Lena Zaidel

Born in 1962 in St. Petersburg
Settled in Israel in Jan. 1976
with her parents Olga and Felix Rabinovich
Married to an artist Oded Zaidel since 1989
Their daughter Neta born in 1992
Lives and works in Jerusalem since 1990

Phone: 054-2374448
mail: lenazaidel@gmail.com
web: www.lenazaidel.co.il

Solo Exhibitions

2020 – Homage, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem, Curator: Batsheva Dori-Carlier
2015 – Almost Paradise, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem, Curator: Oded Zaidel
2013 – Wolves of the Gospel, The Gallery in  Kibbutz Beery, Curator: Ziva Yalin
2013 – Street Wolves, The Jerusalem Artists´ House, Curator: Albert Suisa
2007 – All the Places Are Holy – II, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem, Curator : Oded Zaidel (Catalogue)
2006 – All the Places Are Holy, Cliff (Al Ha Tzuk) Gallery, Netanya, Curator : Monica Lavy (Catalogue)
2003 – Wolves, The Jerusalem Artists´ House Curator : Tami Bezalely – Shohat
2000 – Demeter, Antea Gallery, Jerusalem, Curator : Rita Mendes-Flohr
1999 – Painted Friends, Musrara School of Photography, Jerusalem, Curator : Oded Zaidel

Duo Exhibitions (with Oded Zaidel)

2019 – I Had a Dream…Janco, Janco DaDa Museum, Ein Hod Curator: Rina Genusov
2016 – Lena and Other Animals, Panoramas, Tova Ossman Gallery
2012 – The Monastery, The Surface, Agripas 12 Gallery, Curator: Yonatan Amir
2012 – Jrusalem Panorams, The Migdal David Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Curator: David Sharir
2009 – Nina Gallery, Gilo, Jerusalem, Curator: Boris Lekar

Group Exhibitions

2019 – L.H.O.O.Q., The Janco DaDa Museum, Ein Hod
2019 – “Reshumon”, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem
2019 – Art Fear Fresh Paint 2019, Galleries: “Agripas 12”, “Kookoo”
         – “…A Sex Life or the Kingdom of Heaven?”, Works from the collection of Michail Grobman, The Lobby Art Space, Tel-Aviv, Curators: Chana Kofler, Orit Mor
        – Her Dress, Her Symbol, Antea Reviseted, Agripas 12 Gallery, Marie Gallery, Jerusalem, Curators: Nomi Tannhauser, Rita Mendes Flor
2018 – Manofim Festival, The Artist´s book of Agripas 12, Jrusalem, Curator: Shoshy Averbuch
         – The Artist´s Family, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jrusalem, Group exhibition: Ben Simon, Yossi Waxman, Lena Zaidel, Oded Zaidel
         – The Artist´s book of Agripas 12, TLV, Tel Aviv, Curator: Shoshana Averbuch
         – Fantasy, Sadnaot Gallery, Yavne,  Curators: Lilach Abramsky-Arazi, Asaf Rolef Ben-Shahar
2017 – Manofim, Salon Hacubia 2017, Jerusalem, Curators: Ela Cohen Vansover, Dan Orimian
2017 – Between Covered and Discovered, Skeeze Gallery, Beyt Ot Ha-Mutzar, Jrusalem, Curators: Bitya Rosenak, Gabi Yair
2017 – Like a Whisper, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem, Curators: Alejandra Okret, Doron Adar
2017 – Naight Sailing, “Makom le Omanut” Gallery, TLV, Tel-Aviv, Curator: Shosh Averbukh
2017 – Between sacred and profane, Skeeze Gallery, Beyt Ot Ha-Mutzar, Jerusalem, Curators: Bitya Rosenak, Gabi Yair
2016 – Bestiary, Skeeze Gallery, Jerusalem, Curators: Marina Genkina, Marina Shelest
2015 – Ghosts and Demons, The New Gallery, Jerusalem, Curator: Max Epstein
2015 – Beuys, Beuys, Beuys, Meshuna Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Curator: Liav Mizrahi
2012 – The Dark Side, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem, Curators: Sara-Nina Meridor, Oded Zaidel
2012 – Mother Tonge – National Language, Beyt Yad-Le´Banim Gallery, Rishon Le´Zion, Curator: Keren Wisshouse, (Catalogue)
2012 – Fresh Paint-5, Contemporary Art Fair, Agripas12 Gallery, Tel Aviv
2012 – Footstaps in the Desert, The Gallery in Kibbutz Beery Gallery, (with artists of Agripas12 Gallery and artists from Fhoenix, Arizona), Curator: Ziva Yalin
2012 – Jerusalem – sacred and profane, Stern Gallery, Curator: Debby Luzia
2011 – Fresh Paint-4, Contemporary Art Fair, Agripas 12 Gallery, Tel Aviv
2011 – The lie of the land, The Diaghilev, Tel Aviv, Curator: Tamar Tadmor
2010 – “Wolf,Wolf!” – Beit Kener, Rishon le Zion, Curator: Efi Gan (Catalogue)
2010 – Fresh Paint-3, Contemporary Art Fair, Agripas 12 gallery, Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv
2010 – Four Walls, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem Curator: Lena Zaidel
2010 – Traces IV, Biennale for Drowing in Israel, The Jerusalem Artists´ House, Jerusalem, Chif Curator: Tamar Manor Fridman (Catalogue)
2009 – Heshbon Nefesh, High Touch Gallery, Herzyliya, Curator: Dafna Naor
2008 – Antea Darom, Kaye College of Education, Be´er Sheva, Curators: Rita Mendes Flohr, Nomi Tannhauser
2008 – Manofim Project, Broken Phone, The Artists Workshops, Jerusalem
2008 – Manofim Project, Edges ,The New Gallery, Teddy Stadium, Jrusalem, Curator: Yosi Davara, (Catalogue)
2008 – Jerusalem – Surface Fractures, The Jerusalem Artists ´House, Curators: Israel Hadany, Zvi Tolkovsky, Hedva Shemesh (Catalogue)
2007 – The Desert Generation, The Jerusalem Artists´ House, The Kibbutz Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, Orgenizers: Larry Abramson, David Tartakover, Saliman Mantzur, David Reeb
2007 – Traces – III, The Third Biennale for Drawing in Israel, The Jerusalem Artists´ House, Chif Curator : Dalia Manor, (Catalogue)
2007 – The Alchemists, The New Gallery, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, Curator: Shosh Averbukh, (Catalogue)
2006 – Ebb and Flow, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem
2005 – Traces – II, The Second Biennale for Drawing in Israel, The Jerusalem Artists´ House, Curator: Dror Burnstein,(Catalogue)
2004 – IV International Biennale of Drawing, Pilsen, Czech Republic, (Catalogue)
2004 – Place for Contemporary Art, High Touch Gallery, Herzyliya, Curator: Daphna Naor
2002 – New Members Exhibition, The Jerusalem Artists´ House, Curators: Yemima Ergas, Nomi Tannhauser
1995 – Poetic Images, The Jerusalem Artists´ House, (Catalogue)
1982 – From Symbol to Technology, Leviathan Group, The Jerusalem Theatre, Curator: Michael Grobman,(Catalogue)

