David Adika
Israeli photographer and educator (born 1970)
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David Adika (Hebrew: דוד עדיקא) is an Israeli photographer and educator.
David Adika דוד עדיקא | |
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David Adika at opening of International Photography Festival (Israel) in 2017 | |
| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) |
| Education | Bezalel Academy of Art and Design |
| Known for | Photography |
| Movement | Israeli art, Modern Art |
Biography
David Adika (דוד עדיקא) was born in Jerusalem in 1970. He lives and works in Tel Aviv. Adika graduated from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in 1997, receiving a BFA. He received an MFA in 2004, graduating from joint educational program of Bezalel Academy of Art and Design and Hebrew University Advanced Studies Program.[1][2] He was appointed head of photography department of Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in January 2018.[3]
Academic roles
- 1999–present: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. Professor.[4]
- 2004–present: Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Ramat Gan. Professor
- 2010–present: School of the Arts ''Campus Arison'', Tel Aviv. Head of the Visual Arts Department.
- 2018–present: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. Head of Department of Photography.
Exhibitions
Solo
- 2016 Table studies - Museo Morandi, Bologna.[5]
- 2014 As In Water Face Reflects Face - Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga.
- 2013 As In Water Face Reflects Face - The Open Lens Gallery, Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv[6]
- 2012 Equator - The Open Lens Gallery, The Gershman Y, University of the Arts, Philadelphia [Curator: Jordan Rockford][7]
- 2011 Oululu - East Central Gallery, London
- 2010 Living Room - Helena Rubinstein Pavilion, Tel Aviv Museum of Art [Curator: Hadas Maor]
- 2009 Every Monkey is a Gazelle in Its Mother's Eyes - Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv (Artist Book)
- 2007 Come Thou Beauty - 3 solo shows, The Art Gallery, University of Haifa [Curator: Ruti Direktor]
- 2006 Fix (‘Tikkun’) - Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2006 After Winter Must Come Spring - Q! Gallery, Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Visual Art [Curator: Rancis McKee]
- 2005 In–Out - Ashdod Museum of Art, Monart Center [Curator: Yona Fischer]
- 2004 Multi-Function - Graduation Show, Bezalel Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2004 Will It Shine - Kav 16 Gallery, Tel Aviv [Curator: Galia Yahav]
- 2004 Works - Neta Eshel – House for Art, Caesarea (with Gal Weinstein)
- 2003 Mahogany - Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya [Curator: Dalia Levin]
- 2002 Mother Tongue/Portraits - Hagar Gallery, Jaffa [Curator: Tal Ben-Zvi]
- 2002 Sacker Garden - Oranim Gallery, Tivon (with Eli Petel) [Curator: David Wakstein]
- 2001 Lifestyle - Borochov Gallery, Tel Aviv; in collaboration with the Photography Department Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem [Curator: Sharon Yaari]
Group
1998
- To the East -Orientalism in the Arts in Israel - Israel Museum, Jerusalem [Curators: Yigal Zalmona, Tamar Manor-Friedman]
2003
- Tel Aviv-Glasgow-Tel Aviv - Bezalel Gallery, Tel Aviv, in cooperation with GSA (Glasgow School of Arts) [Curator: Nachum Tevet]
- Mother Tongue - Museum of Art, Ein Harod [Curator: Tal Ben-Zvi]
- Matter of Taste - The Israel Museum, Jerusalem [Curator: Hagit Allon]
2004
- Alphabet - Israelisk Samtidskonst, Kristinehamns Konstmuseum, Sweden [Curator: Tali Cederbaum]
- Lets Food - Bat Yam Museum of Art, Bat Yam
- Omanut Haaretz - (Art of the Land) Festival, Tel Aviv [Curator: Ruti Director]
- Animal, Vegetable, Mineral - Bezalel Gallery, Tel Aviv [Curator: Nachum Tevet]
- Pets - Time for Art – Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv [Curator: Tali Cederbaum]
- In Days Gone By, At this Time - Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv [Curator: Carmela Rubin, Shira Naftali]
- The Scream 2 - Homage Exhibition to Edvard Munch's “The Scream”, Kav 16 Gallery, Tel Aviv [Curator: Galia Yahav]
2005
- Prizes in Art and Design from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport - 2004, Tel Aviv Museum of Art [Curator: Ellen Ginton]
