Art and designפיטר יעקב מלץ

Peter Jacob Maltz

Peter Jacob Maltz is an Israeli artist born in London, known for reliefs and drawings that combine abstract and narrative elements.

born 1973Reliefs and narrative drawing seriesThe illustrated book RootsRelief at the Israel Museum

Occupation: sculptor, painter, artist

Peter Jacob Maltz was born in 1973 in London

Maltz was born in London in 1973 to Stephen and Susan Maltz. In 1977 he moved to Israel with his family and grew up in Ramat Hasharon in a traditional, English-speaking home. Questions of identity, religion and faith interested him from childhood.

He studied art at Alon High School in Ramat Hasharon. After the army he learned stone carving in south India. He earned a BFA cum laude at Bezalel in Jerusalem from 1997 to 2001 and an MFA in sculpture at the Royal College of Art in London in 2005.

He served as an officer in the Engineering Corps. His service in Gaza and the death of his younger brother in those years shaped his artistic path.

His first solo exhibition opened in Tel Aviv in 2002. In 2011 he published the illustrated book Roots, and in 2012 he began Undercurrent, a daily drawing project. In 2015 he created the relief One Day Passes and Another Day Comes for the Israel Museum after a 10-day walk from his home in Kadima.

He has taught at Bezalel since 2005 and also taught at the Technion and Minshar. Since 2019 he has headed the fine arts department at Thelma Yellin.