Bio
Oren Eliav (b. 1975, Israel) lives and works in Tel Aviv.
Exploring the link between image and imagination through painting, Eliav asks what is seeing, and what is knowing. Either by engaging with a 14th century Italian painting or a synthetically created image, Eliav looks into what happens to an image when one tries to paint it.
His works are often exhibited as poetic painting installations, such as in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2011), Israel Museum, Jerusalem (2018), Building Gallery Milan (2020). Further solo exhibitions were presented by Givon Gallery (2004), Ashdod Museum of Art (2010),Suzanne Tarasieve Gallery (2016, Paris) and Braverman Gallery (2010, 2012, 2022,2023).
Group shows include (MOBY museum,2008), Ein Harod Museum (2009), Braverman Gallery (2009, 2015, 2016), Haifa Museum of Art (2009), Liverpool Biennial (2010), Leipzig International Art Programme (2014), Fondazione Giorgio Cini (2015, Venice), Pratt Institute (2016, Brooklyn), Petach Tikva Museum of Art (2016), and Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2017).
Eliav is the recipient of the Ministry of Culture Award (2017). America Israel Grant Award (2004), Ministry of Culture Award for Young Artist (2008), Rappaport Prize, Tel Aviv Museum (2010), Cité Internationale des Arts residency, (2013 Paris) and Schir Art Concepts (2013, Berlin), Leipzig LIA Program (2014)
His works belong in numerous public collections including National Gallery of Art, Washington; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin; Phillips Collection, Washington; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Tel Aviv Museum of Art; Nicole Julien Mattei Collection, Paris; Ekard Art Foundation, Netherlands,Depardieu Collection, France; Tony Podesta Collection, Washington; Israel Discount Bank Collection, ORS Collection, Art Partners Collection, Art Vantage Collection, Serge Tiroche Collection, Dubi Shiloah Collection, Brandes Collection, Hagit and Ofer Shapira Collection, Dubi Shiff Art Collection, Oli Alter Collection among other private collections in Israel and abroad.
Eliav received his BFA (2005) and MFA (2009) from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem.
He teaches at Shenkar multidisciplinary Art School, Beit Berl College, and SKMB.