Ohad Matalon CV
Born 1972 Kibutz Eilot.
2002 – Present, Taught photography at Several Academies: Bezalel Academy Of Art & Design, “Hamidrasha” – Beit Berl College, Shenkar College, Minshar School Of Art.

Education:

2005-2007
M.F.A “Bezalel Academy of Art and Design”, Tel Aviv
2003-2005
Study for M.A philosophy, Tel Aviv University
1997-2001
B.F.A in photography, “Bezalel Academy of Art and Design”, Jerusalem, Graduated with excellence

Solo Exhibitions:

2014
“Photo Op” Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Curator: Nili Goren.
“Ghost House” TamTam Gallery, Taipei, Curator: JiaZhen Tsai.
“Across A Dark Land“, Podbielski Contemporary Gallery, Berlin.
2012
“The Zone” Podbielski Contemporary Gallery Berlin.
Works from “The Zone” Tavi Art Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2010
“North True South Bright”, Contemporary by Golconda Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2009
2005
“E”, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa.
2001
Untitled, Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv. Curator: Dvir Intrator.

Publications & Catalogues:

2015
Photo Op, solo exhibition catalogue, Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Texts by Nili Goren (Curator of Photography, Tel Aviv Museum of Art), Dr. Piotr Shmogliakov, and Dr. Yoel Regev.
2012
The Zone, monograph/photography book, published by Podbielski Contemporary Gallery, Berlin. Texts by Dr. Vered Zafran-Gani and Sagi Rafael.

Selected Group Exhibitions:

