Hare Krishna (2005) Painting by Nekoda Singer

Nekoda Singer was born in Novosibirsk (Russia) in 1960. He studied in the Institute of the Theatre, Music and Cinematography in Leningrad and worked as stage designer. In 1988 he came to Israel and became a member of the Artists’ Union. In 1991 he published with Gali-Dana Singer “A Manifesto of Neo-Eclecticism”. His works can be found in private collections in Israel, USA, Canada, Australia, Holland, Austria,Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Latvia, Georgia and Russia.
Nekoda is also a writer, a translator and a journalist. He writes both in Hebrew and in Russian. Member of The General Writer’s Union of Israel from 1996. He is the author of the novell “Boarding Cards”. Together with Gali-Dana Singer he edits the bilingual Hebrew-Russian literary magazine “Dvoyetochie-Nekudataim”.

The main one-man exhibitions:
1990 “Book Illustrations”, the Youth Wing of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem (with Gali-Dana Singer)
1991 “Neo-Eclecticism I”, Art Center, Natanya
1991 “Neo-Eclecticism II”, David Gallery, Jerusalem
1993 “Mee? Ma? Moo? /Antropology in drawers”, David Gallery, Jerusalem
1993 “Inside – Outside”, Artists’ House, Jerusalem
1994 “Transparent Things”, Trouble Space Studio, Jerusalem
1996 “In Ourdays’ Drawers”, The Jerusalem Theatre
1996 “The Balcony”, the “Phenomena” Festival, Jerusalem (with Gali-Dana Singer)
1996 “Robinson Crusoe and Other Biblical Heroes”, Amalia Arbel Gallery, Tel-Aviv
1999 “Squaring the Circle”, the Beery Gallery
2002 “Around the Fence”, Artists’ House, Jerusalem
2005-2006 “Dischargt From Memory Troops”, Barbur Gallery, Jerusalem
2009 “Pirchei Avoth”, The Natural History Museum, Jerusalem
2010 “The Dump of Myths”, “Kayma” Gallery, Jaffa

The main group exhibitions:
1993 “Art fosters Art”, Artists’ House, Jerusalem
1994 “Bograshov the Street”, Bograshov Gallery, Tel-Aviv
1996 “Artists – Messengers of Peace”, The Land of Israel Museum, Tel-Aviv
1997 “60 Years of COOP”, the Land of Israel Museum, Tel-Aviv (with Gali-Dana Singer)
1998 “The Garden – a Metaphor”, the Jerusalem Botanical Garden
1998 “Show Me What Do You Throw Away”, the Environmental Happening, Jerusalem (with Gali-Dana Singer)
1998 “Flag – Nation – Flag”, the Pyramid Centre, Haifa
1998 “Man’s Will and Honor”, the Centre of Congresses, Jerusalem
1999 “Drap-Art – Barcelona”, the Jerusalem Theatre (with Gali-Dana Singer)
1999 “Wasteland”, the New Gallery, Jerusalem
1999 “It Turns – Original or Fake”, the Givataim Theatre
2000 “33×33×33”, Artists’ House, Jerusalem
2000 “The Israeli Identity”, the Jerusalem Theatre
2000 “The Creo Scitex Penguin Parade”, Tel-Aviv
2001 “Passageways”, the international travelling exhibition (in Israel: Children’s Museum, Holon)
2002 “Lions in Jerusalem-1”
2002 “The Israeli Object”, Artists’ House, Jerusalem / The Science Museum, Haifa
2003 “Lions in Jerusalem-2”
2006 “Vita Nuova” , the New Gallery, Jerusalem

• Nationality: ISRAEL
• Date of birth : 1960
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary Israeli Artists