CV and Exhibitions
Art Ken Goldman
Kibbutz Shluchot
D.N. Emek Bet Shean
Israel
10910
Tel: 972-054-339 7774
www.kengoldmanart.com
Autobiographical details
Born: 1960, Memphis Tenn.
Education: Pratt Institute, Masters of industrial Design, 1985
Brooklyn College, B.A Fine Arts, 1981
NEWS
2024 – Israel Museum acquisition – “One Torah”Torah Mantle and Kabbalah Dolls Trio.
2023 – Israel Museum acquisition of “Pandemic Amulet Mask “for Judaica collection.
2022 – Polin Museum acquisition of Putin Purim “Gragger”- noisemaker
2022 – Second installation of Kaluszyn monument in memory of the Kaluszyn Jewish victims of the Nazi genocide – WW2
2021-Polin Museum acquisition of “Pandemic Amulet Mask”.
2018-Living Under Water International Art Residency – Venice Italy
COLLECTIONS
Art in the collection of: Israel Museum Jerusalem – Ein Harod Art Museum Israel – Wolfson Museum Jerusalem Israel- Anu -The Museum Of The Jewish People Israel- Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art
Private collections U.S. –Israel -Canada
GROUP SHOWS
2025 – Hamsa – Bernard Lehman Museum – Halberstadt Germany – Curator Ido Noy
2025 – Ripples Of Venice – Nahon Museum Of Italian Jewish Art – Jerusalem Israel- Dvora Liss Curator
2025 – “Paths Have Led Us” – Rishon Le Zion Community Galleries – Rishon Le Zion Israel – Efi Gan Curator
2025 – “Across The Sea” – Studio Of Her Own- Jerusalem – Israel – Emily Bilski – Meital Manor Curators
2025 – “A Time To Remember” – Israel Museum- Jerusalem Israel – Miki Joelson, Giora Perugia, Sharon – Weiser Ferguson
2024 -“Sex Jewish Position” Joods Museum Amsterdam – Miriam Goldmann curator
2024 – 2025 – “Tish” – Shabbat Tablescapes – Mishkan Museum of Art En Harod Israel – Dvora Liss – curator
2024 – “There and Back Again”- Geula Gallery Jerusalem Israel – Yedidya Gizbar and Elhai Solomon Curators
2024- “Sex -Jewish Positions”-Judisches Museum Berlin Germany – Jewish Museum Amsterdam – Miriam Goldmann curator
2024- “Another Horizon”-Tekoah Arts Center – Madeline Greenwald art gallery -Tekoa Israel -David Cohen -curator
2022-3 – “100 misconceptions about and among Jews”-Jewish Museum Wien -Vienna – Team Jewish Museum Vienna curators
2022 – “Apparent” The political Body – GH gallery – Israel-Daniella Saraya – curator
2021-22- Jerusalem Biennial -Four Amot -Rami Ozeri -curator
2021- Permanent Collection – Anu Museum- Tel Aviv – Israel – Dvora Liss Curator
2021-Arte na Quarentena – Mostra Museu – Brazil-curator – Ana Carolina Ralston
2021-On the Consequences of Hate Speech – Vector Art Initiative – virtual exhibition-curators-Robin Atlas, Nancy Current
2021- Limited Positivity – 3×3 Gallery Tel Aviv – Israel- Michal Shap – Curator
2020- Transitional Object – Museum of Philistine Culture – Ashdod Israel – Galit Gaon -Tom Cohen -Curators
2020- Text Texture Textile – Cliff Gallery – Netanya Israel – Farid Abu Shakra – Curator
2020- Holocaust Remembered – Tel Aviv University – Israel – Avivit Agam Dali – Curator
2020- Chada Knishta – Mishkan Museum Of Art – Israel – Dvora Liss -Curator
2019 – Speaking Carpets – Senate Gallery – Ben Gurion University of the Negev – Israel – Chaim Maor – Curator
2019 – Not in Heaven – Jerusalem Biennial – Kol Haot Gallery – Jerusalem – Israel – Susan Nashman Fraiman and Judy Cardozo – Curators
2019 – Living Under Water – Jerusalem Biennial – Wolfson Museum-Jerusalem-Andi Arnovitz – Curator
2019 – Hebrew Suffragettes – Jerusalem Biennial – Begin Center Gallery -Nurit Jacobs Yinon – curator
2019 – Relationships – Dr. Bernard Heller Museum – New York – Laura Kruger – Curator
2019 – 555 – En Dor Museum Israel- Ido Noy and Shirat – Miriam Shamir – curators – En Dor Museum – Israel
2019 – Kabbalah the Art of Jewish Mysticism – Joods Cultural Kwartier-Amsterdam – Mirjam Knotter-Alexander Gorlin – Curators
