Asaph Ben-Menahem
About the Artist
Asaph Ben Menahem has been widely exhibited in the United States, Israel, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and The Netherlands, and makes part of the permanent collections of major art institutions around the world.
Asaph Ben Menahem (b.1940, Israel), winner of the Israel Museum ‘Jacob Pins’ Award for Printmaking in 2008, has been widely exhibited in the United States, Israel, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and The Netherlands.
His work makes part of the permanent collections of major art institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the Harvard University Art Museum/Fogg Museum in Cambridge MA, the Milwaukee Art Museum, and numerous others. His work is also represented in special private collections.
Education
Master Fine Arts in painting and printmaking, Otis Art Institute LA, California, USA
BA in Philosophy,
Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel
BA in English and American literature,
Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel
Professional Life
2006-2016
Teacher, Klassieke Academie, Groningen, Holland
1988-2005
Teacher, Art Academy “Minerva”, Groningen, Holland
1983-1985
Art Critic, Jerusalem Weekly Magazine “Kol Ha’ir”, Israel
1976-1982
Teacher, Art Department, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
1969-1971
Teacher, Art department, University of Judaism, LA, California, USA