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Name
  
Ya'acov Dorchin


Role
  
Sculptor

Ya'acov Dorchin

Awards
  
EMET Prize in Culture and Arts

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Ya'acov Dorchin (Hebrew: יעקב דורצ'ין‎‎) (born 12 March 1946), also known as Yaacov Dorchin, is an Israeli sculptor and painter.

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Biography

Dorchin was born in Haifa in Mandate Palestine in 1946. In 1967, he moved to Kibbutz Kfar HaHoresh.

In the 1980s, Dorchin began creating iron sculptures. He has lectured at the University of Haifa since 1991 and served as the head of the University's Art Department from 1997 to 2001.

In 1990 Dorchin exhibited at the Israeli Pavilion in Venice Biennale.

Awards

  • In 2004, Dorchin was awarded the EMET Prize, for the arts.
  • In 2011, he was awarded the Israel Prize, for the visual arts.
  • References

    Ya'acov Dorchin Wikipedia