Yaniv Shapira

Yaniv Shapira was born in 1967 in Yizre'el

Yaniv Shapira was born on February 16, 1967, and grew up on Kibbutz Yizre'el in the Jezreel Valley. His father, Professor Avraham Shapira, taught Jewish history and Jewish philosophy at Tel Aviv University and was an editor of the book "Siach Lochamim". His mother, Iris Shapira, is a teacher and art therapist.

He served in the 50th Battalion of the Nahal Brigade. From 1991 to 1993 he lived in Amsterdam and worked as an assistant to the artist Roland van der Berche.

He earned a bachelor's degree in art history and Jewish philosophy in 1995 and a master's degree in art history in 1997, both at Tel Aviv University. In 2003 he completed a certificate program in museum studies there. In 2010 he began doctoral studies.

In 1995 he joined the staff of the Mishkan Museum of Art in Ein Harod. From 2004 to 2009 he directed the Kibbutz Gallery in Tel Aviv and linked 30 kibbutz galleries into a shared network. In 2016 he became director and chief curator of the Mishkan, and he left after a dispute with its CEO.