Haimi Fenichel

Haimi Fenichel (; born 1972) is an Israeli sculptor and installation artist.

Biography Haimi Fenichel was named for his uncle, Haim Fenichel, who was killed in the Six-Day War in 1967 and received the a medal of honor after his death. Fenichel studied at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem and the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.

Art career In his exhibit "Mound," Fenichel produces a space that resembles a building site but projects a sense of impending ruin. He plays with materials in a way that creates new combinations and hybrids that are both familiar and alien. The artist says the work is about time and what it is made out of. "Mound" is a combination construction site-archaeological dig created from hardened sand.

2008: "Bizarre Perfection" in Israel Museum in Jerusalem. "Exposición de las obras ganadoras y finalistas del III Concurso de Pintura y Escultura Figurativas" Foundation Fran Dural, Madrid 2006: Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, Mini Israel London, Ben Uri Gallery, The London Jewish Museum, Israeli Contemporary Applied Arts 2005: Petah Tikva, Israel - Petah Tikva Museum of Art, Transpositions Kfar Vradim - Tal Gallery, My Personal Box

Awards and recognition 2008: Grand Jury Award, III Concurso de Pintura y Escultura Figurativas, Foundation Fran Dural, Barcelona. 2007: The Haifa Museum of Art, Prizes in Art and Design and Young Artist Award from the Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport 2005: Winner, Alix de Rothschild Craft Award

His work is in the collection of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.