Aviva Uri

Aviva Uri (1922–1989) was a pioneering Israeli painter known for her expressive drawings that focused on line and composition. Her work, which diverged from the male-dominated abstract art scene in Israel, featured minimal color and drew inspiration from Far Eastern art, surrealism, and abstract forms. Her work conveyed anxiety and distress, evolving in the 1980s to reflect mourning and loss after the Lebanon War and the death of David Hendler. Awarded the Dizengoff Prize in 1952 and the Sandberg Prize in 1976, she exhibited widely. For more, see ‘About the Artist’ in the artwork page: