A documentary-art exhibition exploring contemporary Arab society in Israel from a personal and intimate view point. This unique body of work focuses on young Arab men and women at the pivotal age of 18 years old. The project includes environmental portraits of various individuals in Arab communities throughout Israel, as well as documentation of their lives and close surrounding.
Natan Dvir Photographer
Born in Israel in 1972 Natan Dvir received his Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) at Tel Aviv University in 1998. Dvir began his photography career shooting for a number of Israeli publications. Today, working as a freelance photographer represented by Polaris Images, Natan specializes in documentary and editorial photography focusing mainly on the human aspect of political, social and humanitarian subjects. Dvir's pictures appeared in a large number of publications including Newsweek, Glamour, Le Monde, Stern, Focus, Die Zeit, Corriere Della Sera, Die Weltwoche and Wallpaper as well as other publications around the globe. His work was exhibited in Israel, Europe, South America and the US. Passionately dedicated to his profession and sense of mission, he is continuously pursuing in-depth coverage and examination of events and society. Natan is currently based in New York.
ON TOUR
UPCOMING
Sep - Oct 2010
Schneider Gallery (Chicago) - two-artists exhibition
Nov 2010
Colombia University (NY) - solo exhibition
Oct 2010 - Jan 2011
Ramat Gan Museum (Israel) - group exhibition
Jan 2011
Blue Sky Gallery (Portland) - solo exhibition
May 2011
Houston Center for Photography - group exhibition
During 2011
The War Museum (Dubrovnik, Croatia) - solo exhibition
Mar - Apr 2012
FotoFest festival (Houston) - group exhibition
Mar - Apr 2012
FotoFreo festival (Australia) - group exhibition
PAST
Nov 2009 - Jan 2010
"Eighteen", Jewish Community Center (NY)
June 2010
"SVA 2010", Visual Arts Gallery (NY)
July - Aug 2010
"Either\And: The New Docugraphics", The Center for Photography (Woodstock)
2009
"Shelter", Houston Center for Photography - solo exhibition
2009
"Shelter", Houston Center for Photography - solo exhibition
2009
"Shelter", Houston Center for Photography - solo exhibition
2009
"2009 Tel Aviv Time", Tel Aviv Museum - participant
2009
"Photography from Israel", Kultur Bahnhof Eller (Düsseldorf, Germany) - participant
2008
"Exile and Repair", Museo de Antioquia (Medellin, Colombia) - participant
2008
"Shelter", Ramat Gan Museum - solo exhibition
2008
Festival de l'Image Environnmentale (Paris) - participant
2007
"This Chicken will Die", Tel Aviv Artists' House - solo exhibition
2007
"IJAYA", Christie's (London) - participant
2007
"Home & Away", The Bronfman Center (NYC) - participant
2006
"Seeing is believing", Rehovot city gallery - solo exhibition
2006
"Disengagement", Tel Aviv Museum - participant
PRESS
- Guernica Magazine, August 2010
- Greater Middle East Photo, July 2010
- Newsweek Japan, July 2010
- Images Magazine (France), July 2010
- fotoMAGAZIN, June 2010
- Verve Photo, June 2010
- Newsweek Japan, June 2010
- Visual Arts Journal, Spring 2010
- Conscientious, April 2010
- Bite! Magazine, April 2010
- F-Stop Magazine, April 2010
- The Jewish Daily, Nov 2009
AWARDS
- New York Photography Festival – 1st prize (social documentary category)
- FotoFest, Houston – Discoveries of the Meeting Place
- Critical Mass, Portland – Finalist (final decision yet to be made)
- Houston Center for Photography – HCP Fellowship Winner 2009
- New York Photography Festival (NYPH) Award 2009 – Honorable Mention
- American Photography Award 2009 – Selected for AP25 Annual
- Black & White Spider Awards 2008 – Documentary – 1st prize
- Santa Fe Singular Image award 2008 – Honorable Mention
- Local Testimony (Israel’s photojournalism contest) 2007 – Picture of the Year
- Les Rencontres d'Arles 2007 – Prix de l'Edition
- The London Jewish Museum of Art - International Jewish Artist of the Year 2007
- Photo District News (PDN) Annual 2006 – Best documentary project
- Local Testimony (Israel’s photojournalism contest) 2005 – Picture of the Year
