Menashe Kadishman (1932-2015)

Menashe Kadishman was born in 1932 in Tel Aviv. His first encounter with printmaking was during his art studies in the United Kingdom. From the first half on the 1950s onward, he used print extensively in order to expand the significance of his sculptures. He used photo-etching, screenprinting and lithography. From the 2000s on he used this medium less. The drawn-like prints from this period were created using cauterizing lines. His works can be found in numerous museum collections around the world, as well as many private collections.

Education
1947-1950 Sculpture, Avni Institute, Tel Aviv-Yafo
1951 Course in decorative arts, with Leo Roth and Aharon Giladi, Afikim
1954 Sculpture, with Rudi Lehman, Ein Hod
1959-1960 Art, St. Martin’s School of Art, London
1961 Art, Slade School, London

Awards And Prizes (selection)
1967 Prize for Sculpture, Paris Biennale, Paris, France
1978 Sandberg Prize for Israeli Art, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
1981 Eugene Kolb Prize for Israeli Graphic Arts, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv-Yafo
1981 Jury Prize, Norwegian International Print Biennale, Fredrikstad
1984 The Mendel and Eva Pundik Foundation Prize for an Israeli Artist, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv-Yafo
1990 Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Tel Aviv-Yafo
1995 Israel Prize for Sculpture, Ministry of Education and Culture
2002 Honorary Fellowship, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv-Yafo