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ANCA LAXER
 | Biography: Anca Laxer
12B Vitkin St.
Haifa
Tel:04-8255505
E-mail: ancal@netvision.net.il
PERSONAL DATA
Born in Bucharest, Romania
Bachelor degree in Architecture, Bucharest, Romania
Resided in Canada, 1974-1986, Canadian Citizen
Since 1986, residing in Israel
Few professional achievements
1975
* first group art exhibition in Canada (Hawksbury, Ontario)
1976 –1977
* solo exhibition at “Red House Gallery” (Hudson,Quebec)
*one artist show sponsored by Rothesay Area Heritage Trust,(Rothesay, New Brunswick)
* Annual exhibition at “Sunbury Shore Art Center “( St. Andrew, New Brunswick)
* One artist show at “Barbara Bustin Gallery”(St.John, New Brunswick)
1978
*42nd Maritime Annual Jurried Exhibition,Dalhausie University ( Halifax,Nova Scotia)
*one artist show at “Lytesome Gallery”, (Antigonish, Nova Scotia)
1980
* two artists show at “Great George Street Gallery” with Gail Rutherford (Charllottetown, Prince Edward Island)
*Cultural Exchange- with Visby, Sweden- group exhibition sponsored and organized by G.G.S.G.(Charlottetown, P.E.I.)
1982
*Island Visual Artists 82- Holland College School of Visual Arts(Charlottetown,P.E.I.)
*Hired by CBC as artist in Courthouse
* design and execution – a mural painting 50/5m for a fitness center
* teaching art for children and adults
*conducting special Workshops for art teachers in public schools
(Charlottetown,P.E.I.)
1983
* Art works purchased by Canada Council Art Bank( Ottawa, Ontario)
* Design and organized ”ART-DANCE 83” a summer program for children with the dancer and dance teacher Julea Currie
* Commissioned by Secretary of State, in Ottawa to create a serie of paintings inspired by personal experience as an immigrant woman
1984
* teaching art for children through Brockville Board of Education(Brockville, Ontario)
* commissioned for art work for different local, private companies, in Brockville
1986
*Alliah (immigration) to Israel
* participated in Annual Spring Art Fair in Ein Hod
* participated in New Immigrants Art Exhibition held in Haifa Theater's Lobby
Presently, living in Haifa, working in Mane-Katz Museum, and as a visual artist, writing poetry,( member of “VOICES”-Israel Group of Poets in English.)and very interested and actively involved in digital art and web design.
This particular piece is part of a series called: "please,do not touch".
its source of inspiration being my act... to see complete biography, click on artists name Country: Israel Birthyear: 1946 Media: watercolor, drawings,digital art Style: fantasy Subjects: people, portraits and characters, distorted objects,compositions with people placed in unusual settings |
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