User:ReuelM/Hanna Megged

Hannah Megged (1926-2010) painter Hanna Megged was born in Hevron in 1926 and in 1929 moved with her family to Jerusalem, where she grew up. She served in Hapalmach and then married Matti Megged and moved with him to Seminar Oraneem, where she studied art with Marcel Yanko and with Jacob Wexler. After separating from her husband in 1976 she moved to Tel Aviv, where she lived until her death in 2010. Megged chooses colors that at first glance look "grating," forcing them to "order," organizing the composition, harmony. ​ Megged was particular interest in figurative art that was an expression of her love for the landscapes. Her paintings express elegant beauty. Layers of Mediterranean color from the Land of Israel. From her first show in Eked gallery in1960 on, Hanna Megged had many one-man shows, among them in Dugit gallery, Haifa Museum of Modern Art, Gimmel Gallery in Jerusalem, Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv, and Beit Ha'omaneem, Tel Aviv. She also participated in many group shows, among them in The Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art, several Aklim Group exhibitions, Hakibbutz Gallery in Tel Aviv, "The Secret of Color Reduction" in Rehovot Municipal Art Gallery and others.