Sivan Lavie is a visual artist based in Tel Aviv (2016 onwards). She was born in Haifa (1992), grew up in Zurich (2000-2006) and lived in London (2007-2016). She is a painter interested in color, abstraction, spirituality, the body, love, writing, the power of words, dance, meditation, trees, flowers.
Education
2016-18 Fine Art MFA with Honors, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Israel
2013-15 Art and Science MA, Central Saint Martins, United Kingdom
2010-13 Psychology BSc with Honors, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Teaching and relevant work experience
2018-19 Drawing class guest lecturer, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jesuralem
2018-19 Kindergarten teacher in an Antroposophic kindergarten, HaKfar Hayarok
2017-18 Art teacher in Ajial primary school in Jaffa, as part of Amitei Bezalel, fellow of Rothschild Foundation
2016 Studio facilitator in ActionSpace, London, an art studio for adult artists with special needs
2013-15 Art teacher in The Centre for Better Health, London, a day centre for people with special needs
2012-15 Writer and Arts Editor for art magazine Avenir Magazine, London
2013-14 Assistant at the Museum of Everything, outsider art collection, London
Solo Exhibitions
2020
Let there be glitter, Central Gallery, New Central Bus Station, Tel Aviv
2019
The sea, solo show, as part of Barbur B&B, Barbur Gallery, Jerusalem
THE HOLE, solo show, as part of residency programme, Mallord’s, London
My heart fills the room, solo show, The Red House, Tel Aviv
2018
NEW!, solo show, Hazit window display gallery, Tel Aviv
You are love, solo outdoor installation as part of Southern Lights art festival, Beersheva
LETTING IN THE SUN, MFA Thesis Exhibition, solo show, Bezalel, Tel Aviv
BOXES, solo show, Hazit window display gallery, Tel Aviv
MAIL, solo show, Eti Levi Project, Tel Aviv
2017
I couldn’t get over it so I hid underneath, solo show, Hazit Gallery, Tel Aviv
Group Exhibitions
2019
After Midnight, curated by Maya Perry, Herzl 16, Tel Aviv
2018
Native Landscape, Group show, The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot, Tel Aviv
Inside/outside, Group show, Rothschild Foundation, Tel Aviv
BOYS “R” GIRLS, Guest artist in Oree Holban’s solo show, SUPERMARKET Art Fair, c Stockholm
FOMO, group show, SBY Gallery, Tel Aviv
Touch Me Baby, group exhibition, Pearl & Bones Studios, London
2017
Maimeri Final Group Exhibition 2017, group show, Kupferman Collection House, Ghetto Fighters Kibbutz
Let Them Eat Fake, Bones & Pearl Studios, group show, London
NEW FRIENDS, Salame 60 Gallery, Tel Aviv, group residency and show
2016
Magical Offspring, Geddes Gallery, group show, London
Bad Art, Bones & Pearl Studios, group show, London
Art Athina, Angus-Hughes Gallery, group presentation at art fair
6x9, Angus-Hughes Gallery, London, group show
2015
We Are All Very Anxious, Doomed Gallery, London, group show
HUMAN NATURE – The Archive Gallery, London, group show
~, 26 Coronet Street, London, group show
Print/4, Oval Space, London, group Show
Granfalloon, Central Saint Martins Degree Show One, Central Saint Martins, London, group show
Lens on Life, Window Display Gallery, London, group show
2014
Postgraduate Art Auction 2014, Lethaby Gallery, London, group auction
Performances and lectures
2020 Poetry reading, Reading and performance party, hosted by Maya Perry and Mika Bar On Nesher
2020 Station Zoom, Guided meditation and exhibition tour, hosted by Mati Ale
2020, Hagada Shel Pesach, April 2020, "Ve Az HaPe Sach- And then the mouth spoke, performance, Livestream zoom event in memory of artist Pesach Slabosky
2020, Stream Echoes, April 2020, Poetry reading live stream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k7z_gCztLM
2020, Performance, March 2020, Let there be glitter, as part of solo exhibition, Central Bus Station, Tel Aviv
2019 Lecutre, December 2019, Every person needs a champion: the importance of words and the teacher’s presence in art education. Early Childhood Annual Conference, Tel Aviv
2019 Lecture, December 2019, Affirmational stickerbook: discussing my latest project on the magic power of words and importance of positive affirmations, InPrint book fair, Jerusalem.
