About Ya'acov Dorchin
Born 1946. Ya'acov Dorchin is an Israeli sculptor, painter and pedagogue.
Ya'acov Dorchin (; born 12 March 1946), also known as Yaacov Dorchin, is an Israeli sculptor and painter.
Biography Dorchin was born in Haifa in Mandate Palestine in 1946. In 1967, he moved to Kibbutz Kfar HaHoresh.
In the 1980s, Dorchin began creating iron sculptures. He has lectured at the University of Haifa since 1991 and served as the head of the university's Art Department from 1997 to 2001.
As of 2020, Dorchin is the artistic director of the Basis art school, a position he took in 2015.
In 1990, Dorchin exhibited at the Israeli Pavilion in Venice Biennale.
Awards In 2004, Dorchin was awarded the EMET Prize, for the arts. In 2011, he was awarded the Israel Prize, for the visual arts.
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Ya'acov Dorchin was born on 12 March 1946 in Haifa.
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Ya'acov Dorchin is a sculptor, painter and pedagogue.
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