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Curatorship

1980 onwards Curator of exhibitions by various artists in various art aspects, and\or writers of texts for their catalogs. Among the exhibitions that were curated: "Leah Nikkle – paintings, Menasheh Kadishman – drawings and sculptures", "About The Truth: paintings of Anat Ben-Shaul, Pamela Levi, Merrilu Levin and Haya Ran" "The Israelies: The Photographs of Shuka Glutman, Avi Ganor, Adi Ness and Micha Kirshner". "Is This The Place: the paintings of Rene R. Bekin". Among the texts that were written to artists: texts to Ayana Wirtheim-Friedman, Avishai Ayal, Avi Shaham, Edwin Salomon, Haya Ran, Ziva Netanel, Sara Harruti-Katz, David Fine.

1980 – 1981
Art Director and Curator of Hakibbutz Gallery, Tel Aviv (jointly with Dov Or-Ner and Ya'akov Heffetz) (there isn't an exact documentation of the curatorship up until 1998)

1980 – 1998
Curator of exhibitions by various artists in various art spaces

1998
Curator of the exhibition: "Kol Ha'Kavod – Human dignity and Representation of the "Other" in contemporary Israeli Art" for the Art Museum Forum. The exhibition was presented in Janco Dada Museum, Ein Hod; Bat Yam Ben Ari Museum; Ashdod Museum; Arad Museum; Kfar Saba City Gallery; The Gallery in the Art workshop, Yavneh (catalog)
Curator of Miki Tropper installation exhibition at the Avraham Baron University Gallery, Ben Gurion University of The Negev, Be'er Sheva (catalog).

1999
Curator of Ziva Netanel solo exhibition: "Waiting for Silence to Come", Janco Dada Museum, Ein Hod (catalog)
Curator of Ruth Kestenbaum Ben-Dov solo exhibition: "In The Body of The Text", Janco Dada Museum, ein Hod (catalog)
Curator of Avishai Eyal's solo exhibition: "Word Landscapes"at the Avraham Baron University Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva (catalog) 

2000
The exhibition of Asam Abu-Shakra and Tzivi Geva: "Molds of Their Homeland", in Avraham Baron Gallery, Ben Gurion 
University of the Negev. Curators: Haim Ma'or and students of the curatorship course (catalog)

2001
The exhibition of Maya Cohen Levi and Yadid Rubin: "Ordering the World", in Avraham Baron Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Curators: Haim Ma'or and students of the curatorship course (catalog)
Curator of Miriam Brook-Cohen solo exhibition: "Mapressions Loci", The Museum of Art, Ein Harod (catalog)

2002
"Women Who Paint: Contemporary Israeli Realism", at the Avraham Baron Art Gallery at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Curators: Haim Ma'or with students from the curatorship course (catalog)
Curator of "The Voice of Ishmael", City Gallery, Rehovot (catalog)
Curator of "The Boundaries of Sculpture" (with Prof. Haim Finkelstein and Ruth Offek) at the Avraham Baron Gallery at The Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva; at The Open Museum in Teffen and at Omer Museum (catalog)
Curator of "Moshik Lin: Caricatures and Illustrations", at the Avraham Baron Gallery, at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva (folder)

2003
Curator of "Tzvi Nahor: A Selection of Photos from the 60's to the 90's", The Gallery at Beit Ha'Student, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva (folder) 
Curator of "Lahav Ha'Levi: Double Meaning", The Menza Gallery at Beit Ha'Student, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva (folder)
Curator of "Yokhai Bar-On: A Selection of Prints", at the staff club Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva (folder)
Curator of "Anat Ben Shaul: A Selection of Paintings", at the Gallery of The Senate, Ben Gurion University of the Negev (folder)
"Marked Landscapes: 'Landscape-Place' in Contemporary Israeli Art", at the Senate Gallery and at Avraham Baron Art Gallery at Ben Gurion University of the Negev (catalog)
Curator of: "Michell Kishka: Black Coffee First Thing in the Morning", at the staff-club Gallery and at the Learning Center at The Beit Ha'Student, Ben Gurion University of the Negev (folder)
Curator of: "Ilana Ravak: Sunsets in Red", at the Menza Gallery at the Beit Ha'Student, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva (folder)
Curator of: "Reuven Kadim: "here, From The Tigris River to the Pillars of Hercules", at the Senate Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva
Curator of "Farid Abu-Shakra: "Cats and Plates" at the Avraham Baron Art Gallery at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva (catalog) 