2019 Performative lecture, November 2019, Parallel Universes: Kafka, the body and interruptions of the mind. Hebrew University, conference organized by professor Vivian Liska
2019 Performative lecture, July 2019, Back to the sea, Barbur Gallery, Jerusalem
2019 Performative lecture, July 2019, THE HOLE, Mallord’s, London
2019 Performative lecture, May 2019, as part of Machou, performance night at UniTemp studios, Jerusalem
2019 Poetry reading, Letting go, as part of my solo show My heart fills the room, a night of poetry with 15 national and international participants on the complexities and fluidity of love
2019 Poetry reading, The internet and floating heads January 2019, in Maya Perry and Omer Even Paz’s exihibition Link in bio
2019 Poetry reading, May 2018, Maya Perry’s poetry night, Hashmal Coffee, Tel Aviv
2019
Publications and printed artworks
2020 "Para" and "Tinnitus", two poems, published as part of Fairytale Book by BeepyBella, Isabella Lalonde
2019 Affirmational sticker book, solo project, sold at Chicago Art Book Fair and InPrint Book Fair, Jerusalem
2018 Artist book Momentum sold at InPrint Book Fair, Jerusalem
Special projects
2019 Collaborating artist, invited to respond visually to poey Merav Givoni Hiroshinsky at Simcha Be’Alil, Hamidrasha gallery
2019 Featured on international cover of Maayan literary magazine, Israel
2019 Solo actress, Haviv Kaptzon’s video First Nature, exhibited at the CCA
2018 Set design for Kamel Jirjawi at dance festival ‘From Jaffa to Agripas’
2017 Maimeri-Fila Painting Project with Nicola Trezzi and Gil Marco Shani
2017 Artist sand workshop as part of NEW FRIENDS exhibition
Residencies
2020 (upcoming) Sanitarium, duo show with Ian Richter, Gepäckausgabe, Switzerland
2020 Artist residence at the Central Bus station, curated by Doron Furman
2019 Artist in residence at Barbur Gallery, Jerusalem, as part of Barbur B&B residency programme
2019 Artist in residence at Mallord’s, temporary residence, exhibition and event space with artist studios at The Telephone Exchange, Chelsea, London, run by Alex Vardaxoglou
2017-18 Artist in resident at Ajial primary school, Jaffa, courtesy of Rothschild Foundation and Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Grants, scholarships and awards
2019 Academic Excellence Honors Award, MFA program, Bezalel Academy, Tel Aviv
2018 Kivunim company, exhibition grant for Southern Lights festival
2017-18 Amitei Bezalel, Scholarship courtesy of Rothschild Foundation and Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Curatorial
2017 Co-curation of Moshe Kupferman’s exhibition, in collaboration with Sommer Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Bezalel MFA, Maimeri-Fila Group, Nicola Trezzi and the Kupferman Foundation
2017 BOXES, solo show, Hazit window display gallery, Tel Aviv: I invited other artists and children to make their own boxes which I exhibited as part of my installation
2016 Magical Offspring, Geddes Gallery, London, curator, group show with emerging artists and outsider artists
2015 HUMAN NATURE – The Archive Gallery, London, group show, co-curator of show with 10 participating artists
Collections
Private collection in Antwerp
Private collections in Zurich
Private collections in Tel Aviv
Private collection in California
Press
Review of My colorfulbody in Sud Ost Schweiz Newspaper (print and online), 2021
https://www.prtfl.co.il/archives/127708 Interview and article about my work and solo exhibition Let there be glitter
https://www.talkingart.co.il/ Mention of Let there be glitter
https://www.prtfl.co.il/archives/122381 my projects Affirmational Stickers and Momentum discussed in an interview
https://www.erev-rav.com/archives/49537 Preview of my solo exhibition My heart fills the room and poetry reading event I hosted there
http://daniellegorodenzik.telavivian.com/2018/06/04/bezalel-master-of-fine-arts-graduate-exhibition-2018/ Review of Bezalel MFA graduate show including my exhibition, Letting in the sun
https://www.yngspc.com/archived/sivan-lavie-letting-in-the-sun-abulafia-6-project-space-tel-aviv-il/ Review of my MFA graduate show, Letting in the sun
https://www.yngspc.com/artists/2018/07/sivan-lavie/ Interview about my art practice
http://www.horstundedeltraut.com/sculptural-experimental-experiential-approach-to-painting/ Interview about my art practice
https://www.talkingart.co.il Review of my solo exhibition, MAIL
https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/art/exibitions/event-1.4238587 Preview of my solo exhibition, Mail
https://www.lyramagazine.co.uk/blog/art-brut/ Interview about my art practice
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