- Artic 7 - Recipients of the Sharett scholarship for Young Israeli Artists, The Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan
- Yona at Bezalel - Issues in Contemporary Curating, Bezalel Gallery, Tel Aviv [Curators: Sarit Shapira, Sandra Weill]
- Reunion - Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv [Curator: Yani Shapira]
2006
- 3rd Generation - Photography in Estate of Identity Crises, Minshar Gallery, Tel Aviv [Curator: Yair Barak]
- Present Now, Omanut Haaretz Festival - Reading Power Station, Tel Aviv [Curator: Tal Ben-Zvi]
- Incorrigible Young & Restless Romantics, Noga Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv [Curator: Jossef Krispel]
- El Hama’ayan - The Yarkon Stream as a Cross-Section in the Israeli Metropolis, Tel Aviv Museum of Art [Curators: Meira Yagid Haimovici, Nathalie Kertesz, Ze’ev Maor]
2007
- Through the Object - The Open Museum of Photography, Tel Hai Industrial Park [Curator: Naama Haikin]
- Somewhere Better Than this Place - Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv [Curator: Sally Haftel Naveh]
- The Rear - The 1st Herzliya Biennial of Contemporary Art, Herzliya [Curator: Joshua Simon]
- New Acquisitions - Haifa Museum of Contemporary Art, Haifa [Curator: Tami Katz-Freiman]
2008
- Territoires - The 6th Biennale of International Photography, Liege - Belgium [Curator: Dorothee Luczak]
2009
- Watermelons - Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv [Curator: Carmela Rubin, Shira Naftali]
- David and the Girls - POV Festival of Contemporary Photography, Tel Aviv [Curator: David Adika]
- 4 Openings in Israeli Art - Salame Gallery, Tel Aviv [Curator: Ruti Direktor]
- Faces: Inside and Out - Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv [Curators: Danna Taggar Heller]
- Maximalism - Avni Institute - Tel Aviv [Curator: Aline Alagem]
- Solace - Inga Gallery, Tel Aviv [Curator: David Adika]
- Tel Aviv Time, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv [Curator: Nili Goren]
2010
- Looking In, Looking Out - The Window in Art, Israel Museum, Jerusalem [Curator: Hagit Allon]
- Memoria Technica - eastcentral gallery, London [Curator: Adi Gura]
- Stop Making Sense - Oslo Fine Art Society [Curator: Marianne Hultman]
- Shelf Life - Haifa Museum of Art [Curators: Tami Katz-Freiman, Rotem Ruff]
- With This Ring - Beth Hatefutsoth, Tel Aviv [Curator: Raz Samira]
- True Colors - Soho Gallery, London. The Cube Gallery, Manchester [Curator: Daniel Cahana Levinson]
2011
- Jerusalem Beach - The Artists’ Studios - Art Cube Gallery, Jerusalem [Curator: Iris Mendel]
- Nimrod's Descendants - Jerusalem Artists’ House Gallery, Jerusalem [Curator: Gideon Ofrat]
2012
- The Winners - The Minister of Culture Award for Fine-Art Artist, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport, Jerusalem. Petach-Tikava museum of Contemporary Art [Curator: Naomi Aviv][8]
- Making Room, Contemporary Israeli Photography, From the Museum Collection - Tel Aviv Museum Of Art, [Curator: Nili Goren]
- Archive - Fresh Paint Art Fair, Special Project [Curator: Iris Rivkind]
2013
- Lot's Wife - The Photographic Gaze, The Open Museum of Photography [Curator: Naama Haikin]
- Curator - Yona Fischer, Beginnings of Collection, Ashdod Museum of Art, Monart Center [Curators: Yuval Beaton, Roni Cohen-Binyamini]
- Human Nature - Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv [Curator: Adi Gura]
- Night Stamp - "Beit Ha'ir museum", Tel Aviv [Curator: Claudette Zoree, Ayelet Bitan Shlonski]
2017
- Regarding Africa: Contemporary Art and Afro-Futurism. Tel Aviv Art Museum.[9]
Scholarships and awards
- The Minister of Culture Award for Fine Art Artist, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport, Jerusalem, 2011
- The Jack Nailor Award for Photography, Haifa Film Festival, 2011
- Sharet Scholarship, America-Israel Cultural Foundation, 2005
- Young Artist Award, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport, Jerusalem, 2004
- P.S.S. Pilot Summer School, Glasgow School of Arts, Scotland Foreign Ministry and British Council, 2003
- Dean's Award, yearly scholarship, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, 1996
- Dean's Award, yearly scholarship, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, JerusalemMulti-Function, Graduation, 1995