The Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv is hosting between May 15- July 28, 2017, the exhibition ”A big story in a small world” by Israeli artist with Romanian roots, Gila Miller.
The exhibition is comprised of small and medium size works created on paper, wood and textile material, that express moments and memories from daily family life in Israel, emphasizing the special symbolism created by the artist and recurrent in all her works.
The opening of the exhibition took place on May 18, 2017, at 18:00.
During the exhibition, the public will have the opportunity to discover within a small scale work a vast symbolist universe, inspired by instances of religion, language and the double identitary roots that the artist shares between her anchorage in the Israeli identity and her Romanian roots.
The exhibition is open to the public Monday - Thursday 10:00 - 16:00 hrs at Romanian Cultural Institute, Tel Aviv, 8 Shaul Hamelech blvd., 6th floor, as well as during the events organized at the RCI Tel Aviv gallery during this period.
Guided tours of the exhibition, in the presence of the artist, will take place as follows:
Thursday, July 6th, between 17:00 - 19:30
Friday, July 7th, between 10:00-12:00
Friday, July 14th, between 10:00-12:00
Gila Miller is an Israeli artists with Romanian family roots. She holds a B.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Haifa and a M.A. in Judaism and Jewish Art from the Scheter Institute of Jewish Studies. She has conducted various research studies in Jewish Art and contemporary Judaism at the Bar Ilan University.
Gila Miller works in drawing, painting, woodcut and textile materials, seeking in her work to explore identity, memory and connection to location.
She has participated in numerous exhibitions both in Israel, Modiin Artist's house group exhibitions, curated by: Gabi Yair, Doron Adar, Alejandra Okret , and abroad: Romania National Peasant’s Museum in Bucharest, Portugal, Italy and Spain.
“I create, exhibit and engage members of our unique community which represents diverse Jewish lifestyles, in varied art projects as part of the educational system of Modiin.” (Gila Miller)
