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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
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Authored
two articles: “Portrait of a Body” and “The
Essence of a Face” in the British magazine “The
Artist”. |
|
1986
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"Women", Artists' House, Jerusalem. |
1987
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"Faces/Phases",
Natal Society of Arts Gallery, Durban, S. Africa |
1988
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"Portraits
and Places", International
YMCA, Jerusalem. |
1991
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"Watercolour
Studies", Artists' House, Jerusalem. |
| 1993 |
"Face
to Face", Nora Gallery, Jerusalem. |
1994
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"Translucent
Reflections on the Nude", Israel
Museum, Jerusalem. |
1996
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"Israeli
Impressions", Maison France-Israel, Paris. |
1997
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"Water
& Colour" International
YMCA, Jerusalem. |
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"Body
Language" Bet Gabriel, Kinneret. |
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. |
| 2004 |
“Contemplating
Nudes”, Artists’ House, Jerusalem. |
| 2006 |
“Akvarell”,
Galleri Soon ,
Norway. |
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“Watercolor
Impressions”, Ein-Hod Gallery. |
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“Heroic Portraits”, Studio Artura, Tel Aviv. |
| 2008 |
“Moments of Light”,
Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center. |
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“Personal Angels”, Bet Gabriel, Kinneret. |
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“Watercolor Impressions #2”, Ein-Hod Gallery. |
2009
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“Color & Water”, Gallery Soon, Norway |
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1963
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"Art,
South Africa, Today", Durban, S. Africa. |
1984
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Artists'
House, Jerusalem. |
1986
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Yad
Le'banim Museum, Herzlia. |
1989
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Artists'
House, Tel Aviv. |
1992
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"Prints,
Prints, Prints", Paley Centre, Jerusalem. |
1996
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Natal
Society of Arts Gallery, Durban, S. Africa. |
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"Shapes
and Colours", Piegut-en-Perigord, France (guest of honor) |
1997
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"South
African Art", Cultural Centre, Kfar Saba. |
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"Odyssey",
Beit Protea Art Gallery, Herzelia. |
1998
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"Israeli
Artists" Gordon Gallery, Washington D.C., U.S.A. |
1999
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“Seeing
Art”, Rathaus Schoeneberg, Berlin, Germany. |
2000
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“First person”, Congress Centre, Binyanei Ha’Uma,
Jerusalem / Beit Ha’Mehandes, Tel Aviv. |
2001
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“Landscape
in Watercolour”, Yad Le’banim Museum, Rehovot. |
2002
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“Jerusalem,
9 Measures of Beauty”, Yakar Gallery, Jerusalem. |
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“Meeting
Art – Women Artists from Israel and Germany”,
Artists House, Jerusalem. |
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“Homage
to Yosef Hirsch”, Artists’ House, Tel Aviv, The
Jerusalem Center for the Performing Arts and Artists’
House, Haifa. |
2003
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“Juxtapositions”,
Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts, Jerusalem. |
| 2004
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“My
Jerusalem”, Bible Museum, Tel Aviv. |
| 2006 |
“Song
of Women”,
Merkaz Habama Gallery, Ganei Tikva. |
| 2007 |
"Perfection is Never Unscathed", Givataim Theatre. |
| 2008 |
"Expo 2008" Jerusalem Center for the Performing Arts |
| 2008 |
"Passion", EinHod Gallery |
| 2009 |
"Masks", Ein Hod Gallery |
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