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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.