About Zohar Wallach

Born in Israel in 1965, Zohar’s artistic passion evolved from a young age when she used to experiment with organic components and paint on anything she could find. After completing her Bachelors of Arts degree in Haifa University, followed by Handwriting Analysis studies, Zohar joined the corporate world as a human resources consultant. It was only after she moved to Canada in 1998, that Zohar finally became a professional artist, as the dramatic Alberta landscape inspired her to pursue her original passion. Zohar has an intuitive approach which incorporates dynamic sequences into the most trivial elements. Over the years she developed her unique style of work by applying  layers of bio-paint, pigment and sand onto the canvas, letting it determine the course of the image. Working with her hands, she continually modifies each layer by peeling and distressing it, while adding new pigments as she goes along. Following with the natural tendencies of the materials, Zohar allows the spontaneous alchemy between her mediums to unfold, as natural elements slowly form within the layers.  Marbled texture combinations emerge from the surface, mirroring the artist’s own methodical process. Each piece progresses within several weeks as the different layers eventually dry and become a new denotation.  Zohar’s interest in natural mechanisms and organic elements is reflected in her work. She demonstrates a keen sensitivity to those basics, turning subtle variations in texture and tone into images with a powerful physicality and an otherworldly sense of mystery. Her skill at handling color, combined with her strong compositions, result in works that vividly project a sense of space, depth and movement. The visual world she creates is engaged in a process of transformation and change, presenting to the viewer reflections on natural forces that shape different structures found in nature. Zohar’s paintings are being sought after by corporate and private collections all over the world. She resides with her family in Calgary, Canada.

 Selected Exhibitions:

October 2007 – Nicklas Group Gala, Calgary, Solo Exhibition.

November 2009 – Calgary Jewish Film Festival, Calgary, Solo Exhibition.

October 2010 – One Hundred Wines Gallery, Calgary, Solo Exhibition.

May 2012 – ‘Source of Light’ Gerry Thomas Gallery, Calgary, Solo Exhibition.

May 2014 – YYC Fashion Week, Calgary, Group Exhibition.

May 2015 – ‘Calgary Cultural Clash’, Odyssia Fine Arts, Group Exhibition.

May 2015 – Elbow valley Residents Club, Calgary, Solo Exhibition.

October 2015- ‘The Verve of Abstraction’, Agora Gallery, New York, Solo Exhibition.

November 2015- ‘Contemporary Perspectives’, Agora Gallery, New York, Group Exhibition.

January 2016 – South Nevada Museum of Fine Arts, Las Vegas, Juried International Exhibition.

April 2016 – ‘Art is Now’, Galleria 360, Florence, Italy, Selected Group Exhibition.

June 2016 – ‘Dialogue’, Ashok Jain Gallery, New York, Selected Group Exhibition.

November 2016 – Gora Gallery, Montreal – Solo Exhibition.

January 2017- Ashok Jain Gallery, New York, Anniversary Exhibition.

March 2017 – Metropolitan Gallery, Las Vegas, Juried International Exhibition.

September 2017 – ‘Action/Reaction’, Ashok Jain Gallery, New York, Group Exhibition.

October 2017 – Elbow Valley Residents Club, Calgary, Solo Exhibition.

December 2017 – ‘Diversity’, Yukyung Art Museum, Geoje, South Korea, Selected Group Exhibition.

December 2017 – Spectrum Art Fair, Miami, FL, Group Exhibition.

January 2018 – Ashok Jain Gallery, New York, Anniversary Exhibition.

January 2018 – Art Stage Singapore, Singapore, Selected Group Exhibition.

February 2018 – ‘Art in Florence’, Galleria 360, Florence, Italy, Group Exhibition.

March 2018- Artifact Art Gallery, New York , Solo Exhibition.

April 2018 – Artexpo NY, New York, Group Exhibition.

April 2018 – Rio Gallery, New York, Top 60 Masters Exhibition.

April 2018 – Museum of Art and Design, New York, Award Ceremony and Exhibition.

September 2018 – Monaco Yacht Show, Monaco, represented by Artifact Gallery, Selected Exhibition.

October 2018 – Ashok Jain Gallery, New York, Group Exhibition.

Jan 2019 – AAF Milan, Selected Group Exhibition.

April 2019- Artexpo NY, New York, Group Exhibition.

May 2019- Solo Art Exhibition, The Night Gallery, Calgary.

October 2019- Artexpo San Diego, Group Exhibition.

Awards:

Artavita, Santa Barbara, CA- Award of Excellence, 2015.

Tiepolo- Arte Milano International Award, Milano, Italy.

Artavita, Santa Barbara, CA- Award of Excellence, 2017.

ATIM’s Top 60 Masters of Contemporary Art Award, 2018.

Public Collections:

Place 9-6, Strategic Group, Calgary.

Feldman Foot and Ankle Specialists Clinic, Calgary.

Barclay Street Real Estate LTD, head offices, Calgary.

Niklas Group, Calgary.

CHW Head Offices, Calgary.

Yukyung Art Museum, Geoje, South Korea.

Aspen properties, Calgary.

The Edison, downtown Calgary.

 

Publications/press release:

Press release Point, New York, October 2015.

Wall Street International, New York, october 2015.

Art Spectrum magazine – New York, July 2015.

Current Masters Volume 1, 2015, Juried Art Publication, Limited Edition, Masters Art Book.

Ivy Mark Magazine – featured artist, July 2017.

Current masters Volume 3, 2017,  Juried Art Publication, Limited Edition, Masters Art Book.

Arttour international Magazine, Fall issue 2017.

Create 4 Peace- Summer Magazine, 2018, Arttour International Publication.

Art in America, Official guide head cover.

Lien Magazine, Montreal.

Luxuo, Luxury Lifestyle magazine, Singapore.