Racheli Zohar- About
Artist Statement
Life has shown me that playfulness and color are not only decorative-they are anchors of balance in the face of Trauma.
In my work, I often use vivid color and return to themes of childhood to communicate even complex ideas. To me, childhood symbolizes our infinite human potential pre-socialization. It opens doors to our shared humanity, our wholeness, vulnerability, free imagination, and capacity for transformation.
Some of my paintings come from stories or carry psychological meaning. I also simply enjoy color, painting life, and the magic of it all.
I paint primarily in oil on wood and draw with ink and graphite. Stories, text, and poetry are also often part of my work, as well as site-specific installation.
Artist Bio
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2026 On The Verge Group show, Teo Center for Arts& Culture Hertzelia
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2026 Seeing Not Seeing, Gaza is Here, two-person show at the Sheich Avirk Grassroots Culture annual Event, Tivon, Israel.
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2024, solo exhibition, Paint Me a Circle at the Jerusalem House of Quality
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2010 - 2022, EcoME and realted projects, Weaving Art, Comunity, and the practice of Nonviolent Communication in Israel and Palestine
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2004- 2018
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem -
2004- 2010
The Art Students League of New York
National Academy of Art and Design, New York City -
2003- 2004
The Jerusalem Studio School, Master Class with Israel Hirshberg, Jerusalem -
2002- 2003
Central Saint Martins, London
Young Tate Curation Program, Tate Modern
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That which I am looking at,
Is surrounded by that
which cannot yet be perceived.
And it is coming towards me,
Waiting to be seen -
Slowly, the objects align,
Risking themselves out of their shells,
And present their volume to me.
The seeing is stronger than the seen.
Who wrote on the wall:
"Always now, Always here?"
Poem by Israel Eliraz from the poem collection: “Silently Sitting and Seeing”