Tamar Navama
Tamar Navama is an interdisciplinary artist, designing production jewelry, creating handmade leather products, and making one-of-a-kind metalwork. Her jewelry combines precious metals, exotic skins and imitations of exotic skins. Tamar brings awareness to the complexities of how our culture relates to leather. She utilizes traditional handwork techniques alongside contemporary digital technologies to create her pieces.
Tamar is originally from Israel, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Jewelry and Fashion from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. Following her move to the United States, she created custom designs for a luxury leather goods store in Fort Worth, Texas. She is currently earning her master’s degree in the area of Metalsmithing and Jewelry at the University of North Texas.
Tamar has participated in New York Fashion Week 2015 as well as in numerous international art exhibitions such as “Look Far” at The U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art in Jerusalem, "Identifying Marks" Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv, and “I Care A Lot: Middle East Portable Discussion” an international jewelry exhibition that traveled to Stockholm, Sweden, Lisbon, Portugal, and Frakfurt, Germany. She has been featured on a famous Israeli TV show, and has curated a contemporary metalsmithing art exhibition in Tel Aviv. Tamar has received grants and awards including a Juror’s Award in “Beauty Matters,” Chautauqua National Juried Art Exhibition in 2014, The Harlan W. Butt Metalsmithing and Jewelry Studies Scholarship, the UNT Academic Achievement Scholarship, the Ran’s Sponjik Award for outstanding body of work, and The Evelyn’s Grever Grant for traditional Jewish objects.
Artist Statement
Historically, primitive hunters would wear animal skins to have power over their prey. Today, wearing exotic animal skins is controversial. They relate to status and we find them in high fashion. My work treats these skins as precious materials. I am interested in showing the great quality of leather craft and textures and exploring how exotic skins reads as imitations. I am interested in how material holds memory and bringing awareness about how our culture relates to leather.Exotic skins have precious qualities, but their controversial sources and rareness justifies imitations & substitutions. I use exotic skins conservatively, utilizing leftovers from industry production and offering new life to the materials by creating copies.
I am interested in creating tension through juxtaposition between materials and techniques to represent controversial sources and use of the skins. Fine metalsmithing and traditional leather craft along with resin and plastic casting, programing and laser cutting are used to manipulate and reproduce the skins patterns and textures. These processes highlight the geometric, man-made surfaces of fine metalwork in contrast to the amorphic, natural shapes from the skins. Jewelry relates to body, but here there is a transformation process between a creature to a jewel and back to creature. Some contained dangerous elements; some have their own life and exist as separate sculptural objects & some as live creatures. Through calculated and aware use of this precious material, my work encourages viewers to examine their own relationship with these precious materials, not to discourage wearing leather, but to bring awareness to the ways our culture relates to it.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2012 - current MFA, University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, Texas. The Department of Studio Art, Metalsmith and Jewelry.
2011-2012 ESOL, Richland College, Dallas TX.
2004-2008 BFA, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel. The Department of Jewelry and Fashion.
2003 Drawing instruction, Amnon David Aar. Tel Aviv, Israel.
1997-2000 Wizo, High School for Arts, Haifa, Israel.
1993-1996 Reut, School for Visual Arts. Kiryat Eliezer, Israel.
Exhibitions
2015 “Curvature” ART7 Crockett Community Gallery. Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX.
“Continuum”, “Adorned Spaces” pop-up exhibition. SNAG 2015 Boston, MA.
“Order Up” Graduate Exhibition. Cora Staford Gallery, Denton, TX.
New York Fashion Week 2015. Jewelry Featured at Naadam Kashmir. NY, USA.
“ECU Participant Exhibition” East Carolina Metal Symposium. Greenville, NC, USA.
“Materials: Hard & Soft” 28th Annual National Contemporary Craft Competition & Exhibition. Juried by Ana Lopez. Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas.
“125 miles” 9th Annual 125-miles Visual Arts Juried Exhibition. Gough Gallery, Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas.
2014 “Light Works” Sculpture Exhibition. Light Well Gallery, Denton, Texas.
“UNT Juried student & Alumni Exhibition” Juried by Kat Cole. UNT North Gallery, Denton, Texas.
“Wall to Wall” A one-night all-inclusive un-juried salon style art show. The Warehouse at The Panhandle House. Denton, Texas.
Finalist. “3rd Annual World Championship Belt Buckle Competition”.Invited to contribute. Yuma Symposium Saw-File-Solder Sprint Trophies
(made with Harlan Butt, Ana Lopez, Anna Kopinska, Dani Manning, and James Thurman).
“Cold Connections”, A selection of works by current and former graduate students of the UNT Metalsmith & Jewelry program. Denton, Texas.
“Artist Book Competition and Biennial Exhibition”, Willis Library. University of North Texas, Denton. USA.
“Beauty Matters”, Chautauqua National Juries Art Exhibition. Giles Gallery, Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky, USA.
2013 “M.F.A Exhibition”, University of North Texas Art Gallery, Juried by Vicktoria DeCuir and Tracee Robertson, Denton, Texas.
