Rhea Carmi (Hebrew: ברוריה כרמי, born 1942) (variant name: Bruria Carmi), is an Israeli American abstract and mixed-media artist and sculptor.

Rhea Carmi
ברוריה כרמי
Born
Bruria Even-Chen (Hebrew: ברוריה אבן-חן)

(1942-04-03)April 3, 1942
NationalityIsraeli-American
EducationTel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv
Known forPainting Sculpture
MovementAbstract art
Websiterheacarmi.com
Reaching Out - Earth Music
Reaching Out - Earth Music
ArtistRhea Carmi
Year2009 (2009)
TypeMixed media, Box-spring, tar paper, twine and paint
Dimensions180 cm × 150 cm × 24 cm (72 in × 60 in × 9.5 in)
LocationLos Angeles

Life and work

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Carmi was born in Jerusalem. She studied visual art at Tel-Aviv University 1974-1976, and attended Ramat-Gan Institute for The Arts 1977-1979. Her mentors were Israeli artists Arie Aroch and Motti Mizrachi.

Carmi utilizes a variety of media—oils, sand, water, treated paper, canvas and wood—which she layers, smooths and sculpts. The paintings are a personal diary of the artist.

Carmi is a member of the ARTROM Gallery Guild[1] and served as juror for Abstract Forms for the ARTROM International Art Competition 2008[2]

She lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

Her name means: Pure and Clear[3]

Solo exhibitions

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  • 1980 Beit Yad LeBanim Tel Aviv, Israel
  • 1980 The Tel-Aviv Art Pavilion Tel Aviv, Israel
  • 1980/1981 Turel Art Gallery Tel Aviv, Israel
  • 1981 13&1/2 Gallery Jaffa, Israel
  • 2004 Lawrence Asher Gallery Los Angeles, CA
  • 2005 Lawrence Asher Gallery[4][5] Los Angeles, CA
  • 2006 The Gotthelf Art Gallery[6] Los Angeles, CA
  • 2006 Lawrence Asher Gallery[7][8] Los Angeles, CA
  • 2007 LA Contemporary[9] Los Angeles, CA
  • 2008 Soka University of America, Founder's Hall Art Gallery[10][11][12] Aliso Viejo, CA
  • 2008 Frank Pictures Gallery[13][14] Santa Monica, CA
  • 2008 Villa di Donato[15][16] Napoli, Italy
  • 2009 Concordia University[17] Irvine, CA

Group exhibitions

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  • 1980/1981 Turel Art Gallery New York, NY
  • 1984 Pacific Design Center Los Angeles, CA
  • 2004 B.G.H Gallery Santa Monica, CA
  • 2004 TarFest[18] Los Angeles, CA
  • 2005 Municipal Art Gallery Los Angeles, CA
  • 2006 Klapper Gallery Los Angeles, CA
  • 2007 Art Pic[19] North Hollywood, CA
  • 2007 Galerie Le Cocon[20][21] Hamburg, Germany
  • 2007 Torrance Art Museum[22] Torrance, CA
  • 2007/2008 Riverside Art Museum[23] Riverside, CA
  • 2009 CAP Gallery Laguna Beach, CA
  • 2009 USC Hillel/companion show to MAG(Barnsdall) LA, CA
  • 2010 Bell Gallery Los Angeles, CA
  • 2010 Gotthelf Art Gallery[24][25] La Jola, CA
  • 2010 the Jewish Federation's Bell Family Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2010 Four Seasons Hotel Gallery, Westlake Village, CA
  • 2010 Orange County Center for Contemporary Art,[26] Santa Ana, CA
  • 2010 Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2010 Gotthelf Art Gallery, La Jolla, CA
  • 2010 Four Seasons Hotel Gallery,[27] Westlake Village, CA
  • 2011 Four Seasons Hotel Gallery, Westlake Village, CA
  • 2011 "Text and Texture", Fresh Paint Gallery,[28] Culver City, CA
  • 2012 Four Seasons Hotel Gallery, Westlake Village, CA
  • 2012 Keller Williams,[29] Encino, CA
  • 2012 LA Art Platform, Santa Monica, CA
  • 2012 "40/40" USC Hillel,[30] Santa Monica, CA

Public collections

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Carmi's work is included in the public collections of:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ARTROM Gallery Guild".
  2. ^ "Rhea Carmi Juror for Abstract Forms '08 ARTROM".
  3. ^ Bruriah
  4. ^ "Rhea Carmi at Lawrence Asher Gallery 2005".
  5. ^ "Israeli Artist Paints a Path to Healing".
  6. ^ "Carmi's works are hampered by the artist".
  7. ^ "Passionately Un-objective at Lawrence Asher Gallery".
  8. ^ "Rhea Carmi Passionately Un-objective".
  9. ^ "Rhea Carmi: Les Voix du Silence".
  10. ^ "Soka University Art Gallery".
  11. ^ "THE Magazine - Rhea Carmi Voice of Silence, Voices of Hope".
  12. ^ "Rhea Carmi's artwork is on exhibit at Soka University in Aliso Viejo".
  13. ^ "Rhea Carmi at Frank Pictures Gallery".
  14. ^ "Video - John Lennon Photos Interview at Frank Pictures Gallery, with Rhea's art as backdrop". YouTube.
  15. ^ "Villa di Donato".
  16. ^ "Luce dal buio di Rhea Carmi (Italian)".
  17. ^ "Our Fragile Earth".
  18. ^ "TARFEST Alumni".
  19. ^ "Rhea Carmi at Art Pic".
  20. ^ "Rhea Carmi at Galerie Le Cocon (German)".
  21. ^ "Rhea Carmi at Galerie Le Cocon".
  22. ^ "Torrance Art Museum".
  23. ^ "Riverside Art Museum".
  24. ^ "California Contemporary Art Magazine".
  25. ^ "Israeli-American artists show work at Gotthelf Art Gallery".
  26. ^ "Revisiting Beauty".
  27. ^ "Canvas to a Cure".
  28. ^ Frank, Priscilla (November 7, 2011). "Text & Texture at Fresh Paint Art Advisors". Huffington Post.
  29. ^ "SUMMER ART GALLERY RECEPTION" (PDF).
  30. ^ "40 40 celebrating the 40th anniversary of the USC Hillel art gallery".
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