Marlene Ferrer
|
|
Biography
|
|
Born in South Africa, to my Israeli father and S.African mother, during the years of Apartheid, I knew I would not stay there. The family moved numerous times, living in Rhodesia, Cape Town and Johannesburg.
After my studies at Witwatersrand University, I moved to England with my husband and studied Cartography. In 1978 we immigrated to Israel to build a small community,' Manof', in the hills of the Galilee, where I opened a business silk screening on cloth, later this developed into painting on silk and designing exotic garments, as well as continuing to exhibit my paintings locally and overseas. I have 2 daughters Cara, a Chinese medicine practioner and Maya, an artist, and chef.
My life in Israel has been filled with changes and intensity, constantly creating art. Teaching is my joy, sharing my knowledge and experience with others, and seeing them develop their artistic abilities.
1995/8 Studies in Spiritualism, Raiki and Tarrot Haifa. Israel
1994 Art Therapy. Department of Sociology. Tel Aviv University
1991/3 Gestalt Therapy. Haifa College of Gestalt. Israel
1977 Screen Printing. Johannesburg College of Art. South Africa
1974 Cartography. Phillips Petroleum. London
1973 Sculpture. Michaelis College of art. South Africa
1970/73 B.A. Fine Arts. Witwatersrand University, South Africa
|
| |
|
Statement
|
|
To be in touch with the wonder of nature, and see life as an expression of one's soul, guided by a higher force, is the gift of being an artist. The path is made by walking it, I shall keep my eyes open and walk gently.
My art is an expression of who I am, the times I live in and my life. The materials around me effect my creations. When I lived in Tivon, the trees gave me the material for my female spirit sculptures, whilst the city of Tel Aviv, has inspired me to intense color and random stains in tar and industrial paint. I work from an unknown source of energy that drives me anew on every canvas, never knowing what the outcome will be, and grateful for the images that unfold from the unconscious. My belief is that we are part of one whole and all my acts and knowledge is siphoned through me from the archetypal universe.
|
| |
|
Exhibitions
|
|
Solo Exhibitions
2011 The Container - Jaffa - The Canvas Is My Lover
2010 Jaffa Antiquities Museum - Mother and Daughter
2009 "Wrapping Gebo-Art in Action", Gebo Gallery, Tel Aviv
2007 "New Beginnings", Gebo Gallery, Tel Aviv
2004 New Community Gallery. Kiryat Tivon. Israel
2002 Castro Art Centre. Haifa. Israel
2002 Artist House, Tel Aviv
2000 The Studio Gallery. Raanana. Israel
1999 New Community Gallery. Kiryat Tivon. Israel
1999 National Association of Israeli Artists. Tel Aviv. Israel
1994 Amalia Arbel Gallery. Tel Aviv. Israel
1992 Linda Goodman Gallery. Johannesburg. South Africa
1991 Karen McKeron Gallery. Johannesburg. South Africa
1990 Cultural Centre. Nahariya. Israel
1989 Amalia Arbel Gallery. Rishon Le Tzion. Israel
1989 Beit Abu Choushi. Haifa. Israel
1988 Cultural Centre. Karmiel. Israel
1987 Laura Gallery. Johannesburg. South Africa
1983 Elizabeth Gallery. Raanana. Israel
Group Exhibitions
2011 Alternative Space - Tel Aviv Rothschild Blvd
2009 "Sweet and Sour", Rishon Le Zion Cultural Center
2009 "First and Last", Ein Hod Gallery, Israel
2009 "Hagada shel Yetzira", Aminadav Center, Jaffa, Tel Aviv
2009 Salon of Classical and Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
2009 "Face Lift", Jaffa Museum, Tel Aviv
2008 "Every One has a Name", Rashi Center, Paris, France
2008 Museum Hatanach, Tel Aviv
2008 Hall of Culture, Rishon Le Zion
2007 Sculpture, Rishon Le Zion Cultural Center
2007 Petach tikvah, Cultural Centre Sculpture
2007 Globus project, Rothchild Boulevard, Tel Aviv
2006 Wilfrid Israel Museum, Hazorea
2005 Haifa Artists Association, Haifa, Israel
2005 Sculpture Bienale, Tivon, Israel
2005 Sculpture Bienale, Binyamin, Israel
2004 Haifa Congress Centre, Haifa, Israel
2004 Western Gallillee College, Israel
1993 Opera House, Tel Aviv, Israel
1989 Gallery 101 Kensington, London, UK
1984 De Vorzen Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
1980 Jerusalem Theatre, Israel
|
| |
|
