Irit graduated from BezalelGraphicArt Academy in 1971 and went to complete her
teacher's certification at the Israeli Seminary for Teachers of Art in 1972. She later received
her masters degree in Art Education from the University of Washington in 1974. Irit's thesis
presented new and original method of fabric printing utilizing mixed media techniques; the
compositions submitted, combining silk screen, batik and graphics were both rich
in color and unique in conception.
Irit is best known for her interpretation of the human form drawn in charcoal, pastels, acrylics
or sculpted in clay and cast in bronze. Her sculptures combine the realism of form with animpressionist view as affected by light and shadow. This amalgamation of objective truth of form with the subjective interpretation of subject makes each
work unique and reflects the universality of her art!
Irit has exhibited her paintings, drawings and sculptures in Israel as well as many cities abroad such as: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Houston, London, Brussels, Antwerp, Geneva, Sydney and more...
