Zimbalista (1939-2014) was one of the most important female artists in Israel. Ofra was born in Israel where she resided and worked.
She studied lithography, etching and screen-print at the Kalisher Art Academy, in Tel-Aviv.
Zimbalista’s human-sized figures casted from aluminum and bronze were often engaged in acrobatic activities.
Ofra has exhibited in various places all over Europe and Israel. Her works are displayed in public spaces around the world.
Ofra Zimbalista
Creations
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
1978
Third floor gallery, Jaffa, Israel
1979
Mabat Gallery, Tel aviv, Israel
1980
Sarah Levi Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel .
1981
Arts Pavilion,Yarkon Park, Tel Aviv, Israel
1983
Chateau Muse'e Grimaldi, Cagnes Sur-mer , France
1984
Paper + Writing" with Poet Yona Wollach. Sarah Levi Gallery, Tel aviv, Israel"
1986
Sarah Levi Gallery, Tel aviv, Israel
1988
Human State", Herzeliya Museum"
1990
Installation", Arad Museum of Art, Israel"
1990
Installation", Herzeliya Art Museum, Israel"
1992
Viracola Livia", Tova Osman Gallery, Tel aviv, Israel"
1993
The Seventh Banquet", Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan, Israel"
1995
Condemned to Play", The Joseph Constant Gallery, Ramat Gan, Israel"
1999
Kunsthalle Schwaben, Weintau-Hofen, Germany
2000
Blue Garden", The Open Museum, Omer industrial park, Israel"
2002
Beyond the Blue", Tower of David Museum, Jerusalem, Israel"
2004
Edinburgh International Art Festival, Roxy Cultural Center, Edinburgh, Scotland
2005
Sculpture as Theater 2005", The Acco Festival of Alternative Israeli Theater, Acco, Israel"
2006
Gal On Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2007
Sculpture as Theater 2005", Artmill, Szentendre, Hungary"
2011
Written on Cloth , exhibition hosting poet Agi Mishol , The office Gallery, Tel aviv
2011
The Spain Israel house, Madrid, Spain
2012
Protected Space ", The artists house, tel aviv"
2015
Purification " ArtMarket gallery, Tel-aViv"
2016
“The Grand Spectacle” The Open Museum, Tefen.
2017
“The Gand Spectacle” The Open Museum, Omer.