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Tamir Lichtenberg, Israeli installation artist and illustrator, born 1977

Tamir Lichtenberg was born in Petah Tikva, 1977. In 2002-2007, after studying music, he enrolled in art studies at Avni Institute and Bezalel. In 2004, he illustrated "Story of a Giraffe," a children's book by Noa Nimrodi. In 2008-2010, he was among the founders and managers of "Darom," a center for art and culture in south Tel Aviv.

Lichtenberg uses found objects, placing them in display spaces in a way that generates new interpretations. In his work, he explores the interaction of society and market forces. In "Factory Outlet" (2010), he transformed a gallery exhibition space into a store and workshop. In 2011, he illustrated a children's book, "Birds Can Fly and So Can I."

In addition to his work using sculptural techniques such as assemblage, Lichtenberg creates video installations.

Education

2002 Course in electronic music and sound editing, MuzkiSchool, Tel Aviv (completion with honors)
2003 Avni Art Institute, Tel Aviv
2007-2004 BFA (with honors), Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Jerusalem

Teaching

2005-12 Avni Art Insitute, Tel Aviv , Drawing
2013 Bezalel School of Arts & Design, Jerusalem, Sculpture

Awards And Prizes

2005 Scholarship, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
2005-2007, Scholarship, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
2007 Alieen S. Cooper Prize for Academic Excellence, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem
2007 Prize for Excellence in Studies, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Israel
2009 Oded Masar Prize for a Young Artist, Janco-Dada Museum, Ein Hod
2010 Prize for a Young Artist, Ministry of Culture and Sport
2010 Tel Aviv Museum of Art and Isracard Prize, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
2011 Scholarship, Rabinovich Foundation, Tel Aviv