Ilana Shechter
Born 1972, Orenburg, Russia
Lives and works in Rishon LeZion, Israel
Academic Education
1989–1995 — B.Ed. in Biology and Chemistry Education, Orenburg State Pedagogical University, Russia
Artistic Training
2024–2026 — Chinese ink painting studies with Wang Yongfa
2018–2020 — Chinese ink painting studies with Liu Fengwen and Che Ji
2018–2019 — Professional Teacher Training Course in Chinese Ink Painting (Xiěyì 寫意), Professional Online School of Oriental Painting, Moscow
(Certificate awarded)
2017–2022 — Advanced studies at the Professional Online School of Oriental Painting, Moscow, Russia
2013–2016 — Studies at Shiboku Studio of Japanese painter and calligrapher Kazuo Ishii
Teaching
2020–2021 — Taught Chinese ink painting to children and adults in her own studio
Solo Exhibitions
2026 — «Three Friends of Winter», Yad Labanim House, Kiryat Gat, Israel (curated by Irena Brodesky)
2025 — «The Strength to Grow», The Artists House, Rishon LeZion, Israel (curated by Irena Brodesky)
2023 — «Rustle of Bamboo at the Autumn Wind», The Artists House, Rishon LeZion, Israel (curated by Alona Shleypak)
Group Exhibitions
2026 — The 26th annual Israeli Art Exhibition, Tel Aviv, Israel (curated by Shoshi Ciechanover)
2025 — «Where Is Your Safe Space?», Tel Aviv Youth Center «Mazeh 9», Israel (curated by Kate Finkelstein and Vera Gailis) (catalogue)
2025 — «Echoes of Zen», The Blue Bird Gallery, Petah Tikva, Israel (curated by Sarah Raz)
2025 — «Life Through War», Beit Aba Khushi Cultural Center, Haifa, Israel (curated by Kate Finkelstein and Vera Gailis)
2025 — The 25th annual Israeli Art Exhibition, Tel Aviv, Israel (curated by Shoshi Ciechanover)
2024 — «Voice of Friends 2024» annual exhibition of members of the Visual Arts Association of Rishon LeZion, Israel (curated by Vivian Birkenfeld and Talila Tzur Evron)
2024 — The 23rd annual Israeli Art Exhibition, Tel Aviv, Israel (curated by Shoshi Ciechanover)
2023 — «Voice of Friends 2023» annual exhibition of members of the Visual Arts Association of Rishon LeZion, Israel
2023 — «The Salt of the Earth» — Food in Israeli Art (curated by Shoshi Ciechanover) (catalogue)
2023 — «A Limiting Language» exhibition presented in conjunction with the 16th Annual Hebrew Language Conference (curated by Bat-Sheva Granit)
2022 — The 22nd annual Israeli Art Exhibition, Tel Aviv, Israel (curated by Shoshi Ciechanover)
2022 — Online International Exhibition 2022, International Chinese Calligraphic Art and Ink Painting Artist Society (ICCPS) Tokyo, Japan
2022 — «Voice of Friends 2022» annual exhibition of members of the Visual Arts Association of Rishon LeZion, Israel (curated by Vivian Birkenfeld and Mali Lasker)
2022 — Exhibition of Oriental Ink Painting «Fleeting Charm», Moscow, Russia (curated by Sasha Vasileva) (catalogue)
2022 — Exhibition marking the 140th anniversary of Rishon LeZion's «Time Capsule», Rishon LeZion, Israel (curated by Shayel Niran Yahalom and Slava Ilyayev)
2022 — «Pause» (אֶתְנַחְתָּא, Etnachta), Open Gallery for Art and Environment, Rishon LeZion, Israel (curated by Adi Angel, Keren Weisshaus and Efi Gen)
2022 — Exhibition of Oriental Ink Painting «The Cats - On Soft Paws», Moscow, Russia (curated by Sasha Vasileva)
2021 — Online Exhibition of Ink Painting, Chinese Cultural Center, Moscow, Russia
2021 — The 21st annual Israeli Art Exhibition, Tel Aviv, Israel (curated by Shoshi Ciechanover)
2021 — Exhibition of members of the Visual Arts Association of Rishon LeZion, Israel (curated by Tova Pesah)
2021 — «Blossom Inspiration and Creativity» ZOA House (Beit Ziyonei America), Tel Aviv, Israel (curated by Moran Jakoby)
2020 — International Virtual Exhibition of Japanese and Chinese ink painting «Soul Ink» (curated by Sasha Vasileva)
2020 — Virtual Exhibition «Around the World» Israel (curated by Moran Jakoby)
2020 — Exhibition of Japanese and Chinese Ink Painting, First Moscow Gallery of Oriental Painting, Moscow, Russia
2019 — «The World Around Me» Kiryat Gat, Israel (curated by Ella Fux-Margulis)
Awards and Publications
2020 — «Peony and Two Butterflies» received an award from Harumi Tosei Kobayashi, Director of Art Beyond Boundaries and The National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan, at the international virtual exhibition «Soul Ink».
Member of the International Chinese Calligraphic Art and Ink Painting Artist Society (ICCPS), Tokyo, Japan.
Member of the Visual Arts Association of Rishon LeZion, Israel.
2022–2023 — Artworks published in the magazine of the International Chinese Calligraphic Art and Ink Painting Artist Society (ICCPS), Tokyo, Japan.
2021 — Artworks published in «Boomer Gallery Magazine», London, UK.
Press
2025 — «Flow of breath and consciousness and beauty born from minimalism», Maariv (Hebrew)
2025 — «Every creation becomes a meditative act», Mcity (Hebrew)
2023 — «Recommended exhibitions of the weekend: 9.11 to 11.11», Haaretz (Hebrew)
2023 — «The exhibition Rustle of Bamboo in the Autumn Wind opens in Rishon LeZion », Zahav (Russian)
Collections
Ilana’s works are part of private art collections in Israel, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Russia.