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Sharon Keren (Ben Adam)

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Sharon Keren (Ben Adam), Sculptor. b. 1950, Israel. Belonged to "Zik" group. Work: "Donkeys", Bell Garden, Jerusalem. Changed name to Ben Adam. Sharon Keren began his artistic career in the 1970s. In 1985, he was one of the founders of the Zik group. In 1990, he won the Critic's Award for Visual Arts as part of the Zik group. In 1994, he won second prize at the Acco Festival, and in 2001, the Ministry of Science and Culture's award for Plastic Arts. Keren has mounted several shows together with Gaby Klezmer, billed as "Gabi and Sharon present," at the Acco Festival, the Israel Museum and galleries in Israel and Europe. He has also collaborated with Tamara Rickman on two exhibits, among them "Berlin Transit."

Education

1989 Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Graduate, Design Department
Midrasha College for Art Teachers

Teaching

Bezalel Academy of Art and Design., Department of Jewelry Design
Faculty member of the Shenkar College of Design, Tel-Aviv, Head of Department of Jewelry Design

Awards And Prizes

1990 Critic's Award for Visual Arts, "Zik" Group
1994 Akko Festival, Second Prize
2001 Minister of Culture and Science Prize, for Fine Art

Environmental Sculptures

"Donkeys in Jerusalem", from concrete and tires, Liberty Bell Park, Jerusalem, commissioned by the Jerusalem Foundation, 1989