sculptures using readymade materials. In "Table As Is" (1988), for example, she showed a cracked table with a set of drinking glasses and glass ashtrays on it. In most of her later works, such as "House with Monument" (1993), incorporate models of homes and buildings to convey an ironic, critical message. In 2002, she co-authored a book, "Everywhere: Landscape and Memory in Israel," which documents monuments in Israel with photographer Francis Lebee-Nadav.

Education

1972-1973 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, USA
1975-1979 BFA, Cheltenham School of Fine Art, England
1979-1980 St. Martin's School of Art, London, England

Teaching

From 1981 Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem, Sculpture
From 1991 Haifa University, Senior Lecturer

Awards And Prizes

1981 Prize, Ministry of Education and Culture
1987 Prize for Creativity, America-Israel Cultural Foundation
1989 Bank Discount Prize for an Israeli Artist, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
1992 Ministery of Education Prize, For Art and Sculpture
1999 Prize for the Encouragement of Creative Art, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport
2001 Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv-Jaffa
2007 Prize, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport