The Exhibition; Watercolor/mixed media; 48 x 31 in; signed B. Magal (lower right); Batia Magal was born in Israel in 1953. From childhood onwards, she displayed a marked talent for drawing and an all-embracing interest in art. It is therefore not surprising that after finishing high-school, she was accepted as a student at the Avni Art Institute, where she came under the tutelage and influence of such well known artists as Streichman, Wexler, Propes and others.
Magal's work has over time developed along various lines, all of which converged and fused into a very personal and feminine statement. For several years now, Magal has been exploring additional fields of the fine arts, such as photography, printing methods, etching and engraving.
It is characteristic of Magal’s paintings that the flowing calligraphic drawing of the female figure is the centerpiece which forms the structural basis of the work. The pieces which are displayed in this catalogue portray women in their natural environment. Magal's models are seductive and self indulgent. Composed in their intimate space, they project a hidden secret.
Magal creates her art at a studio located in the scenic countryside. Additionally she teaches at the Kalmania Fine Arts Institute.
Graduate of the Avni Institute for Art in Tel Aviv, as well as Sculpting, Photography and Print Methods in Kalmania Art School in Kefar Saba.
Her works are presented at art galleries in Israel and abroad.
Exhibitions
1989 - Gallery 13 ½ , Jafa
1992 - Helga Kramer Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
1993 - Top Gallery, Limburg, Germany
1994 - Institut Für Graphik Design, Hamburg, Germany
Wetzler Cultural Center, Wetzler, Germany
1995 - Chase / Freedman Gallery, Hartford, Conneticut
Galax Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
1996 - J. Richards Gallery, Englewood, New Jersey
1997 - Moria Gallery, Maryland
1998 - Kew Gallery, Manhattan, NY
2001 - Group exhibition in protest of violence against women, at Studio
Aman in Hadera
Weinberg House, Holon
Bar-David Museum, Bar’am
Tmuna Theatre, Tel Aviv
2003 - Group exhibition, on the subject of Freedom, at Hanita Museum
2004 - Group exhibition at the Yavneh Workshop for Art
"A Woman at the Top", installation at Mishkan Le’omanut, Holon
2005-2006 - Works on display at Safrai Gallery, New York