Born 1945 in Tel Aviv, Israel

Lives and works in Tel Aviv, Israel

EDUCATION

1985 - 1989  The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY

1980 - 1983  The Art Students League of New York, New York, NY


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2013 

Alice in Wonderland, Okashi Museum of Art, Acre, Israel [catalogue]

2012 

Woman and Her Many Faces, Beit Ariela, Tel Aviv, Israel

2009 

Ilana Raviv and Paul du Toit, Gallery Art Vine, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2008 

Ilana Raviv: Reflections, The Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia [catalogue]

2007 

Ilana Raviv, The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia [catalogue]

2006 

Tabernacle of Peace: Homage to Zechariah, International Convention Center, Jerusalem, Israel

Creators, Givatayim Theater, Givatayim, Israel

2005 

Smiles and Surprises, Eshkol Payis Science and Arts Center, Ramat Gan, Israel

2004 

Ilana Raviv, BoxHeart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 

2002 

Painters and Sculptors Association, Tel Aviv, Israel 

2001 

Ilana Raviv: Synthetic Realism, Wilfried Israel Museum of Asian Art and Studies, Kibbutz Hazorea, Israel [catalogue]

Castra Gallery, Haifa, Israel

2000

Ilana Raviv, The National Arts Club, New York, NY [catalogue]

1993

The Studio Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv, Israel 

1984

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Satellite Gallery Program, Bronx, NY [catalogue]

1983

River Gallery, Irvington, NY

1981

Cicchinnelli Gallery, New York, NY 

1971

Israelis Gallery, Tel Aviv 


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023

Feminine Inspiration, Bet Gabriel on the Kinneret Cultural and Social Center, Emek HaYarden, Israel

2018

Portrait, Women in Art, Museum of the Courts, Supreme Court of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel

2011

NAPA International Exhibition, Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Wirral, UK

2010

Women, Consciousness, Intensity, Bet Gabriel on the Kinneret Cultural and Social Center, Emek HaYarden, Israel

2009

30th Anniversary Exhibition, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA

2008

Salt of the Earth: Israeli Profile, Wilfried Israel Museum of Asian Art and Studies, Kibbutz Hazorea, Israel [catalogue]

2006

6th Anniversary Exhibition, BoxHeart Gallery, Pitsburgh, PA

Creators: Personal Choice, Givatayim Theater, Givatayim, Israel

2005

Art for Nature, Gasthuis Leeuwenbergh, Utrecht, The Netherlands

St. Davids Hall, Cardiff, UK

2004

Mariner Gallery, St. Ives, Cornwall, UK

NAPA International Exhibition, Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Merseyside, UK

The Third Annual Art Inter/national, BoxHeart Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

2003

New Rivasinistra, Centro d’Arte e Cultura Contemporanea, Florence, Italy

New Assioma, Centro d’Arte e Cultura, Prato, Italy [catalogue]

2002

NAPA International Exhibition, St. Ives, Cornwall, UK 

Clock Tower Gallery, Sheffield, UK

MAC21 Art Fair, Marbella, Spain [catalogue]

Europ’Art, Paris, France

2001

Ten Women: Ten Countries, Noosa Gallery, Tewantin, Australia

2000

Bar-David Museum of Art and Judaica, Kibbutz Bar’am, Israel

Xtreme Xteriors Xhbition at Marcus Garvey Park, X Gallery, New York, NY

Milestones for Peace, Castra Art and Culture Center, Haifa, Israel

Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC

Sylvia White Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

Sylvia White Gallery, New York, NY

Milestones for Peace, Jaffa Art 2000, Jaffa, Israel

The Givat Haviva Peace Gallery, The Collaborative Art Center of Givat Haviva, Givat Haviva, Israel

1999

The Suan Pakkad Palace Museum, Bangkok, Thailand

1997

The National Arts Club, New York, NY

1993

Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC

Stavit Gallery, Paris, France 

1990

Garrett Stephens Gallery, South Hampton, NY 

Riverdale YM YWHA Gallery, New York, NY

Strauss Gallery, New York, NY

1989

Lamontage Gallery, New York, NY

1984

Dubelle Fine Art, New York, NY

1983

C.D.S. Gallery, New York 

Byer Museum of the Arts, Evanston, IL

Three Thursdays in May, Dubelle Fine Art, New York, NY

Peninsula Public Library, Lawrence, NY 

1982

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY 

The New Explosion: Paper Art, The Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, Hempstead, NY [catalogue]

Guild Hall Museum of Art, East Hampton, NY 

River Gallery Irvington, NY 

Arras Gallery, New York, NY

24th Annual Art Show, Westfield Chapter of Hadassah, NJ 

Art Expo, New York 

Jewish Community Center, Tenafly, NJ 

S. Morantz Gallery, Cliffside Park, NJ 

Art Show, 599 Broadway, New York, NY

1981

Cicchinnelli Galleries, New York, NY

Ingber Gallery, New York 

S. Morantz Gallery, New York 

1974

Bergman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 

1972

Z.O.A. House, Tel Aviv, Israel


RESIDENCES AND AWARDS

2015

Artist-in-Residence, The Cité internationale des Arts, Paris, sponsored by the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport

2008

City of Tel Aviv-Jaffa Woman of the Year in the Arts , Tel Aviv, Israel


COMMISSIONS

1993

Holocaust, (72 x 58 in), acrylic on canvas, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC 

1987

Tabernacle of Peace: Homage to Zechariah, large-scale painting (6 x 24 ft), acrylic on canvas, commissioned by the City of New York for the 40th Anniversary of the State of Israel, New York, NY 


SOLO EXHIBITION CATALOGUES

2013

Ilana Raviv: Alice in Wonderland. Text by Rachel Zemer. Okashi Museum of Art. Acre, Israel (exh. cat.)

