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Vered Ben-Kiki : 1960 (Haifa, Israel) - 2022 (Antwerp, Belgium)
Expo’s
2024 Duo met Ward Van Grimbergen, Shoobil Gallery, Antwerp, B
2023 ‘Alles is met alles verbonden’, Brussels, B Curator: Philippe Braem
2022 In Commemoration, Shoobil Gallery, Antwerp, B
1985 Helena Rubinstein Pavillion, Tel Aviv, Israel
(winners of scholarship Foundation 'Shareth') ,Chagael House, Haïfa
1987 Flan Imperial, Antwerp, Belgium
1988 La Livre Pharmacie, Galerie Inexistent Antwerp, Belgium
1988 Confrontatie & Confrontaties , SMAK , Museum for contemporary art, Ghent,
Curator Jan Hoet , Belgium
The Flemish Community acquired 4 works 1988-1989
Iritis 88 Liege, Belgium
1989 De Warande, Turnhout
Galerie Container, Firenze
1990 Galerie lnexistent, Antwerpen
1993 CC Kortrijk, BE
Curator: Catherine De Zegher
1994 WATT, Witte De With, Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, NL
curator Chris Dercon
2003 Love, Simpicity, Thruth, Flux Art Gallery, Brussels, BE
2012 Bookshowbookshop, BE-PART, Waregem, BE
curator Johan Pas and Vaast Colson
2017 The Lost posters (Lee Ronaldo Sonic Youth) CC Menen BE
curator Jan Van Woensel
Studies
Orgel, 2015 - 2017
Teacher Education, Pestalozzi, 2010 - 2012
Jazz & Guitar, Mago Antwerpen, DKO, 2009 - 2011
Film & Video art, DKO, KASKA, 2006 - 2009
Painting, HISK, Antwerp (with scholarship), 1986-1988
Master of Fine Arts, recognition diploma by the Ministry of the Flemish Community, 2004
Scholarship from the Swiss Eisen-Picard stiftung, 1985
Philosophy and Creative Arts, University of Haifa (Bachelor), 1981-1984
Books:
2008 'Songs for Songs', (Song texts)
'Deek the dragon is in love' , (Children's book)(ln 5 languages)
2009 'Nadav & Naïma', cine-roman, (Screenplay)
2010 'For as long as we love', (Screenplay);
'Hanna is afraid to go to school', (Children's book) (ln 5 languages)
'Elias, grandpa & the Amsterdam Pirates Corporation', (Children's book)
'Elias, opa & het Amsterdamse Piraten kantoor (Dutch version)
'Human', Life flakes
2012 'Alice', Children's book
2015 'Artuur invites you to his event', Children's book
'Daniel and the gambling cat Oracle', Children's book
'July Rose and the flying carpets', Children's book
'Tilly Lee, het genie', Children's book
'Hanna and the Blue Knights', Children's book
2016 'A story that happened to me yesterday'
'De Andere Kous'
'Hamza' story: A story with a beard'
'Elias, Opa & Het Immobiliënkantoor van lzmir'
2017 'Gabriel and his teacher'
'Verhalen voor Monday', (Omnibus)
'De gekke kat en mama', (Children's book)(ln 5 languages).
Music
Vered played percussion and danced in several groups Luc Mishalle directed in the 1990s. She also designed several CD covers during that period, and the latest as recently as 2018.
She also provided graphics for the release clip: Youtube/Marockin' Brass - Jilali Bouhalam (Official video)
Vered attended donkey diesel's 2018 gusto sessions, with Stef Kamil Carlens and Alain Rynant. Her voice is present on many songs, on 1 she plays the lead role. Together with Nel Ponsaert, she translated the Leonard Nolens poem “manneke pis” into Hebrew. The recording dates from 2018 and is titled: ‘Jeanneke Pis est morte'.
In 2013, Vered released her own music, B e w o n d e r - The Eyes of the Beloved, while working on a cultural music program for Radio Centraal.