Sara Shahak

Sara Shahak, 1954, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Artist of 'AIDA '- Association of Israeli Decorative Arts

Experience:
2011 – Present Curator at Ashdod museum (Korin Mamman), Ashdod, Israel.
2010 – Present Guiding artists groups for art exhibitions, Ashdod museum (Korin Mamman), Ashdod, Israel
1996-2006 Teaching at The Goldsmith and Jewelry School, Kfar Saba, Israel

Education:
Since 2007 Attending classe with Esther Knobel.
2005 - 2008 Attended master classes with Philip Sajet; Johanna Dahm, Hellen Britton, Giovanni Corvaja, Georg Dobler, at Poriya Studio, Israel
1999-2000 Antique collection and art evaluation, Shorashim Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
1993-1998 Goldsmith and Jewelry School, Kfar Sava, Israel
1986-1993 Sculpture in clay, Beit Halohem Studio, Tel Aviv, Israel.
1974-1979 Bible Studies and Hebrew Literature, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Awards
2011 ‘Designed in Israel 4’, Design Museum, Holon, Israel. Awarded “The Golden Star for design excellence”

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2013 “Against the Evil Eye”. Curating and exhibiting. . Ashdod Museum (Korin mamman), Israel. Curators: Yael Wiesel. Sara Shahak | CraftBoston 2013, Boston MA, USA | BIJOUX 2013 - contemporary jewelry- Norton Museum, West Palm Beach, USA | Bet Am Shalom Craft Show - White Plains, NY | CraftBoston 2012, Boston MA, USA | BIJOUX
2012 Contemporary jewelry- Norton Museum, West Palm Beach, USA | Moriah Congregation, Deerfield IL. USA | “With this Ring”-Wedding Ceremonies in Contemporary Art- Beit Hatfutsot, Tel Aviv. Ashdod Museum (Korin mamman) , Israel Curators: Raz Samira,Yael Wiesel.
2011 Bet Am Shalom Craft Show - White Plains, NY | “Seeing Music”- Ashdod Museum (Korin mamman) , Israel | Museum Store Association Expo, Chicago, USA| ‘Designed in Israel 4’, Design Museum, Holon, Israel | CraftBoston 2011, Boston MA, USA | VIII International Baltic Jewellery Show "Amber Trip", Vilnius, Lithuania | CraftBoston , Boston MA, USA –”Od Me’ at” (‘Less is More’) – The Zaritski Artists’ House – Tel Aviv, Israel | One Of A Kind – NYC, USA | GA - Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | ‘RINGS’ – Gallery OR, Tel Aviv, Israel | ‘Sequences; Identities’, Israeli jewelry 5, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel | “Hot stuff”, ‘The Key’- ”- Ashdod Museum , Israel | CraftBoston
2010 Boston MA, USA(Korin mamman) | Moriah Congregation, Deerfield IL. USA | Holon Design Institute – “magic sticks” – “Knitting with silver”. Holon, Israel Ashdod Museum (Korin mamman), - “Warp and Weft’ – “With this signet ring…” Ashdod, Israel | Art
2009 Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto
2008 Philadelphia Museum of Art and Craft, Philadelphia, USA | ‘YOFI’, Clotworthy Arts Centre, Ireland | ‘YOFI’ , Manchester Craft and Design Centre, England
2007 ‘YOFI’ - Flow Gallery, London | 008 - Ashdod Museum of Art, ‘Queens’ Jewelry ‘, Israel | Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Canada-Israel Committee, Toronto, Canada
2006 Simgallery, "Head Cover" - Megadim, Israel
2005 Simgallery, “ZipArt” - Megadim, Israel | Eretz Israel Museum, ‘Beaten Gold’, Tel Aviv, Israel | SOFA NY – by Sienna Gallery – New York, USA | Ashdod Museum of Art - ‘Walking on eggshells’, Israel | Holon Design Institute- “Colors” – “Gold” “Silver”. Holon, Israel.
2004 The Design institute (Meirov) – “Boarders”, Holon, Israel | High touch Gallery - “Masques” Herzlia, Israel |  SOFA Exposition – AIDA Association of Israel's Decorative Arts, Chicago, USA
2002 Design institution, ‘Spices and Aromas’, Holon
2001 Arte&Arte, ‘Free Wefts’- “Bridal Sleeve” - Como, Italy | The Diamonds Museum, Israel 

Galleries:
Petroff Gallery, Toronto, Canada | Flow Gallery, London, England | Skirball Cultured Center, Los Angeles, USA | Julie Artisan! Gallery, NY, USA | Rosebud, Soho, NY, USA | Electrum Gallery - London, England | Victoria & Albert Museum Gallery - London.

2011 “Beresheet Design” - Orly Robinson, Zila Yaron, Miskal publication (Yediot Sefarim), Israel
2009 “The Compendium Of Contemporary Jewellery Makers”, by Andy Lim, Darling Publications, Germany
2008 “National Jeweler” – “Israel’s Gems”, May
2005 Art & antiques Magazine, by Bobbie Leigh

Rosenbaum Contemporary, Boca Raton FL, USA
Petroff Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Flow Gallery, London, England
Eretz Israel Museum Shop, Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv Museum Of Art Shop, Israel
Israel museum shop, Jerusalem, Israel
The Open Museum Shop, Tefen. Israel
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum store, NYC, USA
Maryhill Museum of Art shop, Goldendale, Washington, USA
The Open Museum shop, Tefen, Israel
Julie Artisan, New York NY, USA
“ROSEBUD”- Soho, NYC, NY. USA
Vis a Vis, Melbourne, Australia
Skirball Cultured Center, Los Angeles, USA

2002 - 2003 Electrum Gallery - London, England
2001 - 2002 Victoria & Albert Museum store - London, England