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VICTOR HALVANI - SCULPTOR

THE ARTIST - RESUME

VICTOR HALVANI - SCULPTOR
Safed Israel

PORTRAIT OF THE
ARTIST 1960

` PREFACE:

Victor Halvani was born into a traditional Jewish family. His father Isaac and especially his mother Bela, daughter of Rabbi Yanney, inspired in him the beauty and spirituality reflected in his Biblical sculptures. As a child he developed a love and respect of ancient Egyptian art and was intrigued with the concept of space age technology. Like other great and internationally successful artists, he has influenced many Israeli artists by his singular style. But, obviously missing in their work is the harmonious mixing of the three different cultures which symbolizes Halvani's art conception and makes his style so unique. The glory of the ancient Egyptian art, the spirituality of the Biblical stories and the achievements of space technology.

ART QUALIFICATIONS AND ART EDUCATION

1930 Born in Egypt to a traditional Jewish family. Son of Isaac and Bela.
1947 Completed high school in Cairo, Egypt. Received baccalaureate and competed one year at the Zamalek Academy of Art, Cairo.
1949 Immigrated to Israel.
1953 Received four year scholarship to study art at the Bezalel Academy of Art, Israel.
1956 Graduated Art Teachers College with BA in Education, Israel.
1956-1968 Art teacher in elementary schools and high schools in Israel.
1968 Received scholarship from the Ministry of Education for study abroad.
1968-1970 Received MA in Sculpture, Hammersmith College of Art, London, UK.
1970 Accepted by the Israeli Artists Association.
1971-1985 Lecturer of Sculpture, Art Teachers College. Founded the Art Learning Program and Art Workshop and lectured at Schools of Occupational Therapy, Tel Aviv and Haifa Universities and became a teacher in the Art Teachers College.
1974 Accepted by the Ein Hod Artists' Village as a member and became Dean of the Ein Hod School of Fine Art.
1982 Received his second MA in Art Education from the Council of Higher Education in Israel.
1982 Accepted by the Safed Artists' Colony as a member and became first vice-president of the Artists' Association, responsible for architecture in the Artists' Colony.
2000 Instrumental in developing the new Museum Gallery of the Safed Artists' Colony.
2002 Was elected president of the Safed Artists' Colony Association.

EXHIBITIONS:

1958-1960 Exhibited at the Museum of Israel Artists' Association, Tel Aviv. Selected by the Artists' Association as a young artist to represent Israel in the International Exposition of Sculpture in Paris. He participated in the second Biyanalle of Sculpture in Israel at the Museum of Modern Art, Haifa.
1960-1984 Participated in important exhibitions in Israel with a select group of well known artists of the Israeli Artists' Association, Jerusalem, Haifa and Tel Aviv - Museum of Modern Art.
1984-2001 Participated in International Art Expositions in New York, California, Florida in the US and in Japan and Canada.
1985 Museum of Modern Art "Laforet" in Tokyo and ArtExpo Metro, Toronto, Canada.
1996-1997 Participated in International Miami Exposition, Miami Beach, Florida.
1997-1998 Participated in International Art Exposition, West Palm Beach, Miami Beach and Coconut Grove, Florida.
1998 Bennington Center for the Arts - One Man Show.

VICTOR HALVANI ART PROJECTS AND DIPLAYING OF ORIGINAL OUTDOOR BRONZE SCULPTURED IN PUBLIC PLACES Since 1953, Victor Halvani has been creating major art projects in the USA and Israel. His large outdoor bronze sculptures are displayed in public places throughout the world. They have been purchased by major art collectors, universities and municipalities.

1963 - Hibat Zion, Israel - Holocaust Memorial in concrete cement and marble, one acre in size.
1964 - Hadera, Israel - Memorial for the Fallen in Israel's Wars in forged steel and cement.
1969 - Wilhelmshaven, Germany - 'Maternity'. Sculpture acquired by the Municipality and displayed in the lobby of the Municipal Hospital.
1974 - Hadera, Israel - Municipal Library. Relief, 'DOVES OF PEACE' in stainless steel, 12'H 30'L.
1986 - New York City, USA - 'Jacob's Dream', sculpture commissioned for the opening of the Jacob K Javits Convention Center, 28'H x 20'W.
1989 - Safed, Israel - Independence Square, sculpture 'The Chariot of Fire', bronze and steel 50'H x 20'W. Recipient, first prize, Ministry of Building and Housing, Israel.
1992 - Safed, Israel - Five large original bronze sculptures in various locations in the City. 'David with the Sling', 'The Deer', 'Ruth and Naomi', 'Mother Playing with Her Child' and 'Space Family' in his Sculpture Park.
1990-1993 - Safed, Israel - on the main Safed - Rosh Pina Road, C'naan B. Project of the VICTOR HALVANI SCULPTURE PARK, created, designed and constructed according to Halvani's concept. First section covers an area of 2.5 acres. Open to the public in October 1993.
1995 - 1998 - West Broomfield, MI U.S.A -displayed large out door original bronze sculpture, DAVID PLAYING HARP" IN THE TEMPLE ISRAEL PARK.
MASS - USA - Displayed large outdoor original bronze sculpture, "DAVIV PLAYING HARP" in the STANLEY AND BARBARA Young park, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Bo
STILL WATER, OK U.S.A - displayed large outdoor original bronze sculpture "DAVID PLAYING HARP" at SERETEAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY.
1999-2001 - Safed, Israel - Construction of Steps B and C of the VICTOR HALVANI SCULPTURE PARK. A continuation and development of the Park with his new project, 'A Sculpture Walk through the History of the People of Israel from the Exodus out of Egypt to the Return to their Promised Land, covering an area of 1200 feet in length and exhibiting many outdoor sculptures in bronze and stainless steel. The municipality of Safed placed this Sculpture Park on their 'must see' list to tourist attractions.
2001 Katzrin, Golan Heights - Three of his monumental size bronze sculptures are displayed in the city. 'Hope', 10'H x 4'W x 12'L, 'Mother Playing with Her Child', 7'H x 3'W x 12'L, 'David with the Sling', 12'H x 5'W.
2002 The artist is now working on small bronze models of his new art project. They will be exhibited and may be purchased at his upcoming exhibitions, helping to support his Foundation in completing his Sculpture Park.

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