Nirit Takele
Be Bound Together, 2018
Acrylic on Canvas
110 x 80.5 cm
Nirit Takele, born in Ethiopia in 1985, immigrated to Israel in 1991 in “Operation Solomon” an Israeli military operation that transported more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 36...
Nirit Takele, born in Ethiopia in 1985, immigrated to Israel in 1991 in “Operation Solomon” an Israeli military operation that transported more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to Israel in 36 hours. Although she grew up with very few memories of her childhood in Ethiopia, Nirit has been painting from a very young age practicing her skills by studying the works of artists like Peter Paul Rubens, Diego Riviera, and David Hockney. In 2015, Takele graduated with honors from Shenkar College, receiving The Talia Sidi Prize.
Provenance
Hezi Cohen Gallery
Exhibitions
Hezi Cohen Gallery | Nirit Takele: Three Views | January 2019 - February 2019.The Negev Museum of Art | Nirit Takele: Chromatic | September 2023 - January 2024.
Publications
Vered Lee | ""I paint in a big way because I also see the Ethiopian community as full of power"" | Haaretz | May 4, 2019.Kalman and Segek | "Kalman and Segel: Following a conflict with the Islamic Jihad, the Qatari envoy left the Gaza Strip" | Kan News | May 15, 2019.
Lilith Magazine | "Black Jewish Women Artists You Should Know… Nirit Takele" | Lilith Magazine | September 8, 2020.
Ron Bartos | "Nirit Takele: Chromatic" | The Negev Museum of Art | September 20, 2023.