2004
Curator of: "Addicted to Art" (with Avril Siboni), at the Senat Gallery, Ben Gurion university of the Negev (catalog)
Curator of: "Yair Barak: Selected works 2000 – 2003" at the Menza Gallery at the Beit Ha'Student, Ben GUrion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva (folder)
Curator of "Shai Aloni: The Veterans" at the Learning Center at the Beit Ha'Student, Ben gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva (folder)
Curator of "Avner Katz: Wallpapers for Petrarka", at the Staff-Club Gallery and in the Learning Center at the Beit Ha'Student, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva (folder)
"Uniform Ltd. Soldier Representations in Contemporary Israeli Art", at the Senate Gallery, Ben Gurion University of The Negev. Curators: Haim Ma'or and students from the Curatorship course (catalog)
"COSMOPOLImmigrant: The Reflection of Self by Immigrant Artists from Former USSR in Contemporary Israeli Art", at the Avraham Baron Art Gallery at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva. Curators: Haim Ma'or and students from the Curatorship course (catalog)
Curator of "From the Mouth of the River Tigris: Works by Sara Nissim", at the Menza Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev (catalog)
Curator of the exhibition: "Invisible: Gazes on Nurit David's Paintings", at the Senate Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, (catalog)
Curator of the exhibition: "Money and Blood: an Installation by Shuka Glutman", at the Avraham Baron Art Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, (catalog)
Curator of exhibition: "Elegy: Aliza Orbakh Photographs", at the Learning Center Gallery, Beit Ha'Student, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, (catalog)

2005
Curator of exhibition: "Sand and Stone: David Fine and Yehudit Mayer", at the Avraham Baron Art Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, (catalog)
"Mystics Here and Now: Representations of Cabalism and Spirituality in Contemporary Art in Israel", at five spaces around the campus (Avraham Baron Art Gallery, The Senate Gallery, the Menza Gallery, The Learning Center Gallery and at The Staff-Club Gallery) at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva , Curators: Haim Ma'or and students from the curatorship course (catalog)

2006
Curator of exhibition: "Autumn 2005-2006 cluster: Alima: works on paper; Erica Weisz-Schviger: Fibers of Life Yossi Lemel: Visual Terror; Daniela Meller: Signs; Uri Fink: Zbeng Plus", at five Galleries around the campus of Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva. (catalog)
"Illness Report: Representations of the injured or ill Body in the Works of Contemporary Artists in Israel", at the Avraham Baron 
Art Gallery, at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Curators: Haim Ma'or and students from the curatorship course (catalog)
Curator of exhibition: "Heal Me Now", at the Artist House, Tel Aviv (catalog)

2007
Curator of exhibition: "Neomi Siman-Tov: A Selection of Paintings", at the Senat Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev
"Embroideries: Embroidery and Calligraphy in the Works of Contemporary Artists in Israel", at the Senate Gallery and at the Avraham Baron Art Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Curators: Haim Ma'or and students from the curatorship course (catalog)
Curator of exhibition: "Ariel Asseo: Selected Paintings", at the Senate Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev,(catalog)
Curator of exhibition: Khader Oshah: Selected Works", at the Senate Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, (catalog) 

2008
"Souvenirs: Repressed Historical and Personal Memory in the works of Israeli and Polish Artists", at the Senate Gallery and at the Avraham Baron Art Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Curators: Ms. Theresa Smikhovska, Prof. Haim Finkelstein and Prof. Haim Ma'or (catalog)
"Bags of Memories", a group exhibition at the Beit Ha'Omanim, Tel Aviv, (catalog) 
"Michael Kovner: In The Presence of a Cliff", at the Senate Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev (catalog)
"Avishai Eyal: The Eyes of Thrissur" at the Avraham Baron Art Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev (catalog)

