Ilana Shechter

Ilana Shechter is an artist who creates in Xiěyì 寫意 or spontaneous-style Chinese Brush Painting. She was born in Russia but has lived in Israel since 1999.

Ilana loves nature, holds a degree in biology teaching, and is fascinated by the world of flowers and small animals such as birds, butterflies, bees, and various other insects.

Ilana appreciates that in Chinese Ink Painting it is vital to express symbolism, simplicity, and emotion wherein the final work is a lot of room left for the viewer`s interpretation.

All of Ilana`s works created using authentic Chinese materials and tools such as Xuan rice paper, black ink, colored mineral pigments, and special brushes.

Presently Ilana is painting and teaching Chinese Brush Painting for adults in her Art Studio in Rishon le Zion, Israel.

Ilana started painting in this style in 2013, studied with Japanese and Chinese painters Kazuo Ishii, Liu Fengwen, and Che Ji, and also in a Professional Online School of Oriental Painting in Moscow, Russia.

2024 - The 23rd annual Israeli Art Exhibition, Tel Aviv, Israel
2023 November - The SOLO exhibition «The rustle of the bamboo in the autumn wind»
2023 - «Voice of Friends 2023» annual exhibition of members of the Visual Arts Association of Rishon LeZion, Israel
2023 - Exhibition «The Salt of the Earth» - Food in the Israeli art
2023 - «A Limiting Language» exhibition presented in conjunction with the 16th Annual Hebrew Language Conference
2022 - The 22nd annual Israeli Art Exhibition, Tel Aviv, Israel
2022 - Online International Exhibition 2022 of the International Chinese Calligraphic Art and Ink Painting Artist Society (ICCPS) Tokyo, Japan
2022 - «Voice of Friends 2022» annual exhibition of members of the Visual Arts Association of Rishon LeZion, Israel
2022 - Exhibition of Oriental Ink Painting «Fleeting Charm», Moscow, Russia
2022 - Exhibition in honor of the 140th anniversary of Rishon LeZion's "The Time Capsule", Rishon LeZion, Israel
2022 - Exhibition "Pause" (אֶתְנַחְתָּא, Etnachta), Open Gallery for Art and Environment, Rishon LeZion, Israel
2022 - Exhibition of Oriental Ink Painting «The Cats - On soft paws», Moscow, Russia
2021 - Online Exhibition of Ink Painting, Chinese Cultural Center, Moscow, Russia
2021 - The 21st...