Raphael Perez

Raphael Perez, also known as Rafi Peretz, is an Israeli artist renowned for his naïve style paintings and his exploration of personal and sexual identity through art123. Born in 1965 in Jerusalem, Perez was exposed to the works of great painters by his father from a young age. . Perez served in the Israel Defense Forces in the Artillery Corps.

Perez began painting at the age of 23 and studied art at the College of Visual Arts in Beersheba from 1989 to 19921. Since 1995, he has been living and working in Tel Aviv1. For 15 years, Perez worked as a counselor at a youth shelter and taught art and sports at a pre-school.

Perez’s artistic career is characterized by his vibrant colors and cheerful depiction of life in cities like Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Jerusalem. His naïve style paintings capture the essence of these cities and their urban landscapes, highlighting their iconic buildings and sites. His work presents an idealized vision of these cities that is both beautiful and vibrant.

Perez’s early work focused on human relationships, sometimes using flowers as a metaphor. He created a series of flower paintings from 1995 to 1998, reflecting his emotional turmoil and struggle with his sexual orientation. His flower paintings are not mer...

graduate of the Beer Sheva school of Visual Arts In Israel where he studied from 1988 through 1992 ,

complete full list of group exhibitions - Collective Expositions of Raphael Perez
2023 2023 - Art Biennale In The City Of Suzhou, China At The Qu Art Museum Suzhou, China 2020 2020 - Erotica - Ayelet Boker Gallery Tel aviv, Israel 2019 2019 - Amiad Center - Exhibition Following Eurovision Tel aviv, Israel 2018 2018 - "70 For Israel Blue And White Art: An Art Exhibition In Public Parking Lots Of Tel Aviv-Jaffa" (Aryeh Azan, Baruch Elron, Nachum Gutman, Naftali Bazam, Kadishman, Rafi Peretz, Zoe Saber, Oded Feingersh), Curators: Iris Elhanani, Doron Folk. Are Col Israel 2017 2017 – "Israeli Naive Art", Gina Gallery Tel aviv, Israel 2017 2017 - "Homeland Lesson", Art Workshop Gallery, Yavne Yavne, Israel 2017 2017 - "Same But Different", Minus One Gallery, Curator: Efrat Livni Tel aviv, Israel 2014 2014 - Hangar 2, Jaffa Port Tel aviv, Israel 2014 2014 - "The Generous Tree - The Story Of The Olive Tree", Umm Al-Fahm Art Gallery, Umm Al-Fahm Umm Al-Fahm, Israel 2012 2012 - "The Face Of The State", The Central Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Orit Galili Tel aviv, Israel 2012 2012 - "Without Money", Gross Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Itai Zelait Tel aviv, Israel 2011 2011 - "Proud Look", Gebo Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Yohanan Harson Tel avi...