Yoel Gilinsky Present his Backgammon Box

God- Alella

Yoel gilinsky love's GOD and believes in humanity and sees honorable future and existence in spite of the darkness ..

Because, we want it to be this way

At the front of the box: The word: CONCILIATION

is written in different typefaces.

Inside the box: We have the same father GOD, ALELLA

To what causes are we fighting for?

Yoel Gilinsky

Born in Jerusalem November, 1954

Lives and works in Tel Aviv

Education:

1974-78: BFA Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem- classical sculpture

1979-83: BDF, Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem - graphic design

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2001: Childhood Memory: The Other Gallery, Talpiot College

2001: Angel of Sabotage: Ishur Zmani Gallery, Tel Aviv (Curator: Adam Baruch) (catalogue)

1996: Putting the Puzzle Together: The Workshop Gallery of Art in Yavne (catalogue)

1993: Icons, Stage A: Arsuf gallery Rishpon

1992: Personal Objects of Ritual: Haifa Museum (catalogue)

1991: Departure Point -- Sculpture: The Photography Department Gallery, Bezalal

1985: Personal Symbols: Tat-Rama Gallery, Tel Aviv

1982: The Hanshog from Safed: Alon Gallery, Jerusalem

1980: Self-Portrait: Jerusalem Theater

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2005: Mysti-kan (Mysti-here): Ben Gurion University of the Negev Art Gallery (catalogue)

2003: Thirty sculptures by Israeli artists on the Tel Aviv University campus (catalogue)

2002: Simanim 2 (Signs 2): The Yahalom Theater and Kassel, Germany

2002: The Scene -- Nightclub culture, the Askola-Meimad Gallery and Gallery Ishur Zmani

2001: Hol-Holin (Sand-Secular) -- Forum of the Museums of Art (Catalogue)

2000: Regards -- The Peace Gallery at Givat Haviva

1998: Fine Israeli Art: Michael Hittelman Gallery, New York, N.Y.

1997: Oh, Mama: Ramat Gan Museum (catalogue)

1997: Object, Holiness, Ritual: ArtFocus, the City Gallery of Jerusalem

1997: Miniature: Small Format Art, Govia-Umbria, Italy

1995: The music center, Mishkenot Sheananim, Jerusalem

1995: Object: Herzliya Museum, catalogue

1995: Patricia Correa Gallery, California

1994; Tribute to John Bayle, Bezalel, Jerusalem, catalogue

1993: Objects: Menny H Gallery, Tel Aviv

1992: Ein Harod Sculpture Biennial, catalogue, Omanut La’am

1992: ITC, New York, Contemporary Israeli Design -- Migdal David Museum, Jerusalem

1991: Curators’ Choice: Kalisher Gallery, Tel Aviv

1991: The Empty Chair, Tel Aviv University Gallery, catalogue

1990: Ein Harod Sculpture Biennial

1990: The Back Page: Chelouche Gallery, Tel Aviv

1989: Self-image: Israel Museum, Jerusalem

1988: Bezalel Graduate: Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Perkins Gallery, U.S., catalogue

Collections

Israel Museum (Departments of design and drawing), Doron Sabag, a loan to the Hakmi collection, Zur Shamir Insurance Company, Haifa Museum, Sotheby’s - Tel Aviv, Dafna Naor, private collections.