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Esther Knobel, Goldsmith, born 1949, Poland.,makes jewelry- drawing- imprinting images on metal.

Education

1968-69 Institute of Plastic Arts, Bat Yam, painting with Raffi Lavie
1970-74 Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Jerusalem, Department of Jewelry
1975-77 Royal College of Art, London, England,(MA, M.A.R.C.A.)

Teaching

1979-82 Art Teachers' College, Ramat HaSharon
1983-87 School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland, Visiting Lecturer.
1983-87 John Cass Academy and Royal College of Art, London,England, Visiting Lecturer,

Awards And Prizes

1974 Distinction, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
1975 British Council Scholarship for M.A. Studies, Royal College of Art, London, England
1977 Distinction, Royal College of Art, London, England
1986 Prize for Goldsmithery, Alix de Rothschild Foundation, Jerusalem
1993 Grant for the European Ceramic Work Center, The Netherlands, America-Israel Cultural Foundation
1994 Francois Van den Bosch Prize, The Netherlands
1996 Artist-Teacher Grant, Ministry of Education
1996 Second Prize, The International Judaica Competition, Jerusalem
1966 Guest Artist at the Penland School of Crafts, USA, The Israel-North Carolina Cultural Exchange Program
1998 Bi Arts Grant to participate in Master Class and conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, The British Council
1999 Ministry of Education Prize for Creativity
2006 Grants for an Artist Book Project, Israel Lottery Council for the Arts, The Arthur Goldreich Trust, and the Israel Center for Libraries
2008 Andrea Bronfman Prize for the Arts, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv