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Betty Wachsstock Schonfeld was born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1954. She studied at the Academy of Arts “Bezalel” in Jerusalem, in 1972. Back in Antwerp, she studied sculpture with Prof. Jan de Schutter, from the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.
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- Betty Wachsstock – Schonfeld
- Born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1954
- 1972-73 – Studies at the academy of Bezalel in Jerusalem.
- 1973-75 – Studies with Prof. Jan de Schutter, from the Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.
- 1980-82 – Free student at the Avni Institute of Arts in Tel Aviv.
- 1988- Price of Excellency at the International Art Competition of New York.
- 2007 – Price of the public “Une Oeuvre De Faience”- Quipped- France.
- Since 1982, she is exhibiting in Belgium, France, Holland, Panama, U.S.A., and Israel.
- Moved to live in Israel with her family in 1996
- Curator at the “Bible Museum”in Tel Aviv .
- Lives and teaches in Petah-Tikwa
- 1995 – SOTHEBY’S –“MASK “Auction – organized by AKIM – Tel Aviv
- 1995 – “NESHAMA”, Monument at the Jewish Museum in Brussels
- 1996 – “SAMSON” Environmental Sculpture at the Middelheim, in Antwerp
- 1996 – SPORT TROPHEE – designed for Maccabi as a present to the municipality of Antwerp
- 1997 – “JACOB’S LADDER ” Monument at the university of Bar Ilan, Ramat Gan
- 1998 – TROPHEE realized for the University of Bar Ilan as a gift to Mr Lev Levayoff
- 2001 – TROPHEE realized for the University of Bar Ilan ,attributed as “Award of gy
- 2003 – TROPHEE as price of “Fair Play “for the “European Maccabia 2003 Games“in Antwerp
- 2005 – Selected for the 2nd Beijing Biennale with the sculpture: CONTINENTS.
- 2006 – Was selected to participate in the project “2008 Olympic Landscape Sculpture – Beijing” with the sculpture: ENCOUNTERS
- 1985-88-94 – CAMPO GALLERY – Antwerp, Belgium
- 1987-89 – L’OEIL GALLERY – Brussels, Belgium
- 1988-92-00 – ELISABETH DEN BIEMAN DE HAAS – Amsterdam, Holland
- 1990 – EMMANUELLE TRAETS GALLERY – Gent, Belgium
- 1990 – MUSEUM OF ST NIKLAAS- RETROSPECTIVE – St Niklaas. Belgium
- 1991-5 – GALLERY DU PARVIS – Amiens, France
- 1991-95-00 – GALLERY ALAIN BECCIANI – Charleroi, Belgium
- 1991 – GALLERY EMMANUELLE TRAETS – Knokke, Belgium
- 1991 – NETTIS GALLERY – Le Touquet, France
- 1991 – HARMAGGEDO GALLERY – Courtrai, Belgium
- 1992 – THE WATER COMPANY – Antwerp, Belgium
- 1992 – ALETHEIA GALLERY – Lille, France
- 1993 – AMALIA ARBEL GALLERY – Rishon Letsion, Israel
- 1994 – LIERHMAN GALLERY – Liege, Belgium
- 1996 – RESONANS GALLERY – Gent, Belgium
- 1996 – 2000 –
- 2003 – H-ART GALLERY – Antwerp – Belgium
- 1998 – EPHRAT GALLERY – Tel Aviv, Israel
- 1999 – THE BIBLE MUSEUM -Tel Aviv, Israel
- 1999 – G.O. GALLERY -Haifa, Israel
- 1999 – ALFICAN GALLERY – Brussels, Belgium
- 2000-01 – GALLERY FAYLA – Brussels, Belgium
- 2000 – EXELMANS GALLERY – Maaseik, Belgium
- 2001 – GALERIE BECCIANI – Charleroi – Belgium
-ELISABETH DEN BIEMAN DE HAAS – Amsterdam –
– CAMPO & CAMPO – Antwerp – Belgium - 2002 – “EMBRACE” – Exhibition at the benefit of “Schneider children hospital” Petah Tikwa – Israel
- 2002 – RACINES & L’OEUIL GALLERY – Brussels – Belgium
– ART BAR – Sheraton Hotel – Tel Aviv
– ART BAR – Sheraton Hotel – Jerusalem - 2003 – MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE – Tel Aviv
– BEIT ASIA – Tel Aviv
– THE GALLERY – EIN HOD – Israel
-GALERIE DE GRANCY- Lausanne- Switzerland - 2004 -“AGOUDAT HATSAYARIM VEHAPASALIM TEL AVIV “– Tel Aviv
– GALERIE DE GRANCY – Lausanne- Switzerland - 2005 – CAMPO & CAMPO – Antwerp- Belgium
- 2006 – Galleries EXELMANS – Maverick – Belgium
- 2006- Gallerie t’WEEFHUIS – Nuenen- Nederland
- 2009- University of Bar Ilan – The Soul of the Matter
- 1986-89-92-95-98 –04 – TRIENNAL OF BELGIAN SCULPTURE – Campo – Antwerp, Belgium.
- 1989-90-91-01 – INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR LINEART – Gent, Belgium.
- 1990 – ART & ANTIQUE FAIR – SCHAPOORT – Knokke, Belgium.
- 1990 – ART & ANTIQUE FAIR – Rotterdam, Holland.
- 1991 – JAYCEES – ROTARY CLUB – Lier, Belgium.
- 1991 – COBRA EXHIBITION – Heerde, Holland.
- 1991 – DAY OF THE ARTS – Liege, Belgium.
- 1992 – GALLERIE DU PARVIS – Amiens, France.
- 1992 – THE VOICE OF ARTS – Brussels, Belgium.
- 1993-94 – MADE IN BELGIUM – THE CASINO – Ostende, Belgium.
- 1994 – EXHIBITION OF MONUMENTAL SCULPTURES – in four towns in Belgium.
- 1995 – 11th DAY OF THE BOOK AND ARTS – Brussels, Belgium.
- 1995-00 – AMHA FOR THE HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS – Holland.
- 1996 – GALERIE VAN LANGENHOVE – Knokke, Belgium.
- 1996 – CATHERINE ALTING GALLERY – Antwerp, Belgium.
- 1996 – RISSEUW SINCLAIR GALLERY – Panama, Panama.
- 1998 –2002 – THE BIBLE MUSEUM – Tel-Aviv, Israel.
- 1998 – BNAI BRITH – Antwerp, Belgium.
- 1999 – MONTSERRAT GALLERY – New York, U.S.A
- 1999 – DAY OF THE ARTS – Liege Belgium.
- 1999 – YAD LEBANIM MUSEUM – Petach Yikva, Israel.
- 1999 – HILTON ART GALLERY – Hilton Hotel – Tel Aviv, Israel.
- 1999 – CONTEMPORARY JEWISH ART BELGIUM AFTER 1950 – Center Culturel Spinay – Malines, Belgium.
- 2000 – JEWISH ARTISTS IN FLANDERS – Bnai Brith & Province of Antwerp – Belgium.
- 2001 – “POETRY, THE ARTIST’S MUSE”. ELISABETH DEN BIEMAN DE HAAS – Amsterdam.
- 2001 – BNE BRITH – AMSTELVEEN – Holland.
- 2001 – BELGIAN ARTISTS – THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM.
- 2001 – AMHA – Israeli Center for Psychological support of survivors of the Holocaust – Nederland.
- 2001 – BELGIUM HOUSE – University of Jerusalem – Israel
-WOMEN CREATE WOMEN – Petah Tikwa – Israel
-BANK DISCOUNT – Yavne – Israel - 2002 – THE WOMEN INTERNATIONAL – THE BIBLE MUSEUM – Tel Aviv
– INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR LINEART – GENT – BELGIUM
– GALLERY EXELMANS – Maaseik – Belgium - 2003 – GALLERY AXPOELE – Neeroeteren – Belgium
– RAMAT AVIV “WINDOWS” – MINIATURES – Ramat Aviv
– EUROPEAN MACCABIA - 2003 – Antwerp – Belgium
- 2004 – GALERIE DE LA CITE – Geneve – Switserland.
- 2005 –” The Second Beijing International Art Biennale” – Beijing- China.
- 2008 –” Expo
- 2008″- Council of Immigrant Associations in Israel – Jerusalem
- 2009 – “Triennal of Belgian Sculpture” Campo & Campo
Antwerp, Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, New-York, Tel-Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, Johannesburg, Panama, Moscow and Zurich.
Lineart ’89 – Triennal of Sculpture Campo & Campo ’92 – Amha Collection ’95 – Art & Antique Fair Knokke , Belgium,90 – Museum of St Niklaas ‘, Belgium ’90 -” Art & Antique Fair ” Rotterdam ’90 – ” Rotary Club ” Lier ’91 – ” Cobra exhibition ” ’91 -” The Voice of Art ” Brussels ’92 -“Made in Belgium ” The Casino Ostende ’93 – The Bible Museum Tel Aviv “98 -Yad Lebanim Museum Petah Tikwa “99 – “Contemporary Jewish Art in Belgium after 1950 ” 99 – “Poetry , the Artists Muse “01 Amsterdam – “Belgian Artists ’01 ” Hebrew University of Jerusalem ‘ . The Album of the second Beijing International Art Biennale, China 2005″