Nir Segal
Born 1980 in Israel, lives and works in London.
Recived BA (Hons) from the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL in 2008, an MFA from the Bezalel Academy of Art in 2012, and recently Segal completed his PhD at the Slade in 2020. Segal approaches art as a platform to construct models that propose new narratives around existing practices. Employing paintings, installations, performances, proposals and invitations, his works function as links between life and art by reframing the way in which we critically engage in daily practices while interacting with life in a creative way. In this last year Segal has been working in a private residency in London, exploring the return to painting, building the body of works leading to this current exhibition. As part of PhD research Segal completed a 9-month residency at OUTSET Studios in London, where he explored the terms ‘Free’ and ‘Generosity’ as strands of research around collaborations. Nir’s solo shows include: What Water, RawArt Gallery, Tel Aviv, 2021; There is a Light that Never Goes Out, RawArt Gallery, Tel Aviv 2019; Untitled, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, 2017, Israel. Two Work, RawArt Gallery, Tel Aviv, 2016, Israel. Gentle War, 100 Tonson Gallery, Bangkok, 2014,Thailand. Sit-You-Ate, the National Gallery Bangkok in 2010, Thailand. Previous group shows include: Kupperman Collection, 12 Star Gallery, London, Roaming ROOM London, 100 Years Gallery London, Oded Shatil Tel Aviv, 100 Tonson Thailand, and more.
Education
2014-2020 Practice-led PhD, UCL | Slade School of Fine Art, London, Great Britain
2012-2014 Diploma studies in Hebrew Culture, Alma Hebrew College, Tel Aviv
2010-2012 MFA, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Tel Aviv
2004-2008 BFA, UCL | Slade School of Fine Art, London, Great Britain
Solo Exhibitions
2021 What Water, a collaboration with Tal Alperstein, Raw-Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, curated by: Maya Bamberger
2019 There is a Light that Never Goes Out, a collaboration with Eloise Fornieles, Raw-Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, curated by: Leah Abir
2017 Untitled, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya, curated by: Aya Lurie
2016 Two Work, Raw-Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, curated by: Leah Abir
2014 Gentle War, 100 Tonson Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2011 Gifted, Artist Residence Gallery, Herzeliya, curated by: Varda Genosar
2010 Chair-ity, Apart-Art, Tel Aviv
2010 Sit You Ate, National Gallery Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
2009 Which Wait, Bangkok University Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2008 UNPRECIOUS, UCL | Slade School of Fine Art, London, Great Britain
2005 New Memories, (Hiechal HaTarbut" (culture center", Petach Tikva
2004 Dance Class – Midway of Creation, Ido Tadmor Studio, Tel Aviv
1998 Exhibition Number #1, Harry Gallery, Ramat Ha’sharon, Great Britain
Emotional Spaces, paintings, Macondo | Hoxton Square, London, Great Britain
Group Exhibitions
2023 Dark Noise, Kupferman Collection, curated by: Dr. Irit Carmon Popper
2021 Dubbing Absence, a collaboration with Miriam Naeh, The Israel Festival, Jerusalem
2021 Odds and Ends, Adalar Kültür Derneği, Büyükada, Istanbul
2020 One Minute Monitor Project, Bangkok University Gallery, Bangkok
2020 Small Projects for Coming Communities, Srudio Bank, Tel Aviv
2019 Raw Art, Raw- Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, curated by: Maya Bamberger
2018 The Fabric of Memory, a collaboration with Nuala Morse, Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicster
2018 Thirst Day, a collaboration with Outset London, Somerset House, London
2018 Nof; Bringing the Outdoors In, Camden Market
2017 Free Cucumbers, a collaboration with Dr. Sarah Fortais and Eyal Jagermann, Outset Residency, London
2017 Naked Theatre, a collaboration with Or Ben Ezra Segal, Outset Residency, London
2017 Colour & Emotion, The Street Gallery, London
2017 As It Stands: Unrefined, Muted, Abandoned, Hundred Years Gallery, London, Great Britain
2017 The Intercontinental, Roaming ROOM, Slade Doctoral Art-Research, London
2017 On the Verge, 12 Star Gallery, London
2016 Arka (Grace), Oded Shatil - Liberman 8 Gallery, Tel Aviv
2013 Artificial Islands, Ramle City Gallery, Ramle, curated by: Shahar Marcus
2013 Monkey Bars, Benyamin Gallery, Tel Aviv, curated by: Shira Gapstein Moshkovitz
2013 Fresh Paint 6 | The Artists Greenhouse, The Israeli Art Fair, Tel Aviv
2013 Custom Made City, CCA, Tel Aviv, curated by: Gali Faber
2012 Tom, Ramle City Gallery, Ramle, curated by: Shahar Marcus
2012 Cover, Ashdod Museum, Ashdod, curated by: Gali Faber
2012 No Wonder,, Hangar 2 | Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv
2011 Re-volution, Benyamin Gallery, Tel Aviv
2011 What is Interpreting Tradition?, Gutman Museum, Tel Aviv
2011 Göz Göze, Sabuncakis Mansion -The House with the Eye, Büyükada, Turkey, curated by: Zeren Göktan
2011 The Second Strike, Herzeliya Biennale, Herzeliya, curated by: Ori Dessau
2011 Playing with Fire, The New Gallery Institute of the Art, Bat Yam
2010 Salon des Refusés, Tel Aviv
2009 Mitsad Sheni, Lev Ha’ir, Herzeliya
2009 Secret Art, Tel Aviv, "A group exhibition sponsored by Bank "Leumi
2009 Fresh Paint 2, The Israeli Art Fair, Tel Aviv
2007 Stripped, Rivington Gallery, London, Great Britain
2007 The German Way, ZZIK Gallery, Munich, Germany
2007 Overtime, Macondo | Hoxton Square, London, Great Britain, A collaboration work with Anna Sikorska and Katy Kirbach
2006 Ups+Downs, Woburn Sq.| Slade, London, Great Britain, A collaborative work with Anna Sikorska
2005 Poles Apart Poles Together, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy, An outdoor installation
Into the Space's Body, Givataim, A group documentation project
Grants & Awards
2017 Outset Residency at Baker Street, Outset Contemporary Art Fund, London, Great Britain
2014-2017 Overseas Research Scholarship, UCL, London, Great Britain
2014-2017 Graduate Research Scholarship, UCL, London, Great Britain
2009 Artist Residency | Visual Arts Department, University of Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
2008 Artist Residency | Slade Summer School, Slade School of Fine Art | UCL, London, Great Britain
2007 Label Design for The Australian Brand, The Wine Society in London, London, Great Britain
2006 Slade Project Award, Slade School of Fine Art | UCL, London, Great Britain
Collections
Bank Leumi Collection, Israel
Igal Ahouvi Collection, Israel
Mark Zilka Collection, Zurich, Switzerland
Sara Lahat Collection, Israel
Private collections