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- Noam Omer (Hebrew: נועם עומר; born 1982) is an Israeli artist. Noam Omer was born in Jerusalem and raised in Hod HaSharon. His father, Haim Omer, is a professor of psychology at the Tel Aviv University; His mother, Rina, is a doctor of psychology.Noam is the fourth child of five,one of his brothers is the writer Mike Omer. Omer found his way to art through a personal crisis he experienced. Despite studying diligently throughout high school for his Matriculation examination, he received mediocre grades. As a result, he entered an intense mental health crisis and was unable to function for two years. As part of his rehabilitation process, he studied video editing under the animation artist Shalom Harari. He began creating video clips, combining visual art with music using a computer. He also began painting portraits, and discovered his affinity for painting. During this period, he came to know Etti Katz, an expert of learning disabilities, who discovered his talent and directed him towards an artistic path. She acted as his greatest supporter and his mentor through his artistic journey for a few years. He enrolled in the HaMidrasha – Faculty of the Arts where he met the director, Yair Garbuz, who tailored a personal plan to him and supported him through the course of his studies. The teachers who influenced him most were Eti Jacobi, Miriam Gamburd, Marilou Levin, Yudith Levin, Naomi Siman Tov, Nurit David and Doron Rabina. Over the course of his four years at the college, he presented eleven exhibitions, seven of which were solo exhibitions. In 2007, he graduated from Hamidrasha with honors. In 2017 Omer won the Ministry of Culture and Sport's young artist award prize. Between his graduation and October 2021, Noam Omer presented 16 solo exhibitions, including at the Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art, at the Jerusalem Artists House, the Tel Aviv Artists House, at the center for art in Kolvenburg, Germany, and at Ha'Kibbutz gallery. (en)
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