“53rd Annual Voertman Student Art Competition”, UNT art Gallery, Denton, Texas
CVAD scholarship exhibition. Lightwell Gallery, UNT, Denton, Texas.
“Hammered”, Metals and Jewelry Show. North Gallery, University of North Texas. Denton. Texas.
International Students Exhibition. Union Gallery, University of North Texas. Denton. Texas
SNAG Annual Presentation of Student Work. Online Exhibition, SNAG Conference in Toronto, Canada.
Yuma Symposium, Students Exhibition. Yuma, Arizona.
“Graduate Exhibition”, University of North Texas, Denton.
2012 Sculpture exhibition. Lightwell Gallery, UNT, Denton.
2010 "Identifying Marks" Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
“Rings”, OR Gallery, Jewelry Designers Exhibition. The Israeli Community of Designers.
“I Care A Lot”, Middle East Portable Discussion. International traveling Jewelry exhibition, Ider Oberstein University. Germany.
Platina Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, Gallery Articula, Lisbon, Portugal.
2008 “Studio Aya Shain”, Exhibition in association with silversmith Aya Shain. Tivon, Israel.
Graduates Exhibition, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel.
2007 “Simanei Dereh”- Designers exhibition analyzing the process of Conceptual thinking and creating in the society of Israeli artists .The Israeli Opera
Tel-Aviv- Jaffa.
2006 “Bezalel 100” – Terminal 1, One Hundred Years to Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Ben Gurion Airport, Israel.
“Making Noise”, The U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art, Jerusalem, Israel. Judaic Exhibition.
"Look far", The U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art, Jerusalem, Israel. Glasses Exhibition.
Grants and Awards
2014-15 GAT’S award for Academic achievement, University of North Texas. CVAD.
2014 Juror Award, Andrea Keys Connell. Chautauqua National Juries Art Exhibition, Beauty Matters.
2013 Academic Achievement Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year.
The Harlan W. Butt Metalsmithing and Jewelry Studies scholarship.
Visual Arts and Design 2013-2014 scholarship, University of North Texas.
2012 Academic Achievement Scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year. University of North Texas.
2011-12 GAT’S award for academic achievements, University of North Texas.
2008 Ran’s Sponjik award for art and design students with and extra ordinary talents.
Lockman award for outstanding body of work. Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem.
2007 The Evelyn’s Grever grant for traditional Jewish object. Grant for Judaic object. Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem.
Job Experience
2015 Jewelry design and production for Naadam Kashmir. NYC, NY.
Studio Assistant for Harlan W Butt. Studio Harlan Butt. Denton, Texas.
Teaching Assistant, in depended Lab Instructor. 3D Design1. University of North Texas, CVAD, Jewelry and Metals.
2014 Teaching Fellow, Instructor in record. Metals 1. University of North Texas, CVAD, Jewelry and Metals.
Area Assistant. In depended Lab Instructor, University of North Texas, College of Visual Arts and Design (CVAD), Jewelry and Metals.
Greater Denton Arts Center. Museum Educator Internship.
Co-Curator, “Cold Connections”. A selection of works by current and former graduate students of the UNT Metalsmith & Jewelry program. UNT On the Square, Denton, Texas.
2013 Teaching Fellow, Instructor in record. Metals 1. University of North Texas, CVAD, Jewelry and Metals.
Teaching Assistant, In depended Lab Instructor. 3D design. University of North Texas, CVAD.
2012-13 Area Assistant. University of North Texas, CVAD, Jewelry and Metals.
2004-10 “TAMARA” Owner/operator. Jewelry making, costume made jewelry, Israel.
2010 Co-Curator,“Identifying Marks". Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Nadav Shalit, Jerusalem, Israel. Produce jewelry display items.
2006 Presenter. The International Arts and Crafts Fair, Jerusalem, Israel.
2004 "PERACH" Project, students helping students in need. Teaching metalsmith. Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem,
2009 Shoes and accessories design, Teaching assistant. Bezalel Academy, Department of Jewelry and Fashion, Jerusalem, Israel.
2007 Millinery Pattern, Teaching assistant. Bezalel Academy, Department of Jewelry and Fashion, Jerusalem, Israel.
2007 Enamel and photo etching course, Teaching assistant. Bezalel Academy, Department of Jewelry and Fashion, Jerusalem, Israel.
2007-8 Shoes design course, making craft and hardware design, Teaching assistant. Bezalel Academy Jerusalem, Department of Jewelry & Fashion.
2004 "PERACH", Project students helping students in need, Teaching metalsmith. Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem.
