Zahara Schatz

Biography

Zohara ("Zahara") Schatz was born on July 20, 1916, in Jerusalem, Jerusalem Sanjak, Ottoman Empire. Her father was Boris Schatz and her brother was artist Bezalel or "Lilik".

She studied at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs (English: National School of Decorative Arts) in Paris from 1934 to 1937. As well as classes at Académie de la Grande Chaumière. However Zahara followed her father's dualism: the pursuit of both fine art and crafts (or design).

Art career After graduation Schatz moved to the United States, settling in California. In the 1940s Schatz taught art classes at the California Labor School in Berkeley.

In 1951, she returned to Israel, however she maintained a residency in Berkeley, California up until the 1970s.

Schatz died of a long illness in Jerusalem on August 4, 1999, at the age of 83. 1954: medal of honor, Milan Triennial (Triennale di Milano) 1959: Dizengoff Prize for Sculpture 1959: participation in the Venice Biennale 1960: Yad Vashem Prize, for a six-branch candelabrum 1991: Shoshanna Ish-Shalom Prize, Jerusalem

Exhibitions 1951, New Lamps, juried group exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York, US; jury chaired by Rene d'Harnoncourt 2006, Zahara Schatz: A Retrospective. The Third Exhibition in the Schatz House Series, solo retrospective exhibition, Jerusalem Artists House, Jerusalem; curated by Gideon Ofrat 2022–2023, California Modernist Women, group exhibition, Harvey Milk Terminal 1, San Francisco International Airport, San Mateo County, California, US