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Vera Korman

 

Born, 1976, Colombia. Lives and works in TLV and Barcelona. 

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Education

2015-2016    Art Teaching Diploma for Academics, Beit Berl College, Beit Berl, IL

2007-2010    MFA program at Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam, NL

2005-2007    Women’s studies, Gender and Philosophy, The Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IL

1998-2000    Hamidrasha School of Art, Beit Berl College, Beit Berl, IL

1996-1998    The Institute of Art and Design, The Avni Institute, Tel Aviv, IL

 

Select Solo Exhibitions

2023    “The Glowing Toad”, video installation  Hamehoga, Tel Aviv, IL

2017    “Hanna Orloff: Women’s Gaze”, curated by Svetlana Reingold ; Mane Katz Museum, Haifa, IL

2017    “Especially Now”, curated by Noga Davidson, Alfred Gallery, Tel Aviv, IL

2016     “Red Regions”, curated by Sally Haftel, Gabirol Gallery, Tel Aviv, IL

2015     “Something Serious”, curated by Cenk Hasan Dereli, 37 Gallery, Izmir, TR 

2014     “Beyond Pleasure”, curated by Raz Shapira Feingold, Fresh Paint Art Fair, Tel Aviv, IL

 

Select Group Exhibitions

2025   “If I Were a Body“, curated by Irina Gordon, Petah Tikva Museum of Art, Petah Tikva, IL

2024   “Under The Given Circumstance”, curated by Raz Weiner and Ruth Oppenheimer, The  

             Pyramid Art Center, Haifa, IL

2023    “On Life and Death”, curated by Neta Gal Atzmon, ZUZU Gallery, Emek Hefer, IL

2020    “Soft Mouth Flower”, curated by Noga Davidson, Night Light Festival, Tel Aviv, IL

2019    “Red Rock”, curated by Noga Davidson, MOBY Museum of Bat Yam, Bat Yam, IL

2018    “Mound”, curated by Ziki Izenberg, Hanina Gallery, Tel Aviv, IL

2015    “Lonely island’, curated by Klaus Auderer, Knust x Kunz gallery, Munich, GR

              “Measure for Measure”, curated by Sally Haftel, Love Art Make Art Festival, Tel Aviv, IL

2013    “Holy Shit”, curated by Arye Franko, Shay Arye gallery, Tel Aviv, IL

2011    “Let Your Hair Down by Pipilotti Rist” , collection video project,

              Museum Boijmans Van  Beuningen and the Han Nefkens Foundation , Rotterdam, NL   

2010     “A ras de Suelo, Las Canteras, Las palmas”, curated by Carmelo Fernández, public space  exhibition, Canary Islands

             “Kunstvlaai International Art Fair”, Westergasfabriek Amsterdam, NL

              “Love and Friendship in the Nuclear Age”, curated by Dana Charkasi, Galerie Dana  Charkasi, Vienna, AU

               “Generatie Y, Mag Dit?”, curated by Aart van der Kuijl,
Projectruimte Retort, Amsterdam,  NL

2009     “NL Generatie Y”, curated by Sander Reijgers, De vishal- op locate, Haarlem, NL 

              “Sex\logy”, curated by Sari Golan Sarig, Rosenfeld gallery, Tel Aviv, IL 

              “Kiyoko and Friends”, curated by Judith Leisner, The Glass House gallery, Amsterdam,NL

2008     Videotage, Cattle Depot Artist Village Alive: Recent performance and video works, by Sandberg Institute M.F.A, Hong Kong, CH

               “You Can Miss Things You Never Had”, curated by Marjo Van Baar, CEAC Gallery, Xieman, CH

2004     “Rose, C’est La Vie”, curated by Edna Moshenzon, The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, IL 


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Selected Projects and Performances

2020    “24 Meters Digested in a 4x4 Rhythm”, a collaboration with Chen Cohen, Noga Davidson 

             and Goni Riskin, online project, Tel Aviv, IL

2012      “Añoranza-Longing”, Video Art Spain-Israel, curated by Arye Franken and Javier Garcia  

              Puerto, Shay Arye Gallery, Tel Aviv, IL

2011    “I Don’t Want to Leave Without You”, curated by Sezgi Abeli, Halka project,  Istanbul, TR

