Hillel Roman

Hillel Roman is an Israeli visual artist based in Tel Aviv, known for large charcoal drawings and public installations.

born 1975Large charcoal drawingsInteractive public art installationsThe Observatory stargazing project

Born: 16 April 1975, Los Angeles
Occupation: painter, sculptor, visual artist
Education: Goldsmiths, University of London, HaMidrasha – Faculty of the Arts, Tel Aviv University

Hillel Roman was born in 1975 in Los Angeles

Hillel Roman was born on April 16, 1975, in Los Angeles. He lives and works in Tel Aviv.

He studied art at Hamidrasha Art School at Beit Berl College. In 2004 he completed a bachelor's degree in literature at Tel Aviv University, and in 2007 he earned an MFA at Goldsmiths in London.

Roman works in drawing, painting, sculpture and etching, and has also built observatories. His work deals with utopia, history, and the line between art, life, science and technology. His public projects include High House, a treetop platform in Tel Aviv, and Observatory, a stargazing project with a hand-built telescope.

He teaches at Hamidrasha Art School and taught at the Avni Institute from 2004 to 2006 and at Thelma Yellin school of the arts. In 2009 he won the Young Artist Prize of the Ministry of Culture and Sport.

Milestones in Hillel Roman's life

1975
Born in Los Angeles.
2002
Held the solo show Darkling at Dvir Gallery in Tel Aviv.
2004
Completed a bachelor's degree in literature at Tel Aviv University.
2007
Earned an MFA at Goldsmiths and received a residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris.
2009
Won the Young Artist Prize.
2009
Showed the solo exhibition Kingdom at the Bat Yam Museum.