OFRA FRIEDMAN
ARTIST RESUME
PUBLIC SCULPTURE
Permanent collection - Polk State College, Airside campus Lakeland, FL
Pompeii Fragments, Time Fragments, Inspiration, since 2011
2011- 2014 Tampa outdoor public project Tampa, FL
Gaia, Tampa Theatre
2010- 2011 Sarasota Intersections Sarasota, FL
Freedom-Sky, Five Points Park
2010-2011 ArtLoud Outdoor sculpture competition Tampa, FL
Leaves and Life, Tampa Municipal Building park
2010- 2012 Polk State College, Airside campus Lakeland, FL
Energy, Pompeii- Life exposed, Pompeii Fragments
2009- 2010 ArtLoud Outdoor Kinetic Sculpture competition Tampa, FL
Leaves and Life, Massey Park
Freedom, Tampa Federal Courthouse
Earth-Energy, Business center
SCULPTURE- PERFORMANCE COLLABORATION
2016 Fragments - Dance with Sculpture. Reva Lemachol, Hangar 2, Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv
2016 Fragments: The Evening, Dance with sculpture, Hangar 2, Jaffa Port, Tel aviv
2015 Rina Schenfeld, Vaganova academy of Russian Ballet, St. Petersburg, Russia
2015 Sarasota Contemporary Dance, Motion in Flight, Sarasota, Florida
2014 Rina Schenfeld Dance Theatre “Notes to Pina Bausch”, Susan Dellal, Tel Aviv
2014 Rina Schenfeld Dance Theatre “Notes to Pina Bausch”, Machol Shalem, Jerusalem
2014 Rina Schenfeld dance "The Angel", Bangkok Cultural Center, Thailand
2011 Dancing Through the Eyes of Women, In-Flight installation, Fuzion Dance company
Sarasota Art Center Sarasota, Florida
ART EXHIBITIONS
2018
Photo IS:RAEL 6th International Film Festival (work in catalog and book) Tel Aviv
Lirot, Zoa Gallery (work sold) Tel Aviv
Bank Hapoalim Israeli art exhibition Tel Aviv
Art Space Gallery Tel Aviv
2017
Rina Schenfeld Retrospective exhibition, Beit Haomanim (work in catalog) Tel Aviv
Bank Hapoalim Israeli art exhibition (work sold)
Julie Anne’s Gallery, Denmark
2016
Say, Is this Art? Dada 100 in Israeli Contemporary Art, Janco-Dada museum, Ein Hod
(work in catalog)
Dresses and More.. Green House Gallery, Tel Aviv
Rosh Gadol- Haifa Artists center, Haifa
Julie Anne’s Gallery, Denmark
Color, Sound and Motion, Gallery on the Lake, Raanana
2015
'Wings' exhibition, Curator: Nurit Tal-Tenne, Hachava Gallery, Holon
Leepa Rattner Museum. 65th Florida Artists Group exhibition Tarpon Springs, FL
Manatee Art Center exhibition, Bradenton, FL
2014
Saint Augustine Art Association, Florida Artists Group St. Augustine, FL
Connection exhibit, Kesher Association, Smolarz auditorium Tel Aviv, Israel
2013
Florida Artist Group, LeMoyne Center for Visual Arts Tallahassee, FL
iconcept Retrospective, Art Meets Fashion, Sarasota Art Center Sarasota, FL
2012
Florida Museum for Women Artists 'Witness to Creativity 3' Deland, FL
Witness to Creativity, site specific installation
Gallery Bonci Officina D’Arte, Modus Operandi Pietrasanta, Italy
8 artists international exhibition
Bruce Museum, Your Face Squared Greenwich, CT
Orlando City Hall, Terrace gallery, Florida Artist Group Orlando, FL
Florida Artist Group 62nd Annual exhibition & symposium
Ringling College of Art and Design, Selby Gallery Sarasota, FL
Manhattan Art International online exhibition New York, NY
Fourth Annual Winthrop Arts Festival Riverview, FL
2011
Florida Artist Group 61st Annual Exhibition & Symposium Maitland, FL
Art & History Museums
Museum of Science and Industry ARC Gallery Tampa, FL
Elements- MOSI curators Invitational exhibition
Florida Artist Group, Cornell Museum of Art Delray Beach, FL
Dancing Through the Eyes of Women, Sarasota Art Center Sarasota, FL
In-Flight Site specific Installation, Fuzion Dance company
ArtAttack, University of South Florida Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Art Center, iconcept: Art Meets Fashion, Invitational Sarasota, FL
Artistry with Sparks Art Gallery, Hyde Park Village Tampa, FL
