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Ephraim Peleg (born Ferdynand Verderber)

Isart: The Israeli Artists Golden Year Book, Tel Aviv: Stier Publications, 1977

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Ephraim Peleg, Israeli painter and sculptor, born in Poland, 1937

Ferdynand Verderber (later Ephraim Peleg) was born in Cracow, Poland. He immigrated to the Land of Israel in 1945 with Youth Aliyah. He studied at Kibbutz Beit Hashita until 1956. In 1960, after his military service, he joined Kibbutz Naan. In 1969-1970, he went on a study tour of Europe. In 1978 he was invited to the United States to create outdoor sculptures.

Peleg is known for his modernist welded steel sculptures in bright primary colors. Many of his works are based on multiple replication of forms.

Education

1963 Painting with Avigdor Stematsky
1964 Painting at Kibbutz Eyal under A. Giladi and Edwin Solomon
1965 Avni Institute of Fine Arts, Tel Aviv, under M. Propes

Teaching

UNESCO, Art Instructor
1972 Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem, assistant instructor of sculpture

Awards And Prizes

1962–63, The America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Sharett Fund Scholarship for a Young Artist

Environmental Sculptures

1978 Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
1980 Philadelphia Snug Harbor Gallery, USA
Ramat Gan Museum
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Petit Gallery London, England