Erica Weisz Schweiger
Erica Weisz-Schveiger
Born in Dej (district of Cluj) in Transylvania- Romania in1947. Lived and educated in Cluj, one of the most important culture centers of Eastern Europe She begins her art studies at the high school of visual arts of Cluj (1961-1965) and continues at the academy of Visual Arts” Ion Andreescu” Cluj, graduated MA arts and crafts in 1971 with specialty textile design.
1971-76 she works in Sibiu (in 2007- cutural capital of United Europe) as a designer for a textile factory. In the same time, she joins the Sibiu department of the Union of Visual Artists of Romania and have an intensive activity as a tapestry weaver.
In 1975 she marries George Weisz and emigrate to Israel. Established in Beer – Sheba in the Negev desert. She works during 24 years as an art teacher for children and students.
In the same time, she develops her own style of tapestry –weaving. Retired from 2001 she dedicates herself entirely to her artistic work and to her family, she is between the founders of The Artist's House of Beer Sheva. In 2015 moved to Ariel, (in Judea and Samaria). and approaches to Judaism. She returns to realistic painting of nature and landscape.
Exhibitions: (One-man shows):
- 1972 Municipal Art gallery Cluj-Napoca Romania
- 1974 Municipal art-gallery Sibiu Romania
- 1977 Liraz gallery Beer Sheba Israel
- 1989 Centre culturel de Sarcelles –Paris France
- 1992 Weizmann gallery Beer Sheba Israel
- 1998 Amalia Arbel gallery Tel-Aviv Israel
- 2000 public library Beer-Sheba Israel
- 2003 National Museum of Art Cluj –Napoca Romania
- 2004 Museum of Art Oradea Romania
- 2005 Ben-Gurion University Beer-Sheba Israel
- 2007 New Culture Center Beer Sheba Israel
- 2008 Artist’s House Beer-Sheba Israel (permanent member)
- 2014 Artist’s house beer Sheva
- 2015 (in work) ICR (Romanian culture center) Tel Aviv
- 2016 Ariel – cultural center - tapestries
- 2017 Ariel – cultural center landscape painting
Prizes:
- 1969 Student Art competition
- 2001 Diploma of Excellency for the most talented artist of World of Art Magazine
- 2011 third prize Biennale of Chianciano Terme Toscana Italia
- 2012 Award for Life Carrier “Liberated Dreams” international exhibition Ferrara Italia"
Publications:
- "World of Art" International Magazine no 4 and 5
- World of Art books: Contemporary Israeli Artists
- 100 Contemporary Artists
Prizes:
- 2011 Biennale of Chianciano Terme Italy Third Prize
- 2012 International exhibition "Liberated Dreams" Ferrara Italy Premio Speciale alla Carriera
- 2015 (selected) International Art Biennale of London
- 2015 (selected) International Fiberart Biennale Haacht Belgium.
Group exhibitions (selective list)
- between the years 1972-75 All the exhibitions organized by the Sibiu department of the Union of Visual Artists
- between the years 1987-88:
- Cultural exchanges between France and Israel Centre Culturel Meudon
- Municipality of Troyes (40 years of Israel independence)
- Centre Culturel Levallois-Perret
- between the years 1988-94 Group exhibitions sponsored by Alix de Rothschild Foundation for arts and crafts with collaboration of the Ministry of Foreign Affaires of Israel.
- 1988 Artist’s House Jerusalem Israel
- 1990 Bibliotheque Forney Paris France
- 1990 Marseille France "maison des artistes"
- 1991 Musee Royal D’Art et D’Histoire Bruxelles-Belgium
- 1991 Galabias palace Lisbon Portugal
- 1994 Israeli Contemporary Crafts-National Museum of Art Tokio Japan
- 1996 Textile Art in Israel “Tradition and innovation” University Visual Center Raleigh North –Carolina USA
- 2002 International Competition of Embroidery Cluj-Romania
- between the years 1997-2002 yearly participation at the miniature exhibitions of Art-Addiction Gallery Stockholm- Sweden.