2025
“City Level”, Tel Aviv City Museum, Curator: Yael Messer.
“Accumulated Time Landscapes“, Kupferman Collection House, Lohame Hageta’Ot, Curator: Tali Tamir.
2024
“The Abandoned” The SE center for photography, Greenville, South Carolina.
“To Sing from the Broken Branch” Zuzu Gallery, Emek Hefer. Curator: Shira Friedman.
“Absolute Value” Nulobaz Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Rakefet Viner Omer.
Art up Nation, contemporary Israeli art in Nyc, New York.
2023
Artist wall, Musrara school of art gallery, Jerusalem.
Opening exhibition, Keren Bargil Gallery, Ramat Hasharon.
“Over there is over here” Open houses, by Umm El Fahem art gallery.
2022
“Telling tales“, The SE center for photography, Greenville, South Carolina.
“Touched”, Museum On The Seam, Jerusalem.
“Long Hour”, Teo Gallery, Herzliya.
2018
“Teacher’s Choice”, BasisGallery, Herzliya.
“Moving Worlds II”, Podbielski Contemporary Gallery, Milan.
“Flood – Contemporary Israeli Photography”, Ashdod Museum of Art.
“Tzurah – Gazez inside Israel”, Jewish Museum of Rome.
“Contemporary Israeli Photography”, Photo London, Podbielski Contemporary Gallery.
2017
“Fight, Protest – Knight, Mask”, Haifa Museum of Art
“The Wall” Podbielski Contemporary Gallery, Berlin
“Silpped [my] Mind, Binyamin Gallery, Tel Aviv
“Anonimi X”, Haifa Museum of Art
“Photo Basel” Art Fair
“Arad: From Vision to Delusion – Chapter 1”, Arad Contemporary Art Center, Curator: Hadas Kedar
2016
“Utopia”, Podbielski Contemporary Gallery, Berlin
“Mia” Art Fair, Milano
“Far point of view” Gallery at David Yalin Collage, Jerusalem
2015
Art Fair, Torino
“Restart” Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv
“Back to the new material” Morel Drefler Gallery, Wizo Haifa
“Breaking News II” Podbielski Contemporary Gallery, Berlin
2014
“No Man’s Land” Art, Jerusalem Artist’s House
“Breaking News” Podbielski Contemporary Gallery, Berlin
Art 14, Contemporary Art Fair, London
2013
“Secular Judaism” Nahum Gutman Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
“Inbetween” Beit Hagefen, Haifa
Podbielski Gallery Exhibition, Artissima Art Fair Torino
2012
Fotofever, Photography Art Fair, Brussels
Roma Contemporary Art Fair
Artists of the Gallery, Podbielski Contemporary Gallery Berlin
“Mia” Art Fair, Milano
“Eat” Piazza Citta’ di Lombardia, Milano
“City Art Tel Aviv” Exhibition on city building
“Is That Real ?” ME Contemporary, Copenhagen
2011
“Making Room” Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Preview Berlin Art fair
“Imagenery Homelands” Mina gallery New York
“Contemporary Israeli Photography” Tel Aviv Museum of Art
“Israeli texture” Permanent exhibition at the Israel’s Parliament
“Winners 2010” winners of Ministry of culture prizes Ramat Gan Museum of Art
“Human Landscape” Artist house Tel Aviv
“Southern spirit” Hanegev Museum of art & at the Tel Aviv University gallery
2010
“Restart” Tavi artgallery Tel-Aviv
“Decadence” Sommer Gallery, Tel Aviv
“Fresh paint 03 Art Fair, Jaffa
“Watermelons” Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv
2009
ART TLV, Tel Aviv Biennial of Art
“Dreary structures, Dreamy Structures” Ashdod Museum of Art
“A Hard Day’s Night” Contemporary by Golconda Gallery, Tel Aviv
“Garden in the City” Petach Tikva Museum of Art, Petach Tikva
“My Camp” Dollinger and Inga galleries, Tel Aviv
“Cracks” Center for Contemporary Art (CCA), Tel Aviv
“In the Same Breath” Tavi Dresner Gallery, Tel Aviv
“Calling Card” Contemporary by Golconda Gallery, Tel Aviv
“Power Shows 04” Kuandu Museum of Fine Art, Taipei
“Fresh paint 02 Art fair, Tel-Aviv
2008
“Border line-Mirror like” Huashan Culture Park, Taipei
“Picnic Project”, the International Beijing Biennale, Beijing
“Three Photographers”, Tel Aviv Artists Studios, Tel Aviv
“DIY – Post Minimalism”, Herzliya Museum of Art, Herzliya
“Fresh paint 01” Art fair, Tel Aviv
2007
Tribute to Rafi Lavi, Midrasha Gallery, Tel Aviv
“Cable Realease” Midrasha Gallery, Tel Aviv
“Winners of Prices from the Ministry of Culture”, Petach-Tikva Museum of Art
2006
“Laterna Magica”, Bat-Yam Museum of Art, Bat-Yam
“The Third Generation”, Minshar Gallery, Tel Aviv
“Inhalexhale Project”, the 9th International Photography Gathering, Aleppo, Syria
2005
Dash, Chocolate Factory Gallery, London
Israeli Contemporary Photography, FotoGrafia, Rome
Jerusalem through Private lens Jerusalem Artists House, the Kunsthaus, Hamburg.
Life, Contemporary Photography from Israel JCC Art Gallery, New York
2003
Winners of Mifal Hapais Award, “Dyokan Rishon” Helena Rubinstein Pavillion, Tel- Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
2002
“Fragile Line”, Um el Phahem Galllery, Um el Phahem
“New Acquisitions” Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
2001
“Gallery Photographers”, Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv.

Awards:

2019
Finalist, LensCulture Black & White Photography Awards
2014
IPA 2014 – Honorable Mention – Fine Art : Landscape Category
2012
BNL-BNP Paribas-Award, best work at MIA (Milan Image Art) Fair
2010
The Minister of culture award
2008
“Artist in Community” scholarship from the Ministry of culture & education
2007
Mifal Hapais Scholarship for photography project
2006
“Young Artist” award from the Ministry of culture & education.
2005
Citation at the young photographer competition of Haifa Museum of Art
2002
“Mifal Hapais” award – first portrait

Selected Critiques & Features:

North True South Bright Solo Exhibition Critiques – ARTFORUM, HAARETZ
Across A Dark Land Body of Work Feature – LENSCULTURE
Veiled Heart Critique – HAARETZ
The Zone Body of Work Grant – GOMMA
Action’s Echo Article – HAARETZ
Interview Action’s Echo & Veiled Heart – PORTFOLIO MAGAZINE

Selected Collections:

Israel Museum Collection
Haifa Museum of Art
Petach Tikva Museum Collection
Shpilman Institute for photography collection
Gottesman Yoav collection
Belldegrun family Collection
Katri family collection
Rapaport family Collection
Yigal Ahuvi collection
Uzi Zucker & Rivka Saker collection
More private collections in Israel & abroad