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Irit Hemmo, Israeli born 1961.

Irit Hemmo born in Jerusalem at 1961. Her early work explored simple geometric patterns and shapes as kind of game. In the 1990s, she created many of her works using carbon paper. At first, they were abstract, but in the series "Julian," she uses the paper to recreate famous photographs of Israeli and foreign artists. Her later work explores the meaning of the artistic act juxtaposed with images of cultural superabundance. To convey this theme, she creates large-scale collages from snippets of photographs of flowers and plants.

Hemmo lives and works in Tel Aviv-Yafo.

Education

1982-3 John Herron School of Art, Indianapolis University, Indiana, USA
1986-1983 Hamidrasha, School of Art Teaching, Ramat Hasharon

Teaching

1997-onwards, Senior Lecturer, Department of Visual Arts, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem

Awards And Prizes

1992 Prize for a Young Artist, Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport
1996 Prize for the Encouragement of Creative Art, Ministry of Culture and Sport
2000 Ministry of Culture Award
Residency, Hamburg Cultural Minister, Hamburg, Germany
2003 Scholarship, America-Israel Cultural Foundation
2003 Residency , Merian Stiftung, IAAB, Basel, Switzerland
2006 Award, The Council of Art and Culture at the National Lottery
2006 IDB Prize for an Israeli Artist, Israel Museum, Jerusalem