VICTOR HALVANI - SCULPTORVICTOR HALVANI - SCULPTOR

Victor Halvani was born into a traditional Jewish family. His father Isaac and especially his mother Bela, daughter of Rabbi Yanney, inspired in him the beauty and spirituality reflected in his Biblical sculptures.

As a child he developed a love and respect of ancient Egyptian art and was intrigued with the concept of space age technology.

Like other great and internationally successful artists, he has influenced many Israeli artists by his singular style. But, obviously missing in their work

is the harmonious mixing of the three different cultures which symbolizes Halvani's art conception and makes his style so unique.

The glory of the ancient Egyptian art, the spirituality of the Biblical stories and the achievements of space technology. .ס.ש.ס.ש

ART QUALIFICATIONS AND ART EDUCATIONART QUALIFICATIONS AND ART EDUCATION

1930 Born in Egypt to a traditional Jewish family. Son of Isaac and Bela. 1947 Completed high school in Cairo, Egypt. Received baccalaureate and competed one year at the Zamalek Academy of Art, Cairo. 1949 Immigrated to Israel. 1953 Received four year scholarship to study art at the Bezalel Academy of Art, Israel. 1956 Graduated Art Teachers College with BA in Education, Israel. 1956-1968 Art teacher in elementary schools and high schools in Israel. 1968 Received scholarship from the Ministry of Education for study abroad. 1968-1970 Received MA in Sculpture, Hammersmith College of Art, London, UK. 1970 Accepted by the Israeli Artists Association. 1971-1985 Lecturer of Sculpture, Art Teachers College. Founded the Art Learning Program and Art Workshop and lectured at Schools of Occupational Therapy, Tel Aviv and Haifa Universities and became a teacher in the Art Teachers College. 1974 Accepted by the Ein Hod Artists' Village as a member and became Dean of the Ein Hod School of Fine Art. 1982 Received his second MA in Art Education from the Council of Higher Education in Israel. 1982 Accepted by the Safed Artists' Colony as a member and became first vice-president of the Artists' Association, responsible for architecture in the Artists' Colony. 2000 Instrumental in developing the new Museum Gallery of the Safed Artists' Colony. 2002 Was elected president of the Safed Artists' Colony Association.

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