2011    “Snowballs and Palm Trees, curated by Miguel Melgares, Slow Down festival of 

             performance art, Amsterdam, NL

2009    “Drowning Lesson”, performance by Miguel Melgares and Vera Korman, Das Arts, 

             Amsterdam, NL

2009      The One Minutes City Portrait, Barcelona, SP


 

Additional Experience 

 

Teaching

2020-2024  Senior tutor of art, incharge of teachers professional development, Hamidrasha School of Art Beit Berl, Beit Berl, IL

2011-2024  Video Art and New Media Lecturer at the Department of New Media and Photography, Musrara The Nagar School of Art and Society, Jerusalem, IL

2010-2024  Art teacher at Alon High School of the Arts, Ramat Hasharon, IL

2017-2019  Art Coordinator at Alon High School of the Arts, Ramat Hasharon, IL

2013-2018  Coordinator and lecturer of a collaborative project between students from the New Medand New Music departments at Musrara The Nagar School of Art and Society, and the Academy of Dance at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, IL. Fellow lecturer Kiki Van-Hous and Anat Shmagar 

2010-2014 Video Art and Animation Lecturer at the Art Department, Sapir College, Sapir, IL

2010-2013 Video Art Lecturer at The Photography Department, Minshar School of Art, Tel Aviv, IL



 

Curating   

2024 Musraramix International Art Festival, ‘Trapped in Time’, Jerusalem, IL

2023 Musraramix International Art Festival, ‘Small World’, Jerusalem, IL

2022 Musraramix International Art Festival, ‘High Tunes 2’, Jerusalem, IL

2021 Musraramix International Art Festival, ‘High Tunes’, Jerusalem, IL

2020 Musraramix International Art Festival, ‘Transfigura’, Jerusalem, IL

2019 Musraramix International Art Festival, ’Displacement’, Jerusalem, IL

2018 “P = 0.5”, The Social Gallery Musrara, Jerusalem, IL

2017 Art direction with Dan Weinstein “Interference” The Israeli Festival, Jerusalem, IL

 

Residencies 

2018  “Pop Up School Project”, Print Screen Festival, Jerusalem, IL

2011  Halke Residency Program Istanbul, TR

2008  European Ceramic Work Centre, Dan Bosh, NL

 

Awards and Scholarships       

2024    The Pais Council for Culture and Arts together with Hapiramida Art Center Greenhouse  Project, Haifa, IL

2009    Neeltje Buis Study Scholarship, NL

2008    Huygens Program Scholarship for Excellence, NL

 

Publications

2018     Harama Magazine, vol #22

2005    “The Emergence of Beauty in Pornography” by Itzhak Benyamini, Studio Magazine, No.   160, p. 76, IL.

2004    "Dialogue with the Classics", Uri Tzaig & Avi Shaham, Herzliya Museum, catalog, IL

2003    “Overcraft, Obsession, Decoration and the Biting Beauty”, Haifa  

             University and Artists House, catalog, Tel Aviv, IL 

2004    Rose c`est la vie: On Flowers in Contemporary Art., autor: Moshenson, Edna [CURATOR],  catalog, Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv, IL


 

Select Press

2024 “This year’s Musrara art event in Jerusalem explores how we perceive time”, Article, Barry 

         Davis, The Jerusalem Post (English) 

2023  “On life and Death”, Review, Gilad Meltzer, Haaretz newspaper (Hebrew)

2022 “Discovering a curator: Vera Korman”, Interview, Portfolio magazine (Hebrew)

2020 “Musrara Mix 2020”, Interview, Yuval Saar, Portfolio magazine (Hebrew)

2019 “The Emphasis on Old Technology at Musrara Mix”, Review, Avi Pitchon, Haaretz 

          newspaper (Hebrew)

2018 “The Combined List”, Review, Hagit Peleg Rotem, Portfolio magazine (Hebrew)

2017 “Rav Erev”, Erev Rav magazine (Hebrew)

          “How to sculpture feminism” , Review, Mincha lopa, Haaretz newspaper (hebrew)

2014  Review, Reut Barnea, Kalkalist (Hebrew)

2013 “Rav Erev”, Erev Rav magazine (Hebrew)

2009 “Sex Symbols”, Review, Hagit Peleg Rotem, Globes (Hebrew)

2007 “An Art Like This”, Review, Adaya Omri Or, Maariv-nrg (Hebrew)

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