Zemer Peled's work examines the beauty and brutality of the natural world. Her sculptural language is informed by her surrounding environment and landscapes, and engages with themes of memories, identity, and place. The association of porcelain with refinement and civilization is turned on itself when broken into shards. In Peled’s organic formations, a whole from the shards is recreated, estranged from its original context, but nonetheless unified by an overall cohesiveness of movement and composition.
Peled (b. 1983) was born and raised in a Kibbutz in the northern part of Israel. After completing her BFA from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design (Jerusalem), she earned her MA at the Royal College of Art (UK). In recent years, her work has been exhibited internationally at venues including Sotheby's and Saatchi Gallery (London), Eretz Israel Museum (Tel Aviv), and the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City) among others. Her work is found in many private collections around the world.
Peled lives and works in Los Angeles, California, USA.
REPRESENTED BY
The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London, UK
Allouche Gallery, New York City, NY, USA
EDUCATION
2010–2012 MA (Honor) Royal College of Art, London, UK
2005–2009 – B.F.A (Honor) Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
PRIZES and SCHOLARSHIPS
2013 - shortlist - Jerwood makers open 2013
2013 - Tokyo Design Week corporate award
2012 - Winner of the South Place Hotel Art Prize
2012 - First prize R J Washington Bursary for final show Royal College of Art
2011 - First Prize. Charlotte Fraser Award for the ‘work in progress show’ Royal College of Art
2010 - winner of the “Clore Israel Foundation” for studying at the Royal College of Art
2010 - Jury second prize for the Contemporary Ceramic Biennale in Andenne, Belgium
2009 - Deborah Blumenthal Prize for outstanding Senior Projects, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2009 - Award for Excellence, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2007 - 2009 - Winner of the AICF (America Israel Cultural Foundation) scholarship award
2007 - Award for Excellence, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
RESIDENCIES
May 2018 - Artist in Residence, LH Project, Oregon, USA
May–June 2017 - Residency at Bernardaud Porcelain Factory, Limoges, France
January–August 2016 - Visiting Artist Residency, California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)
2013–2015 - Long Term Resident, The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
April–June 2013 - künstlerbahnhof ebernburg – Germany
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Solo shows
2017
Suspension, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND, USA
2016
2016 NOMAD, Mark Moore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2015
Sky Island, Northcutt Steele Gallery, Billings, MT, USA
ONEIRO gallery, Paris, France
2014
‘Pablo and Me’, Cotuit Center for the arts, Cape Cod, MA, USA
2013
künstlerbahnhof, Ebernburg, Germany
Group shows
2017
From Funk to Punk: West Coast Ceramics: November, The Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, USA | November 11, 2017–April 15, 2018
Sabbath: The 2017 Dorothy Saxe Invitational, Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA, USA | November 12, 2017–February 25, 2018
The Awakening, Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Boston, MA, USA | November 3–December 3, 2017
CeramATTACK II 2017, Duane Reed Gallery, St.Louis, MO, USA | September 8–October 13, 2017
C’est le bouquet!: When Flowers Inspire Ceramics, Foundation Bernardaud, Limoges, France | June 23–Febuery 24, 2017
Within the Margins: Contemporary Ceramics, Penland, North Carolina, USA | May 30–July 16, 2017
Form Over Function, Winston Wächter Fine Art Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA | March 4–April 8, 2017
‘Slice’ at NCECA, Portland, OR, USA | March 20–25, 2017
Art Fairs:
Art Miami, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Miami, FL, USA
Art New York, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, New York, NY, USA
Art Palm Springs, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Palm Springs, CA, USA
COLLECT Art Fair, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London, UK
2016
Ceramics Invitational: National Clay, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA
Unconventional Clay: Engaged in Change, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, USA
Grand Opening In The Meatpacking District, Allouche Gallery, New York City, NY, USA
Art Fairs:
Art Miami New York, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, New York City, NY, USA
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Palm Springs, FL, USA
London Art Fair, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London, UK
2015
BFAMI 2015 Gala Auction in Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London, UK
Montana Triennial: 2015, Missoula Art Museum (MAM), Missoula, MT, USA
"Hope, Terror, Promise, Rage: Contemporary Perspectives on the Past", Montana Territorial Prison exhibit, Deer Lodge, MT, USA
Archie Bray Foundation, Second-Year Fellowship Exhibition, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT, USA
Archie Bray Foundation, Resident Artists Exhibition, Helena, MT, USA
Art Fairs:
Art Hamptons, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, July
Art Miami, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, December, Miami, FL, USA
Affordable Art Fair, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London, UK
COLLECT: The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
London Art Fair, The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London, UK
2014
Young Masters 2014, Sphinx Fine Art, London, UK
Young Masters 2014, Lloyds Club, London, UK
Twists and Turns - Two-Person Exhibition, 108 Contemporary Gallery, Tulsa, OK, USA
Archie Bray Foundation, Fellowship Exhibition, August, Helena, MT, USA
Archie Bray Foundation, Resident Artists Exhibition, Helena, MT, USA
NCECA – Archie Bray Foundation Exhibition, Milwaukee, WI, USA
2013
Tokyo Design Week - ASIA AWARDS - young creators exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
THE FIGURE –NASPA TALENT AWARD 2013 - Keramikmuseum Westerwald, Germany
“The Joze Show” 2013, Whithurst Park, UK
Metamorphose Exhibition, Islington Arts Factory, London, UK
“Fresh Paint 6 Art Fair”, Tel Aviv, Israel
2012
‘Scoop’, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
RCA Final SHOW 2012, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2011
Interim show, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Sotheby’s London - Exhibition of Israeli Design, London, UK
The 6 Ceramic Biennale for Israeli Ceramics, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Isarael
2010
Interim show, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Mozot baemek, The Museum of Pioneer Settlement, Israel
Biennale de la Céramique, Belgium
Bezalel in Berlin, Universitat der Kunst, Berlin, Germany
Contemporary Ceramics - Biennale de la Céramique Andenne, Belgium
2009
Secret Art, Bait Mani, Tel Aviv, Israel
Orangerie du Senate, "Bezalel in Paris", Paris, France
Idea- group, "Bikurei Haitim"- dance, theatre and art centre, Tel Aviv
On the other hand, Herzliya, Israel
Bezalel Graduate Exhibition, Bezalel, Jerusalem, Israel
2006–2008
Figurine Body's, Meyerhoff Gallery, Baltimore, MD, USA
Bezalel Graduate Exhibition, Bezalel, Jerusalem, Israel
Bezalel 100/ Terminal 1, Bezalel 100 Year Celebrations, Tel Aviv Airport Terminal, Israel
ARTIST TALKS
2015 - Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT, USA
2014 - 108 contemporary Gallery, Tulsa, OK, USA
2014 - University of Tulsa, Art Department, Tulsa, OK, USA
2014 - Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT, USA
2013 - The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), Ceramics Department, Baltimore, MD, USA
2012 - Bath University, Ceramics Department, Bath, UK