Address for letters: Benjamin Kletzel, 157 Moshe Dayan Rd., Apt 212, Jerusalem, Israel Phone: 972 - 2 - 585-19-84 You are welcome to contact the artist and send any suggestions or questions to: kletzel@antho.net Welcome to Benjamin Kletzel gallery

Benjamin Kletzel was born in 1932 in Pervomaisk (near Odessa, USSR). Since 1941 lived in Tashkent. Graduated from Art Department of Tashkent Theater and Art Institute (1967). Moved to Samara in 1967. Member of USSR Artists Union (1976). Repatriated to Israel in 1990. Member of Israeli Artists Union (1991).

Benjamin Kletzel:

"Modest, subdued, and at the same time inspiring light of biblical mountains, the plasticity of our surroundings - all this is my tuning fork, which helps me to express my love for G-d and Israel in my works."

Awards:

• 1995: The Ish Shalom Prize winner, Jerusalem

His works can be found in:

• Samara Museum of Fine Arts (Russia)
• Jewish Community Center (Chicago, USA)
• Art Museum of Zagreb (Yugoslavia)
• Art Museum of Ztara Zagora (Bulgaria)
• galleries and private collections in Israel, Russia, USA, France, Uzbekistan and Republic of South Africa

Solo exhibitions of the last years:

• 1994: Talpiot Mizrah Community Center, Jerusalem, Israel
• 1994: Exhibition Hall of Rehavia Community Center, Jerusalem, Israel
• 1995: Exhibition Hall of Immigrants' Communities House, Jerusalem, Israel
• 1995: Jewish Community Center (Chicago, USA)
• 1998: Samara Museum of Fine Arts, Samara, Russia
• 2002: Teena Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
• 2004: Museum of Fine Arts, Samara, Russian Federation
• 2005: Teena Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
• 2005: Immigrants’ Cultural Center, Jerusalem, Israel
• 2009: Immigrants’ Cultural Center, Jerusalem, Israel

Welcome to Benjamin Kletzel gallery.