Jerry Sarig’s practice explores the topic of childhood; memories and her own early drawings inspire her craft. The examination of this subject matter in her art is also an exploration of the self, bringing into expression the same imaginary childhood characters, time and again, although in different forms and textures. She uses embroidery, ceramics, acrylic and oil painting, sometimes independently and sometimes combined.

 

Jerry has been a multidisciplinary creator for more than twenty years. Trained as an architect, she owned, designed, and managed her own fashion brand, JERRY, for more than a decade. Artistic expression was always evident in her fashion. However, after 17 years of working in the industry she decided to embark on a new journey.

 

Whereas in fashion precision guided her work, her art challenges this conception: unattached threads in her embroidery; unfinished borders in her ceramics; disfigured faces with disproportional mouths and eyes in her paintings; are all components of pieces that, although apparently imperfect, are presented as aesthetic artifacts. All of her works are made by hand in an almost meditative process, and using intuition as their mold.

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EDUCATION

2019 - Master of Design Management , Bezalel Art and Design Academy, Jerusalem

1997 - B.A  in Architecture, Wizo Academy, Haifa

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EXHIBITIONS

Duo exhibitions:              

2020 - Illustration Week, Flora.Gallery, curator: Hagit Peleg Rotem

https://www.illustrationweek.co.il/english

2019 - Out of line. Illustration Week, curator: Hagit Peleg Rotem

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Group exhibitions:                                 

2020 - Tel Aviv Arts and Design Biennale, Eretz Israel Museum, curators: Henrietta Eliezer Bruner; Yuval Saar, Merav Rahat, Nir Harmat and Liora Rozin.

https://www.eretzmuseum.org.il/e/

2020 - The Israeli Center For Digital Art, curators :Bezalel M.Des

2019 - Beyond the Veil, The International Artist Museum, Paris, curators: Doron Polak  and Iris Elhanani

https://www.beyondtheveilart.com/

2019 - Beyond the Veil, Artists’ museum, Venezia, curators: Doron Polak and Iris Elhanani

2016 - Israeli Deseign Week, Taipei, curator: Alon Razgor

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2019 - Art Direction and Design for the sales complex of House Inn, Netanya.

2018 - Curator. Children’s exhibition in the framework of Tel Aviv’s Ilustration Week, Beit Ariela, Tel Aviv.

2017 - Producer of Pop Up Fashion events, Tel Aviv

2005-2018 - Fashion Designer and Brand Owner of JERRY - Businnes management; studio management (8 workers); event producer; store design and management; client relations; collection design; work with suppliers.

2002-2005 - Fashion Designer, FENOMAN. Collection design; work with suppliers, and supervision of the elaboration processes.

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AWARDS

2010 - Promising Fashion Designer of the Year (Calcalist Magazine)

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