Rivka Saker

Rivka Saker is an Israeli art collector who chairs Sotheby's Israel and founded the non-profit art organization Artis.

born 1967Chairing Sotheby's IsraelFounding ArtisCollecting Israeli art

Occupation: art collector
Education: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, University of Haifa

Rivka Saker was born in 1967 in Tel Aviv

Rivka Saker was born in Tel Aviv. She studied economics and art history at the University of Haifa for her bachelor's degree. She later earned a master's degree in urban planning at the Technion in Haifa.

In 1982 she joined Sotheby's and set up its first office in Israel. She became chair of Sotheby's Israel in 2006. She also sits on the board of Sotheby's Europe.

In 2004 she founded Artis, a non-profit group that supports Israeli artists and helps show their work abroad. She is its board chair. Artis has backed projects by artists such as Yael Bartana and Gilad Ratman.

She serves on the boards of cultural institutions, including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. She co-chairs Here and Now, a committee that acquires Israeli art for the Israel Museum. She was among the founders of the Art TLV event, which was held in 2008.