Alphabetical list of artists

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Edith Galosh, Israeli painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, born in Hungary

Edith Galosh was born in Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary. In 1925, she graduated high school in Cluj, Rumania. In 1932, she moved to Brasov, Rumania, where she worked as a graphic artist for German and Hungarian newspapers. During World War II, she was imprisoned in Rosenau concentration camp. In 1946, Galosh left Rumania for Vienna, where she taught art to Jewish youth in the framework of Youth Aliyah. Her attempt to immigrate to the Land of Israel in 1947 ended in deportation to Cyprus. When she reached Israel in 1948, she worked as a designer at the Palkeramik ceramics factory in Haifa Bay. From 1950 to 1972, she taught art in Kiryat Tivon and Haifa, and headed the Municipal Art Center in Bat-Galim. Since 1972, she has been teaching painting, sculpture and ceramics at her studio in Bat-Galim.

Education

1925 High school matriculation, Cluj, Rumania
1925-1929 Academy of Art, Vienna, Austria

Teaching

1950-1972, Art, Kiryat Tivon
1972 Painting, sculpture, ceramics, Edith Galosh studio, Bat-Galim, Haifa

Awards And Prizes

1940 Three gold medals at exhibitions in Bucharest and Budapest