Noa Schwartz

Noa Schwartz (b. 1988) lives and works in Tel Aviv. Her practice includes sculpture, site-specific installations, and photography. In her work, she explores the possibility of integrating art into everyday life and her personal experiences, both as a conceptual theme and in practical and material terms.

She holds a Master’s degree from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (2016) and graduated with honors in photography from the Minshar School of Art (2013), during which she participated in an exchange program at Folkwang University, Essen (2012). She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Humanities from the Open University (2015).

Schwartz is a participant in the Artport residency program (2024-2025) and the PIS Art Incubator for public space art at Yama Gallery (2024). She previously participated in the residency program at Andrea Zittel’s A-Z West compound (2016).

Schwartz has held several solo exhibitions, including at the Uri and Rami Nehushtan Museum in Ashdot Yaakov, Ventilator Gallery, and Pe’kaat Space. She has participated in numerous group exhibitions, including at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Bat Yam Museums, the Center for Contemporary Art (CCA) in Tel Aviv, Kolnischer Kunstverein in Cologne, and the Artists’ Studios in Tel Aviv. Schwartz is the recipient of the Young Artist Award (2019), the Rabinovich Foundation grant (2021 and 2017), and an MFA Excellence Scholarship from Bezalel (2016). Her works are part of the Uri and Rami Nehushtan Museum collection, Haaretz Art Collection, and private collections.

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Noa Schwartz

Works

Curving

2022, white cement, plaster, wood, sand from Israel, sand from Iceland, cockroach, pewter, coins, handmade incense, stapler and a photograph print

Curving was created for Roi Carmeli’s “house residency” program, BULB. The designated room, directly connected to the living room, offered a unique dynamic between the spaces. In response, Schwartz designed a piece that blurs the boundaries between private and public. The centerpiece is a curved bench for visitors and artworks to sit on or within, with smaller works integrated as structural supports or armrests, merging functionality and artistic expression.

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Curving (detail)

2022, wood and handmade incense

Curving was created for Roi Carmeli’s “house residency” program, BULB. The designated room, directly connected to the living room, offered a unique dynamic between the spaces. In response, Schwartz designed a piece that blurs the boundaries between private and public. The centerpiece is a curved bench for visitors and artworks to sit on or within, with smaller works integrated as structural supports or armrests, merging functionality and artistic expression.

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Curving (detail)

2022, pewter and coins

Curving was created for Roi Carmeli’s “house residency” program, BULB. The room designated for the work was directly connected to and open towards the living room, creating a unique dynamic between the spaces. Given that it was a private residential home, Schwartz sought to craft a piece that would blur and play with the boundaries between the private and the public. The centerpiece of the work is a curved bench designed for both visitors and the artworks themselves to sit on or within. Smaller works are integrated into the larger piece, serving as structural supports or functioning as armrests, blending functionality with artistic expression.

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Bird House

2021, drywall, paint, roof tile and seeds

Curving was created for Roi Carmeli’s “house residency” program, BULB. The designated room, directly connected to the living room, offered a unique dynamic between the spaces. In response, Schwartz designed a piece that blurs the boundaries between private and public. The centerpiece is a curved bench for visitors and artworks to sit on or within, with smaller works integrated as structural supports or armrests, merging functionality and artistic expression.

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N.P.

2020

Honey jar, aluminum cast, water, used disposable contact lenses. 17x4x4 cm

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Vanish Action

2021, installation view. Plasticine, nail polish and handmade washing liquid. Variable dimensions.

Vanish Action was created as part of the Tel Aviv Museum exhibition Outside the Cube, curated by Ishai Shapira Kalter. The work was installed in a built addition on the rooftop of the artist’s apartment building, originally intended to serve as a laundry room. In response to this setting, the artist created six small basins, which she attached to the walls of the structure. These basins were crafted from green playdough and sealed with clear nail polish. Inside them, she poured a custom-made washing liquid, created from water collected from a nearby street fountain, along with leaves from a neighboring tree, cucumber, and melon.

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Vanish Action (detail)

2021

Vanish Action was created as part of the Tel Aviv Museum exhibition Outside the Cube, curated by Ishai Shapira Kalter. The work was installed in a built addition on the rooftop of the artist’s apartment building, originally intended to serve as a laundry room. In response to this setting, the artist created six small basins, which she attached to the walls of the structure. These basins were crafted from green playdough and sealed with clear nail polish. Inside them, she poured a custom-made washing liquid, created from water collected from a nearby street fountain, along with leaves from a neighboring tree, cucumber, and melon.

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Untitled (sink with nest)

2022

Plaster, sand from northern Israel and a bird nest, 54x35x15 cm

קראו עוד

Untitled (sink with nest) detail

2022

Arnona (Hovevey Zion 21)

2022

Papier-mâché from municipal tax bills, 31×21 cm

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