2008

Ilana Raviv: Reflections. Texts by Knox Martin and Anna Dvukhimennaya. The Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow (exh. cat.)

2007

Ilana Raviv. Texts by Lubov Shakirova, Elie Lavie, Dr. Miriam Or, and Branka Berberijan. Palace Editions. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg (exh. cat.)

2001

Ilana Raviv: Synthetic Realism. Texts by Gabriel Ma’anit and Orit Lutringer. Wilfried Israel Museum of Asian Art and Studies, Kibbutz Hazorea, Israel (exh. cat.)

2000

Ilana Raviv: Magna Mater, Paintings 1993-2000. Texts by Ilana Raviv, Branka Berberijan, Dr. Alec Mishory, and Knox Martin. The National Arts Club, New York (exh. cat.)


SELECTED BOOKS AND GROUP EXHIBITION CATALOGUES

2018

Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts. Texts by Debra J. DeWitte, Ralph M. Larmann and M. Kathryn Shields. Thames & Hudson, New York

2003

Arte al Femminile. Text by Giuseppe Billi. “New Assioma” Centro d’Arte e Cultura Contemporanea, Prato, Italy (exh. cat.)

1982

The New Explosion: Paper Art. Text by Eleonar Flomenhaft. The Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, Hempstead, NY (exh. cat.)


SELECTED PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS

2018

DeWitte, J. D., Larmann, M. R., & Shields, K. M., Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts, Thames & Hudson, New York

2009

Kostenko Yuri, ДиThe Moscow Museum of Modern Art magazine, No. 2 (February 2009)

John Witte, Jr, The Sins of the Fathers, Cambridge University Press, 2009

2008

The 110th Anniversary of the Russian Museum, The State Russian Museum Annual Report (Palace Edition Publication) 2008

2004

Hedwig Brenner: Judische Frauen in der Bildenden Kunst II 394pp Hartung-Gorre Verlag Konstanz 2004

2003

“Quattordici modi di declinare l'”Arte al Femminile” (Il Terreno 12 Marzo, 2003)

“Arte al Femminile” (Feminine Art) exh. cat. Published by “New Assioma” Centro d’Arte e Cultura Contemporanea” 48 pp., Agenda Prato (14 Marzo 2003)

“1001 Reasons to Love the Earth”, The World Art Collection, 528 pp. ed.: Frans van der Beek

2002

MAC21- International Contemporary Art Fair – Manifestaciones de Arte Contemporaneo, Exhibit Catalogue (July 2002)

“Artists of Israel 2002″ Editor: Yehuda May, Mechira Pumbit, 158pp

2001

“Synthetic Realism”: The Wilfrid Israel Museum of Oriental Art and Studies, exh. cat (December 2001)

2000

Gallery & Studio: The World of the Working Artist, N.Y. “Women’s Lives & Myths” (November/December 2000)

Her Presence in Colors IV, exh. cat. International Women Artists, Marsi Gallery, Suan Pakkad Palace Museum, Thailand (2000)

1997

Moznaim Literary Publication (August 1997)

Art 2000, Israeli Artists, Painters and Sculptors (1997)

1995

Moznaim Literary Publication (November 1995)

1988

Les Krantz, The New York Art Review, An Illustrated Survey of the City’s Museums, Galleries and Leading Artists (1988)

1987

The Riverdale Press (December 1987)

Hadoar (October 1987)

The Queens Jewish Week (October 1987)

The New York Jewish Week (October 1987)

Jewish Community News (October 1987)

“World’s Largest Sukkah Unveiled”, The Jewish Press (October 1987)

Carol Polsky, “Is Heavy-duty Harvest Hut World’s Largest Sukkah?”, New York Newsday (October 1987)

Real Estate Weekly (September 1987)

“Succoth Mural Celebrates Israel’s Independence”, The New York Times (October 1987)

1986

Israel Shelanu (November 1986)

1985

Bronx Museum of the Arts Satellite Gallery Program, exh. cat., (1985)

1983

The Village Voice (1983)

Claude LeSuer, New Talent’s Tribute to Tradition, ArtSpeak (November 1983)

CDS Gallery New York (1983)

The New Explosion: Paper Art, exh. cat., Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, New York (November 1982)

1982

Mary Abell, The Bohemian Tradition and Alternative Spaces, ArtSpeak (October 1982)

1981

Beautiful Talent, Israel Shelanu (December 1981)

The Riverdale Press (November 1981)

Christopher Millis, ArtSpeak, (November 1981)

ArtSpeak (July 1981)


PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia

The Okashi Art Museum, Acre, Israel

The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC


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