Draft:Moran Kliger

Moran Kliger, born in 1981 and based in Tel Aviv, a visual artist with a Bachelor's Degree. Kliger's recent works explore figurative drawing and evolving narrative environments, showcasing a transition from digital to free drawing techniques, including engraving, screen-print, and pyrography.

Biography
Kliger, born in 1981, spent her childhood in Israel and went on to study visual arts at Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art, Ramat Gan, Israel (2003-2007) and completed her Bachelor's degree with honors. Later on, she pursued Postgraduate Fine Arts Program at Ha’Midrasha Faculty of the Arts, Beit Berl Academic College, Israel (2011-2013). Kliger specializes in figurative, narrative drawings exploring the interplay between domesticity and the primal aspects of the human psyche.

The artist incorporates motifs inspired by natural elements and fantasy in their works, exploring the contrast of various elements within the human experience. This exploration encompasses an examination of the dynamic interplay between tamed and untamed aspects of existence. Kliger is known for her extensive portfolio, which includes figurative and narrative drawings. Employing diverse series and techniques such as freehand drawing, engraving, and digital techniques. across expansive working areas such as screen printing, and pyrography. Her artistic approach demonstrates a range of techniques and creative expression.

Career
Kliger is an artist whose works have been showcased internationally and whose solo and group exhibitions have been showcased in museums and galleries spanning across Israel, Japan, Sweden, and the United States. She has received various awards and fellowships, including Artist-in-residence in the years 2015 and 2018, and has undertaken artist residencies in locations such as Miami, Florida, and Paris. Kliger's artworks are included in the collection of Tel Aviv Museum of Art and private collections globally.

Kliger is an artist known for her detailed exploration of the interplay between human civilization and primal origins in her drawings. Her artwork features human-animal hybrids intended to explore perceptions. The "Primates" series and the 2018 exhibition "Seven Primates" Explores The blurring of boundaries between familiar creatures, encouraging a reevaluation of cultural and social norms. Kliger's work explores the dichotomy within the human psyche.

Kliger's exhibition, titled "Cain," explores nuanced interpretations of the biblical Cain and Abel narrative, Hosted at Noga Gallery in Tel Aviv, the artwork through allegorical drawings, examines tensions within human nature, such as the interplay between morals and urges, and logic and emotions.

Awards

 * 2015 Artist-in-residence, Fountainhead Residency, Miami, Florida, USA.
 * 2017 Award, The Council of Art and Culture at the National Lottery.
 * 2018 Artist-in-residence, The Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France.