Matan Ben Cnaan (b.1980) is an Israeli painter known for combining classical elements and intricate narratives with contemporary themes. His works engage with both traditional artistic techniques and modern-day issues, blending realism with symbolic storytelling.
Selected Exhibitions:
- 2024 “All The Sign Indicate”, Solo Exhibition, The Negev Museum of Fine Art, Beer Sheva
- 2023 “First Person Plural”, Group Exhibition, Israel Supreme Court, Jerusalem
- 2021 “The Bureaucrat”, Special Exhibition, Israel Museum, Jerusalem (Accompanied by text by David Grossman)
- 2019 “A Decade of The Haim Shiff Prize”, Solo Exhibition, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
- 2018 “Paintings – The Haim Shiff Prize”, Solo Exhibition, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
- 2015 BP Portrait Award Exhibition, National Portrait Gallery, London
- 2014 “Special Edition”, Group Exhibition, Fresh Paint Art Fair, Tel Aviv
- 2013 Solo Exhibition, Ha’tahana Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2012 Group Exhibition, Ha’tahana Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2012 “Bound/Unbound”, JLima Gallery, Easton, PA
- 2012 “Hai-Fa: Construction of Reality”, Grand Art Contemporary Art Gallery, Haifa
- 2011 “Shvartse Vilde Haye”, Zemack Contemporary Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2010 “Frame to Reality”, Haifa Museum
- 2009 “Lolita”, The Office Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2009 Fresh Paint Tel Aviv, Holocaust-themed engraving, commissioned by exhibition curator
- 2008 Solo Exhibition, College Gallery, Emek Yizrael
- 2008 Solo Exhibition, Fresh Paint Art Fair, Tel Aviv
- 2008 Giluy Shem; “Works by Promising Graduates from All of Israel”, University of Haifa
- 2007 Graduation Exhibition, Oranim College Selected Collections:
Private Collections:
- Karen Davidson (Michigan)
- Len Blavatnik (London-New York)
- Victor Morgenstern (Highland Park)
- Ann and Ari Rozenblatt (Beverly Hills)
- Dubi Shiff (Israel)
- Kali Family Collection (Israel)
- Vered and Avi Fischer Collection (Israel)
Public Collections:
- Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Tel Aviv)
- Bank Leumi (Tel Aviv)
Selected Prizes:
- 2018 Winner of The Haim Shiff Prize for Figurative-Realistic Art, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
- 2015 First Prize Winner of The BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London