Tanya Preminger
Born 12 November 1944 Education Master of Arts (M.A.), Surikov Academy of Fine Arts, Moscow Occupation(s) Artist, sculptor Known for Land Art, Ephemeral art, stone sculpture
Tanya Preminger (Hebrew : טניה פרמינגר ), is an artist working in various media: environmental art , site-specific art , ephemeral art , sculpture, installation and photography. She is mostly known for her land art projects and large-scale stone sculptures .
Her diverse body of work has been displayed internationally in numerous exhibitions and symposiums.
Biography
Tanya Preminger Novozilova was born in Taganrog , Russia. Her father was Nikolay Novozilov, a scientist and winner of the Lenin award , and her mother was Inna Prochaska, an engineer and a lecturer at the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow.
Tanya earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree from the Surikov Academy of Fine Arts , Moscow , Russia.
She married Osip Preminger, and the couple has 4 daughters. Since 1972 she lives, works and teaches in Israel .
Preminger works mainly in natural materials. Her early sculptures were done from clay, wood, and stone, and later she began including earth, grass, water, snow and other materials.
Tanya has presented dozens of solo exhibitions in Israel in various venues, including : The Negev Museum , Open Museum Omer, Ramat Gan Museum, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art , Lutshansky Museum, Painters and Sculptors Association Gallery , Tova Osman Gallery, Jerusalem Artists House , and Efrat Gallery.[ 1]
Preminger has participated in over 240 symposiums, competitions and group exhibitions worldwide.
Her monumental works and environmental projects are installed in more than 38 countries around the world.
In 2008 Preminger founded the “Green Gallery”- an open-air gallery for Land Art in Arsuf Kedem, Israel.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
"Woodhenge". 2007. Wood, iron, gravel. Height 320 Diameter 1100 cm. Furstenfeld, Austria.
"Mater Nostra". 1998. Marble. 100 x 200 x 100 cm. Anatalya, Turkey.
Awards
Year
Award
Competition
Country
2019
Excellence Award
“Spoonbill Cup” Public Art Exhibition[ 5]
China
2018
Honorable mention Prize
Arxan Cup International Ice Sculpture[citation needed
China
2016
Encouragement Prize
Ministry of Culture and Sport (Israel) Israel
2014
Third Place
Sculpture Snow Competition "SculpOLIMP"[ 6]
Moscow, Russia
2013
First Place
2nd International Sculpture Symposium of Mercosul
Bento Gonçalves,Brazil
2013
Second place
Open competition for snow and ice sculpture "Sculp-OLIMP"
Moscow, Russia
2011
Third Place
Chinese First International Public Sculpture Contest
China
2011
Special Selection Award
International Competition for Sea Art Festival [ 7] Busan, Korea
2011
First Place
Stone Sculpture Competition "Forma viva "
Slovenia
2010
Winner
"Nashe Otechestvo" Competition
Moscow, Russia
2010
Third place
International Snow Sculpture Competition
Valloire, France
2007
Second Place
International Sculpture Competition
"La Piera Musa Agreste", Italy
2003
First Place
Competition for Sculpture work "Mifal Hapais "
Israel
2003
Excellent Works Selection
International City Sculpture Exhibition
Fuzhou , China
2001
Sculptors Award
International Stone Sculpture Competition
San-Chung, South Korea
1999
First Place
International Stone Sculpture Competition
"Nantopietra" Nanto, Italy
1998
"Con Salud" Prize
International Biennale Sculpture Competition
Resistencia, Argentina
1997
First Place
International Stone Sculpture Competition
Fanano, Italy
1996
Third Place
International Stone Sculpture Competition
Caorle, Italy
1995
Outstanding Prize
International Stone Sculpture Competition[ 8]
Hualien, Taiwan
Grants
2013 Grant of “Artist” for Setouchi Trienale , Japan.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Pedvale Open Air Museum , Latvia.University of Houston , Texas, USA.Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts , Omaha, USA.
Selected works
“ROUND BALANCE” 2008 Soil, grass, 260x900x900 cm.
Saint-Flour , France.
[ 12] [ 13]
“MOTHERLAND” 2010 Earth,synthetic grass, polystyrene, 45x550x440 cm. Moscow, Russia.
“THE MOUNTAIN IS COMING TO MUHAMED” 2002 Marble, 160x250x110 cm. Vernon, Canada.
[ 12]
“STRATUM” 2013 Earth, grass, 6.5x28x18 m. Setouchi Triennale, Shamijima, Japan.
“KRONSHTADT” 2014 stones, granite, 50x580x350 cm. Kronshtadt, Russia.
“MADE BY GOD” 1999, stone ,130x120x110 cm. Le Vent des Forest, France.
[ 12]
“ECOLOGICAL MAN” 2017 rice straw, bamboo, chair, rope, telephone, 115 x 130 x 80 cm. Komdhara, India.
[ 12]
“RITUAL CUT” 2009 Earth, grass 4.5x60x75 m. Pedvale Open-Air Art Museum, Latvia.
