BIO
Noa Chernichovsky, a distinguished ceramic artist, was born in Jerusalem in 1990 and currently divides her time between Tel Aviv and London. She earned an MA in Ceramics and Glass from the Royal College of Art, London (2022), following a BFA in the same field from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem (2016). In 2014, she expanded her artistic horizons at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Bornholm, Denmark.
In 2018, Noa passionately founded Ceramic in Frishman, transforming it into one of the most vibrant centers for ceramic education in Israel.
Since 2022, Chernichovsky has been represented by the Charles Burnand Gallery in London. Her works have been exhibited in various prestigious venues, museums, and private collections across the UK, Europe, and Israel, including the Faenza International Ceramics Museum, The Jerusalem Natural History Museum, and the Wilfrid Israel Museum of Asian Art, among others.
In 2023, Noa was honored to be shortlisted for the MIC 62nd Faenza Prize and the Brookfield Properties Craft Award at Collect. Her commitment to her craft has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Clore-Bezalel Scholarship in 2020 and The Blumenthal Award for Excellence in 2016.
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ARTIST STATEMENT
Noa Chernichovsky’s work emerges from a deep personal connection with her surroundings, where every movement and interaction fuels her creative process. She carefully observes and intuitively explores the network of associations that form around objects and their fragments, creating hybrid ceramic volumes that challenge our perception of the everyday. Her work highlights the often-overlooked physical elements of daily life, reconstructing them into dynamic, sculptural forms.
At the core of her practice is an aesthetic grounded in urban imagery—the enduring asphalt roads and sidewalks juxtaposed with the transient, colorful impressions of city life. Chernichovsky sees herself as a "sampler" of surfaces and forms from the physical world. Her sculptures, composed of numerous elements, each with its own context and cultural significance, accumulate like a collage into a larger image with its own multifaceted identity, creating a dreamlike new environment.
In her studio, Chernichovsky innovatively combines traditional ceramic techniques, including wheel-thrown parts, hand-building, and slab molding, with non-ceramic materials and readymade objects. Although the subjects of her work are mundane, they are conveyed in an exuberant visual language, rich with intricate textures and patterns that infuse the final image with energy and vitality.
Noa works to commission as well as for exhibition and installation. She is open to conversations with galleries and is interested in residencies globally. As she continues to push her artistic boundaries, Noa remains committed to creating work that not only reflects her environment but also invites the viewer into a new, vibrant, and layered reality.
Education
2021-2022 MA, Ceramics & Glass, The Royal College of Art, London, UK
2015- 2017 Teaching Certificate in Art, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
2012-2016 B.F.A (Honor), Ceramics & Glass, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2015 Exchange Student, Ceramics & Glass, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Bornholm, Denmark
Solo Show
2016 Before Me In This World, HaMizgaga Museum of Archaeology and Glass, Nahsholim, Israel
2016 Lenses, The Incubator Gallery, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
Selected Exhibitions
2024 Collect art fair, Charles Burnand Gallery, Somerset House, London, UK
2024 Air, quiet, Beit Binyamini, The Israeli Ceramic Center, Israel
2023 Salon Art & Design, Charles Burnand Gallery, New York, USA
2023 Planet Rock, Charles Burnand Gallery, London Design Festival, London, UK
2023 Connected Vessels, Wilfrid Israel Museum of Asian Art, Hazorea, Israel
2023 Plates for democracy, Beit Binyamin, The Israeli Ceramic Center, Israel
2023 62° Faenza Prize Biennale, The Faenza International Ceramics Museum, Italy
2023 Moving Food: Food Culture on the Timeline, Museum of Philistine Culture, Ashdod, Israel
2023 Conscious Form, Charles Burnand Gallery, UK
2023 Collect art fair, Somerset House, Charles Burnand Gallery, London, UK
2022 First impression: Elevating the Everyday, Charles Burnand Gallery, London Design Festival, London, UK
2022 Graduation Exhibition, The Royal College of Art, London, UK
