Bio

Born in Israel. Lives and works in Karkur, Israel.

I come from fashion design backround, worked for many years in the design industry as a bags and accessory designer,  as well as a senior lecturer in Shenkar College for Design. 

For the past 15 years, I have returned to my childhood passion for visual arts and painting. In 2004 I studied for a period of a year at ‘Beit-Berl School of Art’ and have been engaged with art since, exhibiting and teaching art in private groups.

In 2016 I exhibited a solo exhibition in “Kastiel” gallery in Tel Aviv. Additionally, group shows include 2019 Artbox project Zurich 1.0, SWISS ART EXPO, Zurich, Switzerland, Hankin gallery, Holon, Memoire de L’Avenire” gallery, Paris, Seam gallery, Israel, The Central Gallery of Ein-Hod and Bayit Banamal at the Tel Aviv Port.  

Awards include the ‘SAGA’ award for 1992 followed by internship at ‘The SAGA International Design Center’, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Publications include the journal “Critical Studies in Fashion and Beauty”, Volume 1 Number 1, 2010

I Currently design interior spaces in addition to painting.

CV 

Education and work experience

Since 2011 Interior designer

2004 HaMidrasha, School of Art, Beit Berl

2001-2006 Senior Lecturer, Shenkar College for Design and Engineering, The Department of Fashion Design

1992- 2010 Fashion designer specializing in bags, accessories and children’s wear

1988- 1992 BA Fashion Design, Shenkar College for Design and Engineering (certificates of merit 1989, 1990, 1991)

Awards

‘SAGA’ award winner for 1992 followed by internship at ‘The SAGA International Design Center’, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Publications

2010 – Prac-tic-al – series of work.

Critical Studies in Fashion and Beauty, Volum 1 Number 1, 2010

intellect journals Ltd, UK

Solo exhibition

2016 “Dalit Shahar, works”, Kastiel gallery, Tel-Aviv

 Group exhibitions

2019 Artbox project Zurich 1.0, SWISS ART EXPO, Zurich, Switzerland

2011″Under the belt”, The Hankin gallery, Holon, Israel,
Curator: Ruth Baler-Lubin

2011 “Mass Pro One”, Beit Meirov Art Gallery, Holon, Israel, Curator: Yamit Newman

2011 “Under the belt”, The Givatayim municipal gallery Israel, Curator: Ruth Baler-Lubin, Gallery curator: Doron Polak

2010 “Under the belt”, The “Memoire de L’Avenire” Gallery, Paris, France, Curator: Ruth Baler-Lubin

2009 “Seam”, The ‘Seamgallery’, Israel, Curator: Miriam Brook-Cohen.

2008 – “Desire” , The Central Gallery of Ein-Hod, Israel, Curator: Nomi Hoss

2008 – “Open Ties”, The ‘Seamgallery’, Israel, Curator: Sima Sela

2008 – “Identity Card”, The Central Gallery of Ein-Hod, Israel, Curator: Nomi Hoss

2007 – “Bubble*Gum”, ‘Bayit Banamal’, Tel Aviv Port, Israel, Curator: Orit Freilieh

 Collections

 Various private collections