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groUp exhibitionS 1987 Centre culturel francais Beer Masks in Venice 1, Palazzo Correr Venice Italy; 1998 The Canet de Mar Barcelona Spain; 1994 1997 Ateneo, Barcelona
Sheva Israel; 1988 Centre culturel francais & Achva College Bible, Int’l Miniature Art Exhibition, IMAS, The Bible Museum Spain; 1994 The Art Center Seoul korea; 1997 Pau Casals
Beer Sheva Israel; 1988, 1989 Del Bello Gallery Toronto Tel Aviv Israel; 1998 The Bible, IMAS, Hebrew union College, Music Festival, Prades France; 1997 1999 L’Etang d’Art, Bages
Canada; 1989 The Israeli Painters’ Association Gallery Tel Society for Jewish Art Jerusalem Israel; 1998 Negev, IMAS, France; 1998 Article 26, Galeria Barcelona Spain.
Aviv Israel; 1992 Ecked Gallery Tel Aviv Israel; 1996, 1997 The Beer Sheba Municipal Library Israel; 1998 Exposition d’art de honorS 1997 Honorary Mention, Most Talented Artist Int’l
Int’l Female Artist’s Art, Art Addiction Sweden; 1996, 1997 grands salons, Ville de la Madeleine France; 1998 1st Tone Prize, Art Addiction Sweden; 1997 Cerificate of Merit, The
The Int’l Exhibition of Miniature Art, Art Addiction Sweden; Int’l Miniature Art Competition, Gallery Tone Bangladesh; 1st Myths of Israel, Art Addiction Gallery Sweden; 1998
1997 Myths of Israel, Art Addiction Sweden; 1997 The Most 1999 Love, IMAS, The Israeli Painters’ Association Gallery Tel Certificate of Merit, Masks in Venice 1, Palazzo Correr Venice
Talented Artists, Art Addiction Sweden; 1997 The Bible’s Aviv Israel; 1999 The 1st Spring Annual in Venezia Palazzo Italy; 1998 Diploma of Excellence, The 1st Autumn Annual
Artists, The Bible Museum Tel Aviv Israel; 1997 Israel Miniature Correr Venice Italy; 1999 The Bible, Int’l Miniature Art in Venice, Palazzo Correr Venice Italy; 1999 Diploma of
Art Society (IMAS), The Modern Art Gallery Haifa Israel; 1997 Exhibition, IMAS, Engel Gallery Hutzut Hayotzer Jerusalem Excellence, The 1st Spring Annual in Venice, Palazzo Correr
A Better World for Our Children, Femina project, Art Addiction Israel; 1999 IMAS, The Artist House Jerusalem Israel. 1993 Venice Italy.
Sweden; 1998 Group Exhibition Palazzo Correr Venice Italy; 1994 1996 1997 1998 Mini Print Int’l de Cadaques, Taller memberShip 1999 2000 Art Addiction Int’l Art Association
1998 1999 The Int’l Exhibition of the Societe des Artistes en Galeria Fort Adogi, Girona Spain; 1993 1994 1996 1997 addreSS 10 Lipski st., 62195 Tel Aviv Israel, tel +972 3
Miniatures et Arts Precieux, Chateau de Bernicourt France; Wingfield Arts & Music Festiva, Wingfield England; 1993 1996 6053383 fax +972 3 5730497 e-mail: ErgaH@excite.com
1998 Miniature, Galleri Sulegaarden Assens Denemark; 1998 Certamen Int’l d’Arquitectura de la Vila de Canet de Mar, Internet: www.artaddiction.se/erga.htm
artiSt TALk

I teach gifted children creative After my painting is dry I touch dream my work and create it in
thinking and arts. I also write the canvas to really feel the my dreams. Some days later I
stories for children about Euro- painting. I feel fine with high make a first sketch. It is mostly
pean Old Masters. quality duplicates as well slides, a one-dimensional sketch. When
I never cease to learn new photos, reproductions or com- the detailed sketch is ready I
things, to see important art- puter images. I enjoy the pos- start to paint. Sometimes I write
works in the world, to try sibility of digitally changing my down the color plan with key
new materials or to explore my own works. Creating digital numbers.
limits. works is not the same for me as Both my parents are pivotal
Usually I work on series, there “real” paintings; I must feel it in to my career. Often I heard
should be a narrative; even when my hands, smell the colors and stories about my father’s Pari-
I paint “a city life” I tell a story. touch the final texture. sian friends Picasso, Sartre and
I am not always fully aware of My first and most prominent others from the 1950’s when
all the narrative aspects of my master is my father, the painter he lived and created in Paris.
work, but my basic conception Jacques Heller. Since my child- I remember spending hours on
derives from a narrative think- hood I had loved to watch him looking at my father’s sketch-
ing. drawing and painting, and some- book, focusing on sketches by
If I draw a street I may use times I added “colors” to his Picasso and other artists. Even
its design as the main theme in canvas with or without permis- today I keep visiting the French
some pictures, or faded back- sion. I am fortunate to be an sculptor Gerard Koch. and Dan
ground in others. If I design a artist who is an artist’s daughter. (Jean) Kryger, Israeli print
vase it may appear in all my I try to understand art by look- maker; I became his student at
paintings from that time on in ing and analyzing masterpieces. the prints workshop of Tel Aviv
a remote corner of a room, as My primarily sketches are a Art Museum. My first break-
a reflection in a half-opened matter of night and/or day- through was also due to his sup-
window, or a still life for itself. dreaming. Most of the times I port.

lolita
1999 mixed media
10 x 7 cm /
4 x 2¾ in

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