Resume
Education
1981 MFA Otis Art Institute
1978 BFA Otis Art Institute
1975 Teaching Certificate in Painting, Oranim Art Institute, Haifa University, Israel
Solo Exhibitions:
2017 Materials and Methods, Ann Gooding Room, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Wood and Paint, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Recent Work, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Recent Work, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
2002 Non Objective, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
1999 Tandem Solo, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
1997 Tandem Solo, The Art Bank, Los Angeles, CA
1996 Tandem Solo, The Art Bank, Los Angeles, CA
1993 Drawing, Insomnia Café, Sherman Oaks, CA
1983 Recent Drawing, Fullerton Center Gallery, California State University, Fullerton, CA
Selected Exhibitions:
2021 Black Box group exhibition, Boeckercontemporary, Heidelberg, Germany
2021 Four Minimalist Artists, Dayton, OH
2020 Art Matters 2, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne, Germany
2018 Color Affinities, Key Projects Art Space, Long Island City, NY
2018 Destill: A survey of contemporary art, Track One, Nashville, TN
2018 Maniac 6, the Urban Hive, Sacramento, CA
2018 Group show, Gray Contemporary, Houston, TX
2018 Introductions 2018, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Random, Paul Williams Gallery, Ontario, CA
2018 Que du Cercle, l’Espace de l’Art Concret, Mouans-Sartoux, France
2017 Black Box, postcards group exhibition, Boeckercontemporary, Heidelberg, Germany
2017 Outer Limits, The Loft Gallery, San Pedro, CA
2015 Process/Result, Grand Rapids, MI
2015 We Insist, Biennale International d’art non objectif, De la Ville de Pont de Claix, France
2014 Yoella Razili and Scott Gordon Collaboration, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Art 70, Back to the roots, Kfar Blum, Israel
2010 Latitude 34-40, Art1307, Villa Di Donato, Naples, Italy
2010 Memory and Transformation, Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Buscando Nicaragua Art Exhibition, Westlake Village, CA
2008 Artseen 3, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Ca Open, Tag Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 3rd prize, juried by Peter Frank
2005 LA Artcore gala preview, Los Angeles, CA
2004 Wind the Pacific, Jeju, Korea
2004 Urban Island, Los Angeles, CA 2004 Wallworks, Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA
2002 Flat files, Post, Los Angeles, CA
2001 The Wagner Show 2, Los Angeles, CA 2001 100% Rag, Post, Los Angeles, CA
2000 LA & Taejeon Exchange Exhibition, Taejeon, Korea 2000 Wall Space, Miller Durazo, Los Angeles, CA
1999 Small Works, Thousand Oaks Art Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA 1998 The $99 Store, Miller Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
1997 100 Dollar Show, Post, Los Angeles, CA
Prize Winner for 1996 Wallwork, Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA
The $99 Store, Miller Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
Artists invite artists, LA Artcore, Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA
1996 11th Annual Wallwork, Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA (2nd prize)
1995 Blessing, John N Joe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Totality, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
Art Bank showcase, Art Bank, Los Angeles, CA
U.N. 50th Birthday, Art Bank, Los Angeles, CA
Jeweles in the Hights, Gallery Eden, Rowland Hights, CA
1994 Body Heat, The Cafe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The 3rd Taejeon Triennale Exhibition, Taejeon, Korea
Ark: A Spirtual Place, The Ark of Refuge Church, Los Angeles, CA
Private Thoughts, Personal Places, The Cafe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Intimate Images, Century Gallery, Sylmar, CA (L.A. Times review by Nancy Kapitanoff (2.18.94)
1993 Group Show, Hartog Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Images-Inner Meanning, Installation One, Encino, CA
The Body Eclectic, Installation One, Encino, CA
1985 Thousand Oaks Art competition, Thousand Oaks, CA
Second annual benefit exhibition, Los Angeles Valley College, North Hollywood, CA
1983 Miles above-19 return to Otis_Parsons, Otis-Parsons Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1981 Group show, Otis-Parsons Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Two Israeli artists, Otis-Parsons Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Recognitions and Awards:
3rd prize 2007 California Open Exhibition
2nd prize 11th Annual Wallworks Hans Thordis Burkhardt Award
Elsie DeWolfe Scholarship Award
Otis-Parsons Graduate Assistantship
Otis-Parsons Scholarship
Recognition from the Art Committee of Kibutzim Movement
Publications:
Time at the time of Isolation, book published by Renato and Cynthia Penna, Art1307 (2020)
We Insist, Biennale Internationale d’art Non Objectif, Pon de Claix, France (2015)
Laartcore.org Webzine (2014)
Yoella Razili catalog (2014)
Latitude 34-40, Art1307 Art Association, Naples, Italy (2010)
LA Jewish Journal (2008)
Angeleno Magazine (2008)
Artseen catalog (2008)
Yoella Razili, catalog, LA Artcore (2005)
Preview Artweek (2005)
Wind the Pacific, Jeju, Korea (2004)
Dae Jon/ LA Contemporary Art Exhibition, Catalog (11.2.2000)
Review-Yoella Razili/ Matthew Thomas at LA Artcore, Monthly Journal LA Artcore (8.1.99)
The 3rd Taejeon Triennale Exhibition, Catalog (1994)
Up close and personal, LA Times (2.18.94)
Expressive exhibition, Yediot America (10.6.93)
Contradiction, L.A. Hebrew Weekly (9.29.93)
Miles Above: 19 return to Otis, Catalog (1983)
People, to be a famous artist, Kol Israel (3.10.83)
Master of Fine Art, Otis Art Institute, Catalog (1981)
Two Israeli artists, The Beverly Hills Courier (7.11.80)