"Self-Portrait", 1996 Oil on canvas, 31 x 23 cm Private collection

Address for letters: Leonid Balaklav, 2 Bossem St. , Apt. 45, Jerusalem 93848, Israel Phone: 972 - 2 - 645-06-03 Cellular: 972 - 68 - 54-52-83 You are welcome to contact the artist and send any suggestions or questions to: balaclav@nm.ru Welcome to Leonid Balaklav gallery

Leonid Balaklav was born in 1956 in Beltze, Moldavia, USSR. Graduated from the Art school in Kiev (1971-1973), and from the Art Institute in Odessa (1974). Repatriated to Israel in 1990. Teacher of painting. Lives and works in Jerusalem. The works by Leonid Balaklav are exhibited in museums, galleries and private collections in Israel and worldwide.

Awards:

• 1987: Gold Medal at the International Film Festival, Tokyo
• 1995: Jerusalem Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Jerusalem
• 2002: The Israel Museum & Israel Discount Bank Prize for an Israeli Artist

Solo Exhibitions:

• 1978: Scientists' House, Kiev, Ukraine, USSR
• 1988: The Jewish Center, Moscow, USSR
• 1989: Central Artists' House, Kishinev, Moldavia, USSR
• 1991: "Immigrant Artists", Gordon Gallery, Tel Aviv
• 1993: "Cypresses", Artists' House, Jerusalem
• 1994: "From There to Here", Ein Harod Museum of Art, Ein Harod, Israel
• 1997: "Drawings '93-'97", Herzliya Museum of Art, Herzliya, Israel
• 1997: "New Works", Artists' House, Jerusalem
• 1998: "Landscape and Still-Life", Artspace, Jerusalem
• 2000: "Portrait", Artspace, Jerusalem
• 2002-2003: "The Face of the Light", Ein Harod Museum, Ashdod Museum, Rehovot Museum, Mane-Katz Museum, Haifa, Bat Yam Museum (an exhibition of the Forum of Israeli Art Museums)

Group Exhibitions:

• 1977-1986: Participated in ten group exhibitions in Moldavia, USSR
• 1990: "Immigrants '90", The Zionist Organization of America House, Tel Aviv
• 1990: "Immigrant Artists", Artists' House, Jerusalem
• 1990: "Russian Avantgarde", Hilton Hotel, Jerusalem
• 1991: "Self-Portrait as ID Card", Artists' House, Jerusalem
• 1991: "Black and White", Gordon Gallery, Tel Aviv
• 1992: "Russian Artists in New York", Michael Endo Gallery, New York
• 1992: "Art Focus", Artists' House, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv
• 1992: Fisher Gallery, Mishkenot Sha'ananim, Jerusalem
• 1992: "New Acquisitions", The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
• 1995: "Mirror Mirror", Youth Wing, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
• 1997: "At Eye Height", Artists' House, Jerusalem
• 1998: "Where Have We Come From and Where Are We Going?", Yad Labanim, Petach Tiqva, Israel
• 1999: Exhibition of Awardees of the Jerusalem Prize, Municipal Gallery, Jerusalem
• 2000: "This is My Land", Engel Gallery, Tel Aviv
• 2002: "Portrait", Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv

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