David Adika
David Adika is an Israeli photographer and educator.
Biography
David Adika was born in Jerusalem in 1970. He lives and works in Tel Aviv. Adika graduated from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in 1997, receiving BFA. He received MFA in 2004, graduating from joint educational program of Bezalel Academy of Art and Design and Hebrew University Advanced Studies Program. He was appointed head of photography department of Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in January 2018.Academic roles
- 1999–present: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. Professor.
- 2004–present: Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Ramat Gan. Professor
- 2010–present: School of the Arts Campus Arison, Tel Aviv. Head of the Visual Arts Department.
- 2018–present: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem. Head of Department of Photography.
Exhibitions
Solo
- 2016 Table studies - Museo Morandi, Bologna.
- 2014 As In Water Face Reflects Face - Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga.
- 2013 As In Water Face Reflects Face - The Open Lens Gallery, Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2012 Equator - The Open Lens Gallery, The Gershman Y, University of the Arts, Philadelphia
- 2011 Oululu - East Central Gallery, London
- 2010 Living Room - Helena Rubinstein Pavilion, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
- 2009 Every Monkey is a Gazelle in Its Mother’s Eyes - Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2007 Come Thou Beauty - 3 solo shows, The Art Gallery, University of Haifa
- 2006 Fix - Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2006 After Winter Must Come Spring - Q! Gallery, Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Visual Art
- 2005 In–Out - Ashdod Museum of Art, Monart Center
- 2004 Multi-Function - Graduation Show, Bezalel Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2004 Will It Shine - Kav 16 Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2004 Works - Neta Eshel – House for Art, Caesarea
- 2003 Mahogany - Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya
- 2002 Mother Tongue/Portraits - Hagar Gallery, Jaffa
- 2002 Sacker Garden - Oranim Gallery, Tivon
- 2001 Lifestyle - Borochov Gallery, Tel Aviv; in collaboration with the Photography Department Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem
Group
- To the East -Orientalism in the Arts in Israel - Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- Tel Aviv-Glasgow-Tel Aviv - Bezalel Gallery, Tel Aviv, in cooperation with GSA
- Mother Tongue - Museum of Art, Ein Harod
- Matter of Taste - The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- Alphabet - Israelisk Samtidskonst, Kristinehamns Konstmuseum, Sweden
- Lets Food - Bat Yam Museum of Art, Bat Yam
- Omanut Haaretz - Festival, Tel Aviv
- Animal, Vegetable, Mineral - Bezalel Gallery, Tel Aviv
- Pets - Time for Art – Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv
- In Days Gone By, At this Time - Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv
- The Scream 2 - Homage Exhibition to Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”, Kav 16 Gallery, Tel Aviv
- Prizes in Art and Design from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport - 2004, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
- Artic 7 - Recipients of the Sharett scholarship for Young Israeli Artists, The Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan
- Yona at Bezalel - Issues in Contemporary Curating, Bezalel Gallery, Tel Aviv
- Reunion - Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 3rd Generation - Photography in Estate of Identity Crises, Minshar Gallery, Tel Aviv
- Present Now, Omanut Haaretz Festival - Reading Power Station, Tel Aviv
- Incorrigible Young & Restless Romantics, Noga Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv
- El Hama’ayan - The Yarkon Stream as a Cross-Section in the Israeli Metropolis, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
- Through the Object - The Open Museum of Photography, Tel Hai Industrial Park
- Somewhere Better Than this Place - Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv
- The Rear - The 1st Herzliya Biennial of Contemporary Art, Herzliya
- New Acquisitions - Haifa Museum of Contemporary Art, Haifa
- Territoires - The 6th Biennale of International Photography, Liege - Belgium
- Watermelons - Rubin Museum, Tel Aviv
- David and the Girls - POV Festival of Contemporary Photography, Tel Aviv
- 4 Openings in Israeli Art - Salame Gallery, Tel Aviv
- Faces: Inside and Out - Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
- Maximalism - Avni Institute - Tel Aviv
- Solace - Inga Gallery, Tel Aviv
- Tel Aviv Time, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv
- Looking In, Looking Out - The Window in Art, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- Memoria Technica - eastcentral gallery, London
- Stop Making Sense - Oslo Fine Art Society
- Shelf Life - Haifa Museum of Art
- With This Ring - Beth Hatefutsoth, Tel Aviv
- True Colors - Soho Gallery, London. The Cube Gallery, Manchester
- Jerusalem Beach - The Artists’ Studios - Art Cube Gallery, Jerusalem
- Nimrod’s Descendants - Jerusalem Artists’ House Gallery, Jerusalem
- The Winners - The Minister of Culture Award for Fine-Art Artist, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport, Jerusalem. Petach-Tikava museum of Contemporary Art
- Making Room, Contemporary Israeli Photography, From the Museum Collection - Tel Aviv Museum Of Art,
- Archive - Fresh Paint Art Fair, Special Project
- Lot's Wife - The Photographic Gaze, The Open Museum of Photography
- Curator - Yona Fischer, Beginnings of Collection, Ashdod Museum of Art, Monart Center
- Human Nature - Braverman Gallery, Tel Aviv
- Night Stamp - "Beit Ha'ir museum", Tel Aviv
- Regarding Africa: Contemporary Art and Afro-Futurism. Tel Aviv Art Museum.
Scholarships and awards
- The Minister of Culture Award for Fine Art Artist, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport, Jerusalem, 2011
- The Jack Nailor Award for Photography, Haifa Film Festival, 2011
- Sharet Scholarship, America-Israel Cultural Foundation, 2005
- Young Artist Award, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport, Jerusalem, 2004
- P.S.S. Pilot Summer School, Glasgow School of Arts, Scotland Foreign Ministry and British Council, 2003
- Dean’s Award, yearly scholarship, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, 1996
- Dean’s Award, yearly scholarship, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, JerusalemMulti-Function, Graduation, 1995