HADAR SAIFAN
BIO
Hadar Saifan (b.1985) grew up in Kibbutz Dafna, near the Lebanese border. She completed her B.Ed. in art and education at the Oranim Academic Collage with highest honors. During her studies she earned scholarships for excellence in academic achievements in her first and third years. At the final exhibition of her art studies (2014) she received a scholarship for Excellency and two curator awards. In addition, she received the AICF high scholarship for visual art, 2014. In 2020, she received the Oscar Hendler Award and in 2021 - The Minister of Culture Award for Fine Art .
Hadar took part in local and international exhibitions. Her works were acquired for The Knesset collection (2022), The Herzliya Museum Of Contemporary Art collection (2019) The Tel-Aviv museum Of Art collection (2018) The Israel Museum collection (2016) and for private collections such as UBS (In Switzerland & Israel) and Ann & Ari Rosenblatt (Los Angeles).
Education
2014 – B.Ed. Art and Education at the Oranim Academic Collage, graduated with highest honors
Awards, Scholarships and special mentions
2023 - Gesher Film Foundation script development grant
2021 - The Minister of Culture Award for Fine Art
2020 - Oscar Handler Award, Lohamei Hageta'ot Gallery
2018 - Honorable Mention - TLV festival, Tel Aviv
2018 - Special Mention - International film festival, Tel Aviv
2017- Award for 'Best short film' at CINE FORTE 11, Tel-Aviv
2016 – Award for 'Best Creative Idea for International Documentary Film, 'RIFF'.
2014 – AICF High education Scholarship
2014 – First award for Final Project
2014 – Curator award for Final Project
2014 – Gallery award for Final Project
2013 – Academic achievements Scholarship for third year
2011 – Academic achievements Scholarship for first year
Solo Exhibition
2021 - HOME FRONT, Oscar Handler Award, Lohamei Hageta'ot Gallery
2018-2019 - MOTEL, Herzliya Museum Of Contemporary Art, Solo Exhibition, Curator: Aya Lurie
2015 – 2016 – Gathering Lohamei Hageta'ot Gallery, Curator: Michal Horovitz
Group Exhibitions & Screening
2023 - Zumu Acre - ZifZif Motel, Museum on the move. Curator: Maayan Shelef, Shachar Ben-Nun
2023 - New purchases for the Knesset exhibition, Israeli Knesset, Jerusalem, Curator: Sharon Soffer
2022 - Screen saver, 51 gallery Modiin, Curator: Nitza Perry
2020-2021 - Shutters and Stairs, Elements of Modern Architecture in Contemporary Art - The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Curator: Aya Meron
2021 - Matben 1, Oranim Gallery, Curator: Idit Levavi Gabai
2019 - Cooperation, Afula Gallery, Curators: Idit Levavi & Oz Zloof - Tarbut Group
2019 - ZUMU - Museum on the move, Curator: Ruth Oppenheim
2018 - Video Raymi, Muestra Internacional de Videoarte del Cusco, Peru. Curator: Marco Moscoso
2018 - Security Measures, Sklar Levy Gallery, Modiin, Curator: Shirley Wegner
2018 - Disorderly, Oranim Gallery, Curator: Oded Hirsch
2018 - Matben, Key college gallery, Curator: Israel Rabinovitz
2018 - Contour, BEITA Gallery, Jerusalem, Curator: Avital Naor Wexler
2018 - Ultramar - International video-art festival, Kordova, Spain, Curators: Yael Guilat & Oded Hirsch
2018- Granada Festival - Video-Art Exhibition, Spain, Curators: Yael Guilat & Oded Hirsch
2018- Opening, Sklar Levy Gallery, Modiin, Curator: Shirley Wegner
2018 - Beit Hankin Gallery, Curators: Neta Haber & Idit Levavi
2018-2019 - Showroom, Audrey Sklar Levy Gallery, Modiin
2017 - Meitar exhibition for excellence in photography 2017, 'International Photography Festival', Tel-Aviv.
2017 - Vacuum, Gate 3 Gallery, Haifa, Curators: Smadar Schindler & Boaz Noy.
