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Avital Geva, Kibbutz Ein Shemer, Israel, 1941

Avital Geva was born on Kibbutz Ein Shemer in 1941. His father was an architect, and his mother was a painter. His brother is the painter Tsivi Geva. In the 1970s he was involved in artistic activities that sought to examine the combination of art and kibbutz society through the use of varied artistic activities. He was a partner in the "Messer/Metzer" project [named for the village of Messer and Kibbutz Metzer] (1972). As a result of the “Officers’ Letter” (1975) the Kibbutz gallery turned into the headquarters for signing the petition of support. In 1977 he began to work in the educational greenhouse that he founded on the kibbutz and which serves as an experimental greenhouse for testing biological, agricultural, and ecological processes. In 1993, the greenhouse was displayed at the Venice Biennale of art in Venice, Italy.

Education

1968-1969 Evening studies, Avni Institute of Art and Design, Tel Aviv

Teaching

1969-1970 Guest lecturer in course of Itzhak Danziger, Technion, Haifa
1972-1973 Art Department, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
1972 Art activity with youth, Givat Haviva
1977– Continuing educational activity, the Greenhouse, Ein Shemer