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Hanna Livon, Israeli, (born Austria), 1923-?

Hanna Livon was born in Vienna, Austria in 1923. Her family was religious and was involved in the hotel industry. In 1933 she made Aliya with her family. In her youth she learned art with David Hendler and in the 1940s she enlisted in the Hagana and served as a liaison officer. After finishing her art studies at Bezalel , she worked as an assistant in David Heinz Gumbel's studio in Jerusalem. Between 1954 and 1962 she served as "Maskit's" head of department for goldsmith and metal work. At the same time she was involved in German amateur theater. In the 1960s she travelled the world extensively due to her husband's position as an economic adviser for African countries. It was at this time that she learned for a period with Chaim Kiewe in France.

Her main work was in the field of painting. Her works, characterized by a modernist approach, made use of intense color and decorative abstraction.

Education

1940-1943 Metal department, New Bezalel School for Art and Crafts, Jerusalem,
Late 1960s, painting with Chaim Kiewe, Paris, France