Noemi Safir
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Bold & dynamic contemporary Artist Noemi Safir was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1971. At the age of two Noemi moved to Tel Aviv, Israel where she resides and works today.
After studying at the Institute of Art, Bat-Yam, Israel, it was not until the ripe age of 40 that Safir rediscovered herself and committed to her journey as a prolific painter. It is her colourful life journey through many different paths and challenges that has bought her to where she is today as an iconic painter who seeks to touch people's heart with her art and tell her story.
“My great vision is to touch people's heart with my art and my story. Everything that I create is a reflection of myself and my long road of knowing and learning more about who we really are” - Noemi Safir
Her large vibrant portrait and landscape paintings created with block colour form powerful and vibrant works of art echoing that of pop culture. Inspired by the urban cityscape of her hometown Tel Aviv and the emotive power of her female subjects, Noemi’s paintings explore themes of desire, power and independence. Primarily working in acrylic, Noemi depicts her subjects with her rich and colourful palette. Noemi’s expressive approach transcends any one style, and instead she combines elements of realism with abstraction to create art that is driven by emotion.
Over the past decade, Noemi has participated in numerous international exhibitions across the globe, spanning from Hong Kong, Singapore to New York, Miami, San Francisco and beyond. Noemi’s prolific approach and contribution to the art world has given way to a number of touring solo shows and group exhibitions internationally. Noemi’s iconic ‘Faces of Beauty’ series which has gained her a huge international following emerged in 2014, comprising of an extensive collection of individual and group portraits, vast in colour and scale, the majority of these paintings focused on female faces. With poetic titles complimenting the emotions of the works themselves, this collection has become a pinnacle of the power and impact of Noemi’s artistic style.
“My goal is to inspire and empower other women to follow their dreams, to have a passionate vision, to believe in their selves.” - Noemi Safir
Artist Statement
“The ability to inspire someone else through my art, to feel excitement and bring joyful colors to their home and heart (literally) gives me great happiness and satisfaction. Looking back, I suppose that the desire to be seen and understood as I am had a great influence on my way.
I love to paint urban landscapes and figures, especially women, in the form of large scale paintings. Most of the women figures are a reflection of myself that depict scenes from my life that led me to where I am today, conveying power and desire and having a wide range of emotions. They embody my struggle to accept my own independence as a woman, as an artist, without any apologies or doubts.”
Exhibitions
May 9-16 2019, Paragon of Attraction, Perth, Australia
Nov 24-26 2018, Jacaranda Art Show, Perth, Australia
Aug 11-15 2018, Art Nocturne Knocke, Belgium
Jul 2018, Duo Exhibition, Art2Point Gallery, Knokke, Belgium
Mar 2018, Solo Exhibition, Renaissance Hotel, Paris, France
Mar 2018, Kruisherenhotel-Maastricht hotel, The Netherlands
14-17 Dec, 2017 Duo Exhibition, Les Salons Hoche, Paris, France
7-11 Dec, 2017 Masters of Luxury, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
9-11 Jun, 2017 Internationale Kunstbeurs, Art Laren, The Netherlands
May 21-July 21 2017, Solo Exhibition, Gallerie Patries-Van-Dorst, The Netherlands
Feb 27 2017, Christie’s charity auction in aid of ADETEC-COEUR, Paris, France
Feb 15-19 2017, Art Karlsruhe 2017, Germany.
Feb 10-14 2017, Frankfurt Ambiente fair, Germany
Feb 10, 11, 2017 Annual Israeli fund raising art event, Tel Aviv, Israel
Nov 1 – Dec 31 2016, Solo Exhibition, EL-AL's lounge, National Airport, Israel
Sep 9-11 2016, Affordable Art Fair Seoul, Korea
June 2-25 2016, Solo Exhibition, Stolid Art Gallery, Perth, Australia
May 13-16 2016, Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong
Apr 14-17 2016, Art Expo, New-York
Mar 30- Apr 3 2016, Affordable Art Fair, New-York
Mar 10-13 2016, ArTi Fair, Tiroche, Hertzlia, Israel
Mar 9 2016, The White House Gallery, Johannesburg, South-Africa
Feb 19-20 2016, Imagination, Annual Israeli fund raising art event, Tel Aviv, Israel
Dec 2015, Winner of Artavita art contest to exhibit at Artexpo N.Y. , Apr 2016
Dec 1-6 2015, Red Dot, Miami, Florida
Nov 11-15 2015, Affordable Art Fair, Singapore
Aug 13-Sep 13 2015, Solo Exhibition, EL-AL's lounge, National Airport, Israel
July 30-Aug 14 2015, Solo exhibition, Artmarket gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
May 22-24 2015, Affordable Art Fair, Hong Kong
Mar 27-30 2015, Art sale-Donation for Sheba Hospital, Israel
Feb 20-21 2015, Imagination, Annual Israeli fund raising art event, Tel Aviv, Israel
Feb 12-16 2015, Wynwood, Miami, Florida
Dec 2014, On-going shows at InHouse studio, Tel Aviv, Israel
Nov 20-23 2014, Singapore Art Fair, Singapore.
Oct 2014, Art Exhibition represented by Sotheby's, Jaffa Tel Aviv
Aug 30, 2014 Gala evening sponsored by Jaguar, Kastiel Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Jul 2014, ZK Contemporary Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Jul 2014, Art-Market, Tel Aviv, Israel
Apr 2014, Art Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Feb 2014, Group Exhibition, Art-Market gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2009-2014, On-going shows, LUCE, Herzliya, Israel
2011, Art in Motion, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2000, Group Exhibition, Embassy of Uruguay, Tel Aviv University, Israel My works are in private collections and public venues.