DANI BACK
Dani Back is an Israeli visual artist based in Tel Aviv. His work spans a range of techniques including painting, drawing, photography, and collage.
Back holds a B.F.A. degree from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. His artistic language moves between figuration and abstraction, often combining elements of both.
Central themes in his work explore the relationship between object and subject, the formative role of the nuclear family in shaping identity, and the aesthetics of pop culture.
Back creates a unique visual language that merges traditional materials such as oil paint, acrylic, and ink with more industrial ones like lacquer spray paint and wood finishes.
His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in Israel and abroad, and is included in several prominent collections.
Alongside his studio practice, Back teaches and lectures on art at academic institutions across Israel.
He is the father of two grown children, who are active in the fields of music and design.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2022 – Kippers of the Embers, Nolovez Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2020 – Ben Bayit (At Home), Diaghilev Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2018 – N.B., The Artists’ House, Tel Aviv.
2015 – With You, Circle1, Berlin, Germany.
2011 – Deer Me, Open Studio, Tel Aviv.
2008 – Mr. White, The Artists’ House, Tel Aviv.
2007 – Hotel, Givon Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2006 – Artist’s Wall, Stern Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2005 – Home Game, Architect Cheshnovsky Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2004 – Who Said I, Cliff Gallery, Netanya.
2001 – Interiors, Makom, Tel Aviv.
1998 – Deer Wall, Open Studio, Tel Aviv.
1997 – The Sabbath When Hope Returned, Horace Richter Gallery, Tel Aviv.
1996 – Suppose a Prince, Nachshon Gallery, Kibbutz Nachshon.
1995 – Holy Day, Studio in Florentin, Tel Aviv.
1995 – He Does Not Fit Among His Loved Ones, The Art Workshop Gallery, Yavne.
1994 – Suppose He’s Your Brother, Nana Bar Gallery, Tel Aviv.
1993 – The Little Mermaid, Danon Gallery, Bnei Atarot.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 – Footnote, The Water Institute, Givatayim.
2017 – Following, The Artists’ House, Tel Aviv.
2015 – Collection, Circle1, Berlin, Germany.
2014 – Israeli Art, Munich, Germany.
2012 – Football, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.
2011 – For Your Eyes Only, Serge Tiroche, Jaffa.
2011 – The Vagabundas, Hangar 2, Jaffa.
2010 – Bride and Groom, Jaffa Museum, Jaffa.
2010 – Birds, Tzadik Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2009 – Art and Architecture, Hangar 1, Jaffa Port.
2009 – Environment, Academy of Law, Ramat Gan.
2008 – Animal, Agora Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2008 – Black, Binet Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2006 – Prize for the Encouragement of Creation, Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
2006 – Generation of the Desert, Rosenfeld Gallery & Kibbutz Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2006 – Dynamo Mascha, Cliff Gallery, Netanya.
2005 – Summer Show, By Art Projects Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2005 – Nuclear Family, By Art Projects Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2004 – Black and White, Stern Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2004 – Art and Sport, Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
2004 – Contemporary Art, Gravity, Tel Aviv.
2003 – Youth, Longing, Reading Power Station, Tel Aviv.
2003 – Depth, The Art Workshop Gallery, Rishon LeZion.
2002 – Where Are the Children, Givon Gallery, Tel Aviv; Ein Harod Museum.
2001 – Artists Against the Heavy Hand, Rosenfeld Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2001 – The Situation is Potato, Limbus Gallery, Tel Aviv.
2000 – The Dressed Man, Haifa Museum of Art.
1999 – Street Cats, Art Focus, Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem.
1998 – New Material, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv.
1998 – Idolatry 2, Ami Steinitz Gallery, Tel Aviv.
1998 – Could Be a Draft, The Artists’ House, Tel Aviv.
1997 – Oh Mama, Ramat Gan Museum of Art.
1997 – Sarah Levy Gallery.
1997 – Fantasy, Herzliya Museum of Art.
1997 – Blurred Boundaries, Artists’ Studios, Haifa.
1996 – Idolatry, Ami Steinitz Gallery, Tel Aviv.
1996 – Billboard Project, Bat Yam Museum of Art.
1996 – Nana Bar, as part of Art Focus.
1995 – Artists’ Studios, Rishon LeZion.
1992 – Sarah Konforty Gallery, Tel Aviv.
1991 – Strong Card, Kibbutz Gallery, Tel Aviv.
Grants and Awards
2005 – Prize for the Encouragement of Creation, Ministry of Education and Culture.
2003 – Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation.
1991 – Rashi Foundation for Art Students.
