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Hedi Kandel, Israeli painter, born in Germany, 1912-2003

Hedi Kandel (Rothschild) studied art at the Art Academy in Nuremberg and medicine at the University of Erlangen. She left Germany in 1933, after the rise of the Nazis, and studied fashion design in Paris before immigrating to the Land of Israel. She continued her art education with Zvi Meirowitz in Haifa and Marcel Janco at the Oranim Art Institute. Two years later, she opened her own studio, and taught art at schools and cultural centers.

Kandel worked in oil, gouache, watercolor, pastel and enamel spray.

Education

1930 Art Academy, Nuremberg, Germany
1930 Studies of medicine , anatomical drawings, Wurzberg, Germany
1933, Fashion Design, Paris, France
1949 Kibbutz Oranim Seminar, Kriyat Tivon

Awards And Prizes

1966 Gold Medal, International Biennale of Vichy and Clermont, France
1968 Special mention, Biennale Internationale d'Art Contemporaine, Vichy, France
1968 Prize for Pastel, Salon, Clermont-Ferrand, France
1976 Gold Medal, Salon, Clermont-Ferrand, France
1996 Prize in recognition of Artists and Creators for the residents of the town of Tivon
1997 Honorary Professor of the International Academy of Greci-Marino, Italy
1998 Woman of the Year Award from International Biographical Institute, Cambridge, England
2001 Honorary Citizen of Diburg (near Frankfurt), Germany