IRIS CINTRA   

  
Born in 1975, Israel. Lives and works in Haifa Israel.

Education:

2019     M.F.A, The University of Haifa, Israel
2003     B.Arch, Bezalel Academy of Arts, Jerusalem, Israel
2001,3  The Art Student's League of New York, Painting Class
1997     Stav Studio, Drawing Class with Eli Shamir ,Jerusalem, Israel

Solo  exhibitions:
2019   "Sun Marks"  University of Haifa, Israel
2015   'Islands' Artists House Tel Aviv, Israel
2012   ‘200x150 Board' dBosch Studio Gallery, Haifa, Israel
2010   ‘Deed’ Shatz Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel

Awards and Scholarships: 
2019   Teaching Assistant Scholarship, Art Department, Haifa University
2018   A full year tuition scholarship, University of Haifa
2012   The Pais Institute Exhibitions Space grant

Selected group exhibitions:
2019    Reflections, Schechter Gallery, Tel Aviv. curated by Shira Fridman
             Re-Order, The New Gallery at Teddy, Jerusalem. curated by Tamar Gispan
             The Parade, Hanina Gallery, TelAviv, Israel. curated by Tziky Eisenberg
             Social Bauhaus, Talpiot Market, Haifa, Israel. curated by Galia Bar-or
​2018    '70.70.70' art@jcc Santa Barbara, U.S.A. curated by Sagi Refael
             'Yaad' Beit Hagefen Gallery, Haifa, Israel. Curated by Yael Messer
             'Beton Beach' Gate 3 gallery, Haifa, Israel. curated by Iris Cintra
2017    'The triumph of Painting', Gate 3 Gallery, Haifa Israel. Curated by Natalia Zurbova
             'Painting Salon' Hakubia Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel. curated by Ella Cohen Vansover and Dan Ormian
2016    'Painting Camp 2016', Negev MuseUm of Art, Israel. curated by David Wekshtein
            'Bustan Kiaat' , Beit Hagefen Gallery, Haifa Israel. curated by Yeela Hazut, Eyal freelander, Abed Abdi
            'Masterpieces' Rosenbach Gallery, Jerusalem. curated by Ori Rosenbach
            'Shirat Hafazim' Shaar 3 Gallery, Haifa Israel. curated by Ravid Rovner
2015    'Painting Salon', Hakubia Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel. curated by Ella Cohen Vansover and Dan Ormian
            'Lemata', Shaar 3 Gallery, Haifa, Israel
2014    ‘BaVua’ Hanina Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel. curated by Jochai Rosen
             ‘Hura Paintings’, Hura, Israel. curated by Moshe Balmas
             ‘Peacehub’ The Hackney, London, U.K. curated by Yeela Hazut
             ‘PeaceHub’ Circle 1, Berlin, Germany. Curated by Yeela Hazut
2013     ‘Home Works’ CCA Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel. curated by Inbal Sharon
              ‘Winter 2013’ Cabri Gallery, Cabri, Israel. curated by Talia Sivan
2012     ‘Haifa, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv’  Haifa Museum of Art, Israel. curated by Ruti Direktor
              ‘Fresh Paint 5’ Contemporary Art Fair Artist’s Greenhouse, Tel Aviv, Israel
               ‘In a small scale’ Zadik Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel. curated by Hana Kuman
               ‘Painting Camp 5’  Ramla City Gallery, Ramla, Israel. curated by David Wekshtein
2011       ‘Flying Camel’ Binyamin Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel. curated by Bello Simon Finaro
               ‘Helpmate’ Pyramida Gallery, Haifa, Israel
               ‘Hi Mark’ Haagaf Gallery, Haifa, Israel
2010       ‘Plovdiv Haifa’  Pygmalion House , Plobvdiv, Bulgaria. curated by Shirli Meshulam
               ‘Plovdiv Haifa’ Pyramida Gallery, Haifa, Israel. curated by Shirli Meshulam
2009       ‘Just a moment’, Dana Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel. 
               ‘Home’ Apart Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel. curated Rotem Ritov
               ‘Meaat yoter’, Peka Gallery, Haifa, Israel
               ‘Meaat’, Haagaf Gallery, Haifa, Israel
               ‘I’m out of town’ Dana Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
2008       ‘Rahok Karov’ Manofin Art Event, Jerusalem, Israel
2007       'All Places are distant from Heaven alike' , Broadway Gallery,  New York,

 Selected Curating:
2018     'Beton Beach' Gate 3 Gallery, Haifa, Israel
2016     'Scketchbook' Gate 3 Gallery, Haifa, Israel
2015     ' Shaar 3'  The Art Gallery Collection
2014     ‘Talking to the walls’, Haagaf Gallery, Haifa, Israel
2013     ‘KoKhvei Shavit’ Haagaf Gallery, Haifa, Israel
2012     ‘Paris Squere’ Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel
2011      ‘During’ Haagaf Gallery, Haifa, Israel
2010    ‘Baderech’ Yvonne Helmrich, National Maritime Museum Haifa, Israel

Publications:
Work published on the cover of the Israel Medical Association Journal (April 2017)
Work published on the cover of the book 'Voltaire’s Calligrapher' by Pablo de Santis, by Simtaot Publishing (2012)

Selected Press:
Time out Fresh Paint (2012)
Haaretz Galeria 'Jerusalem, Haifa, Tel Aviv' in Haifa Museam' Smada Sheffi (2012)
Yediot Haifa, Hen lev  (2010)

Collections:
The Discount Bank Collection
Haifa University Collection
Private Collections

Text:
​Smadar Schindler (2015)
​Michael Kovner (2015)