artist bio

Nadia Gorenstein (b. 1970) is a multi-disciplinary artist, graphic designer, and collector, living and working in Tel Aviv. Her artistic language is rooted in eclectic thinking; she creates across the spectrum of 2D and 3D forms, employing techniques such as painting, printmaking, photography, encaustic, and sculpture, alongside textile and embroidery crafts. Her work reflects a profound need for human touch and tactile materiality. In a world of mass production and digital perfection, she finds an anchor in things that have aged, weathered, or been discarded—traces of time that render an object human, personal, and relevant.

Japanese aesthetics are a central influence on her work, explored through the tension between Wabi-Sabi (the beauty of natural wear and the passage of time) and Kawaii (the baroque and colorful). As a "hunter-gatherer" of materials and objects washed up by the sea or abandoned, she breathes new life into narratives of memory. Her work explores subcultures through toys and craft, touching upon Jungian archetypes that shift between the biographical and the fantastic.

In her creative process, Gorenstein combines cultural-historical research with a sense of play, embarking each time on a new adventure into the unknown.

Her artistic practice centers on "A Room of My Own" (Cheder Misheli)—a studio that is a Wunderkammer (Cabinet of Curiosities). This space serves as both an integral part of her work and the home of her "Creative Lab," where she leads masterclasses. Here, Japanese textile crafts serve as a starting point for developing a personal visual language, distilling intention, and creating through curiosity, playfulness, and joy.

 

Education and Professional Experience

  • 2019 – Present | Founder of "A Room of My Own" – an eclectic industrial space in Tel Aviv; a hub for creation, inspiration, and artistic hosting.

  • 1998 – Present | Owner of a Graphic Design and Branding studio, Art Director in the fashion industry.

  • 1998 – 2004 | B.A. in Multi-disciplinary Art and History, Tel Aviv University.

  • 1990 – 1994 | B.Des in Visual Communication, WIZO Haifa Academy of Design.

 

Selected Solo and Duo Exhibitions

2024 | Toy Memory, B.Y5 Gallery, Tel Aviv. Curator: Hagit Peleg Rotem.

2022 | Figures and Fictions, Gan Shmuel Art Gallery. Curator: Orit Kulikovsky.

2021 | City of Refuge, Kiryat HaMelacha Studios, Tel Aviv Illustration Week.

2021 | A Room of One's Own, B.Y5 Gallery, Tel Aviv. Curator: Hagit Peleg Rotem.

2019 | Totem and Taboo, Ilana Goor Museum, Old Jaffa. Curator: Hagit Peleg Rotem.