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Gil Marco Shani, Israeli, born 1968.

Gil Marco Shani was born in 1968 in Tel Aviv-Yafo. His parents worked in the insurance industry and his father sculpted as a hobby. In the late 1990’s, after studying in Bezalel, Shani moved to Paris where he designed shoes.

His early Art works, from the late 1990’s, used design in as an expression the human body, as experienced in his installation “Perek” (1996). Shani created drawings of young men, soldiers and Landscapes that underlay meanings of sexuality and death. These works used a linear and graphic style. Starting in the 21st century, Shani presented large scale installations, including his works “Safari” (2001) or "Rain” (2003). Camels were another motif he used in his works from the 21st century. Shani deconstructed the camel into a duplicate object which was used as a romantic colonialism indicator.

Education

1990-94 Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Jerusalem, BA with award
1994 Slade Academy of Fine Arts, London, England, exchange program
1998 Design Studios at AFPIC, Paris, France, shoe design studies

Teaching

2009 Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem

Awards And Prizes

1994 Mary Fisher Prize, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Israel
1999 Prize for a Young Artist, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport
2001 Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv-Jaffa
2003 Beatrice Kolliner Prize for a Young Israeli Artist, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
2004 The America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Sharett Scholarship for Excellence
2005 Shmuel Givon Prize, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
2009 The Israeli Art Prize, The Nathan Gottesdiener Foundation, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
2018 Sandberg Prize for Israeli Art, Israel Museum, Jerusalem