Aniam Dery
Born 1985 in Bat Yam, lives and works in Jerusalem.
Dery works on installations that combine drawing, sculpture, and video, while also incorporating performative actions in the exhibition space. The starting point for her work is biographical; through a focus on the home, objects, trinkets, and small symbols, she clarifies questions and doubts about politics, society, and tradition in their local context.
Dery holds a both master's degree (2021) and a bachelor's degree (2014) in fine arts from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. She has presented solo exhibitions at The Ramla Center for Contemporary Art, The Jerusalem Artists' House, and The Jerusalem Biennale. Her works have been exhibited in group exhibitions, including at the Tel Aviv Museum, MOBY- Museums of Bat Yam, The New Gallery Artists’ Studios at Teddy Stadium, Shenkar Gallery in Ramat Gan, Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center, The Acre Festival, the Tower of David Museum and the Bible Lands Museum. Dery has won the Alan Cooper Award for Excellence from the Bezalel Department of Art, the Mifal HaPayis Grant for the Creation of a Solo Exhibition, and the Lockman Scholarship for Bezalel Graduate Programs.
Exhibitions at RawArt Gallery
Education
2020-2021 MFA, Bezalel Academy, Department of Fine Art
2016-2017 Teaching Diploma (in Fine Arts), Kerem Institute, Jerusalem
2013 Exchange Program, (SVA) School of Visual Arts, New York
2010-2014 BFA, Bezalel Academy, Department of Fine Art, Jerusalem
2006-2007 Diploma Studies, Rakeft Levy School for Costume and Stage Design
Solo Exhibitions
2022 House, Wire , Wheel, Contemporary Art Center Ramla (CACR), curated by: Dr. Smadar Sheffi, along with Maya Dikshtein
2021 Prestige, Jerusalem Artists' House, Jerusalem, curated by: Etti Abergel
El Hamaayan, Studio Maayana, Jerusalem Biennial, Jerusalem, curated by: Rami Ozeri
Group Exhibitions
2022 Sauvage, Shenkar Gallery, Department of Multidisciplinary Art, Ramat Gan
2021 Skein: Rappaport Foundation Exhibition for New Acquisitions, Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv, curated by: Dalit Matityahu
2021 Bezalel Graduate Exhibition, Bezalel MFA Gallery, Tel Aviv, curated by: Dor Guez & Hadas Maor
2019 The Believers, Bat Yam Museum, Bat Yam, curated by: Hila Cohen Schneiderman
2018 Ultra Orthodox, Jerusalem Theater, Jerusalem, curated by: Noa Leah Cohen, Part of Design Week
2018 First Fruits, The New Galley, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem, curated by: Sally Haptel
2017 Black Humor/ Popuphodox, The Jerusalem Biennial, Jerusalem, curated by: Noa Leah Cohen
2017 Rolling Performance, Beit-Binyamini Gallery, Tel Aviv, curated by: Shira Silverstone & Neta Levavi
2016 Circle Exhibition, Akko Festival: Turkish Bazaar, Akko
2016 Quarter to Dance, Warehouse 2, Jaffa Port, curated by: Choreographers
2016 The Dance Series, Mazia Theater, Jerusalem, curated by: Elad Shechter
2016 The Circle, Biennale of Contemporary Jewish Art, San Diego, CA, curated by: Rami Ozeri
2016 Art in the Museum, Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem, curated by: Rami Ozeri
2016 Bak Salom, The Cube Gallery, Jerusalem, curated by: Ella Cohen Vanasover
2015 The Circle, Jerusalem Biennale, The Tower of David Museum, Jerusalem, curated by: Rami Ozeri
2014 Hugs and Knockings, First Pavilion, curated by: Iris Nais & Michal Israelstam
2014 Sportive, Bezalel MFA Gallery, Tel Aviv, curated by: Yael Frank & Tal Epelstein
2013 Color Flow, SVA Student Center, New York, curated by: Alex Romero
2011, The Art and Community Center, Ramla
2007, Night Pishpesh Festival, Tel Aviv, curated by: Rakefet Levi
Grants & Awards
2021 Lukman Foundation Scholarship, Bezalel Academy MFA
2018 Mifal Hapais Scholarship for Solo Exhibtion,
2013 The Elaine S. Cooper Prize for Excellence, Department of Art Bezalel Academy
2003 Award for Excellencefor Final Exhibition, Art Track , The Israel Museum
Residencies & Fellowships
2019-2024 Five Year Residence Program, Art Cube, Artists' Workshops, Jerusalem
2017 B&B, Barbur Gallery, Jerusalem
2015 Seventh - A program for Haredi and non-Haredi Artists, Auman, under direction of curator Adi Greemstein, Beit Hilkia
Press
2021 Gilad Melzer, Review of Prestige, Haaretz, 28.4.21, (HEB)
2021 Amos Noy, Review of Prestige, Erev Rav, 26.4.21, (HEB)
2021 Barry Davis, Jerusalem Artists’ House offers thought-provoking fashion during pandemic, The Jerusalem Post, 25.3.21, (ENG)
2021 Albert Suissa, Review of Pkaat, Erev Rav, 10.9.21, (HEB)
2019, Weekly Pick: The Believers at Bat Yam Museum, 2.5.21, (HEB)
2018 Naama Riva, Exhibtion Review, Haaretz, 8.7.18, (HEB)
Collections
Private collections