Efrat Baler-Moses

I'm a York-based multidisciplinary artist with a BFA in Painting and Sculpture from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. I received the Helena Rubinstein - American-Israeli Culture Foundation grant and was recognized by Philip Leider curator, critic and founding editor of ARTFORUM. as one of the ten most promising Israeli artists of the 80s.

I create immersive, multidimensional artworks that challenge traditional painting's boundaries by merging painting and sculpture, reshaping the spatial presence of art. My pieces transcend conventional displays, integrating shifting three-dimensional elements onto, beneath, or behind the canvas. Exhibited on diverse platforms like walls, stands, turntables, or floor displays, my artworks invite interaction, enabling viewers to explore from multiple angles, including the canvas backsides. These creations are hybrid entities, constructed and deconstructed, revealing an animated process that exposes layered meanings, brushstrokes, and evolving forms. Influenced by diverse contexts and cultural experiences, my themes delve into current events, pop culture, art about art, and societal issues. Stemming from my encounters as a transplant in varied cultures, my artworks visually portray...

1980-84 Bezalel Art Academy, Jerusalem, Israel. Graduated with BFA from the Sculpture & Painting Dept.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023 YUPO PAPER PAINTINGS AND OTHERS | Long Beach Historical Society Museum, Long Beach, NY
2017 SOLO EXHIBITION | Tugboat, PLG Arts, Brooklyn, NY­­
1991 SOLO EXHIBITION | Painters & Sculptures Association, Tel-Aviv, Israel
SOLO EXHIBITION | Municipal Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
1985 MUTATIONS | Anatea Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 67TH ANNUAL MEMBERS’ EXHIBITION | Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY
WORKS ON PAPER | Westbury Arts Center, Westbury NY
2023 STAV Israeli Artists | Israeli Artist Project, 14th Street Y Gallery, New York, NY
TRANSPLANTS | Amos Eno Gallery, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
LEONA POST AWARDS EXHIBIT (Critic's Award) | Long Beach Artists League, Long Beach Public Library, NY
SENSE Digital exhibition | Arthouse.nyc, New York, NY
WOMEN CELEBRATE WOMEN 2023 | El Barrio Artspace, PS 109, New York, NY
61st LONG ISLAND ARTISTS BIENNIAL | Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY
NEW HORIZON | Long Beach Artists League, Rockville Centre Public Library, NY
ASIAN INSPIRED ART (Honorable Mention Award) | Long Beach Artists League, L...