Itella Mastbaum

Itella Mastbaum

Artist, Illustrator, Scenographer, Teacher
Born in Moscow, USSR
In Israel since April 16, 1990
Married, one son

Education

Department of Applied Art, Moscow
Textile Institute, 1956-1962. USSR
Courses of Scenographic Art for Central TV,
Moscow, USSR, 1967-1969
Courses of Computer Graphics, Jerusalem, Israel, 1991

Member of the Association of Painters and Sculptors, Israel, and International Association of Artists, UNESCO. Itella Mastbaum's pictures can be found in private collections in Israel, USA, Canada, Europe, Russia and South Africa. You can find the artworks of Itella in the The Israel Goor Theater Archive and Museum in Jerusalem. Laureate of the "Olive of Jerusalem" Prize (2005) for creation pictures in Hebrew theme.

Itella Mastbaum works with oil paints, watercolors and the complicated technique of monotypia. In Moscow she created animated cartoons for Central TV, scenography for the several major theaters, illustrated books, mainly poetry, children’s books and Yiddish publications. In Israel she continues to illustrate books and paints.

Personal Exhibitions:

2007 Community Art Center of Municipality, Jerusalem, Israel
2001 Foyer of Jerusalem center MATAN, Israel
2000 Community Art Center of Municipality, Jerusalem, Israel
1996 Milah Press, Jerusalem. Israel
1996 Forum Zionist Organization Library, Jerusalem, Israel
1993 Community Art Center “Binyamin”, Psagot and Dolev, Israel
1991 American Zionist Organization Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1989 Sonya Rozin Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
1978 “Sovietish Haimland” Yiddish monthly editorial office, Moscow, USSR
1977 Committee of Moscow Dramatics, USSR

Group Exhibitions:

2007 Hanita Contemporary Art Museum, Israel
2006 Community Center at heritage of Menahem Begin, Jerusalem
2005 Community Art Center of Municipality, Jerusalem, Israel
2003 “Gold Paint-Brash”, (self-portraits), Gallery of Pardes-Hana, Israel
2001 Spring Exhibition Jerusalem Artists, Israel
2000 Jerusalem Theatre, Israel
2000 Artists House, Jerusalem, Israel
1999 Autumn Exhibition Jerusalem Artists, Israel;
1999 Zionist Forum Exhibition, Jerusalem, Israel;
1999 Bible Museum, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1997 International Cartoon Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey
1996 Nora Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
1995 “Art village” Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
1994 Artists House, Jerusalem, Israel;
1994 Museum of Ashdod, Israel
1992-1995 “Exodus” Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
1992 The Van Leer institute; Congress Hall; Immigrants Club; Jerusalem, Israel
1991 American Zionist Organization Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel;
1991 WIZO office, Tel-Aviv, Israel;
1991 The Israel Museum Library, Jerusalem;
1991 Artists House, Jerusalem, Israel
1990 “Temple” Gallery, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel
1989-1991 Jewish Centers in the USA, Germany, France
1989 Artists House, Jerusalem, Israel
1967-1989 Artists Union’s Halls for Exhibition, Moscow, USSR