MICHAL HELFMAN

Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1973 where she lives and works. Bachelor and Master degree' Professor at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.

1994-98	B. A. in Humanities, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem
1996	Student at the School of Visual Arts, New York
Solo Exhibitions
2009	Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
2008	"Mekomon", atrio di Art TLV.
2007	"Bat Dor", Israel Musem, Gerusalemme.
2003	"Cochav Yair", Galleria Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv.
2002	Institute of Visual Arts, Università del Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
2001	Institute of Visual Arts, San Francisco.
2000	“Tiesto”, Galleria Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel-Aviv.
1999	“Iris”, The Herzlyia Museum of Art.
1998	"God'amn this DJ, Make My Day", The Midrasha Gallery of Art, Tel Aviv.
Group Shows
2008	Van Leer Museum, Gerusalemme. Tmoona Theatre, Tel Aviv. Art TLV. "Real Time-Art in Israel 98'-08'", The Israel Museum, Gerusalemme. "The Colony", Museum of Art, Ein Harod.
2007	"Umanut ha'aretz 6". "Rear", The Herzlyia Museum of Art. “The Invisible Snake Show”, Galleria Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv. "Art Focus". Curatore: Ori Desau.
2005	"Mafnum", The Herzlyia Museum of Art.
2004	"Romantica", Galleria Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv. "Don't Touch the White Woman". Curated by : Francesco Bonami, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Torino. Art is, New York.
2003	“Dreams and Conflicts”, 50° Biennale di Venezia, Venezia. Curated by : Francesco Bonami.
2002	La Riviera, Madrid. Curated by : Jerome Sanse. "Aspis" Kalisher Gallery. Curated by : Yael Bergstein.
2001	LISTE 2001, Basilea.
2000	“Platforma”, Galleria Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel-Aviv. “A Long Lion”, Peer-Hamidrasha. Curated by : Guy Ben-Ner.
1999	“Autocream”, ArtFocus, Sultans Pool. Curated by : Kaspar Koenig.
Awards
2008	Nominated at the Nathan Gottesdiener Award
2001	Young Artist Award
1998	Awarded for his final thesis Anselm Kiefer Award, Wolf Foundation
Bibliography
2007	The Madonna of the Flowers, Michal Helfman is basing her status as one of the important artists of the time, with a new and powerful exhibit at the Israel Museum. Published by the Time Out Tel Aviv, May 17, after her solo exhibition  at the Israel Museum
2007	The Madonna of the Flowers, Michal Helfman is basing her status as one of the important artists of the time, with a new and powerful exhibit at the Israel Museum. Published by the Time Out Tel Aviv, May 17, after her solo exhibition  at the Israel Museum
2003	The Sun Within or The Thousand-year-old Owl, Michal Halfman: “Lighten Star” (in Hebrew: “Kohav Yair”), Zomer Gallery, Tel Aviv, di Uzzi Tzur, The First Israeli Owl, by Smadar Sheffi, published on Haaretz, on marzo14
1999	Lighting Fixtures, saggio di Ori Dessau,