The artist is a healer. The artist is a thinker. The artist is a witchdoctor. The artist is a philosopher.
Rozita Fogelman Multi-disciplinary media Artist / Educator
Rozita Fogelman is a Russian, American contemporary artist, born in 1964 in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 1975 she immigrated to Israel, and since 1998; she lives and works in Berkeley, CA.
She studied dance and music in Tbilisi, Georgia; graphic design and sculpture in Jaffa, Tel Aviv at Avni Institute of Art and Design, and in 2011, she pioneered a new multi-disciplinary media art graduate program at California State University East Bay with emphasis on fine art, painting, drawing, graphic and multimedia arts.
Style of her work is mainly abstract expressionist with emphasis on experimental use of unconventional painting tools and techniques. The work's primary focus is on energy, color with a great attention to texture and surface. Themes of her work explore three elements: body, land and water. She has been exhibiting worldwide since 1992, in numerous solo and group exhibitions.
Education M.A.
Multi-Disciplinary Media Arts CSUEB, 2011 B.A.
Honors in Graphic Art, CSUEB, 2009 A.A.
Honors in Graphic and Liberal Arts, Laney College 2007 Graphic
Art Degree, Avni Art Institute Tel Aviv, Israel, 1993
Awards
& Grants 2009
The Graduate Equity Fellowships, CS University, East Bay 2009
The GOLDEN KEY, CS University, East Bay 2009
Dean's and Honor's Lists, CS University, East Bay 2008
CAREER BAY, Design Award, CS University, East Bay 2008
QWOCMA — Astraea Lesbian, Foundation for Justice, CA Arts Council Grants,
Horizons Foundation, Ruth Gumnit & Art of Mac, SF Arts Commission, SF
Foundation Sunset Beacon Center, The Justice Fund Women’s Foundation of CA,
Zellerbach Family Foundation 2007
Dean's and Honor's Lists, Laney College 2006
Guy and Louise Condrott Scholarship Fund, Inc.
Solo
Exhibitions 2011
Body, Land & Water, Senior Exhibition CS University, East Bay 2005
Thinking Pink, Laney College & ProArts, Oakland CA 1998
An Alternative Wedding, Coffee As If, Tel Aviv, Israel 1998
An Alternative Wedding, Coffee As If, Design School, Tel Aviv, Israel
Selected
Group Exhibitions 2012 15 ARTISTS ONE STATEMENT: YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. Flourish Studios, Chicago IL
2012 The Song of the Land, JWAN National Exhibition, the Hebrew Union College LA, CA 2011「自家ハツデン」GO In-house Power Generation Exhibition to aid the Red Cross earthquake disaster, Kaikan, Japan. 2011 Transient Spaces, FLOAT Gallery, Oakland, CA 2011 Oakland Graffiti, OPEN SHOW SF BAY AREA #27, SFCamerawork, CA 2011 200 Yards SF Photography Project, Dickerman Prints Gallery, SF, CA 2011 Circulation, CS University Annual Juried Exhibition, East Bay, CA 2010 THE GAMES PEOPLE PLAY, K Gallery Rhythmix Cultural Works, CA 2010 A HAPPENING, Multimedia Art Project, Oakland, CA 2010 For Colored Girls Only, Joyce Gordon Gallery Oakland, CA 2009 Mail-Art SFCamerawork, SF CA 2009 Nomenclature, Miigaadiwin, a Forked Tongue: Poems and Film SF, CA 2009 Confusion5th Annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival, SF, CA 2009 Thinking Pink - Annual Juried Exhibition California State University, East Bay 2008 ? - Annual Juried Exhibition California State University, East Bay 2005 Bio-Logic - Eco-Action - Oakland Museum of California 2005 Thinking Pink - ProArts - Oakland CA 2004 Thinking Pink -Laney College, Oakland CA 2004 A Celebration of The Day of the Dead Laney College, Oakland CA 2004 Why Vote? Laney College, Oakland CA 2003 ARTSF - Film and Art Series I & II Xenodrome, SF, CA 2002 ÒDECKED OUTÓ skate decks! Culture Cache Gallery SF, CA 1995 Ceramics in Our Time, Municipal Building, Tel Aviv, Israel 1993 Poster Design, Avni Art Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel 1992 Product Packaging Design, Avni Art Institute Tel Aviv, Israel
WorkArtist/Educator 1991 - present Freelance Art Director and Media Designer 2009 - 11 Art History, TA California State University, East Bay 2008 - 09 Graphic Artist CBAY, California State University, East Bay
Languages English, Hebrew, Russian, Georgian, Dance
