Leeds Summer Group Show 2020 

SHIR HANDELSMAN

Shir Handelsman lives and works in Tel Aviv and graduated his BFA studies at the Department of Multidisciplinary Art of Shenkar College in 2018. His career began as a musician, a saxophone player, and performer. After completing his military service as an Excelling Musician in 2010, Shir began his degree in Literature and Philosophy at Tel Aviv University, from which he graduated with honors.

Shir is a recipient of Excellence Grant from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation (2018) and an Award Winner for Best Experimental Film of Budapest Independent Film Festival, Hungary (2020). His works have been exhibited in Kunsthal Charlottenborg gallery (DK), Arsenale of Venice (IT), Aesthetica Short Film Festival (UK), Jerusalem Film Festival (IL), Video Art & Experimental Film Festival (New York, USA), The Nikola Tesla Technical Museum (Croatia), Bolton Museum Gallery (UK), Cello Factory Gallery (UK), The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History (IL) and more.

www.shirhandelsman.com