Rechov Ditza 1/30, Jaffa 68116, Israel • +972 (0)52 561580
email: ronen[at]maarav.org.il

Born in New York City in 1971, Grew up in Jerusalem and based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Artist, writer, activist and cultural producer. Participated in many self-organized exhibitions and festivals, founded and edited over four cultural, art and political journals/magazines and produced many events linking art, culture and grassroots politics. For over the last ten years was active in anti-occupation and anti-capitalist direct action groups and makes a living also as a graphic designer. Ronen likes hats and enjoys wearing many kinds

Exhibitions

- April 2008 Artist, Visual Foreign Correspondents, screening and exhibition, de Balie (Amsterdam, Holland)
- April 2008 Artist, Vorhang auf: Lüften! exhibition, Neuen Museum (Weimar, Germany)
- September 2007 Artist, Hassan Beck Street on the Corner of Abu Lughud Artsitic Project & Performance, Charles Clore Park, manshia (Tel Aviv-Jaffa)
- July 2007 Artist, Pizza, Kebap, Kunst (Weimar, Geramny)
- Febuary 2007 Artist, Loose Control - Iilluminating Public Sphere (Jena, Germany)
- September 2006 Solo exhibit, For and Against T-shirts, Dear Noga gallery (Jaffa, Israel)
- July 2006 Co-curator and Artist, Drafted Art: exhibition and petition against the war in Lenbanon
- June 2006 Co-Producer and Artist, Sugia: arts conference (Jerusalem)
- November 2005 Producer/curator, Three Cities Against The Wall: exhibition of Israeli, Palestinian & American art critical of Israel’s separation barrier (Tel Aviv, Ramallah, & New York)
- August 2005 Speaker, C-Sides: Festival for Independent Electronic Music and New Media Arts (Jerusalem)
- August 2005 Artist, Rishut Harabim: public art festival (Tel Aviv)
- July 2005 Artist, Interference/Intersection Festival for Experimental Cinema & Video (Jerusalem)
- June 2005 Co-Producer and speaker, Sugia: arts conference (Jerusalem)
- May 2005 Artist, May Day exhibition of Israeli poster art, Tel Aviv Cinematheque
- May 2005 Artist, 57×57 exhibition of Israeli Independence Day poster art
(Tel Aviv)
- September 2001 Co-Producer, Novalog 2001 exhibition of new media art (Tel Aviv & Berlin)

Activism

- 2003-Present Co-Founder and Participant, Anarchists Against The Wall, direct action group focused towards resistance against Israel’s separation barrier
- 2002-Present Co-Founder and Participant, annual Israeli Activism Festival
- 1995-2006 Board Member and Participant, Green Action eco-social organization
- 2000 Co-Founder and Member, Israeli Independent Media Center (Indymedia)

Employment
- 2004-Present Director and Managing Editor, Ma’arav: Art and culture Online magazine
- 2005-Present Lecturer and student advisor, Mishnar College of Art (Tel Aviv)
- 2003-Present Freelance graphic designer, serving non-profit sector
- 1999-Present Freelance writer, contributor to Ha-Ir, Time Out, Walla, 42 Degrees, Mitzad Sheini, News from Within, and Hakivun Mizrach
- 2000-2004 Lecturer and student advisor, Camera Obscura (Tel Aviv) and Musrara School of Photography, Digital Media & New Music (Jerusalem)
- 2003 Producer, Bip Show with Sharon Kantor on Bip Cable Network
- 1999-2003 Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief, 42 Ma’a lot: Urban culture magazine, Khan political journal and Od socio-political art journal
- 1998-2003 Partner and Art Director, Groovability Design firm (Tel Aviv)
- 1997-1998 Art Director, Moon Multimedia (Tel Aviv)
- 1996 Apprentice to award-winning designer David Tartakover
- 1995-1996 Producer and DJ, Radioactive Waste program on 101 FM (Jerusalem)
- 1989-1992 First Sergeant - Field Intelligence, Israeli Defense Forces (Mandatory Service)

Education
- 2006-2008 Master of Fine Arts, program for Public Art at the Bauhaus university in Weimar, Germany.
- 2005-2006 Fellow, Kolot Israeli lay-leadership program
- 1994-1998 Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Graphic Design, Vital: The Tel Aviv Center for Design Studies
- 1984-1989 High school diploma (full matriculation), Shalom Hartman Institute (Jerusalem)