Smadar Carmeli

DOB: 1968, Israel

Mobile Phone: +972 (0)50-4721321

Email: smadarcarmeli@gmail.com

Education

1996-1999 B.F.A. – Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, the Ceramics and Glass Design Department, Jerusalem.

 Relevant Experience:

1999-2021 A private studio for concrete and ceramics design, design and sculpture for the public sphere

2015-2020 – Teaching in a variety of fields of art: programs for gifted students and youth at risk – Eilat

2001-2003 – Teaching ceramics to youth at risk

2000-2009 – A lecturer at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, the Ceramics and Glass Design Department, Jerusalem.

Projects in the Public Sphere:

2021 – Street Carpet – Jerusalem – Ben-Sira Carpet- Jerusalem Municipality – ‘Eden’ Company

2017 – Gamla Square – Entrance to Eco-Park Hadera – Hadera Economic Development Corporation

2017 – Monument – Northern Wharf – Eilat – Eilat Economic Development Corporation

2016 – Traffic Circle – Hatsukim – Hadera Economic Development Corporation (Ein Hayam Neighborhood)

2016 – Bruce Rappaport Memorial Traffic Circle – Yefe Nof Company – Haifa Municipality

2015 – Elements from Concrete for the Child Development Center – Eilat

2013 – TOUCH ME installation, Concrete Cushions – -Safra Square, Jerusalem – Jerusalem Municipality

2011  – Elements from Concrete for the Eilat Bypass Sports Trail – Eilat Municipality

Group Exhibitions:

2012 – TOUCH ME installation, Concrete Cushions – Safra Square, Jerusalem

2011 – Exhibit – Urban Installations in Jerusalem – The Architect’s House, Jaffa

2010 – Jerusalem Design Week, Designing Urban Installations in Jerusalem City Squares

2005 – An Exhibition in the Holon Institute of Technology (HIT) Gallery

2004 – The Third Biennale for Ceramics in Israel, Eretz Israel Museum

2001 – The Biennale for Ceramics at the “Carouge” Museum, Geneva, Switzerland.

2001 – “C 1200” Exhibition of Works by Lecturers and Graduates at Jaffa’s “Horace Richter” Gallery.

1999 – 4th-year final project, “Bezalel Academy” end of the year exhibition

1997 – “Continuity and Change,” Ninety-Two Years of Judaica in Israel

Scholarships and Grants:

2010 – Second Place Award – Concrete Cushions Installation, Safra Square, Jerusalem

1999 – ‘Gomeh’ Prize, First Place in Design, Glass Sink, “Bezalel.”

1999 – Blumenthal Prize, Achievements in a Final Project, “American – Israel” Cultural Foundation.

1997 – Scholastic Achievements Award, “Bezalel.”

1997 – Lillian Issacson Prize for Excellence in Ceramic Design Work, “Bezalel.”