Sylva Zalmanson Biography

Riga (Latvia), 1944

Mid-career Latvian-born Israeli painter Sylva Zalmanson primarily works in the figurative style.

Working in acrylics, her subjects are often depicted in vibrant colors. In 1970, she attempted to escape from the Soviet Union and go to Israel. The plan was failed by the Soviet police and Zalmanson was imprisoned in a work camp.

Zalmanson now lives and works in Israel.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 2012 - Haifa, "Beit Aba Hushi"," New Gallery" 2011 - Bat Yam Performing art Center 2010 - Tel Aviv Performing Arts Centre 2009 - Textile Center - Tel Aviv 2009 - Auditorium Haifa 2009 - "Artcore" gallery Jaffa 2009 - "Gerard Bechar" theatre center Jerusalem 2008 - "Beit Aba Hushi", Haifa 2008 - Auditorium, Haifa 2007 - "Gerard Bechar" theatre centre 2006- PicassoMio.com

2005 - Art Center Rishon Le-Zion, Israel - Galery ?Beit Aba Hushi?, Haifa, Israel

2004 - Art Gallery of Village Association, Tel-Aviv, Israel

2003 - Art Gallery of Village Association, Tel-Aviv, Israel - Galery ?Beit Aba Hushi?, Haifa, Israel - Memorial and Cultural Center, Ashdod, Israel

2002 - Agora Gallery, Soho, New York, United States

2001 - Jerusalem Center for the Performing Arts

2000 - Ashdod Museum, Ashdod, Israel - ?Beit Danie? Tel-Aviv, Israel - Y Center, New York, United States

1999 - Fine Art Association, New York, United States

1998 - Art Center of Jaffo

1996 - Gallery "Out of Frame", Ashdod, Israel Collective Exhibitions:

2013 - "Optimism" Rubinshtein House, Tel Aviv 2013 - "The body line" Antiques museum. Jaffa 2013 - "Ego", Antiques museum, Jaffa 2012 - Gallerie Memoire de L'Avenir, Paris 2008 - Beit ha-textile Tel Aviv 2008 - Beit Asia - Tel Aviv 2008 - Portrait competition of Israeli artists 2007 - Biennale International Exhbition Florence 2007 - ISRAELI ARTISTS IN EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE:SIBIU ROMANIA BRUKENTHAL NATIONAL MUSEUM 2007 - Acre theater. Acre 2007 - Gerard Bechar center. Jerusalem 2007 - Congress Hall. Haifa 2006 - Kastra’s gallery. Haifa Art Center 2006 - The Great Art Fair. Alexandra Palace. London 2004 - Kastra’s gallery. Haifa Art Center 2004 - Winnery Rishon Le-Tzion 2003 - Winnery Rishon Le-Tzion 2002 Memorial and Cultural Center – Ashdod (2) 2001 Bible Museum, Tel-Aviv 2000 Beit- Zionei America (ZOA), Tel-Aviv 1994-2003 28 varies exhibitions on Ashdod 1993–1995 Gedera Museum

Television Programs 2012 - IBA "Diary" 2010 - IBA "Portrait" • 2006 - NTV (Russian program) • 2000 - Channel 3 (News - Russian program) • 1999 - “Kaleidoskop” (Russian program) • 1998 - “Rakurs” (Russians program) • 1996 - “Boker Tov Israel” ("Good Morning Israel") • 1996 - “Jerusalem on-line” Press Coverage 1996-2010

• "Contemporary women artists" 2010 Biblioteca de artistas de las comundades Europeas • "Kan"-2008 -"Israeli reality in art" • "Kan" – 2010 -"Israeli reality in art" • Yediot Aharonot • Kol Ha-Darom • Israeli art magazine “Studio” • NY Jewish newspaper • Two NY Russian newspapers • Vesty • Novosty •
• Israeli art magazine “Kan” Israel • Women in modern art – USA • Israel reality in art.

Artist's Statement

My theme comprises everything that is connected to people. A major influence on my art has been the Flamenco Dance. The emotional saturation of this dance together with the grace of movement, the freedom of expression and passion that is combined with the fluidity of body motion and the beauty of the coiling hands and knocking heels. All of these join to achieve the state of “Duende,” that exhibits the spirit, magic, bewitching and imperceptibility of the dance. This is expressed through the vibrant colors and mixed media to obtain the depicted images.