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Dov Heller, Israeli, born Romania, 1937-2018

Dov Heller was born in Bucharest, Romania in 1937. In 1949 he immigrated to Israel. In 1955 he joined Kibbutz Nirim. In the 1980’s he was a participant at the “Hameshutaf Kibbutz” activities. Heller founded the print workshop in his kibbutz, that was conveniently accessible to the artists from the southern part of Israel. The works from the workshop are displayed in an annual exhibition that opens on May 1st.

Hellers early works from the 1970’s use avant garde media such as Installation and performance. In the “open studio” exhibition in 1975, he was selling potatoes to the museum visitors. Another known work was the “exchange / residue map” (1979-1982) that was created in collaboration with Jacob Hefetz. From the 1990’s and onward he painted and printed with a biographical dimension.

Education

1962 Avni Institute, Tel Aviv-Yafo
1967-1972 Beazlel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem

Teaching

1973-2000 Beazlel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem

Awards And Prizes

1963 Regional Concil Ma'on Prize for Art
1966 Mendel N. Fisher Prize, The Jewish National Fund (JNF)
1966-1967, Be'er Sheva Municipality Award for Art
1972 Herman Struck Prize for Printing, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
1976 Yizhak Ben Menachem Award, Kibbutz Artzi Federation
1989 Havazelet Foundation Prize, Kibbutz Artzi Federation
2015 Havazelet Foundation Prize, Kibbutz Artzi Federation