2019 – Jewish Gems – Mishkan Museum of Art- Israel-Dvora Liss-curator
2019 – Left Right – Central Gallery-Tel Aviv-Israel Yehuda Rahanaev
2018 – Hamsa – Islamic Museum of Art -Jerusalem – Israel-Shirat Miriam and Ido Noy -curators
2018 – Terra In Firma Dr. Bernard Heller Museum of Art -New York-Laura Kruger -curator
2018 – Treasures of the Mishkan Museum of Art – Mishkan Museum of Art Israel-Yaniv Schapiro-curator
2018 – Image Action and Idea in Contemporary Jewish Art St. Vincent College gallery -Pa.-U.S.A. -Ben Schachter curator
2017 – Tzena Urena-Museum of Art En Harod –Israel- curator- Dvora Liss
2017 – Across Divides-Koslowe Gallery –New York- Reba Wulkan curator
2017- Mamzer/Bastards the Misbegotten- Jerusalem Biennial- Emily Bilski curator
2017-HOME(less) – Hebrew Union College – New York-
Laura Kruger curator
2017- Euphoria- Museum of Art En Harod- Israel Yaniv Shapira – curator
2017- Lo Taaseheh-Museum of the Seam-Jerusalem –Rafi Etgar curator
2017- Tzena Urena- Ben Gurion University – Chaim Maor Curator
2017- Across Divides: Borders and Boundaries in Contemporary art –Derfner Judaica Museum-Reba Wulkan -Curator
2017- Here Is Your Ketubah- Museum of Art- Ein Harod Israel-Dvora Liss Curator
2016-Ima Ilya –Hebrew University Gallery –Jerusalem Israel
2016-It Was Evening it was Morning –Rishon Le Zion Community Gallery Israel Efi Gan Curator
2016-Jerusalem Biennial select works Leichtag Foundation – San Diego
2015-Some Body Jewish-Solo Show– Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art
2015- Black and White- Neve Schechter Gallery Tel Aviv Israel
2015-Fields of Dreams- Living Shmita in the Modern World
Yeshiva University Museum New York
2015-Magenim/Shields-En Harod Museum of Art Israel
2015-To Forgive and Remember-Derfner Museum –New York
2015-Rooted- The Manny Cantor Center gallery- New York
2015- A Fine Line – The Jerusalem Biennial –Achim Chasid Gallery
2015- The Art of Motherhood – The Jerusalem Biennial –The Wolfson Museum Israel
2015-Vashti –The Newly Discovered Chapter- Schechter gallery Tel Aviv
2014-Through the Others Eyes- the Wolfson Museum Jerusalem
2014- Off Label- with Dovi Abramson – curated by Tobi Kahn- Tisch Gallery New York
2013-The First Biennial of Jewish Art Jerusalem- group exhibition
2012-Portaraits of Cain –Beer Sheva University – group show
2010 – Zimmun -Jewish arts show – one of three featured artists- Mishkan Le Omanut Ein Harod Israel-
2010-Seduced by the Sacred- Charter Oak Foundation Hartford Ct,
2001- “From within” – solo exhibition Mishkan Le Omanut, Museum of Art, Ein Harod, Israel.
AWARDS
2013-Golden Ghetto international competition – Venice Italy- 2nd prize
2013- Museum of Imajewnation – St. Louis -International competition- Four cups of freedom-1st prize
2013-Cover Thy Head international competition-Morris and Sally Justein Jewish heritage museum- Toronto Canada-1st prize
2007-“Kabbalah dolls” chosen and marketed by F.A.O. Schwarz at annual toy auditions.
2006-City of Jerusalem –competition- original sukkah model designs-“best in concept”
2003-Temple Judea Museum – Judith Altman Memorial Judaica Competition – “It Holds Light”- finalist
1999 – The Philip and Sylvia Spertus Judaica Prize – The Havdalah spice container competition –
1998 -Alix De Rothschild fiber Arts award – finalist
Ken Goldman’s art is filled with insider references innuendos and humor. While at times seemingly irreverent – the works are inspired by and react to; traditional, texts, and rituals. I see my art as a vehicle for: promoting dialogue, a catalyst for provoking people into re-evaluating their preconceptions, a medium for breaking down stereotypes and an opportunity for people of all walks of life to connect with theirs and others religion, culture, and history.