Dov Lederberg & Yael Avi-Yonah:

Art inspired by Science and Kabbalah

Dov and Yael are two professional artists who have been living and working in Jerusalem for more than three decades. They create on canvas original and evocative works that are inspired by Kabbalah mystical teachings and meditations. Many of their works are by design "innovative and interactive" which generates a lot of excitement and interest. Dov and Yael travel to the States several times each year to present lectures and exhibitions, and participate in fundraisers and other functions.

They are planning a Greater Boston area visit during the end of October 2006, at which point HaKesher looks to feature them in a special lecture/exhibition event.

Biographies:

Dov Lederberg grew up in Philadelphia, began his involvement in the arts at the

Haverford and Columbia schools of fine arts, concentrating on experimental film,

and became a film-maker in The New American Underground. One of his works,

entitled "Eargogh", an interpretation of the life of Vincent Van Gogh starring Jack

Smith and Marie Menken, was widely screened at the time, including the Canyon

Cinema in Berkeley. Between 1970 and 1994 he worked as an independent film

director, mainly for Israel Television, making documentary and educational films.

Since 1983 Dov has been deeply involved in using new art mediums and techniques

to express the subtle ideas of Jewish mystical teachings and meditation. He has

created many original paintings and prints inspired by the Hebrew letters in the

scribal style, as well as fractal visions of angelic beings, the texture of the rock

surface at the Wailing Wall and the Dynamics of Marriage. His current work

involves Kabbalah Mandalas and collages of found objects. Dov’s paintings and

video art are exhibited in museums and galleries in the U.S. and Israel.

See the attached samples of Dov’s art:

ü Dialogues & Antilogues (2004-2006) (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)
(which was on solo exhibit last June in a Madison Avenue gallery.)

ü Kabbalah Mandalas (New Works) (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)

Yael Avi-Yonah was born in Jerusalem. A graduate of the Bezalel

Academy of Art, she runs the Visionary Art Gallery in Jerusalem

with her husband Dov. Her father, the distinguished archaeologist and

historian, Michael Avi-Yonah, provided her with a rich background in

art, archeology and the Bible, which emanates from her many works

on Jerusalem landscapes and biblical themes. Her series of oil portraits

of 15 great contemporary Israeli authors was exhibited abroad and at

the Jerusalem International Book Fair in 1984. In 1987 she completed

a series of paintings on the 12 Tribes for the Yad L’Mordechai

synagogue in Jerusalem. Since 1988 she has been working on a series

of works in oil and tempera on canvas and wood in a new and original

style of anaglyfic art. Her themes are inspired by Jewish mysticism

and the Kabbalah and include the Angels of the Divine Chariot, the

Four Supernal Worlds, Jerusalem in the Messianic Age, and other

prophetic visions. Her works have been on display in the Jewish

Museum in London, as well as galleries in Israel and abroad.

See the attached samples of Yael’s art:

ü Jewish Symbols (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)

ü Visions of Future Jerusalem (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)