Lena Zaidel
1962 – Born in Leningrad
1976 – Immigrated to Israel
Lives and works in Jerusalem
Education
1987 – Graduate of the Department of Graphic Design,
Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem
1988 – Continuing education at Bezalel Academy,Jerusalem
Courses and Programs
1980-1981 – Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism, Institute of Kabbalah Research, Tel Aviv
1997-2003 – Meditation, Teacher Training in Psychic Reading, Hechal – Jerusalem Center for Universal Spirituality
2000-2004 – Arcane School of Universal Spirituality, Geneva
2000-2003 – The MOFET Institute for Educators, Tel Aviv
Work
1989 – 2001 – Founded and managed a studio for visual communications Teaching Experience ( Drawing, Illustration, Basic Design )
1989-1990 – Meimad School, Tel Aviv
1991-2007 – Emunah College, Jerusalem
1993-1994 – Hadassah College, Jerusalem
1993-1995 – Ort College, Jerusalem
1994 – Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem
Since 1997 – Private lessons in drawing
1999 – Musrara School of Photography, Jerusalem
Instruction ( Meditation, Psychic Reading )
2001-2009 – Feng Shui Academy, Schuster Center, Ramat Aviv
2007-2008 – Feng Shui Academy, “East-West” School, Tel Aviv
Collections
The Acquisition Board of Israel Museum, Drawing and Prints Department, Jerusalem
Umm el-Fahem Art Gallery, Umm el-Fahem
Mikhail Gendelev, Moscow
Vered and Amir Bitan, Jerusalem
Mikhal and Tristan Troudart, Jrusalem
Dafna and Zeev Goldberg, Ramat-Aviv
Yosef David, Jerusalem
Lena Chernov, Jerusalem
Awards
1983 – Young Artists Scholarship, America-Israel Cultural Foundation ( Sharet Foundation )
1987 – Bezalel Academy Prize for designing the banner for Israel´s 39th Anniversary
2016 – Shoshana Ish Shaslom Prize for Jerusalem Arists