The Supper Party, Archetype Gallery Atlanta, GA
New Century Artists Gallery, Chelsea, Together International Exhibition Chelsea, NY
2010
Artistry with Sparks Art Gallery, Hyde Park Village, Tampa, FL Raymond James Inc. Art Show (3 months) Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Art Center, The Fiber of Our being Sarasota, FL
Ridge Art association, Art from Found Objects Winter Haven, FL
Orlando City Hall, Terrace Gallery, Florida Sculptors Guild Orlando, FL
Museum of Science and Industry, Arc Gallery, “One” Exhibition, Tampa, FL
Platform Art, Polk County Historical Museum, Bartow, FL
Ridge Art Association, 60th Anniversary Fine Arts Exhibition, Winter Haven, FL
2009
Florida Sculptors Guild- Orlando City Hall Terrace gallery Orlando, FL
Orlando Public Art program
National Museum of Women in the Arts FL Committee, Tampa, FL
Carrolwood Cultural Center
Tarpon Spring Cultural Center Tarpon Springs, FL
From Realism to Surrealism- 2 Artists, Jim Warren Gallery, Clearwater, FL
Brevard Art Museum Invitational- Take Out, Melbourne, FL
Alternative Functions, Art Center Manatee Juried Show, Bradenton, FL
Artists Gone Wild, Anna Maria Island Art Center juried exhibition- second place, Anna Maria Island, FL
Gulf coast artists’ alliance, Art competition, Clearwater, FL
Art with a Twist, west Pasco art center, New Port Richey, FL
Blanc Et Noir Juried show, Lakeland Creative arts Center, Lakeland, FL
Tarpon Springs Art Association Spring Show,
Tarpon Springs Cultural Museum, Tarpon Springs, FL
Eco-Vision, Platform Art, Lakeland, FL
Arts on The Parks, Juried Fine arts show, Lakeland, FL
Old Hyde Park Art Center, Members Exhibition, Tampa, FL
Brief Interlude juried show, Art Center Manatee, Bradenton, FL
Bay Area Art, juried show, Tampa Realistic artists, Tampa, FL
Comma Art Gallery, gallery representation, Orlando, FL
2008
Tarpon springs Cultural Center Juried show, Tarpon Springs, FL
Orlando Museum of Art, First Thursdays, Orlando, FL
Adored artists, Comma Art Gallery Orlando, FL Sculpture: from House to City Orlando, FL
Life in Art- Two women, Art on the Docks Gallery Tarpon springs, FL
Faces and Figures juried show, Old Hyde Park Art center, Tampa, FL
Essence of Essential, Octagon art Center Clearwater, FL
Belleair Landing art exhibit, Belleair, FL
Creative Artists Guild Annual juried show, Dunedin, FL
Broadway and Beyond, Clearwater, FL
Summa + Magna Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
Martinis & Matisse Art, Guest Sophie Matisse, Clearwater, FL
2007
Clearwater Beautification Gallery, Clearwater, FL
Celebration of the Arts, Clearwater Arts Studios, Clearwater, FL
Feed Your Senses, Clearwater Arts Studios Clearwater, FL
Artists in Action, Clearwater building Clearwater, FL
Broadway to Hollywood, Clearwater Building Clearwater, FL
A Fine Art Exhibit, Clearwater, FL
Joy of Dance, Clearwater Building, Clearwater, FL
Indian Shores Fine Art Show, Indian Shores, FL
Studioworks 98, Shillard-Smith Gallery, Belleair, FL
CURATING
2010 Museum of Science & Industry, MOSI ARC Gallery, Tampa, FL
Artemis Collection, Polk State College Art in Public Places
Museum of Science & Industry, MOSI ARC Gallery Tampa, FL
Unseen, National juried exhibition
Museum of Science & Industry, MOSI ARC Gallery Tampa, FL
EarthVisions, National juried exhibition
2009 Jim warren Art Gallery, From Realism to Surrealism Clearwater, FL
2008 Art on the Docks Gallery, Life In Art, Tarpon Springs, FL
AWARDS
2013 Manhattan Arts International Excellence Award
2012 Winthrop fourth Annual Arts Festival First Place
Manhattan Arts International Excellence Award
2010 Ibor Arts in the Park, Ibor City, Third Palace
Art Creations Magazine Honorable Mention
Ridge Art association Excellence Award
2009 Anna Maria Island Art Center juried show Best of Show
Gulf Coast Artists Alliance Art competition First place
