Ya'acov Dorchin


Ya'acov Dorchin , also known as Yaacov Dorchin, is an Israeli sculptor and painter.

Biography

Dorchin was born in Haifa in Mandate Palestine in 1946. In 1967, he moved to Kibbutz Kfar HaHoresh.
In the 1980s, Dorchin began creating iron sculptures. He has lectured at the University of Haifa since 1991 and served as the head of the University's Art Department from 1997 to 2001.
As of 2020, Dorchin is the Artistic Director of the Basis art school, a position he took in 2015.
In 1990 Dorchin exhibited at the Israeli Pavilion in Venice Biennale.

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