By Judith Yellin Ginat
Located in Surfside, FL
Judith Yellin Ginat is one of the most prominent artists working in Israel today. She was born in Jerusalem and is a fifth generation Israeli. Her work has a naive, folk art quality to it.
1941-43 Graduate of Bezalel Academy of Art, Jerusalem Studied under Mordecai Ardon and Isidor Aschheim
1946-49 Graduate of the Central School of Arts & Crafts, London. Studied under R.R. Tomlinson, W. Johnstone, J. Minton.
1966 Member of the Israel Painters & Sculptors Association.
1971 Studied etching under Stanley William Hayter, Atelier 17, Paris.
1965-75 Collages chosen for UNICEF greeting cards.
1944-70 Illustrated a few children’s books.
1967-85 “Kishut” (Decoration), “Ani Mekashet” (I Decorate), “Ma’aseh Yadai” (The Work of My Hands) – text books on teaching arts and crafts, written and illustrated. Ministry of Education recommendation.
1970-01 Series of art posters, lithographs and serigraphs, reproduced in Israel from collages, world-wide distribution.Teacher of arts and crafts in teachers’ colleges.
School of Occupational Therapy, Senior lecturer at the David Yellin Teachers’ College, Jerusalem.
Prizes
1946 Collages of “Types of Israel,” exhibition of Bezalel National Museum, Jerusalem
1949 Winner of “Queen’s Scholarship.” Central School of Arts & Crafts, London.
1968 Design award for the book “Kishut.”
She was included in the important exhibition New Bezalel Artists' House, Jerusalem
Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv
Artists: Ludwig Wolpert, Yossi Stern...
Category
1960s Modern Judith Yellin Ginat Art
MaterialsPaper, Mixed Media