LAPS GALLERY INFORMATION
EDNA MIRON-WAPNER
emironwapner@gmail.com
emironwapner@gmail.com
BRIEF INTRO
Edna has made her home in Jerusalem, Israel for the last 30 years apart for a 5
year period in L.A and frequent visits there. As an artist with specialties in
Printmaking, Sumi-e Painting, Calligraphy and Papermaking, she has exhibited her
work in Israel, the U.S, Europe, Japan and Russia.
RESUME
soul prints
the other side
dialogue
images
fiberarts
kol haneshma
teaching
email
Born in Israel in 1948, Edna Miron-Wapner was brought up and educated in Montreal.
She returned to her family's Israeli roots in 1977 and settled in Jerusalem. She has lived
there since, apart for five-year sojourn in California.
As an artist with specialties in Printmaking, Sumi-e Painting, Calligraphy, and
Papermaking, she has exhibited her work over the past thirty years in museums and
galleries in the US, Israel, Russia and Japan. Her own approach to her art is a spiritual
one facilitated through Jewish meditation followed by spontaneous creation.
As an Expressive Arts Therapist and Educator, she created a course called "Expressive
Kavannah" which uses an intermodal model to explore Jewish identity through the arts.
She is the founder of two studios in Jerusalem, the first Studio Spiral, a unique
Children's Creativity Center and secondly, Studio Indigo, an Adult Expressive Arts
Center. She has been artist in residence and therapist/educator at Jewish institutes,
schools and communities in the U.S, Israel and Great Britain.
EXHIBITIONS
2012 SOUL PRINTS
The Artists' House, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem, Israel.
2008 THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE - The Artists' House, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2003-4 DIALOGUE WITH ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS II Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem,
Israel.
1998-9 DIALOGUE WITH ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS Yeshiva University Museum, New
York City, NY.
The Jerusalem Theatre, Jerusalem, Israel.
Migdalor Gallery, Jaffa, Israel.
1996 TRANSITIONS
Sarah Einstein Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel.
1996 RECENT WORKS - Studio Indigo, Jerusalem, Israel.
1992-6 IMAGES - (photo at left from IMAGES exhibition)
Belgium House, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Studio Spiral, Jerusalem, Israel.
Gallery 130, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Jewish Community Center, Tokyo, Japan.
The Artists' House, Jerusalem, Israel.
The Platt Gallery, University of Judaism, Los Angeles, CA.
The Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA.
1990 OPEN STUDIO - Santa Monica, CA.
1987 SONGS OF MEDITATION
Jewish Quarter Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA.
1981 BATIKS - The Jerusalem House of Quality, Jerusalem, Israel.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 THE ATHENS FESTIVAL OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTMAKING,
Hellenic American Union Gallery, Athens, Greece.
2012 NEXUS IN TEXAS: Women Printmakers of Austin, Texas, USA.
2010-11 GROUP PRINTMAKING EXHIBITIONS
The Artists' House, Tel Aviv, Israel
2009 THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF GRAPHIC ARTS
St. Petersburg, Russia
2000 THE SPIRITUAL IN ART- Bedford Art Museum, Dr. Peter London (Curator)
1995 APPROACHES TO PAPER- Confederation House, Jerusalem, Israel
1994 THE GLOBAL ART PROJECT- Phoenix, AZ
1994 IN MEMORY OF JOYCE SCHMIDT-The Visual Arts Center, Beersheva, Israel
1993 NEW MEMBERS- The Artists' House, Jerusalem, Israel
1986 STROKES OF BRILLANCE - The Brand Library, Glendale, CA
1986 CALLIGRAPHY '86 - The Jerusalem Theatre, Jerusalem, Israel
1985 THE ISAIAH FESTIVAL - Los Angeles, CA
1985 PEN AND PAPER - The XIIth International Book Fair, Jerusalem, Israel
COLLECTIONS
Yeshiva University Museum, New York, NY. The Brandeis Bardin Institute, CA, Kehilat
Kol Kaneshama, Jerusalem, Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem, The Pardes Institute,
Jerusalem. Bright Source Energy, Jerusalem.
PUBLICATIONS: 2012 – IEATA Journal: "Expresssive Kavannah".
Artist Edna Miron-Wapner in International Dictionary of Artists Vol. 1, World Wide Art
Books, 2011.
"Jerusalem" - Revue Arts et Metiers du Livre, Paris, Oct. 1995. "Edna Miron-Wapner" –
Rambam, The Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen, Spring 1992."Hebrew Micrographers"
- Calligraphy Review, Summer 1987, by Dr. Leila Avrin. "Hebrew Calligraphy" Encyclopedia Judaica Year Book, 1986-1987.
FILMS:
IMAGES: The Art of Edna Miron-Wapner. Director: Paula Weiman- Kelman, Camera: Eli
Talel. 1995.
Click here to watch "Images:The Art of Edna Miron-Wapner
DIALOGUE WITH ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS.
Director and Camera: Eli Talel. 1999.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: A.A.T.A. - American Association of Art Therapists.
I.E.A.T.A - International Expressive Arts Therapy Association. The International Artists'
Association. The International Association of Papermaking Artists. The Los Angeles
Printmaking Society. The Etching Workshop. Tel Aviv Artists House.
soul prints
the other side
dialogue
images
fiberarts
kol haneshma
teaching
email
Born in Israel in 1948, Edna Miron-Wapner was brought up and educated in
Montreal. She returned to her family's Israeli roots in 1977 and settled in
Jerusalem. She has lived there since, apart for five-year sojourn in California.
