Published on 08/9/2017

Dina Merhav is an international artist, born in 1936 in the city of Vinkovci, Croatia, whose works are in public and private collections throughout the globe. Her sculptures can be found in Mumbai, India, Geneve, Switzerland, Canada, USA and Europe. In Israel, her base and homeland, the sculptures are placed in parks, schools, industrial plants, and memorial sites. Her first individual exhibition outside of Israel took place in Croatia's capital Zagreb in 2013, in the Glyptotheque of HAZU (= Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts) Gallery in Zagreb. Later the same year, it has been welcomed in her native city of Vinkovci with great appreciation and love.

Her first individual exhibitions outside of Israel took place in Croatia's capital Zagreb in 2013

Dina Merhav in her birthplace, the city of Vinkovci in Croatia

Dina Merhav in her native city of Vinkovci, Croatia

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PARK SKULPTURA DINE MERHAV GROSS

Dina Merhav, Israel

Dina Merhav is an international artist, born in 1936 in the city of Vinkovci, Croatia, whose works are in public and private collections throughout the globe.

Her sculptures can be found in Mumbai, India, Geneve, Switzerland, Canada, USA and Europe. In Israel, her base and homeland, the sculptures are placed in parks, schools, industrial plants, and memorial sites.

In particular it is significant to mention the Oil Refinery in the Haifa Bay area, the Merhav Nesher Industrial Park, at the Nesher Cement Factory in the northern part of Israel and in its other branches in the country where she constructed numerous sculptures.

Her first individual exhibition otuside of Israel took place in Croatia's capital Zagreb in 2013, in the Glyptotheque of HAZU (= Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts) Gallery in Zagreb. Later the same year, it was transferred to her native city of Vinkovci, where it has been welcomed with great appreciation and love.

Dina Merhav in Vinkovci in 2013, on the left her host Dr. Dražen Švagelj

DINA MERHAV, Sculptress

Specializes in constructing big outdoor sculptures around the world.

1936 > Born in the city of Vinkovci, Croatia.
1949 > Immigrated with her family to Israel, settled in Kiryat Motzkin.
1953-1957 > Studied and Graduated from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem.
Began to work as graphic designer.
1966-1996 > Instructor of graphic design and sculpture, Hadassa Wizo College of Design, Haifa.
1971-1974 > Instructor of graphic design, Art Department, University of Haifa.
1975-1980 > Instructor of graphic design, External Studies, Technion, Haifa.
1984-1985 > Studied sculpture, University of Haifa.
1984 > Participated in a stone sculpture seminar, Pietra Santa, Italy.
Published poetry book For You With Love.
1998 > Received the Herman Struck Prize, Haifa Municipality.

Works currently in her sculpture studio in Kibbutz Nir Ezion. Lives in Artists Village Ein Hod

Participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Israel and abroad.

One Person Shows

1974 Eshkolot Gallery, Haifa, Israel
1982 Haifa Auditorium, Israel
1984 Guy Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
1986 Artists House, Jerusalem, Israel
1988 The New Gallery, Beit Abba Chushi, Haifa, Israel
1993 Artists House, Haifa, Israel
1995 Artists House, Jerusalem, Israel
1996 Industry House, Tel Aviv, Israel
1997 Artists House, Ein Hod, Israel
1999 Ein Hod Gallery, Ein Hod, Israel
2001 Ein Hod Gallery, Ein Hod, Israel
The Constant Sculpture Gallery, Ramat-Gan, Israel
2005 Artists House, Tel Aviv, Israel
Pais Hall for Culture & Art, Petach Tikva, Israel
Main Building, Electricity com. Haifa, Israel
2006 Man & the Living World Museum, National Park, Ramat-Gan, Israel
2008 Artists House, Tel Aviv, Israel
2012 Artists' Houes Tel Aviv, Israel. Birds in Chinese - November 2012 Tel Aviv
2013 Flying Birds, Exhibition in the Glyptotheque of HAZU gallery in Zagreb (HAZU = Croatian Academy of Sciences & Arts), June
2013 Flying Birds, together with artist Toni Franovic, the Town Gallery Vinkovci, Croatia, July 2013
2016 Ein Hod Gallery. The Woman with Iron Wings

Sources en.ein-hod.org and ein-hod.info/artists/dina/coriculem/coriculem.htm

Selected photos from Vinkovci sent to us by Yoko Nishii, Japan:

Dina Merhav: Flying bird in the city of Vinkovci, where Dina Merhav Gross was born

Photos sent to us by Yoko Nishii during her stay in Vinkovci during Vinkovci Automns cultural manifestation in 2016

Yoko Nishii in front of the Flying bird park in the city of Vinkovci

Many thanks to Yoko Nishii for suggesting this article to the readers of the CROWN.

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