Gal Wertman Talks about his work - Young Woman

Born in Haifa, 1966   

Lives and works in Tel Aviv

Studied in the Art Department, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, 1988-1990

Until 2001 was part of the duo Aya & Gal 

Exhibitions and Projects 

1993 "Third Person," group exhibition, Bograshov Gallery, Tel Aviv; Curators: Michal Heiman and Ariella Azoulay

1993 "Antipathos: Black Humor, Irony and Cynicism in Contemporary Israeli Art," group exhibition, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Curator Tami Katz-Freiman (catalogue)

1994 One-Person Show, Bograshov Gallery, Tel Aviv; Curator: Ariella Azoulay 
"The Suitcase," group exhibition, Bograshov Gallery, Tel Aviv; Curator: Ariella Azoulay 
"Mi Yemalel," group exhibition, Bograshov Gallery, Tel Aviv; Ariella Azoulay 
"Ta-asiya," group exhibition, Artists' House, Tel Aviv; Curator: Nehama Golan (catalogue) 
"90-70-90," group exhibition, Tel Aviv Museum of Art; Curator: Rona Sela (catalogue) 
"Tel-Hai 94," group exhibition, contemporary art biennial; Curator: Gideon Ofrat 
"Export Surplus" (ArtFocus 94), group exhibition, Bograshov Gallery, Tel Aviv; Ariella Azoulay

1995 Naturalize / Soft Camera, video project, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art; Curator: Äim Deuelle-Lusky (print work) 
"Terminal," group exhibition, Bograshov Gallery, Tel Aviv; Curator: Ariella Azoulay

1996 Naturalize / Local Observation Point, YMCA Tower, Jerusalem, interactive computer and postcards project, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Curator: Suzanne Landau 
Naturalize / 0.7, interactive computer project, in the exhibition "Hide and Seek," ArtFocus 96, Teddy Kollek Stadium, Jerusalem; Curator: Ami Barak (print work)

1997 Naturalize / 0.71, in the exhibition "Out of Senses," the Museum of Contemporary Art, MuHKA, Antwerpen, Belgium; Curator: Flor Bex (catalogue) 
Naturalize / Local Observation Point, Kassel, interactive computer and postcards project, Documenta X, Kassel, Germany; Curator: Catherine David (catalogue) 
Naturalize / A to Z, live video and internet broadcast, part of  the Documenta X "100 Days" events, Kassel, Germany; Curator: Catherine David

1998 Naturalize / 100 m, video and internet project, The Jewish Museum, New York; Curator: Heidi Zuckerman-Jacobson (leaflet) 
Naturalize / 0.72, in the exhibition "Double rivage," Centre régional d’art contemporain, Sète, France 
"Condition Report: Photography in Israel Today," group exhibition, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Curator: Nissan Perez 
"After Rabin: New Art from Israel," group exhibition, The Jewish Museum, New York; Curator: Susan Goodman (catalogue) 

1999 Naturalize / Skins, in the exhibition "Skin-Deep: Surface and Appearance in Contemporary Art," The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Curator: Suzanne Landau

2001 "Armory Show," group exhibition, Tel Aviv Museum of Art; Curator: Ellen Ginton

2007 "Time Machines, Time Traps," one-person exhibition, Gordon Gallery, Tel Aviv