Exhibition Curated

2017 – Mikhael Yakhilevich, The Wanderer, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem
2016 – Ruth Schreiber, Beyond Rubies, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem
2015 – Nadia Adina Roze, The Earthy Sky-2, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem
2014 – Oded Zaidel, The Factory Yard, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem
2014 – Sasha Okun and Ronen Siman Tov, Shoshana and Mordechai Ish-Shalom Awards, CREDO,
The artist as a Private Detective, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem
2013 – Nadia Adina Rose, The Earthy Sky, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem
2013 – Michael Yakhilevich, An Air Siren, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem
2012 – Natasha Kuznetzova, For Whom the Music is Playing, Ha´Bait Ha´Adom Gallery, Tel Aviv
2010 – Michael Yakhilevich, Bon Voyage, The Artist´s House, Jerusalem
2010 – Natasha Kuznetsov, A Different Reality, The Artist´s House, Jerusalem
2010 – Four Walls, Agripas 12 Gallery,Jerusalem
2008 – Oded Zaidel, Romema-Talpiot, Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem
2007 – New Mambers, with Oded Zaidel, The Artist´s House, Jerusalem
2005 – Oded Zaidel, Ziurnoff (Landscape Painting), Agripas 12 Gallery, Jerusalem

Spesial Projects

2016 – Pubication of Michail Gendelev´s poems on Hebrew “In the Gardens of Allah”, Keshev Publishing House, Tel-Aviv
2014 – Publication of Michail Grobman´s poems on Hebrew, Translated by Lena and Oded Zaidel in Literary Review “GAG”, (N-32)
2013 – Publication of Michail Grobman´s poems on Hebrew “Liberty Arrives Naked”, Translated by Lena and Oded Zaidel,
“Keshev” Publishing House, Tel Aviv
2013 – Publication of Michail Grobman´s poems on Hebrew “Liberty Arrives Naked”, Translated by Lena and Oded Zaidel,
“Keshev” Publishing House, Tel Aviv
2012 – Animation film for M. Gendelev´s poem
2010-2017 – Produssing and montage of documentary videos
2011-2012 – Publication of M.Gendelev´s and M.Grobman´s poems in Literary Review “Ktovet 4″and “Ktovet 5”
2010-2011 – Translation of Michail Grobman´s Poetry (from Russian to Hebrew)
2010-2011 – Translation of Michael Gendelev´s Poetry ( from Russian to Hebrew)
2008-2013 – Chif of Exhibition Board, The Jerusalem Artists´ House

Awards 

2016 – Shoshana Ish-Shalom Award for Artwork
1987 – Bezalel Academy Prize for designing the banner for Israel´s 39th Anniversary
1983 – Young Artists Scholarship, America-Israel Cultural Foundation (Sharet Foundation)

Collections

The Janco DaDa Museum, Ein Hod, 2019
The Israel Museum, Drawing and  Prints Department, Jerusalem, 2015
Ofer Levin, Jerusalem, 2013
Umm el-Fahem Art Gallery, 2007