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Yvonne  L I V A Y                                                        Biographical notes

                                                     
Born l942 in Zurich, Switzerland, lives and creates in Jerusalem. Speaks German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, Russian.

1949 – 1961    Primary and High Schools, Zurich, Switzerland
1967 -  1974    Voice studies at Music Academies Berne, Basel and Jerusalem
1972 – 1992    Participated in international music workshops in Europe, Israel
1982 -  1985    Music therapy studies, Institute of Remedial Therapies, Jerusalem

Since 1972 teaches voice and gives voice workshops. Worked as music therapist in special education schools since 1982.

Writes poetry in German and Hebrew.  Is a member of “LYRIS” (Israeli poets writing in German).  
A selection of poems was published
          in German:                                              “Neue Sirene”, Munich                2003                                                                         “Lyris”, Frankfurt a/M.                 2004                                                                         “SprachLos”, Stuttgart                2005          
          Volume of poetry:                                     “Rostige Zeiten”, Berlin              2010
                                                                        "Herbstbrand”, Berlin                  2011

          in Hebrew:                                               “Carmel”, Vol. 12                       2005                                                                         “Pesifas”, Vol. 69                       2008

Works independently as musician, painter, sculptor, printmaker and poet.

Art studies:
1992 – 1996     Drawing                            Joseph Hirsch, Jerusalem
1993 – 1995     Painting                            Jan Rauchwerger, Tel Aviv
1995 – 1998     Sculpting                          Zwicka Lachman, Tel Aviv April
1995    Trad.    Chinese Painting               Institute of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
Autumn1998    Print making                     Jerusalem Print Workshop, Jerusalem
2007 –  cont.   Museology                       Jerusalem Art Center, Jerusalem

Solo exhibitions:

Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv                                                October                 2011
Castle Gollwitz Foundation, Brandenburg, Germany                June                     2011
Artists House, Tel Aviv                                                          February               2011
Ghetto MuseumTheresienstadt,  Czech Republic                    October                2010
Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts, Jerusalem               2001, 2003, 2005, 2009
Tel Aviv Opera House, Tel Aviv                                               January                2009
Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv                                                September            2008
Goethe Institute, Jerusalem                                                   January               2008
Targ Music Centre, Ein Karem                                               October      2001, 2003
Mediterranean Towers, Tel Aviv                                              December            2002
Nora Gallery, Jerusalem                                                        June                    2002
Sieff &Marks Community Center, Jerusalem                          January                 2000

Group exhibitions:

Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv                                                March                  2011
The Bible Museum, Tel Aviv                                                  November             2010
Yavne Art Gallery, Yavne                                                      February              2010
Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv                                                March                  2009
Artists House, Tel Aviv                                                         March                  2009
Ella Gallery, Jerusalem                                                        Summer               2008
Artists House, Haifa                                                             February              2003
Jerusalem Centre for the Performing Arts, Jerusalem              December            2002
Artists House, Tel Aviv                                                         August                 2002
Co-Art Gallery, Jerusalem                                                    Mai                      2000