2009
"Assaf Romano: Bubbles and Reflections", at the Senate Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev (catalog)
"Itschak de Lange: Nephilim", at the Senate Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev (catalog)
"Last Edition: Newspaper as Art Material in Contemporary Israeli Art", at the Avraham Baron Art Gallery and at the Senat Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev (catalog)
"The Family: Haim Ma'or and Khader Oshah", Open University Gallery, Raanana. Curator: Haim Maor (catalog)

2010
Other Voices: The Works of Sara Nissim, Open University 
Gallery, Raanana. Curator: Haim Maor (catalog)
The "Old Man": David Ben-Gurion and His Legacy in the Mirror of Israeli Art,at the Avraham Baron Art Gallery and at the Senat Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Curators: Haim Ma'or and students from the curatorship course (catalog)
Which depends on: Moshe Kofferman - Assaf Rommano. Ha'kibbutz Gallery, Tel Aviv.
 
2011 
Halutza: Dafna Nissim and Neta Elkayam, at the Avraham Baron Art Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Curator: Haim Maor (catalog)
I Am a Romanian: The Bucharest – Tel Aviv Route,  at the Avraham Baron Art Gallery and at the Senat Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Curators: Haim Maor and students from the curatorship course (catalog)
Ruth Kestenbaum Ben-Dov: Facing Inward (Works 1992-2011), at the Senat Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Curator: Haim Maor. (catalog)

2012 
Itschak de Lange  -  Delonix Regia and the Colloss - Mont Fort, Zaritsky Artists House, Tel Aviv.
Portraits of Cain - Representations of Others in Israeli Contemporary Art, at the Avraham Baron Art Gallery and at the Senat Gallery, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Curators: Haim Maor and students from the curatorship course (catalog)
Khader Oshah: The Arab Spring, Umm el-Fahem Art Gallery, (catalog) 
 
2013
"Like Animals” – Contemporary Art Exhibition,  Zaritsky Artists House, Tel Aviv.
"Magic of the Cosmos" Carasso science park, Beer Sheva.

"Haim Finkelstein: Temporal Strata",  Zaritsky Artists House, Tel Aviv. 
"Margalit Shelly: Missing Carpets", Gallery 'al hagiva', Meitar.
 
2014

"Shimon Pinto: Desert Prayer," Senate Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev [catalog]
"Broken Beads: Contemporary Artists on Their Moroccan Identity," Senate Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Curators: Prof. Haim Maor and students [catalog]
"Linda Bar-On: We and the Beasts," Senate Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev [catalog]
"Portraits: Zvi Lachman, Yuri Katz, Assaf Romano", Trumpeldor gallery, the old town of Beersheba, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev [catalog]


2015

"Miklatim (Shelters): Rita Leistner, Orit Vishay, Ziva Yalin", The Senate Gallery and the Abraham Baron Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Curetors: Haim Maor [Catalogue]

"Overtime: Art works by Members of the Faculty and Staff in honor of 45 years to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev", The Senate Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Curetors: Haim Maor and students [Catalogue]

"Seeing the Light: Light in Contemporary Art in Israel", Trumpeldor Gallery – Art Center, The Old City Beer Sheva. Curator: Haim Maor [Catalogue]

"Nora Stanciu: Maiastra", The Israeli Art Museum, Ramat Gan. Curator: Haim Maor [Catalogue]

"Pulp and Fiction", Trumpeldor Gallery – Art Center, The Old City Beer Sheva Curator: Dalia Manor, Luara Behar, Haim Maor [Exhibition and Catalogue in collaboration with The Negev Museum of Art, Negev Artists House and The Train Yard' – engine 70414 Compound, Beer Sheva]

"Laly Cohen: Examining the Kidneys and the Heart", A Gallery on the Hill, .Metar.

