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Moshe Mokady
Israeli artist
Moshe Mokady (Brandstatter) (–) is an Israeli artist.
Biography
Mokady was born in Tarnów with the name Moshe Brandstatter, to Abraham and Helena Brandstatter. In his family moved to Vienna where he studied painting with Lazar Krestin until in Mokady moved to Zürich and studied music and the piano. In Mokady immigrated to the Mandate Palestine with his family, initially settling in Haifa. During the years – he continued his art studies in the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. He lived in Paris during the years – where he continued studying art. Mokady returned to the Mandate Palestine in , living in Jerusalem and then Tel Aviv. He co-directed a school for drawing and painting in Jerusalem between the years – and in became the Director of the Art Department of the Ministry of Education and Culture. He was the first Director of the Avni Institute of Painting and Sculpture in Tel Aviv. (–).[1]
From to Mokady worked as a stage designer for the Habimah, Cameri and the Ohel Theaters.[2] He received the Dizengoff Prize for painting in , , and in Mokady had 38 solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows in Israel and abroad. In he was one of the three Israeli painters who represented Israel in the Venice Biennale and again in Mokady was one of founders of the artist's village of Ein Hod where he moved in until his death in
Mokady married Verem, with whom he had one son, Refael Mokady, who died during the Six-Day War. A few years later the couple divorced. Following the divorce, Mokady married Haddie and had two children, Michael and Nina.
Mokady died in Ein Hod in A retrospective of his works was held at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in
Awards and recognition
- First Prize, competition for planning the grave of Hayim Nahman Bialik
- Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture
- Dizengoff Prize
- Award for the best painting, Israeli Artist exhibition, Washington, USA
- Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo
- Award from Mr. Mellen, exhibition celebrating the first decade of Israeli art, Safed
Education
Teaching
- –35 School for Painting and Drawing, Jerusalem
- –65 Director of Avni Institute, Tel Aviv