“HARAKIRI” 2015 Installation Earth, Polyurethane, foam, 90x760x550 cm. Moscow Biennale, Russia.
“CONTAINERS” 2018 marble, 220x90x90 cm. 15x30X27 cm. Tongchuan, China.
“SOUP” 1995 Marble, spoon 23x20x20 cm. Israel
“WINDOW INTO ANOTHER WORLD” 1989 Soil, grass, mirror 90x500x300 cm. Givat-Brener, Israel.
“URAL” 2019 marble, 400x300x80 cm. Mramorskoe, Ural, Russia.
“BACK FLIP BRIDGE” 2009 Wood, 550x1850x80 cm. Massif du Sancy, France.
2020 “ Corona in the Green Gallery” Exhibition. Green Gallery - open air gallery for Environmental Art. Israel.
2020 International Stone Sculpture symposium. Ganey Tikva. Israel.
2020 Galkot International Sculpture Symposium. Baglung. Nepal.[ 14]
2019 The 3rd “Spoonbill Cup” Public Art Exhibition, China.
2019 ”The Marble Mile Festival”, Poleskoi, Ural, Russia.
2018 “China Tongchuan Xuanzang Road” international sculpture symposium. Tongchuan. China.
2018 FAD, El Primero Simposio Internacional de Esculturea. University of Mendoza. Argentina.
2018 International Stone Sculpture symposium .Maalot-Tarshiha. Israel.[ 15]
2017 “Winners of Ministry of Culture Prize Exhibition”, MOBY Museum, Bat Yam, Israel.[ 16]
2017 The 7th Beijing International Art Biennale, National Art Museum of China . China.
2017 International Land Art Residency, Narrative Movements Komdhara, Hooghly, India.
2016 “Bienal Internacional de Escultura Competition”, Resistencia. Argentina.[ 17]
2015 "Center of point is on the side". The sixth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow.[ 18] [ 19]
2013 “Setouchi Trienale”, International Exhibition. Sakaide. Japan.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
2012 "Hidden Cities" International ArtExpo, Koza Art Association, Istanbul, Turkey.
2011 "Sea art festival" Busan Biennale , Busan, Korea.[ 7]
2011 “100 years of Tsinghua University” International Exhibition . Beijing, China.
2009 “Ritual Cut” project. Artist Residence grant, Pedvale Open Air Art Museum , Latvia.
2009 "Horizons Rencontre Art Nature" International Exhibition, Massif du Sancy, France.[ 20]
2008 "La Piera Musa Agresti" Prize, Cultural Center Domo Dorossa, Italy.
2003 Fuzhow International Sculpture Exhibition. Fuzhow, China.
1995 International Female Biennale. Stockholm, Sweden.
1991 "Israel Contemporary Sculpture". Museum HRA, Japan.
1988 "40 from Israel". Brooklyn Museum, New York , USA.[ 21]
References
Art on Wry / Anne Marie Champagne Information Center of Israeli Art in The "Israel Museum" The Art Project "Tanya Preminger sculpture in Yoav Dagon Sculpture Garden" . 1985.Israeli Ministry of Education. Assignment for students about “Aliya”. "יצירות אמנות מציגות עלייה" (PDF) . Israeli Ministry of Education .
1000x Landscape Architecture . Germany: Verlagshaus-Braun. 2009. ISBN 978-3037680599 Van Uffelen, Chris (2012). 500 X ART IN PUBLIC, Masterpieces from the Ancient World to the Present . Germany: Brown. Waite, Claire (2006). The Sculpting Techniques Bible . Ondon: Brown. ISBN 978-0785821427 Williams, Arthur (2004). The Sculpture Reference: Contemporary Techniques, Terms, Tools, Materials And Sculpture . Sculpture Books. ISBN 978-0975538302 Pierluigi, Nicolin (2003). Dictionary of Today's Landscape Designers . SKIRA. ISBN 978-8884914200 Hargreaves, George (2006). Designed Landscape Forum. Spacemaker Press . Spacemaker Press. ISBN 978-1888931129 Dempsey, Amy (2021). Destination Art . Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500295601 Milman, Vitali (2021). Three outstanding women artists: Lydia Mandel, Ira Reichwarger, and Tanya Preminger. Vitali Milman . ISBN 979-8716748378 Tanya Preminger : Zvi Noam art gallery, May 1985 . Israel: Zvi Noam. 1985.Ural, Omer (29 Sep 2017). "She's been carving 'peace' on marble for half a century" . AA news . "PARTICIPANT / TANYA PREMINGER" . KHOJ International Artist Association . Bangalore, India."Tanya Preminger" . PALATIA ART Kunst Braucht Organisation ." . Official Maalot Tarshiha municipality website . 2008."A collection of works by the artist Tanya Preminger" . Art Portal . 2007."Three horns by Tanya Preminger project" . The Jerusalem foundation . 1992."Artist Tanya Preminger" . Ganey Tivka municipality official website ."Open Gallery for Environmental Art" . Rishonet News . 8 Mar 2011."Mayor Dov Tzur speaks at the opening" . Rishonet official YouTube channel . 9 Feb 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20.
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