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artist statements
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Israeli
artist, landscape, watercolor, portrait painter, book illustrator.
The works of Maureen Fain are in the collection of the Israel
Museum, in the Brauer
Museum of Art, in the Friends of Art
Poster Project, (Brauer Museum of Art), and in private collections
in England, U.S.A., Canada, France, Holland, Norway, Germany,
South Africa, Senegal and Israel.
| 1944
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Born
in Durban, South Africa. |
| 1963
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Graduated
Fine Arts (Painting, Sculpture) with Honours from Natal College
of Art (South Africa). Awarded three scholarships for overseas
study. |
| 1964
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Studied
stage design in London (Central School of Art). |
| 1973 |
Graduated
B.A. History of Art from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. |
| 1984
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Accepted
to Israel Painters and Sculptors Association. |
| 1990
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Joined
staff of Israel Museum, teaching watercolour to advanced students
of the Adult Art Program. |
1994
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Special
Exhibition at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. |
| 1996
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Guest
of honour at "Shapes and Colours" in Piegut-en-Perigord,
France: a group show of Painting, Sculpture and Enamel-work. |
1998 |
Presented
watercolour demonstration sponsored by Brauer Museum of Art,
USA, as an Exhibition Event in conjunction with “Regional
Art, 1849-1997”.
Presented watercolour demonstration at the Centre for Visual
Arts, adjunct of the Toledo Museum of Art, USA. |
| 1999 |
Guest
of the City of Berlin and the German Government, Ministry
of State for Women, Seniors, Youth and Family, the Senate
Committee for Science, Research and Culture, and GEDOK, the
National Association for Women in the Arts, who sponsored
an exhibition and symposium “Seeing Art”, featuring
five Israeli women artists and five German women artists. |
| 2002
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“Meeting
Art - Women Artists from Israel and Germany” - reciprocal
exhibition and symposium featuring five German women artists
and five Israeli women artists sponsored by the City of Jerusalem,
The Goethe Institute, the German Government and GEDOK, the
National Association for Women in the Art. |
| 2003
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Included
in Allemeines Kuenstlerlexikon – an international encyclopedia
of arts and artists. |
| 2006-2008
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Authored
three articles: “Portrait of a Body”, “The
Essence of a Face”, and "Muses in Stone" in the British magazine “The
Artist”. |
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2010
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"Portraits and Places", AACI gallery, Jerusalem |
2009
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“Color & Water”, Gallery Soon, Norway |
2008
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“Watercolor Impressions #2”, Ein-Hod Gallery |
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“Personal Angels”, Bet Gabriel, Kinneret |
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“Moments of Light”,
Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center. |
2006
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“Heroic Portraits”, Studio Artura, Tel Aviv. |
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“Watercolor
Impressions”, Ein-Hod Gallery. |
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“Akvarell”,
Galleri Soon ,
Norway. |
2004
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“Contemplating
Nudes”, Artists’ House, Jerusalem. |
1998
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“Moments
of Light and Life”, 18 Artists Studio Gallery, Ind.
U.S.A. |
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“Ravages”,
Jerusalem
Center for the Performing Arts. |
| 1997 |
"Body
Language" Bet Gabriel, Kinneret. |
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"Water
& Colour" International
YMCA, Jerusalem. |
1996
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"Israeli
Impressions", Maison France-Israel, Paris. |
1994
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"Translucent
Reflections on the Nude", Israel
Museum, Jerusalem. |
| 1993 |
"Face
to Face", Nora Gallery, Jerusalem. |
1991
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"Watercolour
Studies", Artists' House, Jerusalem. |
1988
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"Portraits
and Places", International
YMCA, Jerusalem. |
1987
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"Faces/Phases",
Natal Society of Arts Gallery, Durban, S. Africa |
1986
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"Women", Artists' House, Jerusalem. |
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2011
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"Spirit of Art", International exhibition, La Galleria Pall Mall, London |
2010
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"Eternal Eve", International exhibition, Archeological Museum, TelvAviv-Yafo. |
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"Women Awareness Strength", Bet Gabriel |
2009
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"Masks", Ein Hod Gallery |
2008
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"Passion", EinHod Gallery |
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"Expo 2008" Jerusalem Center for the Performing Arts |
2007
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"Perfection is Never Unscathed", Givataim Theatre. |
2006
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“Song
of Women”,
Merkaz Habama Gallery, Ganei Tikva. |
2004
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“My
Jerusalem”, Bible Museum, Tel Aviv. |
2003
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“Juxtapositions”,
Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts, Jerusalem. |
2002
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“Homage
to Yosef Hirsch”, Artists’ House, Tel Aviv, The
Jerusalem Center for the Performing Arts and Artists’
House, Haifa. |
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“Meeting
Art – Women Artists from Israel and Germany”,
Artists House, Jerusalem. |
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“Jerusalem,
9 Measures of Beauty”, Yakar Gallery, Jerusalem. |
2001
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“Landscape
in Watercolour”, Yad Le’banim Museum, Rehovot. |
2000
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“First person”, Congress Centre, Binyanei Ha’Uma,
Jerusalem / Beit Ha’Mehandes, Tel Aviv. |
1999
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“Seeing
Art”, Rathaus Schoeneberg, Berlin, Germany. |
1998
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"Israeli
Artists" Gordon Gallery, Washington D.C., U.S.A. |
| 1997 |
"Odyssey",
Beit Protea Art Gallery, Herzelia. |
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"South
African Art", Cultural Centre, Kfar Saba. |
| 1996 |
"Shapes
and Colours", Piegut-en-Perigord, France (guest of honor) |
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Natal
Society of Arts Gallery, Durban, S. Africa. |
| 1992 |
"Prints,
Prints, Prints", Paley Centre, Jerusalem. |
| 1989 |
Artists'
House, Tel Aviv. |
| 1986 |
Yad
Le'banim Museum, Herzlia. |
| 1984 |
Artists'
House, Jerusalem |
| 1963 |
"Art,
South Africa, Today", Durban, S. Africa. |
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