
Naama Arad
Winner of Kiefer Scholarship 2015

Naama Arad, born in 1985, holds a bachelor’s degree in art from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (2010) and a master’s degree in sculpture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2014).
Her exhibitions include Africa-Israel at the Sommer Contemporary Art Gallery and El-Al at the Midrash Gallery in Tel Aviv. Her works have been showcased in various exhibitions in Israel and abroad, including at the Petah Tikva Museum, the Artists’ House in Jerusalem, Passage in Tel Aviv, as well as in Chicago, Detroit, and London.
Arad impresses with her ability to combine original material exploration with intellectual depth. Her works are crafted from accessible and inexpensive materials, cleverly and playfully continuing the Israeli heritage of resourcefulness and the tradition of international minimalism. Her research interests include architecture and sculpture, masculine systems of power, and canonical modernist art. Her works propose new expressions of modernity within the Israeli context, challenging established norms and authoritarian structures.
The unique syntax of her work—both material and conceptual—imbues her creations with a fresh and distinctive character, intelligently blending local and universal themes.
