RANI SASSON - IL Live and works in Tel Aviv, Israel Education 2007: Master of Fine <strong>Art</strong>s, (Sculpture) Parsons the New School for Design, New York 2004: Bachelor of <strong>Art</strong>, (Jewelry) Bezalel Academy for <strong>Art</strong> and Design, Jerusalem 2003: Semester at Slade School of Fine <strong>Art</strong>s, University College of London Professional Experience 2012:Visiting Lecturer at Minshar college of <strong>Art</strong> Workshop: From Body to Object 2011-2012: Lecturer at Kibbutzim College of Education Technology & <strong>Art</strong>s Department of <strong>Art</strong>s (Course title: Clothing Accessory) Dec 2011: <strong>Art</strong>ist Lecture at Tel Aviv University, Fine <strong>Art</strong> department June 2011:Personal Instructor, Minshar college of <strong>Art</strong> Sculpture, Bachelor level, Final Project. 2010-2011: Instructor at the Senior Citizen Administration Center, Ramat Hasharon Inter-generational project: <strong>Art</strong> workshop for teens and yai - pag.66 holocaust survivors March-2010: Visiting Lecturer, Pina Bausch panel, at the Tel Aviv University, In interdisciplinary studies department. 2010-2009: Instructor at the Tel-Aviv Museum (education department) April-2009: <strong>Art</strong>ist Lecture at Tel Aviv University, interdisciplinary studies department Guest Lecturer by Dr. Liora Malka Yellin 2008-2009: Instruction and content department manager at the Rehovot Museum Gallery Spring 2007: Visiting professor at Parsons New School for Design, New York Department of basic design (Course title: Clothing Accessory) 2005-2007: <strong>International</strong> Student Ambassador- and producer at New School University, NY Solo Exhibitions 2010: “Orphan”, <strong>Art</strong>ist House Tel Aviv, Israel. Curator: Dani Kahana 2009: “Charge in the Body”, Municipal Gallery, Rehovot, Israel. Curator: Ora Kraus “Vitality”, Florentine 45 Tel Aviv, Israel. Curator: Gilat Nadivi Selected Group Exhibitions 2012: “Surgery Room” The Heder Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel. Curator: Neta Gal-Azmon “Wing Machine” Gan Hamada Museum, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel “Graduation Party” The Heder Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2011: “Body of Work” Binyamin Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel. Curator: Raz Samira “Fresh Paint” Fair, Tel Aviv, Israel - Ordered project “Wing Machine” “Flesh and Bone” Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel”It’s From IKEA” Tzuk Gallery, Netanya, Israel “Local” Kishon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2010: “Sham”, Key College, Be’er Shava, Israel. Curator: Noa Sesilia Cohen “<strong>Art</strong> Contemporain Israelien”, Pierre Berge Auction House, Paris “Flesh and Blood” (“Bassar Vadam”), Kalisher Gellery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2009: “The Other Side”, Heart of Town, Herzlia, Israel. Curator: Noa Sesilia Cohen “Optica international Festival”, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cordoba, Spain and Paris, France “Now Silence” Gallery 39 for Contemporary <strong>Art</strong>, Tel Aviv, Israel “Fresh Paint” Fair, Tel Aviv, Israel 2008: “Secret <strong>Art</strong>”, Leumi Bank, Mani House, Tel Aviv, Israel “Dirty White” Florentin 45 gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2008 2007: Caelum Gallery, Chelsea, New York, NY 2007 2006: “Amergibg” at the Design Center, New York, NY Awards and Scholarship Dean’s List (Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007), Parsons New School for Design Nominated for fellowship for the Dedalus <strong>Foundation</strong> (2006) Dean’s Scholarship Award for distinguished student, Parsons the New School for Design (2005- 2007) Collections Video in Ahuvi Yigal Collection Piece in Stanberg Haim Collection Piece in Jordan Kraus Collection Piece in Roni Ofer Collection Press Itay Ilnay “Emerging”, Yediot, Israel – January 2012 Merav Mordovi, Ms.Use Magazine, Cyber Sex edition, Israel – May 2011 Itay Ilnay “Soul Bird “, Yediot, Israel – April 2011 Smadar Shefi, Ha’aretz, Israel – April 2011 Avichazar, “Deep Space: Visiting Rani Sasson”, Maariv, Israel – June 2010 Available at: http://www.nrg.co.il/online/47 ART2/120/509.html Hila Shkolnik Brener, Achbar Hair, Israel – March 2010 Uzi Zur, Ha’aretz, Israel – August 2009 Smadar Shefi, Ha’aretz, Israel – June 2009 Bara Sapir, Zeek magazine, USA – Fall 2007 Issue Liat Goldfein, Neto Magazine, Israel – July 23rd, 2004 Shira Breuer, Ha’aretz, Israel – July 20th, 2004 Nitza Aviram, Sha’ot Nosafot, Israel – May 204
RANI SASSON - IL Hila Shkolnik Brener, Achbar Hair, Israel – March 2010 Uzi Zur, Ha’aretz, Israel – August 2009 Smadar Shefi, Ha’aretz, Israel – June 2009 Bara Sapir, Zeek magazine, USA – Fall 2007 Issue Liat Goldfein, Neto Magazine, Israel – July 23rd, 2004 Shira Breuer, Ha’aretz, Israel – July 20th, 2004 Nitza Aviram, Sha’ot Nosafot, Israel – May 204 yai - pag.67 STATEMENT I believe that in sculpture there is a physical intelligence at play, separate from notions of knowledge in the normal sense. It is a language of the body, of hands, movement, texture, color and form. My need to create is physical. The process is fundamentally cathartic; my work is grounded in the subconscious, in ideas, informed by my environment and my sense of the world. Imbuing them with a hard presence is a type of release. The objects become extensions of myself, a reflection of my feelings, sensations and urges. My sculptures are ambivalent and are frequently located between two extremes: immunity and vulnerability, seduction and repulsion, work and play, death and birth. Despite this ambivalence, the artistic process is complete and total. Rani Sasson