Orna Ben-Ami was born in Israel in 1953. Joining the service at IDF in 1971,
she became the first female military correspondent for the Army Radio station “Gallei Zahal.” Following her military service she was a reporter and news editor for the Israeli Broadcasting Authority radio station and enrolled at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem where she studied International Relations and History.
The transition from working with words to working with materials began when she started to learn gold and silversmith, at the Jerusalem Technological Center. Between 1990 and 1992 she studied sculpture at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, DC, and from there continued her studies in Art History at Tel Aviv University.
From 1994 Orna Ben-Ami is engaged in sculpting and uses iron as the main raw material for her artistic expression.
Bundle Of Life, Hein Harod Museum of ARt 2020
The iron Grandmother.
Emily Sheskin's film:
Solo Exhibitions:
2024 - UN Headqurter NY, USA
2022-2024 Lohamei Ha Getaot Museum Israel
2022- Rishon le zion City Gallery, Israel
2022- Waterfall Mansion Gallery, NY, New York, USA
2020-2021 - Ein Harod Museum, Israel
2020 - Art Space Tel Aviv
2019 - DeVose Museum, Michigan USA
2019 - KIA, Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Michigan, USA
2019 - Dennos Museum Center, Travers City, Michigan, USA
2018- St. Gallen University, Switzerland
2018 - Archivio di Stato, Torino, Italy
2018 - Museum Casa Romei, Ferrara, Italy
2018 - Instituto Superiore per la Conservazione ed il Restauro, Matera, Italy
2018- Museum of Villa Aurea, Parco della Valle dei Templi", Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
2017 - Museum Vila zanders, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
2017 – Palace of Nations – UN - Geneva
2017 - Waterfall Mansion and Gallery, New York, NY
2017- UN Headquarters NY
2015 - La Biblioteca De Mexico. Mexico's National Library, Mexico City
2015- Gallery Miguel Hidalgo, Torre del Reloj, Mexico City, Mexico
2015- Mexico's Parliament, Mexico City
2014- Hangar 2 Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv - Jaffa
2013 – The Office Gallery, Tel Aviv
2011 – 2012 The Museum Tour, Tel Aviv
2010 – Yigal Alon Center - Israel
2009-Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Michigen USA
2009- Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC USA
2008- The City Gallery at Waterfront Park, Charleston, SC, USA
2007- Washington University Med. School, St. Louis, USA
2006- The Yeshiva University Museum, New York, USA
2006- Gallery Claude Samuel, Paris, France
2006- International Arts and Artists, Washington DC, USA
2006 - The Cosmos Club, Washington DC, USA
2005 - Gani Tiqwa - Merkaz Habama Gallery
2004-5 – Tefen Open Museum
2004 – Kimball Art Center, Park City, Utah, USA
2003 – Café Europa, Center of Contemporary Art and Dante
Alighieri, Rome, Italy
2002 – The art gallery of Lesley University in Israel
2002 – Bet Gabriel, Jordan Valley
2002 – Givaat Haim, Gallery
2001 – Wilfrid Israel Museum, Kibbutz Hazorea
2001 - The Museum Of Contemporary Israeli Art, Ramat Gan
1998 - Tel Aviv Amot House
1997 - Tel Aviv S.I.L Arts
1995 - Tel Aviv Amalia Arbel Gallery
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024 - International Arts and Artists, Washington DC, USA
2023 - The Supreme Court, Jerusalem, Israel
2022 - Gallery 2, Hin Hod, Israel
2020 - Suprim Court, Jerusalem
2018 – La Fondazione Sant'Elia, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
2017 - Waterfall Mansion & Gallery, New York, USA
2017 - The Supreme Court, Jerusalem, Israel
2016 - Ljublijana, Slovenia, gallery ZDSLU
2016 - Waterfall Mansion & Gallery, New York, USA
2015 - The Supreme Court, Jerusalem, Israel
2014 - Artists House, Haifa, Israel
2014 - Zimach Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2011 – Hualien Stone Sculpture Museum, Taiwan
2009- Ashdod museum of Art, curator-Yona Fisher
2005- Geneva, Switzerland. Representing Israel in the
UN Contemporary International Art Exhibition
2004 - Arad Museum of Art
2003 - Ashdod Museum of Art.
2002 - Ein Hod Gallery
2001 - The Supreme Court, Tel Aviv
1999 - Tel Aviv Opera House
1998 to 2004 - six exhibitions in Beit Hagefen, Haifa, Israel
1998 - The State President’s Residence, Jerusalem
Selected Commissions and Public sculptures:
2018- The Fisherman, Asdod
2018 - Duet, Herzelia, Israel
2017 - Follow Me, Margaliot, Israel
2016 - Key to Friendship, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
2016 - Friendship. Ganei Tikva, Israel
2015 - Sitting in the Shade, Ganei Tikva
2014 - Hadar, Raanana
2013 – The Chairman, Rishon Lezion
2011 – A portrait of the Poet – Kiriat Ono
2010 – "Nature", Tel Aviv
2008 - "Living Together" - Ganie Tikva, Israel
2007- "Memories"- Tefen Open Museum, Sculpture Garden, Israel
2007- "Dudu" - Kiriat Shmona, Israel
2007- "Personal"- Sculpture Garden, Ramat hasharon, Israel
2007- "Roots"- Tefen Open Museum, Israel
2005 -“Life Stories” 13 wall sculptures for Apartment Buildings,Tel Aviv
2005 -“Time stoped”’ Raanana, Israel
2004 – "Ideology - Sixs sculptures for Menahem Begin Museum, Jerusalem
2003 - “Tradition”, Ramat Gan, Israel
2003 - "Four Months Pregnant”, Ganei Tikva, Israel
2002 - “Yossef”, IBM Building, Haifa, Israel
2002 - “ Omer”, Kefar Sabba, Israel
2001 - “Grandma’s Patchwork”, copper, wood, Safed, Israel
2001 - “Jerusalemites”, 11 sculptures the Central Bus Station, Jerusalem.
2001 - “Time To Remember”, Kefar Shmariahu, Israel
2000 - “Outside In”, iron, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
1999 - “Ball in Motion”, iron, Ashdod, Israel
1998 - “Episode”, iron, Arad, Israel
1997 - “Embracing the World”, bronze, Safed, Israel
1997 - “Support”, iron, Ashkelon, Israel
1996 - “Harmony of steel and glass”, Zipory, Israel
1995 - “Born Free”, iron, Ramat Hasharon, Israel
1995 - “Expecting”, bronze, Shiba Medical Center, Tel Aviv
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