The talented multidisciplinary artist Ya’akov Boussidan was born in Port Said, Egypt, a melting-pot of cultures and languages. When he was ten, he immigrated with his parents to Israel. After 40 years dividing his life and creative work between London and Israel, artist Ya’akov Boussidan returned to Israel in 2011 to establish his studio in Tzur Hadassah, a village near Jerusalem.
Ya’akov is a Painter, Calligrapher, Sculptor, Designer, Printmaker, Book Creator and Author. These are some of the titles that describe Ya’akov Boussidan whose works have been acquired by The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, and as well as displayed across the world in private collections (Dame Miriam Lane-Rothschild, patrons of the arts G. Bloch, S. Corob, E. Jesselson), synagogues, city centers, museums and the Presidential library in Jerusalem.
A short presentation of Ya’akov Boussidan’s work. Ya’akov is an Israeli painter, sculptor and printmaker who lives in Tsur Hadassah, a village near Jerusalem. His “Livres d’Artiste” including the Passover Haggadah (featured in this video) have been exhibited in many countries and may be found in private collections and museums throughout the world, among them the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Metropolitan Museum in New York and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Ya’akov Boussidan has received several awards, among them the Jesselson Prize for Judaica from the Israel Museum and an honorary prize at the Biennale in Monte Carlo.
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