Tarpon Springs Art Association, Cultural Heritage Museum Best of Show
Platform Art, Lakeland Sponsor Awards (two awards)
Art Center Manatee Juried exhibition, Bradenton Third place
ArtLoud Tampa Outdoor Sculpture competition People’s Choice
2008 Tarpon springs art association annual Juried show First place
Tampa Realistic Artists juried show Third place
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Artist Enhancement Grant
Creative Artists Guild Annual Juried art show Honorable mention
BUSINESS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Aaron Fodiman, Tampa Bay Magazine Editor, Tampa, Florida
Owen Sweet, Jewelry design Gallery, Indian Rocks, Florida
Kaufman Iris, Traffic Lights Inc owner, 4 sculptures, Caracas, Venezuela
Charles Dupuis, Director of Financier National Bank, Montreal, Canada
Lynn Kenny, Art collector, Belleaire, Florida
Meg Enterprise, 3 sculptures, Dunedin, Florida
Family life Clinic, 2 sculptures, Clearwater, Florida
George Seger , Boxing Agent, 2 sculptures, Largo, Florida
Tina Turbin, newspaper editor, Dunedin, Florida
Dr. Steller, chiropractor, 3 sculptures, Largo, Florida
James Jokel, Real Estate manager, Clearwater, Florida
Polk state College, Lakeland, Florida
'Art in public Places' curator Anne McCloud
EDUCATION
1999 George Wagner Studio, Stone Sculpture Belleair, Florida
Dunedin Fine Art Center, Sculpture Dunedin, Florida
1998 Shulamit Hartal Studio, Wire Mesh Sculpture Tel Aviv, Israel
1997 Florida Gulf Coast Art Center/ Gulf Coast Museum
Stone Sculpture, Sculpture Casting, Belleair, Florida
1996 New York Academy of Art, Sculpture, New York, NY
Northern New Jersey Art Center, Sculpture, Ridge, New Jersey
1992-95 S.U.N.Y Associate in Science, Studio Arts, Long Island, New York
1988-90 Montgomery College, Visual Arts, Interior Design, Rockville, Maryland
1986 S.U.N.Y Old Westbury, Performing Arts, Dance, Old Westbury, New York
OFRA FRIEDMAN
ARTIST RESUME
PUBLIC SCULPTURE
Permanent collection - Polk State College, Airside campus Lakeland, FL
Pompeii Fragments, Time Fragments, Inspiration, since 2011
2011- 2014 Tampa outdoor public project Tampa, FL
Gaia, Tampa Theatre
2010- 2011 Sarasota Intersections Sarasota, FL
Freedom-Sky, Five Points Park
2010-2011 ArtLoud Outdoor sculpture competition Tampa, FL
Leaves and Life, Tampa Municipal Building park
2010- 2012 Polk State College, Airside campus Lakeland, FL
Energy, Pompeii- Life exposed, Pompeii Fragments
2009- 2010 ArtLoud Outdoor Kinetic Sculpture competition Tampa, FL
Leaves and Life, Massey Park
Freedom, Tampa Federal Courthouse
Earth-Energy, Business center
SCULPTURE- PERFORMANCE COLLABORATION
2016 Fragments - Dance with Sculpture. Reva Lemachol, Hangar 2, Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv
2016 Fragments: The Evening, Dance with sculpture, Hangar 2, Jaffa Port, Tel aviv
2015 Rina Schenfeld, Vaganova academy of Russian Ballet, St. Petersburg, Russia
2015 Sarasota Contemporary Dance, Motion in Flight, Sarasota, Florida
2014 Rina Schenfeld Dance Theatre “Notes to Pina Bausch”, Susan Dellal, Tel Aviv
2014 Rina Schenfeld Dance Theatre “Notes to Pina Bausch”, Machol Shalem, Jerusalem
2014 Rina Schenfeld dance "The Angel", Bangkok Cultural Center, Thailand
2011 Dancing Through the Eyes of Women, In-Flight installation, Fuzion Dance company
Sarasota Art Center Sarasota, Florida
ART EXHIBITIONS
2018
Photo IS:RAEL 6th International Film Festival (work in catalog and book) Tel Aviv
Lirot, Zoa Gallery (work sold) Tel Aviv
Bank Hapoalim Israeli art exhibition Tel Aviv
Art Space Gallery Tel Aviv
2017
Rina Schenfeld Retrospective exhibition, Beit Haomanim (work in catalog) Tel Aviv
Bank Hapoalim Israeli art exhibition (work sold)
Julie Anne’s Gallery, Denmark
2016
Say, Is this Art? Dada 100 in Israeli Contemporary Art, Janco-Dada museum, Ein Hod
