Bella Hvatskin

I live in a constant search.

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In 2003 after graduating my art studies in the university, I started working with a technique that incorporates body embedding on canvas. The idea of imprinting myself, painting with my body, was created out of a desire to rebel against the classic painting techniques. A desire to eliminate the work of my skilled hand, holding the paintbrush, to delete years of rigid, uncompromising Russian technical learning. At that time, my mind was occupied by my children's happiness and the gap between my childhood in the USSR and the childhood of my own children, growing up in Israel.

In 2014 after my third child was born, my art focused on the woman's body, from the cruel point of view of her own eyes, looking through lenses of criticism and self-hatred. As part of my research on obesity, I did a series of body shots, bursting out of them into a series of works called "Fat Bella".



Since 2016 I have been writing a short story blog, telling humorous, autobiographical stories - memories of the Soviet Union or stories of my life in Israel as an immigrant, as a mother, whose children pronounce her name with a heavy Israeli accent. Each story is accompanied by an illustration. The illustrations are done on pages...

1997 – 2000: Haifa University.

                     Course in Art creation

                     Course in Theater stage design  

1995 – 1996: Moscow University

                       Course in psychology

1984 – 1995: High school education (Moscow), Full Diploma

1991 – 1993: "1905" Moscow Art College.

1983 – 1990:   Private painting and drawing lessons with leading teachers

2023: Bar-David museum. "Value dous not change". Curator Avi Ifergan.

2021: Art Galil 5 Kfar Gilady Group Exhibition. Curator Daliya Zalzberg.

2020: Reshon Lazion city Gallery."The Russian Compound". Reshion Lazion Solo Exhibition. Curator Efi Gen.

2020: Pop Up museum TLV. Curator Yaara Zachs.

2019: Habarbur Gallery "The place". Jerusalem. Group Exhibition. Curator Sara Ounil.

2019: Mahanaim Gallery."Inside out". Kibuts Mahanaim Solo exhibition. Curator Nava Harel Shoshani.

2018: Art Galil 3 Kfar Gilady Solo exhibition. Curator Daliya Zalzberg.

2017: Curator of Art Galil 2 Kfar Gilady.

2016: Art Galil 1 Kfar Gilady Solo exhibition. Curator Hanny Hotam.

2014: Curator of Tel Hai Gallery: “Galilee Winds”.Tel Hai. 

2013: Lake Ra’anana Gallery. “Winter Salon” Raanana. Group Exhibition. Curator Bella Zaichik.

2012: The Advocate Towers Gallery, Tel Aviv. Group Exhibition. Curator Bella Zaichik.

2010: The Jaffa Knight Tower Gallery. “Light”. Old City Jaffa Group Exhibition. Curator Sasha Genelin.

2008: Museum Hutzot Jaffa.  Group exhibition. Old City Jaffa. Curator Efi Fabien.