Einat Cohen

About

Einat Cohen’s studio: a white double-height room with tables of work and garlands on the wall

My work combines sculptural objects with functional ware, seeking the fine line between them. Soft, organic, and asymmetrical, the forms are inspired by nature – mainly the sea and its creatures – as well as by quotidian functional objects typical of mass consumption culture. The works, made of porcelain paperclay and slip (liquid cast clay), are constructed from handmade slabs and by slip or pressure casting. They are then kiln-fired to a high temperature (cone 7).

Education

  1. 1980-1984Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Archaeology department.
  2. 1992-1996Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem, ceramics design department.

Exhibitions

  1. 2026Archaeology of the Present, B.Y 5 Gallery, Tel Aviv.
  2. 2023The Biennale for Design, Art & Craft, Tel Aviv, Israel.
  3. 2021The 12th International Ceramics Competition MINO, Japan.
  4. 2019Transitional Object, BY5 Gallery, Tel Aviv.
  5. 2018IV. International Ceramics Triennial UNICUM 2018, National Museum of Slovenia.
  6. 2017Water, Wonder of the Earth, 39th International Competition of Ceramic Art, Gualdo Tadino, Rocca Flea Museum, Italy.
  7. 2016Wet-Fired, the Eighth Biennale of Israeli Ceramics, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.
  8. 2015International Triennial of Ceramics UNICUM 2015, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
  9. 2014The Feast, Benyamini Ceramics, Tel Aviv.
  10. 2013The Seventh Biennale for Israeli Ceramics, Imprinting on Clay, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.
  11. 2013Tel-Aviv, Berlin, in Transit, Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center, Tel Aviv.
  12. 2012The 13th International Ex-tempore of Ceramics, Piran, Slovenia.
  13. 2011The 6th Gyeonggi International CeraMIX Biennale, Korea.
  14. 2011The 6th Biennale for Israeli Ceramics, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.
  15. 2010Vase Now, Artist House, Tel Aviv.
  16. 2009Out of Context, Rehoboth Art Gallery, Rehoboth.
  17. 2009A Shared Perspective, Rosenbaum Contemporary Gallery, Florida, USA.
  18. 2009From the Melting Pot into the Fire: Contemporary Ceramics in Israel, Mint Museum of Craft and Design, North Carolina, USA.
  19. 2008Yofi, Flow Gallery, London.
  20. 2007Territory and Identity, the Fourth Biennale for Israeli Ceramics, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.
  21. 2007Lighted, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Israel.
  22. 2006COLLECT, the International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, V&A Museum, London.
  23. 2005SOFA, the Twelfth Annual International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art, Chicago, USA.
  24. 2005Ceramic Design, Vitrine Gallery of the Holon Institute of Technology, Israel.
  25. 2004The Third Biennale for Israeli Ceramics, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.

Awards and Scholarships

  1. 2021Honorable Mention, 12th International Ceramic Competition MINO, Japan.
  2. 2017Honorable Mention, 39th International Competition of Ceramic Art, Gualdo Tadino, Italy.
  3. 2013Summer Residency at Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Maine, USA.
  4. 2012Major Purchase Prize, International Ex-tempore of Ceramics, Piran, Slovenia.
  5. 2011Honorable Mention, The 6th Gyeonggi International CeraMIX Biennale, South Korea.

Publications

  1. 2013In 'The New Ceramic Paperclay: Art & Practice' by Rosette Gault, London.