2017 - "INTERIOR - EXTERIOR"- Contemporary Israeli Artists, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Curator: Shirli Meshulam
2017 - CINE FORTE 11, Tel-Aviv Cinematheque
2016 - Negev Museum – Painting camp, Curator: David Wakstein
2016 - Red house, Sale Exhibition, Tel-Aviv
2016 – Hamburg International Short Film Festival, Germany
2016 – Zoom 2016 – Young Israeli Artists, The Israel Museum at Ticho House , Jerusalem, Curators: Tal Bechler, Ghila Limon, Timna Seligman
2016 – EMAF - European Media Art Festival, Osnabrueck, Germany
2016 – International Photography Festival, Tel Aviv, Curator: Eldad Rafaelie
2016 – Fresh Paint, Tel Aviv, Curator: Yifat Gurion, Raz Shapira-Fainburg
2016 – 'RIFF' – Rajasthan International Film Festival
2016 – Vanishing Point, International exhibition, Biet Hagefen gallery, Haifa, Curator: Or Tshuva
2015 – Solid, Tivon gallery, Curator: Taly Cohen Garbuz
2015 – 'NANDAN III', International Documentary Film Festival, East India
2015 – HYBRID EFFECTS, International Exhibition, Milan, Italy, Curator: Luca Curci
2015 – 'TEL AVIV PHOTO FAIR', Tel Aviv, Israel
2015 – 'From Wall To Wall 2', Haifa university, Haifa, Israel, Curators: Sharon Poliakine & Dorit Ringart
2015 – 'Epos 6', International Film Festival, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel
2014 – 'AICF 75th Gala celebration', New York
2014 – 'Trapped?', Tel Aviv, Israel, Curator: Shirli Meshulam
2014 – 'From Wall To Wall 1', Beit Hagefen Wadi Gallery, Haifa, Curators: Sharon Poliakine & Dorit Ringart
2014 – 'Kav Natui' Magazine Exhibition, Kiryat Tivon, Curator: Idit Levavi gabbai
2014 – 'Tzeva Glili', Curators: Yuri Katz & Asia Dublin
2014 – 'Here', Tel Aviv, Israel, Curator: Dorit Ringart
Publicity
2023 - Calcalist - Personal Interview, By Ilit Mainemer
2023 - Zumu - Museum on the move, ZifZif Motel Catalog
2022 - Outstanding Woman Photographers In Israel - Meitar catalog, PHOTO IS:REAL Festival, Print.
2022 - The Knesset Collection
2022 - Gallery - Ha'aretz By Gilad Melzer
2022 - ARToday - The Minister of Culture Award for Art
2022 - Portfolio - The Minister of Culture Award for Art
2022 - The Minister of Culture Award for Fine Art
2021 - Portfolio magazine - Aya Meron Interview
2021 - YouTube - Portfolio & Interview
2021 - Portfolio magazine - Interview
2020 - Shutters and Stairs, Elements of Modern Architecture in Contemporary Art
2019 - Arte Laguna world
2019 - Zumu museum on the move catalog
2019 - Wall Street International Magazine
2019 - Ha'aretz Gallery, Scene of Event
2019 - Art Premium - Scene of Events
2019 - Causing a scene, The Jerusalem post
2019 - Scene Of Event full catalog, Hebrew & English
2019 - Erev Rav Art Magazine, Gili Sitton
2019 - Calcalist - True alarm, Interview by Reut Barnea
2018 - CULBYT magazine - Scene of Events
2018 - Basis, Scene of events , Dana Gillerman
2018 - Portfolio Magazine, Scene of events
2018 - Ha'aretz Gallery - The Tel-Aviv museum of art new acquisitions 2018
2018 - Banditka Magazine - Anna Bershtansky
2018 - ULTRAMAR - The International Video Art Festival Catalog (Print & Digital), Kordova, Spain
2018 - Ready Made Method, International Video Art Exhibition Catalog (Print & Digital), Granada, Spain.
2018 - Cinemascope
2018 - Film castle, Tel Aviv Festival
2018 - NFCT - The new fund for Cinema & TV
2018 - Srita Report - Tel Aviv International Film Festvial
2018 - Featured Artist - Aicf Artist Spotlight
2017- Harama Magazine, Theme: What do we do with art
2017 - Platform, The Israel Museum Magazine, December
2017 - Artsy Magazine
2017 - Platform, The Israel Museum Magazine, August
2017 - Text by Lennard Dost (Dutch)
2017 – Platform, The Israel Museum Magazine, April
2017- Recommended Art Work, Ronit Eden,
2016 – Saloona, Women Photographer’s Marathon
2016 – Hagit Peleg Rotem, Portfolio Magazine, july 2016
2016 – Dana Gilerman, Ynet, Theme: Zoom 2016
2016 – Hamburg International Short Film Festival,
Catalog (Print)
2016 – Hagit Peleg Rotem, Portfolio Magazine, June 2016
2016 – 'Zoom 2016', Catalog (Print)
2016 - EMAF ART FESTIVAL
2016 – EMAF - European Media Art Festival, Catalog (Print)
2016 – 'International Photography Festival', Catalog (Print)
2016 – 'Fresh Paint', Catalog (Print)
2016 – Harama Magazine, Theme: Danger
2016 – 'Vanishing Point' Catalog (Print)
2016 – 'Basis' Magazine
2015 – 'Solid' Catalog (Print)
2015 – 'Harama' Magazine, Theme: 'Tracking'
2015 – 'Kav Natui' Magazine, Cover photo and P.3-5
(Print & Digital)
2015 – Exposure Architecture Collection Photography
2015 – 'City mouse' For 'Tel Aviv Photo Fair'
2015 – 'Epos 6' Catalog (Print)
2015 – 'Mynet' For 'Epos 6'
2014 – Harama Magazine, Theme: 'Emergency'
2014 – 'Kav Natui' Magazine, 14 (Print)
Publishing an academic article
2015 – DVARIM, Academic journal
Participation in an academic conference
2017- Photography and creativity in teaching, Oranim academic college.
Email: hadarsaifan@gmail.com
Name in Hebrew: הדר סייפן
