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Liat Livni, Israeli, born 1979.

Liat Livni born in 1979 in Ramat Gan. After completing her studies in Israel, Livni served as an ‘artist in residence’ at the Mino Paper Art village, Japan and then in New York (Omi). She exhibits on a regular basis both in Israel and abroad.

Livni is engaged in a constant search for making new, unique artworks that will reflect her own handwriting, fascinated by the ability to "make art without using paint, by using natural colors”. She experiments with different techniques, media and materials, such as veneer, paper and sand, in a process of ‘layering’ to achieve her desired effect. Her works come into being through sketching, pasting, and cutting using a simple utility knife.

The artist makes use of ordinary things one may find in daily life, such as paper cups and plates, as she explores their intrinsic possibilities. Her themes explore local and cultural issues, while the images blur boundaries between nature and manmade.

Liat Livni lives and works in Tel Aviv.

Education

2001-2005 Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, BFA, Fine Arts Department,
2004 Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design Study Abroad Program, Undergraduate Fine Arts Department, Parsons School of Design, New York City, USA
2007 The joint program of the Hebrew University and the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem MFA

Awards And Prizes

2005 Noam Shudofsky Prize for Young Israeli Artists, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
2005 The America-Israel Cultural Fund Scholarship
2006 Academic Excellence in the Arts Scholarship, Holon Municipality, Holon
2007 Artist-in-Residence, Mino Paper Art Village, Mino, Japan
2009 Artist-in-Residence, Omi international Arts Center, Ghent, New York, USA
2012 Artist-in-Residence, The Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, Taiwan