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About
Lena Guberman
Artist
I am an artist, sculptor, and illustrator whose work bridges the gap between graphic storytelling and fine art. After a dedicated career in illustration and serving as Art Director for major animated projects, I have turned my focus to ceramic sculpture. Exhibiting in Israel and abroad, my recent work utilizes porcelain to explore the 'archaeology of memory'- examining the complex interplay between childhood, identity, and the act of forgetting. My sculptures serve as physical manifestations of the psychological, freezing intangible memories into delicate, enduring forms.
My current body of work engages with what I call the 'archaeology of memory.' I am fascinated by the mechanisms of remembering and forgetting - how childhood memories are formed, eroded, and reconstructed over time to shape our identities. Using porcelain as my primary medium, I investigate these internal landscapes, treating memory not as a fixed archive but as a living, shifting terrain.
Porcelain, with its inherent duality of strength and vulnerability, acts as the perfect vessel for these explorations. It captures the ghostly, often fragmented quality of the past. Through my sculptures, I attempt to excavate these submerged layers of the self, fossilizing fleeting moments into tangible forms. My work invites the viewer to look inward and question the architecture of their own history, exploring what we hold onto
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Education
Bezalel academy of art and design
B.Des.
1998 – 2003 • Jerusalem, Israel
Visual Communication
Awards
2016
Special Prize for book illustration, Banat Cultural Centre
2012
Ben-Yitzhak Award, The Israel Museum
2008
Ben-Yitzhak Award, The Israel Museum
2003
Yossi Stern Award, Bezalel Academy (Awarded to graduates of the Department for outstanding achievements in the field of illustration.)
Exhibitions
2025
Group exhibition, The Structure, HaShalom Tower - Tel Aviv, Israel
2025
Group exhibition, CICA International Art Awards Exhibition, CICA Gallery - Vancouver, British Columbia
2025
Duo exhibition, Cartography of Dreams, Freshpaint Fair - Tel Aviv, Israel
2024
Solo exhibition, Guardian Demons, Beit Benyamini, Contemporary Ceramics Center - Tel Aviv, Israel
2024
Solo exhibition, Between the Masks, Beita Gallery - Jerusalem, Israel
2024
Group exhibition, Blow! The Power of Exhalation, Eretz Israel Museum - Tel Aviv, Israel
2024
Group exhibition, The Most Precious Shell, Nachum Gutman Museum - Jaffa
2024
Group exhibition, Siftah (The Beginning), Illu Gallery - Tiv‘on, Israel
2023
Group exhibition, NOW!, Jaffa lanes - Jaffa
2023
Solo exhibition, Attachments, Freshpaint Art Fair - Jaffa
2022
Group Exhibition, LaCulture, Amiad Gallery - Jaffa
2018
Group exhibition, One Moment, İstanbul - İstanbul, Türkiye
2016
Group exhibition, Not For Consumption, Studio 6B - Tel Aviv, Israel
2016
Solo exhibition, Dreams, Djanogly Visual Arts Center - Jerusalem, Israel
2016
Group exhibition, Voyage, Maze 9 - Tel Aviv
2016
Group exhibition, Breaking the Rules, Guangzhou - Guangzhou ,China
2015
Solo exhibition, AutoMuses, Uganda - Tel Aviv, Israel
2015
Group exhibition, Breaking the Rules, Nami Island - South Korea
2015
Group exhibition, The Beast Within, Poink Studio - Tel Aviv, Israel