(work in catalog)
Dresses and More.. Green House Gallery, Tel Aviv
Rosh Gadol- Haifa Artists center, Haifa
Julie Anne’s Gallery, Denmark
Color, Sound and Motion, Gallery on the Lake, Raanana
2015
'Wings' exhibition, Curator: Nurit Tal-Tenne, Hachava Gallery, Holon
Leepa Rattner Museum. 65th Florida Artists Group exhibition Tarpon Springs, FL
Manatee Art Center exhibition, Bradenton, FL
2014
Saint Augustine Art Association, Florida Artists Group St. Augustine, FL
Connection exhibit, Kesher Association, Smolarz auditorium Tel Aviv, Israel
2013
Florida Artist Group, LeMoyne Center for Visual Arts Tallahassee, FL
iconcept Retrospective, Art Meets Fashion, Sarasota Art Center Sarasota, FL
2012
Florida Museum for Women Artists 'Witness to Creativity 3' Deland, FL
Witness to Creativity, site specific installation
Gallery Bonci Officina D’Arte, Modus Operandi Pietrasanta, Italy
8 artists international exhibition
Bruce Museum, Your Face Squared Greenwich, CT
Orlando City Hall, Terrace gallery, Florida Artist Group Orlando, FL
Florida Artist Group 62nd Annual exhibition & symposium
Ringling College of Art and Design, Selby Gallery Sarasota, FL
Manhattan Art International online exhibition New York, NY
Fourth Annual Winthrop Arts Festival Riverview, FL
2011
Florida Artist Group 61st Annual Exhibition & Symposium Maitland, FL
Art & History Museums
Museum of Science and Industry ARC Gallery Tampa, FL
Elements- MOSI curators Invitational exhibition
Florida Artist Group, Cornell Museum of Art Delray Beach, FL
Dancing Through the Eyes of Women, Sarasota Art Center Sarasota, FL
In-Flight Site specific Installation, Fuzion Dance company
ArtAttack, University of South Florida Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Art Center, iconcept: Art Meets Fashion, Invitational Sarasota, FL
Artistry with Sparks Art Gallery, Hyde Park Village Tampa, FL
The Supper Party, Archetype Gallery Atlanta, GA
New Century Artists Gallery, Chelsea, Together International Exhibition Chelsea, NY
2010
Artistry with Sparks Art Gallery, Hyde Park Village, Tampa, FL Raymond James Inc. Art Show (3 months) Sarasota, FL
Sarasota Art Center, The Fiber of Our being Sarasota, FL
Ridge Art association, Art from Found Objects Winter Haven, FL
Orlando City Hall, Terrace Gallery, Florida Sculptors Guild Orlando, FL
Museum of Science and Industry, Arc Gallery, “One” Exhibition, Tampa, FL
Platform Art, Polk County Historical Museum, Bartow, FL
Ridge Art Association, 60th Anniversary Fine Arts Exhibition, Winter Haven, FL
2009
Florida Sculptors Guild- Orlando City Hall Terrace gallery Orlando, FL
Orlando Public Art program
National Museum of Women in the Arts FL Committee, Tampa, FL
Carrolwood Cultural Center
Tarpon Spring Cultural Center Tarpon Springs, FL
From Realism to Surrealism- 2 Artists, Jim Warren Gallery, Clearwater, FL
Brevard Art Museum Invitational- Take Out, Melbourne, FL
Alternative Functions, Art Center Manatee Juried Show, Bradenton, FL
Artists Gone Wild, Anna Maria Island Art Center Juried exhibition- second place, Anna Maria Island, FL
Gulf coast artists’ alliance, Art competition, Clearwater, FL
Art with a Twist, west Pasco art center, New Port Richey, FL
Blanc Et Noir Juried show, Lakeland Creative arts Center, Lakeland, FL
Tarpon Springs Art Association Spring Show,
Tarpon Springs Cultural Museum, Tarpon Springs, FL
Eco-Vision, Platform Art, Lakeland, FL
Arts on The Parks, Juried Fine arts show, Lakeland, FL
Old Hyde Park Art Center, Members Exhibition, Tampa, FL
Brief Interlude juried show, Art Center Manatee, Bradenton, FL
Bay Area Art, juried show, Tampa Realistic artists, Tampa, FL
Comma Art Gallery, gallery representation, Orlando, FL
2008
Tarpon springs Cultural Center Juried show, Tarpon Springs, FL
