Binyamin Basteker

About the Artist

Every day I am astounded by the perfection of Creation: the world, nature, humans, all that was, that is and that will be. Creation is a combination of the hidden and the revealed. We are occupied with the revelation of the hidden and thus contribute minutely to this wonderful world. It is this need that drives me to paint. At times, the expression is complex and at others minimal –…

Biography

Born in 1953, Bombay (Mumbai), India. Moved to Israel in 1969. Lives and works in Jerusalem.

Education

1966–1969· Private art studies with local masters, India
1970–1976 · Kalisher College of Art, Tel Aviv; private tutelage with Arieh Margushilsky
1980–1984 · Kalisher College of Art; taught drawing and painting
1980–1984 · Khan HaTurki, Kiryat Shemona; taught drawing and aquarelle to advanced students
1988–1989 · Mastering silk screen with Alimah

Solo Exhibitions

1978· “Abstract Paintings,” Artist’s House, Tel Aviv
1982 · “Binyamin Basteker, Paintings 1980–82,” Alon Gallery, Jerusalem
1997 · “Binyamin Basteker, Aquarelle Painting,” Municipal Gallery, Jerusalem
1999 · “An Impression from a different angle,” Jerusalem Theater, Jerusalem
2000 · “Abstract Painting,” Baeck Institute of Science, Jerusalem
2017 · “Stones that Speak,” Rosenbach Contemporary, Jerusalem
2017 · “Binyamin Basteker, select works,” Pisgat Zeev, Jerusalem
2019 · “Impressions,” Kuvart Gallery, New Jersey, USA
2019 · “Sounds of Jerusalem,” Zohara Gallery, New Jersey, USA
2022 · “Minimalist Painting,” Rosenbach Contemporary, Jerusalem
2025 · “Thinking of Jerusalem,” Rosenbach Contemporary, Jerusalem

Selected Group Exhibitions

1975· “New Faces,” Bitan Ha’Amanim, Tel Aviv
1977 · “Graduate Exhibition,” Khan, Kiryat Shmona
1978 · “Thirty Years of the State of Israel,” Artist’s House, Jerusalem
1979 · “Group Exhibition,” Artist’s House, Tel Aviv
1979 · “The Israeli Grafotech,” Bet Ariela, Tel Aviv
1980 · Fifth Biennale for Young Artists, Haifa Museum of Modern Art
1980 · “Abstract Painting,” Artist’s House, Tel Aviv
2016 · “Masterpieces” Art Fair, Jerusalem
2018 · “Observation of Creation,” Rosenbach Contemporary, Jerusalem
2018 · “Viewpoint,” Fresh Paint, Tel Aviv
2025 · “Look at Me,” Exhibizone, Ontario, Canada
2025 · “Tranquillum,” Gallerium, Vancouver, Canada

Awards and Scholarships

1961–1968· Certificates of Exceptional Artistic Talent, Baroda, India
1974 · American Israel Cultural Foundation Grant
1975 · Merit Scholarship for Artistic Accomplishment, Israel Ministry of Education, Department of Culture
1975–1976 · Keren Sharett, Foundation for Young Artists, Certificate of Honor
1978 · Israel Ministry of Education, Scholarship for Overseas Art Education

Literature

Israeli Painters & Sculptors, National Modern Art Catalog, published 1981, Isart Ltd.

Collections

Permanent Collection, Helena Rubinstein Pavilion at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Steinherz Family Collection
Private collections in Israel and abroad