BIO
Zadok Ben-David
Ben-David represented Israel at the Venice Biennale in 1988 and participated in biennales worldwide including XXII Cerveira International Art Biennial, Portugal (2022), Breda Photo Biennial, Netherlands (2020), Krasnoyarsk Biennale, Russia (2019), Busan Biennale, South Korea (2010), Biennale Cuvee, Austria (2009);,“Wonder” Singapore Biennale, Singapore (2008) and Sculptuur Biennale, Netherlands (2007).
The artist has exhibited in various museums around the world.
Solo shows and group exhibitions include: Kröller-Müller Museum, Holland (2023), Contemporary Art Museum Maebashi, Japan (2023), Itchimbia Cultural Center, Ecuador (2022), Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, London, United Kingdom (2021), The Centro de Arte Contemporânea Graça Morais, Portugal (2019), Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, France (2018), Kenpoku Art Festival, Japan (2016), Art Gallery of Uzbekistan and the Israel Museum (2015), National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana (2014), Mysteski Arsevnal, Ukraine (2012), Guangdong Art Museum, China (2007), Singapore Museum of Art, Singapore (2003), Neanderthal Museum, Germany (2000), Palais Royal, Paris, France (2000), and Kunsteuropa, Germany (1992).
Ben-David has also exhibited extensively in art galleries across Europe, Australia, America, Central Asia and the Middle East, and his works are included in many public and private collections around the world.
Ben-David is the recipient of numerous awards including the Grande Biennial Prémio at the XIV Biennale Internacional de Arte de Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal (2007) and the Tel Aviv Museum Prize for Sculpture (2005). In 2008, he was commissioned by the Beijing Olympics to create a unique installation.
