Sassoon Yosef

The sculptor Sassoon was born in 1946. He spent his childhood in Kibbutz Kineret near the Sea of Galilee, home to many famous poets and writers. The area's rich cultural ambiance instilled in him an appreciation for nature and respect for the beauty of the arts.

Sassoon studied sculpture in the renowned Avney Institute of Arts. After completing his formal studies, he moved to Ein-Hod, an artist colony, to study stone sculpting. In order to perfect his knowledge of classical stone carving, he traveled in 1985 to Pietrasanta in Italy, the birthplace of Michelangelo's creations. While there, Sassoon studied and worked with the same tools and marble taken from quarries utilized by Michelangelo. He returned home with a range of wonderful, inspired marble pieces and ready to make his own mark on the art world. He moved from classic stone statues to bronze, brass, aluminum, and contemporary materials. Since 1989, he has lived in the United States, breaking into the American art scene and creating unique minimalist contributions that combine “movement and power with effortless grace.”

Sassoon’s works have been acclaimed through various art publications, including the New York Times, and have been displayed in countless private collections, galleries, solo, and group art shows throughout the world, including in New York, London, Chicago, Boston, Israel, and Los Angeles, to name just a few.

1982, 1988: Solo exhibition, Netanya
1987: Solo Exhibition, Ashkelon
1987-1993: Art Expo, New York, New York
1988: London
1988, 1990, 1991: Detroit, Michigan
1989, 1990, 1993: Chicago, Illinois
1989-2022: Clifton, New Jersey
1990: Salmagundi Juried Show, New York
1990: Emanuel Temple, Westfield, New Jersey
1990: Monmouth County Library, Manalapan, New Jersey
1990: Susquehanna Art Society, Northumberland, Pennsylvania
1991, 1995, 1998 Reform Temple Tinton falls NJ
1992, 1994-1996, 1998: Focus on Art, Livingston, New Jersey
1993: Boston Massachusetts
1995-1997: Quietude Gallery, East Brunswick, New Jersey
1994: Grand Rapids, Michigan
1997: Ridgewood, New Jersey

Today, Sassoon's work is shown in galleries and exclusive private shows for art collectors, geared toward audiences who appreciate minimalistic contemporary ideas that provoke imagination and thought.