2022 Melting Point, Private Collection View in Chelsea, London, UK
2021 Fresh Paint (Artists’ Greenhouse), contemporary art, Tel Aviv, Israel
2021 Bursting In The Neutral Zone, Sugarhouse Studios, London, UK
2020 WIP Show, The Royal College of Arts, online exhibition
2017 Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
2017 Plaster- Pottery Slam, Beit Binyamini, The Israeli Ceramic Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
2017 HaMirpesset Show, Open Artist Studio Week, Tel Aviv, Israel
2016 Graduation Exhibition, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2012 Ceramic Nature, Gale Rubin Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
Awards & Achievements
2023 finalist for the Brookfield Properties Craft Award, Collect
2022 shortlisted for the Global Design Graduate Show in collaboration with Gucci
2020 Clore-Bezalel Scholarship for MA studies at the Royal College of Art in London
2017 The Blumenthal Award for Excellence, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
2014 Bezalel’s Flower Scholarships for social activity in art education, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
2013 Bezalel’s Flower Scholarships for social activity in art education, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Residency and Conferences
2022 Guest artist at The Israeli Ceramic Symposium, Givat Haviva, israel
2021 Residency artist at Guldagergaard International Ceramic Research Centre, Skælskør, Denmark
Artist Talks
2024 Connected Vessels, Wilfrid Israel Museum of Asian Art, Hazorea, Israel
2023 62° Premio Faenza, International Ceramics Biennale, Faenza International Ceramics Museum, Faenza, Italy
2022 University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK
2022 The Israeli Ceramic Symposium, Givat Haviva, israel
2020 Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
Press and Publications
Casali, Claudia. “62° Premio Faenza” catalog, International Ceramics Biennale, Faenza International Ceramics Museum, Italy, 2023 (artist feature, exhibition catalogue)
Hirdo, Vasi, "Artist profile: Noa chernichovsky", Ceramic Now Magazine, November 2022 (artist feature)
"Charles Burnand Gallery to unlock the potential of glass at LDF 2022", STIRpad, September 2022 (exhibition feature)
Saar, Yuval, "RCA 2022: Noa Chernichovsky", Portfolio Magazine, July 2021 (artist interview)
Sheffi, Smadar, "Fresh Paint 2021", The Window, October 2021 (exhibition feature)
V&A History of Design and Ceramics and Glass MA1, "In Dialogue with History", Royal College of Art, London, May 2021 (researched Publication, artist feature)
"RCA - Work In Progress", Emerging Potters Magazine, Issue 23, April/June 2021 (artist feature)
Pur, Shira, "The Ceramic Trend Tickles Under the Fingers", Haaretz Gallery Magazine, 1-page article, September 2018 (artist feature)
Saar, Yuval, "2016 Alumni", Portfolio Magazine, July 2016 (exhibition feature)
Harama Magazine, Issue 15, September 2016 (artist feature)
Professional Experience
2018- present Founder of Ceramic in Frishman Studio, Israel
2022 Guest Lecturer, Student's workshop, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK
2022- present Writer and Member of the editorial board at Textura Magazine for Material Culture, supported by Beit Binyamini, The Israeli Ceramic
Center, Israel
2020-2022 MA student representative, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Writing
Textura Magazine,.poetic scale: The artist Irit Hamo creates a refreshing perspective on the present and future of Israeli art and culture, August 2024
Textura Magazine,.Peel the truth: The relationship between the artist and the environment and nature, January 2024
Textura Magazine, Islands of Honey, an installation by the British ceramicist Richard Sally, July 2023
Textura Magazine, A unique encounter between the works of the ceramist and the writer Edmund de Waal, a reading space, books and people in preparation for the future placement of his works in the National Library, May 2023
Textura Magazine, Transition to the Sublime Object: On the concept of "series" in a group exhibition at Tivon, December 2022
Textura Magazine, Life in the Collection: An unmediated encounter with a collection of works of art in the estate of the Dukes Peregrine and Amanda Devonshire, September 2022
Textura Magazine, Place to Place: A work by the goldsmith Adi Toch in the Gilbert collection at the V&A, June 2022
Textura Magazine, Layers of Consciousness: Luke Fuller, solo exhibition, March 2022
Textura Magazine, Material Preacher: Theaster Gates, a retrospective solo exhibition ,January 2022