Bidspirit auction | Ilan Goldstein, oil on canvas,

Ilan Goldstein, oil on canvas, 60 by 80 cm, signed - Ilan Goldstein, Born in New York (1975), lives and works in Israel. Married and father of two. Education: 2005-2008: Master's degree in expressive and creative therapy at the Leslie University branch in Israel. Has been employed as a therapist within the Ministry of Education since 2010. 1998-2002: Studies in the art department at Bezalel. Studied, among others, with artists Larry Abramson, Yehudit Sasportas, Itzik Livne and David Weckstein. Participated for about three years in the Ofakim project led by Weckstein, where he first experienced mentoring and teaching art to children, which laid the foundations for his future path in the field of art therapy. 1994-1998: Military service as part of a Nahal group. 1990-1994 : Studies at the ”Thelma Yellin” High School, majoring in plastic arts. Studied under the artists Alima Rita, Shir Shvadron, Yossi Asher, Freddy Fabian and Boaz Arad. 1980s: Participated in art classes at the Israel Museum's Youth Department. Studied under the artists Ruth Pantofero, Michael Kovner, Tami Bezaleli and Michel Kishka. Solo exhibitions: 2025: Solo exhibition, as part of the ”Talking Corridors” project, New Acropolis Center, Tel Aviv. Solo exhibition, ”The Photos in the Album - Never-Ending Childhood”, curated by Efrat Sofer, Mati Center, Ministry of Education, Petah Tikva. 2013: Solo exhibition, ”Photos from the Album”, curated by Galit Semel, Zaritsky Artists' House, Tel Aviv. (Catalog) 2010: Solo exhibition, ”Former Ramot Gimel”, curated by Galit Semel, Zaritsky Artists' House, Tel Aviv. (Catalog) Group exhibitions: 2024: Participation in the ”Staying” exhibition, New Acropolis Center, Tel Aviv. 2023 : Participation in the ”End of the Year of Heart Sanity” exhibition, New Acropolis Center, Tel Aviv. 2022 : Participation in the ”Loyalty in Art - An Exhibition to Summarize the Year of Loyalty”, New Acropolis Center, Tel Aviv. 2021: Participation in the ”Jubilee Exhibition - Dialogue”, on behalf of the Association for Arts Therapy in Israel (YAHAT), curated by Shlomit Rinat and Anat Livan, Conference Center, Shefayim. Participation in the exhibition ”Identity in Art - An Exhibition to Summarize the Year of Identity”, New Acropolis Center, Tel Aviv. 2018 : Participation in the exhibition ”Dream Time”, New Acropolis Center, Tel Aviv. 2012 : Participation in the exhibition ”Man, Secular and Sacred in Jerusalem”, Yad Labanim House, Hod Hasharon. 2011 : Curator and participant in the exhibition ”Meetings: A Multidisciplinary Group Exhibition”, New Acropolis Center, Tel Aviv. Participation in the event ”Art Lovers. Making Art - Artists Open the Studio to the General Public” on behalf of the Tel Aviv Municipality. 2009: Accepted into the Holon Painters and Sculptors Association, managed by artist Jacqueline Kozansky. Participation in the exhibition ”New Faces in the Association”, curators: Eva Steiner and Jack Sonnenschein, Beit Aguda, Holon. Participation in the exhibition ”Artists in Holon”, curators: Eva Steiner and Jack Sonnenschein, Beit Hakademai, Holon. Participation in the exhibition ”From the Studio”, curators: Eva Steiner and Jack Sonnenschein, Beit Meirov Art Center, Holon. Participation in the ”Stability” exhibition of the New Acropolis Association, the School for Practical Philosophy Studies, an organization operating in more than 60 countries around the world, and counting thousands of volunteers, including fine arts artists. 2008: Participation in the exhibition ”The Book of Israeli Art”, by Babylone Art, France, curator Rachel Ziv, Asia House, Tel Aviv. Participation in the ”Secret Postcard” project as part of the ”Fresh Color” exhibition No. 2, Tel Aviv. 1987: At the age of 12, presents a drawing in the first issue of the newspaper ”Mishqafayim”, edited by Tamir Rauner, on the topic of ”Drawing”. In the same issue, drawings by the artists Aviva Uri, David Reev, Yosef Hirsch, Anna Ticho, Moshe Kupferman and Michel Hadad appeared.