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Eli Petel, Israeli, born 1974.

Eli Petel was born in Jerusalem in 1974 and grew up in Givat Mordechai and later in Gilo. In high school he studied graphic design. Between 1996-2000 he studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. Rattel's work includes painting and drawing that require a uniform and coherent style, alongside various installation works. Along with images from popular culture, Petel also creates works with personal or biographical aspects. He lives and works in Tel Aviv-Jaffa.

Education

1996-2000 The Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem, Art studies (BFA)
2000 , Cooper Union, New York City, USA,, Art studies, Student Exchange Program

Teaching

2002–2011 Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Art Department,
Since 2011 Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Head of Art Department,

Awards And Prizes

2000 Elhanani Award for Excellence for a Bezalel Graduate, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
2000 The America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Sharett Fund Grant
2004 Rafael and Hadassah Klatchkin Prize, America-Israel Cultural Foundation
2005 Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv-Jaffa
2006 Rappaport Prize for a Young Israeli Painter, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
2006 Award, The Council of Art and Culture at the National Lottery
2006 Grant, Rich Foundation for Education, Culture and Welfare
2009 Young Artist Prize, Ministry of Education