Shy Abady

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shy Abady
Occupation	Painter
Date Of Birth	Sep 24, 1965(1965-09-24)
Age	59
Birthplace	Jerusalem
Country	Israel
Birth City	Jerusalem District
Horoscope	Virgo

Shy Abady Biography

Shy Abady is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on September 24, 1965 in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel. Shy Abady, a Israeli artist from Israel (born on the 24th of September, 1965, in Jerusalem). Through the time, Abady created “biographical” series that followed the lives of individuals (including, Nijinsky, Hannah Arendt and Radu Klapper Paul Celan).Other series dealt with themes of historical and political (Including, “My Other Germany”, “Augusta Victoria”, “Back to the Levant”).In another series, (” Icon – the Golden Age”, “The Return of Desire”), Abady examines the language of art and its aesthetic influence and connections between the Western-Christian arts and Jewish-Israeli art. Abady’s work was shown in group and solo exhibitions in a variety of museums and galleries throughout Israel as well as abroad.

2001 2001 Traces, Biennale for contemporary drawing in Israel, Jerusalem Artists’ House. 2004 2004 Tel Aviv Profile, City Hall building, Tel Aviv. 2008 – Beware of the repercussions, Infernoesque, Berlin. 2009 – Groom and Bride, The Jaffa Museum. 2010 . Jewish Icons, Andy Warhol and Israeli artists, Beth Hatefutsoth museum, Tel Aviv. 2011 – Appropriated Place, Zadik Gallery, Jaffa. 2012 – On A Small Scale, Zadik Gallery, Jaffa. 2013 – Fans, Zadik Gallery, Jaffa. 2014 – Money, Zadik Gallery, Jaffa. 2014 – The Benevolent Tree, Umm el- Fahem art Gallery. 2014 – Back to Berlin, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art. 2014 – Turning Points, “Hungarian National Gallery”, Budapest. 2015 – Libra, Neve Schechter gallery, Tel Aviv. 2015 On the Face Zadik gallery Jaffa. 2016 – Black Box, outdoor exhibition, Jerusalem. 2017 – Homelands, The Jerusalem Biennale, Bezeq House. 2018 – The Shortly Back, Zadik gallery Jaffa. 2019 – Jacqueline Kahanoff: The Levant as a Parable, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv. 2019 – In The East, Cymbalista Synagogue and Jewish Heritage Center, Tel Aviv University. 2019 – In The East: Spain and Jerusalem, Dwek Gallery Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Jerusalem. 2019 – TL;DR-The Exhibitions That Won’t Be, Zadik Gallery, Jaffa

Between the years 2007- 2008, Abady lived in Berlin and created the series “My Other Germany”, The artist tells his story of German and German-Jewish history and myth. The series casts eighteenth- and nineteenth-century German statues and monuments (mostly from Berlin) as an allegory of twentieth-century events. In 2014 five works from the series were presented in Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art in the exhibition “Back to Berlin”.

In 2009, Abady exhibited “The Revolution that Danced,” an homage to Nijinsky’s and Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of their first performance in Paris, presented at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center.

In 2000, Abady was awarded a residency grant for a residency at “The Cite” in Paris. Then he developed the series “Icon – The Golden Age,” that utilized Christian iconographic techniques to Jewish-Israeli-inspired figures.

Shy Abady Net Worth

Shy Abady is one of the richest Painter from Israel. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Shy Abady 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Shy Abady began his studies in painting as a child in his studio run by Ascher Rudnizcki. He later took part in a drawing class within the “Bezalel Academy” taught by Yoram Rozov. In 1992, he graduated “Hamidrasha art college”. Between 2012 and 2014, Abady completed his master’s degree in History of Arts at the Faculty of Arts, Tel Aviv University.

In 1995, Abady presented Abady his debut solo show, “From Reality to Myth – Nijinsky,” that focused on the life and appearance of Russian choreographer and dancer Vaslav Nijinsky.

Abady exhibited his series the “Hannah Arendt Project” in 2005 at the Jewish Museum of Frankfurt and other places. In 2010, seven works from the series were presented at Beth Hatefutsoth museum in Tel Aviv in the exhibition, “Jewish Icons – Andy Warhol and Israeli artists”. In 2006 Abady began working on “Radu,” a series that concerns the late Israeli-Romanian poet and writer Radu Klapper.The series was presented in January 2012 in “Zadik Gallery” in Jaffa.

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In 2018, Abady began to create the series “The Burning Heat and the Donkey’s Scream”, dedicated to the historical visit of the Jewish poet, Paul Celan, to Israel (October 1969). The series is part of a joint initiative of Tel Aviv University and Stanford University to mark the 50th anniversary of Celan’s visit. In the series, Abady integrates the image, poetry, and dramatic life of Celan with the poet’s experience in East Jerusalem. Abady collects words and phrases from the poem, “The Burning Heat”, which is part of the Jerusalem song cycle written by Celan in conjunction to his visit, (“The burning heat / counts us together / in the ass’s braying, before Absalom’s tomb…”). The works include words and captions in Arabic and other languages as well as images of historic sites in East Jerusalem. In addition, playing role in the series the donkey images, portraits of Celan and Ilana Shmueli his Chernivtsi youth friend who accompanied him while he was traveling in Israel and more. Abady chooses to emphasize the Levantine / Arab side of the visit of Celan, a side that was not expressed in Celan’s poems nor in the references to his visit over the years. The Celan series links Abady’s previous series, including, his German – Jewish series (“The Arendt Project,” “My Other Germany,” “Augusta Victoria”) and the more recent series, “Back to the Levant”.

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Shy Ranked on the list of most popular Painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Israel. Shy Abady celebrates birthday on September 24 of every year.