A photo from my graduation ceremony at Tokyo University of the Arts

Hello and welcome

I am Efrat, and I am an artist.

I grew up in Israel and studied in New York and Tokyo, where I completed my MFA in Fine Arts, and where I currently live and work.

My art explores the quiet beauty and warmth of everyday life. I draw inspiration from the different environments I have lived in. In my images, I create worlds where serenity can be found, where people feel protected and connected to nature, to each other, and to themselves. I weave together elements of my past and present surroundings, such as desert plants, mountain herbs, jizo, Shabbat candles, and birds, often linked by golden dots. I use mixed media, mainly water-based pigments, combining painting, printmaking, and collage techniques.

Nature, memory, and personal prayer guide my work. I weave these elements into dreamlike spaces that invite moments of joy and connection, speaking in a visual language shared by people everywhere.

I also teach art in international communities in Tokyo and feel fortunate to share my love for the creative path with others.


Solo & Due exhibitions

• 2023 - Pictures of the Flowing World, Graduation Show, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo VIDEO

• 2022 - Flowers of the Moment 時分の花 , Shichimenzaka, Tokyo, Together with Hanako Kudlic, VIDEO

• 2019 – Between Jerusalem and Tokyo, Arts Letters & Numbers, New York

• 2015 – Please Come In, Bard College Graduation Exhibition, New York

Group Exhibitions

• 2022 - Cultural BYO…Ne!, Nakacho no Ie仲町の家, Immigration Museum, Tokyo

• 2022 - Crystal Clear, Nakacho no Ie仲町の家, Tokyo

• 2022 - The 7th Tokyo International Art Festival 2022, Gallery kobun, Tokyo

• 2022 - Geidai G7 group exhibition, B-gallery, Tokyo

• 2022 - “Do my feet still touch the ground”, Yuga-Gallery, Japan & VCA ARTSPACE, Australia

• 2021 - 誰も知らないイスラエル The Israel that Nobody Knows, Illustrated comic book, Tel Aviv

• 2021 - Japan meets Tirol - Grafik, Untermieming

• 2021 - “Tawara” Printmaking exhibition, Tokyo Geidai

• 2021 – その場合、わたしは何をする？ If so, what would I do?, Geidai Art Plaza, Tokyo

• 2020 – Artists as Independent Publishers, Bremen, Halle, London

• 2020 – International Artists Exhibition, Tokyo University of the Arts, Tokyo

• 2019 – Third Thursday, Arts Letters & Numbers, New York

• 2017 – Wild Illustration, Beita Gallery, Jerusalem

• 2015 - Sustainable Roofs, Muslala, Jerusalem

• 2014 – International Works, Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto

Residencies

2019 – Residency at Arts & Letters and Numbers, New York

2015 – Solidarity of Nations // Achvat Amim, Jerusalem

2014 – Bridging Scholarship for Study Abroad in Japan, Kyoto