LICKA BRAKHOVSKY 

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Born in 1961 in Leningrad, Licka Brakhovsky received

degrees from the  Mukhina Art Academy and an Icon Craft Master-Class

led by S.I.  Golubev, Chief of the Restoration Department at theRussian Museum in  St. Petersburg. She  moved to Israel in 1996.

 

Since 1998, Brakhovsky has been the Director of her private "NICKA"  gallery which plays an active role on the Israeli art scene. She also  served as curator for solo and international group exhibitions and contributes art criticism  and articles to art-related publications and media. In 2007, in cooperation with the Dutch Company "Christiaan de Boks  Co.," Brakhovsky curated an international art exhibition  project, "Russian-Israel Interaction," to present the transformation  of Russian art-school painting

through interaction  with Israeli realities.

 

As an artist, Licka works in two directions, seemingly contradictory. On the one hand, she produces abstract compositions and free collages, on the other, uses old techniques like egg tempera and encaustic. But indeed, there are no contradictions for an artist. Licka freely joins times and techniques, merging them in one endless stream of art. Despite the broad specter of genres, her works are always recognizable. One can feel the time pulse in her paintings, where symbols are concrete and details are symbolic.

 

Exhibitions:

1999 - group exhibition in Haifa (artist), Israel

2000-2001 - group exhibitions in Karmiel (artist), Israel

2004 - "NICKA" gallery presentation in Jerusalem (artist & curator), Israel

         - "Retrospection" solo exhibition of Victor Shtivelberg, Bek Tek, Jerusalem (curator, article), Israel

2005 - "Phantasmagoria of St.Petersburg," the first exhibit of the art-project "Geography of Language," Jerusalem (artist & curator), Israel

2006 - "Odessa," the 2nd exhibition of the art-project "Geography of Language," Jerusalem (curator), Israel

        - Auction in support of artists from Northern Israel, Jerusalem (artist & curator), Israel

        - group exhibition at "Givatayim Theater," Tel-Aviv (artist), Israel

        - group exhibition at "Bar-David Museum," kibbutz Bram (artist), Israel

2007 - "Alexander Adonin and Nataly Goncharova" exhibition at Jerusalem House of Quality (curator)

2008 - group exhibition "EXPO 2008" at "Jerusalem Theater", Israel (artist, catalog)

2009 - group exhibition at "Beit Yad Lebanim", Ashdod, Israel (curator - Yona Fisher)

The permanent exhibition is located at “NICKA” gallery, Zefat, Israel.

 

Collections:

 

Licka Brakhovsky’s artworks are held in private collections in Holland, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Russia, Israel and the USA.