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and painter.


Biography

Dorchin was born in Haifa in Mandatory Palestine, Mandate Palestine in 1946. In 1967, he moved to Kfar HaHoresh, Kibbutz Kfar HaHoresh. In the 1980s, Dorchin began creating iron sculptures. He has lectured at the [ niversity of Haifa since 1991 and served as the head of the university's Art Department from 1997 to 2001. As of 2020, Dorchin is the artistic director of the Basis art school, a position he took in 2015. In 1990 Dorchin exhibited at the
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Awards

* In 2004, Dorchin was awarded the
EMET Prize The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture is an Israeli prize awarded annually for excellence in academic and professional achievements that have far-reaching influence and make a significant contribution to society. Prizes are awarded in the fo ...
, for the arts. * In 2011, he was awarded the
Israel Prize The Israel Prize (; ''pras israél'') is an award bestowed by the State of Israel, and regarded as the state's highest cultural honor. History Prior to the Israel Prize, the most significant award in the arts was the Dizengoff Prize and in Israel ...
, for the visual arts.'Lyrical and spiritual' sculptor Yaacov Dorchin surprised by Israel Prize award
''Haaretz'', 22 February 2011


Bibliography

* Tel Aviv Museum of Art, ''Yaacov Dorchin'', Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 1995.


See also

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List of Israel Prize recipients This is an incomplete list of recipients of the Israel Prize from the inception of the Prize in 1953 - 2025. List For each year, the recipients are, in most instances, listed in the order in which they appear on the official Israel Prize website ...


References


External links

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Resume of Ya'acov Dorchin ''(in Hebrew)''
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