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Liat Yossifor
Born1974 (age 50–51)
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting

Liat Yossifor (born 1974) is an American abstract painter who was born and raised in Israel and moved to the United States as a teenager in 1989[1]. Yossifor lives and works in Los Angeles, California[2].

Life and Education

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Born in Israel, Yossifor relocated to the United States, where she pursued her passion for art. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1996 and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Irvine, in 2002.[3]

Yossifor's contributions to contemporary art have been recognized through various residencies and fellowships. She was awarded the Villa Aurora and Thomas Mann House Berlin Fellowship in 2022 and participated in the Rauschenberg Residency in Captiva Island, Florida, in 2020. Additionally, she was a guest of the Deutsche Börse Residency Program at the Frankfurter Kunstverein in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2010.[3]

Artistic style and themes

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Liat Yossifor (born 1974) is an Israeli-born American painter recognized for her dynamic and textural monochromatic abstractions. Her work is distinguished by a physical engagement with the medium, resulting in richly layered surfaces that evoke both movement and depth.

Yossifor's paintings are characterized by a performative process that emphasizes the physicality of creation. She often works within self-imposed time constraints, completing pieces rapidly to maintain the immediacy and vitality of her gestures. Her technique involves the application of thick layers of oil paint, which she manipulates vigorously, resulting in compositions that are both sculptural and painterly. This approach reflects a deep engagement with the history of American monochrome painting, while introducing a unique, corporeal dimension. [4][5]

Collections

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Her artworks are part of several esteemed public collections, including: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN The Margulies Collection, Miami, FL Isabel and Agustin Coppel Collection (CIAC), Mexico City, Mexico[6][6]

Artistic Philosophy

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Yossifor's work delves into the exploration of form, movement, and the human condition. Her paintings serve as a testament to the physical act of creation, capturing the tension between control and spontaneity. Through her art, she invites viewers to engage with the materiality of paint and the emotive potential of abstract forms.

Exhibitions

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Solo Exhibitions

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Selected Group Exhibitions

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  • Modulaciones, Museo de Arte de Sinaloa, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico and at the Museo de Arte de Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
  • B.A.T. State III: Women Artists in Conversation with El Nopal Press, Carolyn Campagna Contemporary Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
  • 100 Years and Counting, Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
  • Grafforists, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
  • Stolen Gestures, Kunsthaus Nurnberg, Germany
  • Subject, Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, CT
  • New Works, The Margulies Collection, Miami, FL
  • From America, Museum of Modern Fine Arts, Minsk, Belarus
  • The Third Wight Biennial, New Wight Gallery, UCLA, CA
  • To Here Knows When, University of La Verne, CA
  • The Real Me, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA[3].

Publications

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  • Movements-Liat Yossifor; Stella Rollig (Author), Ed Schad (Author), Karen Lang (Author), Christopher Michno (Author and Editor), Carrie Paterson (Editor); Publisher: DoppelHouse Press, Los Angeles, CA (2016), Language: English, Hardcover: 87 pages, ISBN 978-0983254072
  • Liat Yossifor; Christopher Michno (Author), Glenn Harcourt (Author); Publisher: Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY; (2018), Language: English, Hardcover: 36 pages, ISBN 978-0999487143

Collections

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  • Creative Artist Agency (CAA), Los Angeles, CA
  • Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
  • The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA

Residencies

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Yossifor had residencies at The Ucross Foundation, Claremont, WY in 2008[7], the Deutsche Börse Residency Program at the Frankfurter Kunstverein, Germany (2010)[3], The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Captiva, FL (2019)[2], and the Fundación Casa Wabi, Oaxaca, MX (2020)[2].

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References

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  1. ^ Carey, Brainard (June 26, 2018). "Liat Yossifor". museumofnonvisibleart.com. Praxis Interview Magazine. Retrieved Mar 14, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Valencia, Ines. "Liat Yossifor: The Magical Entanglement of Poetry + Art". provokr.com. Provokr. Retrieved Mar 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Cohen, Alina (January 6, 2020). "Liat Yossifor". artsy.com. Artsy. Retrieved Jan 28, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Liat Yossifor". patrongallery.com. Patron Gallery. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  5. ^ Waxman, Lori (March 16, 2021). "Liat Yossifor at Patron Gallery". 60wrdmin.org. 60 Word Minimum. Retrieved Apr 7, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Lang, Karen (April 2016). "Movements: Liat Yossifor". dopplehouse.com. Doppelhouse. Retrieved Mar 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Rodrigues, Liliana (January 9, 2014). "Navigating Space and History in Paint with Liat Yossifor". thenomadicjournal.com. DoppelHouse Press. Retrieved Mar 8, 2021.



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