Born in Germany, 1947 Immigrated to Israel with his parents, 1948 Lives and works in Tel Aviv 1976 BFA, School of Visual Arts, New York 1978 MFA, Pratt Institute, New York Since 1985 Studied courses in Sociology, Hebrew Literature, Israeli Film and History of Art, Tel Aviv University Selected Solo Exhibitions 1974 "Objects in Motion and other Photographs", Dizengoff Gallery, Tel Aviv 1978 "Photographs", MFA exhibition, Pratt Institute Gallery, New York 1981 "19 Inch Television", Kibbutz Art Gallery, Tel Aviv 1984 "Photographs from Lebanon", Pratt Institute, New York 1986 "Simcha Shirman-Photographic Works, 1982-1986", Tel Aviv Museum of Art 1988 "Between Reality and Remembrance", The Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1989 "Holiday Inn The Obligation to Feel a Stranger", David Tower, Jerusalem "Photographs", Art Gallery, Kibbutz Cabri 1994 "From the Wandering of the One - Armed Rider, S.S. 470430-920430", The Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan; Camerawork, San Francisco "Art and Reality", International Photography Center, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1995-1996 "The Unseen Borders", The First Johannesburg Biennale, South Africa; Art Gallery, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; The Unseen Borders, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan; Academy of Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand; Waikito Museum of Art and History, Hamilton, New Zealand 1997 "13", The Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan Light Factory, North Carolina "The 2nd Tokyo International Photo Biennale", Japan 1999 Prizes and Awards 1980 Enrique Kavlin Photography Grant, Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1991 Jane and George M. Jaffin Award, America-Israel Cultural Foundation 1995 The Anni and Heinrich Sussmann Grant, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem 2000 The Leon Constantiner Photography Award for an Israeli Artist, Tel Aviv Museum of Art 2001 The Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport Award for Art and Design, Israel 2013 Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture

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