Arie Ofir

I was a full professor of fine Art At the Bezalel Academy for art and and Design in Jerusalem for 17 years
Among them I headed the Gold and Silver smithing department for 12 years.
I lectured and was academic consultant at HIT in Holon for another 9 years.
And was the coordinator and the head of the excellency program for the communication & film making, design, and art
departments
in Seminar Hakibutzim for another 4 years
all together 30 academic years
My works are in the collections
And have been displayed in some
Well known museums, among them:
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
The Victoria & Albert Museum , London.
The 20th century Museum, in Vienna.
The Museums of Modern Art,
Kyoto and Tokyo
The Jewish museums in N.Y.C
Amsterdam, Frankfurt.
Spertus Museum, Chicago.
The Skirboll museum, Los Angeles
The Art Museum collection Museum in Shanghai
Periscope Gallery Tel Aviv
honorable mentioned for a product participated at Crate & Barrel design contes at th Israel Museum
I was awarded the Jesselson Prize
For life work in
Contemporary Design of jewish ceremonial art
By the Israel Museum.
In collections: The Israel museum in Jerusalem ...

1961 - 1964 - Graduated The “Bezalel” School of art in Jerusalem
1963 - 1965 - Worked with D.H. Gumbel in Jerusalem
1966 - 1968 - Studied at “George Jensen” in Copenhagen Denmark, with a scholarship from the Danish ministry for education.

1969 - Sondershow Munich W.-Germany 1969 -Binyaney Hauma Jerusalem
1970 - “Bezalel” Academy Jerusalem
1976 -Israeli Product designs centre Tel Aviv
1977 -Israel Museum A special presentation of one of
my objects.
1978 -Electrum Gallery London
1978 -Arnolfiny Gallery Bristol 1978 - Tyler School of art temple University
Philadelphia
1978 - Heichal Shlomo Museum Jerusalem / solo
exhibition
1978 - Schmoock museum Pforzheim W. Germany 1978 - Diamond Museum Antverpen Belgium 1978 - Victoria & Albert Museum London 1979 - Spertus Museum Chicago / solo exhibition
1979 -Jewish Museum New York/ solo exhibition
1979 - Yeshiva University Museum New York city 1979 - Concept Gallery Carmel California/ solo
exhibition
1979 - Temple Beth Shalom Miami beach Florida/ solo
exhibition
1979 - Blooming-dales N.Y.C.
1980 - Museum of the 20th century Vienna ...