"Dudu Palma and Shimon Pinto: For a Unique North - South", Beit Uri and Rami Nehushtan, Ashdot Ya'akov Meuchad. Curator: Haim Maor [catalogue]

"Garments: Ruth Dorrit Yacoby & Buthaina Abu Milhem", The Senate Gallery Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Curetor: Haim Maor [Catalogue]

"Rami Yerushalmi: South to South", The Abraham Baron Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Curetor: Haim Maor

"Bilha Aharoni: Tethys Sea", Trumpeldor Gallery – Art Center, The Old City Beer Sheva. Curator: Haim Maor [Catalogue]


2016

"Field Guides in the Mirror of Contemporary Israeli Art",  The Senate Gallery, George Shrut Visitors' Center, Samuel and Milada Ayrton University Center, The Marcus Family Campus, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Be'er Sheva + Trumpeldor Gallery – Art Cent, old city Beer Sheva. Curators: Prof. Haim Maor and students of the curatorial course. [Catalogue]
"Naomi Leshem: Frozen Sands", Trumpeldor Gallery – Art Center, The Old City, Be'er Sheva. [Catalogue]
"Amit Cabessa: Paintings",
The Senate Gallery, George Shrut Visitors' Center, Samuel and Milada Ayrton University Center, The Marcus Family Campus,
 Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Be'er Sheva. [Book]
"Arie Jacoby: A Look from Above, A View from the Side", Avraham Baron Art Gallery, Zalman Aranne Central Library, The Marcus Family Campus,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
 Be'er Sheva


.2017

Tseno Ureno: Israeli Women Artists Reflect on their Religious and Gender Identity, Senate Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva. Curators: Prof. Maor Haim and the Curatorial Course Students [catalogue] 

 Art in Migration, Avraham Baron Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva. Curators: Prof. Maor Haim & Prof. Lulia Mirsky [catalogue]

Moshe Shai: They say it was happy here, Trumpeldor Gallery – Art Center, The Old City, Be'er-Sheva. Curators: Prof. Maor Haim

Hava Mehutan: Angels and monsters, Trumpeldor Gallery – Art Center, The Old City, Be'er-Sheva. Curators: Prof. Maor Haim


2017-2018 

Linda Bar-On: Eastwars and Westwards, Senate Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva. Curator: Prof. Maor Haim [catalogue]

 Hilla Spitzer: Paintings from Be'er Sheva, Avraham Baron Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva. Curator: Prof. Maor Haim [catalogue]


2018

Martha Rieger: Oasis, Trumpeldor Gallery – Art Center, The Old City, Be'er-Sheva. Curators: Prof. Maor Haim [catalogue]

Roni Taharlev: Undressing the Nude, Senate Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva. Curator: Prof. Maor Haim [catalogue]

Avi A. Katz: Be’er Sheva Line, Avraham Baron Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva. Curator: Prof. Maor Haim [catalogue]
 All in the Family: Family Legacy in Israeli Art, Senate Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva. Curators: Prof. Maor Haim and the Curatorial Course Students [catalogue]
"Buthina Abu Milhem: A Lamentation of Threads and Pins", The Umm el-Fahem Art Gallery. Curator: Prof. Haim Maor [Book]
Scenes from a Horror Movie: Katerina Tiktinsky and Alex Tubis","
Senate Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Curator: Prof. Haim Maor [catalogue]
"Digi Dekel: Silent Noise", Trumpeldor Gallery – Art Center, The Old City of Beer Sheva.  Curator: Prof. Haim Maor [catalogue]
"Maya Haimovich: The Broken Quilt", Senate Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Curator: Prof. Haim Maor [catalogue]
Shiran Berkovich: “Role Model – Women Larger than Life", Avraham Baron Art Gallery, Zalman Aranne Central Library. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Curator: Prof. Haim Maor [catalogue]

2019

Talking Rags, Senate Gallery, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er-Sheva. Curator: Prof. Maor Haim and Nora (Eleonora) Stanciu [catalogue]


2020
Daniella Meller: A Packed Life, Trumpeldor Gallery – Art Center, The Old City, Be'er-Sheva. Curator: Prof. Maor Haim [catalogue]

2022
Khader Oshah: Drawing  on Skin, Umm el-Fahem Art Gaiiery  Curator: Prof. Maor Haim [book]

Curatorship