Department of Visual Communication
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Graphic designer, creator and head of Bezalel’s undergraduate Department of Visual Communication. Specializes in complex systems design, typography, book design, and branding for public, cultural, arts, and architectural institutions. Founding partner of Studio Gimmel 2, which has been operating in the local and international design field for over a decade and a half. Recipient of several awards, including the DAM Best Architectural Book Award, Tokyo TDC, and the Ministry of Culture Design Prize. Holds a B.Des. in Visual Communication from Bezalel and is pursuing a Master’s degree in the Program in Gender Studies at Bar Ilan University.
Zeev Engelmayer is an artist, illustrator, comic book artist, performer, activist, and lecturer in the Department of Visual Communication at Bezalel.
Zeev's work is published in the national and alternative press over the years . He creates illustrated books, independent comic books and animated projects .
His Works feature in many exhibitions in galleries and museums in Israel and around the world, recently his retrospective exhibition at the City Hall Museum in Tel Aviv was selected for "Exhibition of the Year 2016".
A retrospective book of his illustrations and works was published by "Am Oved" publishing house And in 2016 the book "Journey to Vulgaria" was published, which brings together his alternative work.
He won many awards and participated in projects with international artists, as well as with fashion designers who created works inspired by his works. And also collaborates with actors, filmmakers and musicians.
Zeev served as a judge in design competitions and as a member of a recognition committee on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Sports, Museums and Plastic Arts.
Often appears in the character of "Shoshke", a comic book character he drew, through which he creates shows and activist actions to promote tolerance. Shoshke has received recognition and publicity, and articles have been written about her in the press and in academic journals in Israel and around the world.
In 2019, Engelmayer won the "Walking Man" award from the Tel Aviv Municipality for his activist acts against incitement and racism and entered the "100 Influencers of Israel" list for 2019 by "Der Marker" magazine.
Judith Asher is a designer illustrator artist and lecturer.
In her work she explores the tension between images form and content.
She is a graduate with honours from the Visual Communication Department, the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem and has an M.A. in Visual Communication from the Royal College of Art, London.
She won the Ministry of Culture, Science and Sport Award for 2002 and three awards from the American Friends of Israel Association, the Sandberg Illustration Award and the Felheim Typography Award.
She has lectured at various academic institutions including the University of Der Kunst Berlin, Germany; the High School of Design Kolding, Denmark; The School of Art and Design Otis, California, USA.
In 2011, she was elected as a research representative for "The Face of the Digital Age" at the Royal College of Art, London.
Her works have been exhibited widely and in 2020 she took up residency at the Hansen House in Jerusalem resulting in the exhibition "Living Life" .
She had a one woman show “fictional landscapes” in 2015 at the Beit Dror Gallery, Kibbutz Einat.
She has published several books, including ‘The Diary of an Infant’ published by Sifriyat Hapoalim and has worked with various clients from Israel, Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom and is currently working on a graphic novel.
Sharon Etgar (b. 1975) is an Israeli artist, whose practice includes painting and
collage-making.
Etgar is a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem (1997-2001)
as well as the Jerusalem Studio School for Painting and Drawing (2003-2007).
Etgar's work has been exhibited internationally and can be found in a wide range of public and private collections including the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers Univesity, New Jersey, and the Werner and Sarah-Ann Kramarsky Collection. Etgar lives and works in Tel Aviv and teaches at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem.
