about

Laura Behar

Multidisciplinary artist

I am Living in Meitar 'near the city of Beer-Sheva in the south of Israel.MA in contemporary Art from Liverpool University –my Thesis was about:
"Turning to Paper as a Phenomenon in twentieth century Art".
Specializes in prints,Graphic techniques paper making since 1980.
A member of Iapma since 1987 My works are displayed in numerous exhibitions and conventions for paper artists in international biennial- as in public and private collections in Israel and abroad. 
I have curated 6 International Paper Biennial 

My main inspiration comes from the infinite desert landscapes surrounding me. 
TheyContribute their plants and their monochrome colors. And integreted with biblical verses which I add, they express my deep connection to my historical and geographical roots.

I make most of myself made paper from plants such the Mitnan,(Thymalea hirsuta) a shrub who grows widely , Kozo, palm trees,Agava and other plants that grow in the Israeli Negev landscapes Seen from my home.

My work of Art with integrate traditional elements are transferences from nature into art,from ancient art into a new language, from a traditional technique into a personal one. I often incorporate Biblical texts into my works so to enhance the symbolization of paper as carrier of culture. I find that handmade paper express best the primordial scenes of the desert ,open spaces and earth colors.

Curator

1999 "Nature Into Culture" as co-curator - Open Museum - Omer

2003 "Psalms" - together with Ora Shaltiel - Tel Aviv Bible Museum.

2008"Southern Breeze" - together with Dr. Erga Heller - Kay Be'er Sheva Academic College.

2013 "Desert' Blossom" in the The Biennale for the First Paper in Israel-Beersheba Artists' House

2015 "Pulp And Fiction"- Second International Biennial for Paper - The Negev Museum Initiative and Curator of Partners and in the Artists' House Gallery, Trumpeldor Gallery and the Railway Complex Gallery.

2017 "Nature Impression" - The 3rd International Biennial for Paper 2017 - The Gallery of the Beer Sheva Municipality, the Carso Science Park, and the Negev Artists' House.

2019 "Texture" - International Exhibition for Paper-in the Municipal Library in Beersheba and the Artists' House (still on display until October 22, 2019. It is attended by 37 artists from Israel and around the world.

Curator

1994-1996 Curator of Exhibitions for Biennale for Youth Painting at the Jerusalem Theater as Southern District Coordinator of the Ministry of Education, Neighborhood Art Promotion Division, and presented at the then President Mr. Ezer Weizman

1998 Curator of the "Children Drawing Peace Exhibition" presented at the Nation's Buildings in Jerusalem, as part of the National Education Conference

1998 Curator of the exhibition "In the Secret of Light", high schools in Kiryat Gat

1999 Initiative and curator (sub) of the "Coin for Culture" exhibition at the Omer Museum

2001 Curator of "As a Second Wire" a group exhibition at the Ashkelon Cultural Hall

2003 "As Material in the Creator's Hand" Initiative and co-curator, Haifa Artists' House

2007 “Tehillim” curates together with Ora Shtiel international exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

2008 "Stray Spirit" curates together with 2 artists a group exhibition at the "On the Hill" Meitar

2009 "I Israeli" curates together with 2 artists in a group exhibition in the "On the Hill" Meitar gallery
"Not Just Red" The Gan Shmuel Group Gallery.
"Engravings" The Kibbutz Nirim Gallery in collaboration with the Jerusalem print workshop.
"Southern Breeze" as Curator with Dr. Erga Heller_International Exhibition at the Kay Beersheba Academic College Gallery
"Arta things" Gallery "The Farm" - Holon
"Flowerpot and broken" - "The Farm" gallery - Holon.
"Begin from the beginning" Ein Afek Nature Reserve.

2010 A "man within himself" urban workshop will be built.
"Summer" Gallery on the Hill - Meitar.
"Spring Strings" as Curator of the Exhibition - "On the Hill" Meitar Gallery
"Negev Art" - Gallery of Givatayim Theater Theater.
"Female Space" The Hall of Culture - The Jerusalem Theater.
2010 The Future in Paper Livres d'Artiste –Vigan - France
"Paper Time" Chagall Artists' House - Haifa.- Gerr Bachar Jerusalem Gallery.
"Paper, substrate, relief and sculpture" - Beit Gabriel - Kinneret Gallery, as exhibition curator with Yael Nitzan.
"Animal Land" Gallery "Nirleh - Bethlehem of Galilee

2011"Near ... to Home, Memory, Place" Exhibition wandering around the country by the Treasury Israel RabinowitzAnd at an exhibition at the Achva College in the framework of Israeli culture. Curator Michal Sedan.

2011 "PAPER AND TYPE PRINT, Biennale at Xiang, and Korea.

2011 "In between" An international exhibition at the Sower Museum, Kibbutz Sower
"In between" at the Negev Museum in Beersheba as a continuation of the same exhibition.

2011-2012And in an exhibition called "Faszination Papier" in 11 galleries throughout Germany and the Paper Museum in Poland. As a traveling exhibition throughout 2012

2012 She is a co-curator of an exhibition in the city of Wuppertal in Germany in an exhibition called VISION-2As a member of a delegation invited to Wertl - a twin city to Beersheba.

2012 My work was selected from the Negev Museum to an International Biennale at the Marmano and Rizwick Museum in The Hague.
There, 5 of my works were presented in the presence of the Israeli Ambassador to the Netherlands, Federation Chair for the Encouragement of Israeli Art and the Culture Appendix of the Dutch Embassy.

2012 My work was selected to attend the WATERMARK Paper Biennale at MORGANCONSERVATORY. In the city of Cleveland - Ohio - USA as well as my work in a gallery called PROXIMITY - on the subject IN THE HOT SEAT 4 works on the 2nd Lebanon War by Professor JOHN RISWEU of the University of Arizona.

2013 As an international biennial curator of the "Blossom in the Desert" paper, which features 36 artists from Israel and 11 countries around the world, the exhibition is on display at the Beersheba Artists' House until 15.8.13.

2013 "AMATERAS" International Biennial in Sofia - Bulgaria.

2013 "PAPER" International Exhibition in the "ARKA" Lithuania Gallery.

2014 "The Growth of Material in the Creator's Hand" - The Art Gallery - Kay College.

2014 "October" Municipal Library - Beer Sheva.

2015 "Official Place" - The Gallery of the Habima Theater - Tel Aviv.

2015 Transformation - ART CENTER_ NEW BREWERY- CIRENSTER_UK
Paper Biennale 2015 - Chernester-England.

2015 - "Seeing Lights" - Trumpeldor Art Gallery Beersheba