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Michal Chelbin

(Israeli, born 1974)

jenya and vitally on a spring bed by michal chelbin

Michal Chelbin

Jenya and Vitally on a Spring Bed, 2003

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stas (sentenced for murder): juvenile prison for boys by michal chelbin

Michal Chelbin

Stas (Sentenced for Murder): Juvenile Prison for Boys, 2009

4,000 USD

mikhael and ilya by michal chelbin

Michal Chelbin

Mikhael and Ilya, 2006

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Michal Chelbin

Bloody Boy, 2007

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alona by michal chelbin

Michal Chelbin

Alona, 2006

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Michal Chelbin

Three Wrestlers, 2007

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andrei by michal chelbin

Michal Chelbin

Andrei, 2005

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dima and sergey by michal chelbin

Michal Chelbin

Dima and Sergey, 2006

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two athletes by michal chelbin

Michal Chelbin

Two Athletes, 2006

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vania (sentenced for sexual violence against women): juvenile prison for boys by michal chelbin

Michal Chelbin

Vania (Sentenced for Sexual Violence against Women): Juvenile Prison for Boys, 2010

4,000 USD

ira (sentenced for theft): women’s prison by michal chelbin

Michal Chelbin

Ira (Sentenced for Theft): Women’s Prison, 2009

4,000 USD

katya and dasha (sisters, sentenced for theft. caught stealing together with their parents): juvenile prison for girls by michal chelbin

Michal Chelbin

Katya and Dasha (Sisters, Sentenced for Theft. Caught Stealing together with their Parents): Juvenile Prison for Girls, 2009

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Biography

Timeline

1974
Born in Israel
1997 - 2001
Wizo Academy of Education and Design, Haifa, Israel
Lives and works in New York

Exhibitions

2012
A Prayer is a Prayer is a Prayer, Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York, NY
The Under Toad, The Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
2011
Making Room: Contemporary Israeli Photography, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
Recent Acquisitions, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
2010
Strangely Familiar, Photographic Resource Center at Boston University (solo)
The Black Eye, Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
The Black Eye, M+B Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
The Black Eye, Witzenhausen Gallery, Amsterdam (solo)
The Grip/La Mainmise, Kadist Art Foundation, Paris, France
2009
101 female artists in Tel Aviv
Taylor Wessing Portrait Competition, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
Nymphoto: Conversations Volume I, Sasha Wolf Gallery, New York, NY
Flash Forward, Sponsored by the Magenta Foundation, Toronto, Canada
2008
Strangely Familiar, Andrea Meislin Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Strangely Familiar, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel (solo)
Presumed Innocence: Photographic Perspectives of Children, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
2007
Strangely Familiar, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR (solo)
The Portrait Competition, The National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
The Portrait Competition - National Portrait Gallery, London
"Strangely Familiar", Blue Sky gallery, Portland (solo)
2006
Uniforms & Costumes from the series Strangely Familiar, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Israel
The Portrait Competition, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK
Not All Of Man's Best Friends Are Dogs, Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Turning Silver, Women in Photography International
Photography Now, 401 Projects, New York, NY
Portraits, The Photographer's Gallery, London, UK
Photography Now, Center for Photography, Woodstock, NY
Making a Scene, Haifa Museum of Art, Israel

Public Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
The Jewish Museum, New York, NY
The Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
The Portland Museum of Art, Portland, OR
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel

Literature

Meyers, William. Shades of Red, Strange and Familiar. New York Sun, September 11, 2008.
Hirsch, Caroline. The Locked Gaze: Prison Portraits. New Yorker, August 16, 2011.
Lena and Katya. PDN Photo Annual, January 2010.
Bengston-Lykoudis, Kirsten. Wrestling Youth. ARTslant, September 2010.
Wallenstein, Ellen. The Black Eye Review, Fraction Magazine, September 2010.
Feeney, Mark. Caught Between Two Worlds. Boston Globe, September 11, 2010.
Kigner, Elise. World of Contradictions. Jewish Advocate, October 1, 2010.
Biondi, Elisabeth. The Black Eye. Photo Booth – New Yorker Photo Blog, October 8, 2010.
Meyers, William. Capturing Three Worlds Apart. Wall Street Journal, October 9, 2010.
Gallery Picks, New Yorker, October 11, 2010.
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