Miki Kehati

Miki Kehati is a contemporary artist, doing Installation art (using large photographs & sheets of hand made paper), large paintings on canvas, small work on paper, book binding and silver smithing . Born in Jerusalem near the old city, she lived in Tel Aviv, Israel, and has also lived in New York City, where she met artist; Richard Serra, Bryan hunt, Dennis Openhaim & other top american Artist, who influenced her work.
Kehati has been involved in contemporary art for the last fifteen years.
Her love of the contrary of East and West is shown strongly in her work.

Living most of her life in Cosmopolitan places had a great impact on her work which is mainly dealing with
different cultures, religions, customs, languages, typography,Caligraphy and more.

Margolis, Judith in her article.
A Profile of Artist Michal (Miki) Kehati, Yemenite / Israeli Citizen of the World
Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues - Number 11, Spring 5767/2006, pp. 224-235
Indiana University Press
Wrote:

Michal (Miki) Kehatis paintings, collages, and prints, with their dense layering of images and bold, frenetic designs, are born of a profound engagement with her Yemenite heritage, the rich artist...

Education:
2001Multimedia and video, Tel Aviv College, Tel Aviv.
1998 - 1999 Goldsmithing, Amal Institute, Tel Aviv.
1988 - 1993 School of Visual Arts, BFA (undergraduate degree in fine arts), New York, Department of sculpture.

Exhibitions:
2004 Anthem Gallery, NYC, Group show, works on paper.
2004 The Angel Orensanz Foundation, NYC, Group show, works on paper.,