Ruthi Helbitz-Cohen

Ruthi Helbitz-Cohen was born in 1969. She works in etching extensively, especially using sugar-lift and nitric acid. He works feature figurative-expressive imagery dealing with topics like identity and feminism. Her works can be found among the collections of the Haifa Museum of Art; Mishkan Museum of Art, Ein Harod; Leumi Bank, and others.

Education
1989-1991 Art and Psychology studies, Haifa University, Haifa
1991-1993 Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem
1992-1993 Kfar Saba, Hamidrasha – School of Art, Beit Berl College
1997-1998 Art Department, Haifa University, Haifa
2010-2008 MFA, Oranim Academic College of Education, Tivon

Awards And Prizes
2002 First Portrait, Mifal HaPayis Prize for Young Artist, Mifal HaPayis
2002 Grant for an Artist-Teacher, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport
2004 Grant for an Artist-Teacher, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport
2008 Prize for the Encouragement of Creative Art, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport
2013 Prize in Visual Arts, Ministry of Culture and Sport

Solo Exhibitions (selection)
2006 Julie M. Gallery, Tel Aviv-Yafo
2008 Mind the Gap, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya
2009 Free But Securely Held, Oranim – Art Institute Gallery, Tivon
2011 On The Edge, Nahum Gutman Museum of Art, Tel Aviv-Yafo
2012 The Spider’s Strategy, Museum Beelden aan Zee, The Hague, Netherlands
2012 Whispers, Kibbutz Be’eri Gallery, Kibbutz Be’eri
2017 Four Matriarchs and a Remainder, Gordon Gallery, Tel Aviv-Yafo
2015 Ruthi Helbitz Cohen: Veil of Tears, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya
2020 Beloved, The Open Museum, Tefen Industrial Park
2021 Hayarkon 19 – Hamidrasha Gallerym Tel Aviv-Yafo

Group Exhibitions (selection in the field of printmaking)
2012 the Gottesman Center, Cabri
2016 New Series, Jerusalem Print Workshop, Jerusalem
2018 Contemporary Local Print, Jerusalem
2020 As She Transform, Jerusalem Print Workshop, Jerusalem