Miki Kratsman

Photographer and video artist, one of Israel’s leading photographers, Kratsman’s works are presented in solo and group exhibitions locally and abroad, and included in collections in Israel and the world. He is the recipient of various local and international awards, including the EMET Prize for Art, given by the prime minister, and the prestigious Robert Gardner Award. He has developed and written a unique study curriculums, such as the dual track Bezalel-Hebrew University program for photography and computer sciences, and has served as head of the photography department of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. He has a long list of publications and academic articles in his field of expertise.
 
Academic positions
2002-2006: Art Department, Haifa University
2006-2014: Photography Department, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
 
Selected exhibitions
2014: Solo project, Photobooth, ArteBA artfair, Buenos Aires. Curator: Octavio Zaya
2012: “AS IT IS”. On Miki Kratsman's Photography, MUSAC Museum for Contemporary Art, Leon, Spain, Curator: Octavio Zaya 
 
2009: “Works”, Chelouche Gallery, Tel Aviv
2009: “Hidden [o1] Tracks” Osnabrück Cultural History Museum, Germany
2007: Secured Area, Chelouche Gallery, Tel Aviv
2005: “Joint Place”, Oscar Niemeyer Plaza, Paris
2003: “Control”, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
2003: “Ovdim”, Nelly Aman Gallery, Tel Aviv
 
Awards
2013: The Mendel and Eva Pundik Prize for Israeli Art
2011: The Emet Prize for Art, Science, and Culture
2011: Robert Gardner Award – Harvard University
2001: Minister of Education and Culture Prize
2001: British Multi Exposure Prize
1997: Enrique Calvin Photography Prize, Israel Museum