Orlando Museum of Art, First Thursdays, Orlando, FL
Adored artists, Comma Art Gallery Orlando, FL Sculpture: from House to City Orlando, FL
Life in Art- Two women, Art on the Docks Gallery Tarpon springs, FL
Faces and Figures juried show, Old Hyde Park Art center, Tampa, FL
Essence of Essential, Octagon art Center Clearwater, FL
Belleair Landing art exhibit, Belleair, FL
Creative Artists Guild Annual juried show, Dunedin, FL
Broadway and Beyond, Clearwater, FL
Summa + Magna Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
Martinis & Matisse Art, Guest Sophie Matisse, Clearwater, FL
2007
Clearwater Beautification Gallery, Clearwater, FL
Celebration of the Arts, Clearwater Arts Studios, Clearwater, FL
Feed Your Senses, Clearwater Arts Studios Clearwater, FL
Artists in Action, Clearwater building Clearwater, FL
Broadway to Hollywood, Clearwater Building Clearwater, FL
A Fine Art Exhibit, Clearwater, FL
Joy of Dance, Clearwater Building, Clearwater, FL
Indian Shores Fine Art Show, Indian Shores, FL
Studioworks 98, Shillard-Smith Gallery, Belleair, FL
CURATING
2010 Museum of Science & Industry, MOSI ARC Gallery, Tampa, FL
Artemis Collection, Polk State College Art in Public Places
Museum of Science & Industry, MOSI ARC Gallery Tampa, FL
Unseen, National juried exhibition
Museum of Science & Industry, MOSI ARC Gallery Tampa, FL
EarthVisions, National juried exhibition
2009 Jim warren Art Gallery, From Realism to Surrealism Clearwater, FL
2008 Art on the Docks Gallery, Life In Art, Tarpon Springs, FL
AWARDS
2013 Manhattan Arts International Excellence Award
2012 Winthrop fourth Annual Arts Festival First Place
Manhattan Arts International Excellence Award
2010 Ibor Arts in the Park, Ibor City, Third Palace
Art Creations Magazine Honorable Mention
Ridge Art association Excellence Award
2009 Anna Maria Island Art Center juried show Best of Show
Gulf Coast Artists Alliance Art competition First place
Tarpon Springs Art Association, Cultural Heritage Museum Best of Show
Platform Art, Lakeland Sponsor Awards (two awards)
Art Center Manatee Juried exhibition, Bradenton Third place
ArtLoud Tampa Outdoor Sculpture competition People’s Choice
2008 Tarpon springs art association annual Juried show First place
Tampa Realistic Artists juried show Third place
Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Artist Enhancement Grant
Creative Artists Guild Annual Juried art show Honorable mention
BUSINESS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Aaron Fodiman, Tampa Bay Magazine Editor, Tampa, Florida
Owen Sweet, Jewelry design Gallery, Indian Rocks, Florida
Kaufman Iris, Traffic Lights Inc owner, 4 sculptures, Caracas, Venezuela
Charles Dupuis, Director of Financier National Bank, Montreal, Canada
Lynn Kenny, Art collector, Belleaire, Florida
Meg Enterprise, 3 sculptures, Dunedin, Florida
Family life Clinic, 2 sculptures, Clearwater, Florida
George Seger , Boxing Agent, 2 sculptures, Largo, Florida
Tina Turbin, newspaper editor, Dunedin, Florida
Dr. Steller, chiropractor, 3 sculptures, Largo, Florida
James Jokel, Real Estate manager, Clearwater, Florida
Polk state College, Lakeland, Florida
'Art in public Places' curator Anne McCloud
EDUCATION
1999 George Wagner Studio, Stone Sculpture Belleair, Florida
Dunedin Fine Art Center, Sculpture Dunedin, Florida
1998 Shulamit Hartal Studio, Wire Mesh Sculpture Tel Aviv, Israel
1997 Florida Gulf Coast Art Center/ Gulf Coast Museum
Stone Sculpture, Sculpture Casting, Belleair, Florida
1996 New York Academy of Art, Sculpture, New York, NY
Northern New Jersey Art Center, Sculpture, Ridge, New Jersey
1992-95 S.U.N.Y Associate in Science, Studio Arts, Long Island, New York
1988-90 Montgomery College, Visual Arts, Interior Design, Rockville, Maryland
1986 S.U.N.Y Old Westbury, Performing Arts, Dance, Old Westbury, New York