Yaacov Shaki

Shaki was born in 1945 and was raised in the great city of Athens and has been drawing from a very early age. The cultural influence of Greek history and legacy is revealed in much of his work.
Color and shape were always of great interest and a challenge to him. The world of painting transported him from one style to another and he tried his hand at different styles of most of the masters. Light and shadow were also of interest to him both through artwork and the world of cameras. Later in his adult life he was a member of the Amateur Photographers Association in Athens.
In 1978 he immigrated to Israel and became a member of kibbutz Dafna until January 1990. His work in agriculture greatly helped his development both as an artist and as human being and allowed him to express his feelings. The work changed him into a happier and freer person which he expressed through his art and sculptures. The colors mixed in a new and different way and the strokes were both clear and strong.
He studied at Tel Hai College with Asad Azi, Daniel Peralte, David Blazer, Sarit Shapira and others from 1985-88. In 1989 Shaki became a member of the Israel Painters and Sculptors Association and held his first private exhibition in the Abba Hushi New ...

Studied Fine Arts at Tel Hai College from 1985 -1988.Exhibited in many kibbutzim in the north of Israel.Exhibitions at Bet Chagal,in Haifa;Bet Aba Chushi,Haifa;Dizengoff center,in Tel Aviv;Bet Yad Le Banim,in Ra'anana and several small private exhibitions.,member of "Impact" The professional visual artists association Israel.