Education

Glass and product design, Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Jerusalem, Israel
Glass Forms, Pratt Art Center, Seattle, WA
"Cultural Preservation Through Art", Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
Northwest Coast Woodcarving, Richard Campbell, Musqueam Reserve, BC
Fine Carpentry, Gabriel Bar Lev, Vancouver, BC

Selected Synagogue and Museum Commissions

Abayudaya Moses Synagogue, Uganda, Ner Tamid and Menorah
Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, NY, Kise Eliyahu
Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem, Israel, Bimah
Solomon Schetcher Day School, Westchester, NY, Bimah and Aron HaKodesh
Rabbi Farkas, Valley Beth Shalom, Encino, CA, Shtender
Bnai Yeshua, Macon, GA, Ner Tamid
Shalom Bayit, Bend, OR, Ner Tamid
Beth Shalom, Kansas City, KS, Ner Tamid
Shaarey Zedek Congregation, Valley Village, CA, Ner Tamid
Ohr Yisrael, London, England, Ner Tamid
Stephen Wise Temple, Manhattan, NY, Design
Sinai Temple, Washington DC, Matching Lecturns
Old York Synagogue, Philadelphia, PA, Chapel Furniture
B’nai Moshe, Peru, Ner Tamid, Ner Tamid
Rabbi Kerry Olisky, New York, NY, Shtender
Jackson Hole Jewish Community, Wilson, WY, Aron Hakodesh
Pine Brooke Jewish Center, Montville, NJ, Aron Hakodesh
Ahavat Tzion, Bet Shemesh, Israel, Ner Tamid
B’nai Moshe, Peru, Ner Tamid
Chabad Ein Kerem, Ein Kerem, Israel, Aron HaKodesh
Hillel Day School, Farmington Hills, MI, Ner Tamid
Shalom Yisrael, White Plains, NY, Aron Hakodesh
Temple Beth El, Aliso Viejo, Ca, Aron Hakodesh
Kol Rina, Nachlaot, Jerusalem, Israel, Built in Aron Hakodesh
SAMS Conservative congregation, London, England, Rimmonim for Torah
Aish HaTorah, Denver, CO, Kise Eliyahu
Columbia Jewish Congregation, Columbia, MD, Aron Hakodesh
Temple Beth Tefillah, Paramus, NJ, Ner Tamid
Young Israel of Orange County, Aron Hakodesh
Rabbi Baal Hanness, Baltimore, MD, Kise Eliyahu
Adat Ariel, Valley Ridge, CA, Aron Hakodesh
Beth Israel, Detroit, MI, Ner Tamid
Reshimu Center for the Arts, Jerusalem, Israel, Sculpture and carved shelving units
Katzen Museum, American University, Washington DC, Menorah
Spertus Museum, Chicago, Il, Prize winning Mizuzah
Chevat Lamdenu, Boontown, NJ, Aron Hakodesh
Beth Emeth, Hewlett, NY, Shtender
Peninsula Sinai, Foster City, CA, Aron Hakodesh
Ansche Chesed, New York, NY, exhibition
Ziet Annan, Efrat, Israel, Kise Eliyahu
SAR Academy, Riverdale, NY, Lecturn
Adat Shalam, Farmington Hills, MI, Shtender
Congregation Betheinu, Cleveland, OH, Aron Hakodesh
San Francisco JCC, San Francisco, CA, Aron Hakodesh
Solomon Schechter, Hartsdale, NY, Bimah
Adat Ari El, CA, Torah Ornament Stand
Shalom Yisrael, White Plains, NY, Aron Hakodesh
Congregation Chaverim, Temecula, CA, Aron Hakodesh
Herzel Ner Tamid, Mercer Island, WA, tzedakah box
Congregation Kol Ami, Woodinville, WA, Aron Hakodesh
Surprise Lake Summer Camp, Cold Spring, NY, Aron Hakodesh
Bet Knesset, B’nai Brak, Israel, carved pillars
Tzur v’tzohar, Tzur Hadassa, Israel, Ner Tamid, Torah ornaments, shelving

Selected Exhibitions and Awards

Ongoing "Living in the Moment" Hebrew Union Museum, New York, NY
2009 Bezalel Jerusalem Art Exhibition, Jerusalem, Israel
2007 Houston Center for the Contemporary Craft, Asher Gallery, Houston, TX
2007 "The Jewish Wedding" Janice Charach Epstein Gallery, MI
2007 "Kise Eliyahu" Ario and Hyam Judaica Museum, Roselyn heights, NY
2006 "To Life" Columbia Art Center, Columbia, MD
2006 "The Style of a Nation" B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum, Washington, DC
2006 National Chabad Headquarters, Washington DC
2006 "Bezalel’s 100th Anniversary Exhibition" Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel
2005 Artistic Acheivement for New Immigrant, Government of Israel
2005 Moriah Congregation, Chicago, IL
2005 "The Art of Giving" Charach Epstein Gallery, MI
2004 "Art of the Tzedakah Box" Columbia Art Center, MD
2004 "Menorah" Janice Charach Epstein Gallery, MI
2004 "Liturgical & Sacred Arts" Springfield Art Association, IL
2004 "Contemporary & Traditional Folk Art" The Gallery at Tacoma Community College, WA
2003 "Ceremony in the Desert" Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum, Phoenix, AZ
2003 Temple Beth Am, White Plains, NY
2003 "Bless This House" Kansas City Jewish Museum, Overland Park, KS
2003 Lincoln Center, New York, NY
2002-04 Spertus Museum, Exhibition, Chicago, IL
2004 Second Place "Miriam's Cup" , JCC of Dallas, TX
2002-03 Knesset Israel Museum, Elkins Park, PA
2002-03 American Craft Council, San Francisco, CA
2001-03 Festival of Jewish Artists, Temple Isaiah, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Finalist "Art of the Torah" Columbia Art Center, Columbia, MD
2003 "Contemporary Works of Faith" Liturgical Guild
2002 Finalist, Spertus Museum
2002 Judith Altman Memorial Judaica Competition, Distinguished Merit
2002 Portland Arts Festival, Second Place
2002 Temple Israel Museum, Exhibition, Cherry Hill, NJ
2002 Chabad Torah Center, Exhibition, West Bloomfield, MI
2000-02 "Best of the Northwest" Seattle, WA & Portland, OR
2000-02 Ansche Chesed, Exhibition, New York, NY
2000-04 Bellevue Arts Museum Artsfair, Bellevue, WA

Memberships and Honors

Guest Lecturer, The Development of Jewish Art in Israel
Program Director, Israeli-First Nation Cultural Exchange
Director, Center for Jewish Arts Development, Jerusalem, Israel
Member, American Crafts Council, Highland, NY
Member, Guild of Judaic Artisans, Owings Mills, MD
Member, Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, WA
Member, Pratt Arts Center, Seattle, WA
Member, Makor Jewish Arts Association, New York, NY
Supporter, Friends of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Bezalel Association, Jerusalem, Israel