As an artist with specialties in Printmaking, Sumi-e Painting, Calligraphy, and
Papermaking, she has exhibited her work over the past thirty years in museums
and galleries in the US, Israel, Russia and Japan. Her own approach to her art is a
spiritual one facilitated through Jewish meditation followed by spontaneous
creation.
As an Expressive Arts Therapist and Educator, she created a course called
"Expressive Kavannah" which uses an intermodal model to explore Jewish identity
through the arts. She is the founder of two studios in Jerusalem and has been
artist in residence and therapist/educator at Jewish institutes, schools and
communities in the U.S, Israel and Great Britain.
EXHIBITIONS
2012 SOUL PRINTSThe Artists' House, Tel Aviv, Israel. Hebrew Union College,
Jerusalem, Israel.
2008 THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE - The Artists' House, Tel Aviv, Israel.
2003-4 DIALOGUE WITH ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS II Hebrew Union College,
Jerusalem, Israel. 1998-9 DIALOGUE WITH ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS Yeshiva
University Museum, New York City, NY. The Jerusalem Theatre, Jerusalem, Israel.
Migdalor Gallery, Jaffa, Israel.
1996 TRANSITIONS Sarah Einstein Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel. 1996 RECENT
WORKS - Studio Indigo, Jerusalem, Israel.
1992-6 IMAGES - Belgium House, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. Studio
Spiral, Jerusalem, Israel. Gallery 130, Kitakyushu, Japan. Jewish Community
Center, Tokyo, Japan. The Artists' House, Jerusalem, Israel. The Platt Gallery,
University of Judaism, Los Angeles, CA. The Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley,
CA.
1990 OPEN STUDIO - Santa Monica, CA. 1987 SONGS OF MEDITATION Jewish
Quarter Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA. 1981 BATIKS - The Jerusalem House of Quality,
Jerusalem, Israel.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 THE ATHENS FESTIVAL OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTMAKING, Hellenic
American Union Gallery, Athens, Greece. 2012 NEXUS IN TEXAS: Women
Printmakers of Austin, Texas, USA. 2010-11 GROUP PRINTMAKING EXHIBITIONS
The Artists' House, Tel Aviv, Israel. 2009 THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF
GRAPHIC ARTS, St. Petersburg, Russia. 2000 THE SPIRITUAL IN ART- Bedford Art
Museum, Dr. Peter London (Curator). 1995 APPROACHES TO PAPERConfederation House, Jerusalem, Israel. 1994 THE GLOBAL ART PROJECT- Phoenix,
AZ. 1994 IN MEMORY OF JOYCE SCHMIDT-The Visual Arts Center, Beersheva,
Israel. 1993 NEW MEMBERS- The Artists' House, Jerusalem, Israel. 1986 STROKES
OF BRILLANCE - The Brand Library, Glendale, CA. 1986 CALLIGRAPHY '86 - The
Jerusalem Theatre, Jerusalem, Israel. 1985 PEN AND PAPER - The XIIth
International Book Fair, Jerusalem, Israel.
COLLECTIONS
Yeshiva University Museum, New York, NY. The Brandeis Bardin Institute, CA,
Kehilat Kol Kaneshama, Jerusalem, Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem, The Pardes
Institute, Jerusalem. Bright Source Energy, Jerusalem.
PUBLICATIONS: 2012 – IEATA Journal: "Expresssive Kavannah". Artist Edna MironWapner in International Dictionary of Artists Vol. 1, World Wide Art Books, 2011.
"Jerusalem" - Revue Arts et Metiers du Livre, Paris, Oct. 1995. "Edna MironWapner" – Rambam, The Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen, Spring
1992."Hebrew Micrographers" - Calligraphy Review, Summer 1987, by Dr. Leila
Avrin. "Hebrew Calligraphy" - Encyclopedia Judaica Year Book, 1986-1987.
FILMS: IMAGES: The Art of Edna Miron-Wapner. Director: Paula Weiman- Kelman,
1995. DIALOGUE WITH ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS. Director and Camera: Eli Talel.
1999.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: A.A.T.A. - American Association of Art Therapists.
I.E.A.T.A - International Expressive Arts Therapy Association. The International
Artists' Association. The International Association of Papermaking Artists. The Los
Angeles Printmaking Society. The Etching Workshop,Tel Aviv Artists House.
STATEMENT
I refer to myself as a Jewish spiritual artist and educator because, through my
creative process, I am led to a greater understanding of myself and my connection
to my world. I seek not only the beauty that is to be found in artistic expression,
but also its meaning.
My art gives expression to the Jewish mystical tradition that I experience in
meditation, prayer and learning. A work of spiritual art, is intended to evoke
spiritual truths and higher states of consciousness. The world today challenges us
to revive the concept of sacredness. The art process itself can be a personal
“tikkun”, or repair, infused with “kavannah”, or intention, to heal the body, mind
and soul. Kandinsky referred to this as "an inner necessity" that puts us in touch
with our souls. Marc Chagall considered his work to be prayer, in the sense of a
vital, fresh discovery of his own special presence in the world.
Art is thus a powerful act, capable of elevating the ordinary to the extraordinary
as it reveals its own essence and change .My art fulfills my own deep need for
purpose. I seek to integrate these concepts with art as a transformative process.
This therapeutic aspect of the creative act allows me to express and examine
myself. It challenges me to have the courage to create, to dare explore and to
trust the creative process. Each form and experience has deeper meaning.
WEBSITE: www.ednamironwapner.com