About

So, what is my story?

Like many others, I've loved making art for as long as I can remember. It took me a while to realize that this is the best way to express myself. Whenever I create – I reveal a little piece of myself.

Although most of my education was focused on painting, my artwork is multidisciplinary and not limited to one medium. It shifts between oil painting and drawing (landscapes I feel deeply connected to, still life, portraits, and different social issues), sculpture, and automata making. My work is influenced by both my own internal processes and the social and political environment we live in.

For me, creating is simply a vital necessity, along with a deep desire to share this work with the world.

Enjoy your visit.

CV

Artist and educator

Contact: aviadaf.art@gmail.com

Group Exhibitions

2025: Untitled, Lotan Gallery, Jaffa. Curator: Orly Dvir
2024: "Family", Lotan Gallery, Jaffa. Curator: Orly Dvir
2024: "Drawings", Lotan Gallery, Jaffa. Curator: Orly Dvir
2023: "Red Color", Ben Ami Gallery, Tel Aviv. Curator: Doron Polak
2023: "On the Face: Portrait Stories", Ben Ami Gallery, Tel Aviv. Curator: Doron Polak
2021: "Rock, Paper, Scissors", Abraham Hostel Gallery, Tel Aviv. Curators: Olga Yerushalmi and Ksenia Nazarov
2019: "Figurative Art", Ayelet Boker Gallery, Tel Aviv. Curator: Ayelet Boker

Professional and Teaching Experience

2023 – Present: Teacher of Various Subjects, "Rotman" Special Education School, Eshel HaNasi
2007 – 2026: Art Teacher, Sha'ar HaNegev High School
Current Practice: Active as an independent painter and sculptor, integrating social-educational work with visual art and kinetic mechanics.

Education and Artistic Training

2000 – 2001: Jerusalem Studio School (JSS), Master Class led by Israel Hershberg
1997 – 1999: College of Visual Arts, Beersheba Avni Institute of Art and Design, Tel Aviv
Additional Education: B.Ed. in Education, Kaye Academic College of Education Special Education Teaching Certification, Hemdat HaDarom Academic College