Publicity
2015 Virtual Shoe Museum. Featured Tail shoes by Tamar Navama in Virtual Shoe Museum permanent collection. http://virtualshoemuseum.com/tamar- navama/tail-shoes
Virtual Shoe Museum. Featured Blue Shoes by Tamar Navama in Virtual Shoe Museum permanent collection. http://virtualshoemuseum.com/tamar-navama /blue-shoes
Nevador, Arun. “Naadam - Presentation – Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2015” Gettyimages. Naadam Collection including my jewelry pieces features in the
show. February 14, 2015: http://www.gettyimages.com/asset-detail/gallery/event/536385089
Hwang, Tiffanie. “Naadam Fall/Winter 2015”, WSN, Washington Square News. Naadam Collection including my jewelry pieces features in the show. February 17, 2015: http://www.nyunews.com/2015/02/14/naadam-fallwinter-2015/
Mayte, Allende. “Naadam Ready To Wear Fall 2015”, WWD, Women’s Wear Daily. Collection slideshow including my jewelry pieces features in the show. February 17, 2015: http://www.wwd.com/runway/fall-ready-to-wear-2015/review/naadam
http://www.nyunews.com/2015/02/14/naadam-fallwinter-2015/
Martin, Brigite. “Whats New on Crafthaus”, Crafthaus Newsletter. Artist featured. August 21, 2012: http://crafthaus. ning.com/ pages/
2014 The Campus Pages. July-August Denton Artist of the month. Page 53. http://issuu.com/thecampuspages/docs/tcp_jun14_issuu
Venegas, Margarita “Cold Connection Exhibition at UNT on the Square” March 25,2014. https://news.unt.edu/news-releases/cold-connections-exhibition- unt-square-shows-varied-artwork-metals-and-jewelry-alumni-
Sylvain, Olivia. “Student Metalsmith and Jewelry work on UNT on the Square” NT Daily. March 20, 2014. http://ntdaily.com/student-metalsmithing-and-jewelry- work-on-display-at-the-square/
2013 http://untstudioart.blogspot.com/2013/03/yuma-symposium.
2010 Saar, Yuval. :New Exhibitions Identify marks”, City Mouse, Culture. June 1st 2010: http://www.mouse.co.il/CM.articles_item,1023,209,51581,.aspx
Rubinovich, Arie. “Identify Marks: Contemporary Metalsmithing Exhibition, Tove Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv”. Exhibition curated by Aya Schein & Tamar Navama. June 26th, 2010: http://www.ynet.co.il/home/1,7340,L-860-18061-28287470,00.html
2010 http://www.telavivcity.com/אירועים/25603/סימני-זיהוי/תל-אביב/
2010 Israel national news.com Artist Tamar Navama at Balabasta.
2008 HAARETZ. Printed news. Stars – Critique.
2007 Aviram, Nitza. Printed news. “Design First Class” Yediot Aharonot
SPADA Magazine. “Urban Shoes” Vol. 9.
Gidi Gov & Shira Artzi. Morning TV Show. Featuring my work.
Workshops
2015 Mold Making & Resin Casting. Great Denton Arts Council. Denton, Texas.
2014 Visual Society of Texas, resin demo. Denton, Texas.
Lectures/Talks
2015 Artist talk, “Wearable Thoughts”. Visual Society of Texas, Denton, Texas.
Lecture, “Wedding Jewelry: The Jewish Bride.” Jewish Community Center, Dallas, Texas.
Lecture, “Wedding Jewelry: Around The World.” Patterson – Appleton Center for the Arts. Denton, Texas
Lecture, “Wedding Jewelry: The Jewish Bride.” Patterson – Appleton Center for the Arts. Denton, Texas
2010 Group gallery talk, “Identify Marks” Contemporary Israeli Metalsmith. Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Military service
2000-2002 Military database & human resources manager, Israeli Defense Force.
Tamar Navama is an interdisciplinary artist, designing production jewelry, creating handmade leather products, and making one-of-a-kind metalwork. Her jewelry combines precious metals, exotic skins and imitations of exotic skins. Tamar brings awareness to the complexities of how our culture relates to leather. She utilizes traditional handwork techniques alongside contemporary digital technologies to create her pieces.
Tamar is originally from Israel, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Jewelry and Fashion from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. Following her move to the United States, she created custom designs for a luxury leather goods store in Fort Worth, Texas. She is currently earning her master’s degree in the area of Metalsmithing and Jewelry at the University of North Texas.
Tamar has participated in New York Fashion Week 2015 as well as in numerous international art exhibitions such as “Look Far” at The U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art in Jerusalem, "Identifying Marks" Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv, and “I Care A Lot: Middle East Portable Discussion” an international jewelry exhibition that traveled to Stockholm, Sweden, Lisbon, Portugal, and Frakfurt, Germany. She has been featured on a famous Israeli TV show, and has curated a contemporary metalsmithing art exhibition in Tel Aviv. Tamar has received grants and awards including a Juror’s Award in “Beauty Matters,” Chautauqua National Juried Art Exhibition in 2014, The Harlan W. Butt Metalsmithing and Jewelry Studies Scholarship, the UNT Academic Achievement Scholarship, the Ran’s Sponjik Award for outstanding body of work, and The Evelyn’s Grever Grant for traditional Jewish objects.
Artist Statement
Historically, primitive hunters would wear animal skins to have power over their prey. Today, wearing exotic animal skins is controversial. They relate to status and we find them in high fashion. My work treats these skins as precious materials. I am interested in showing the great quality of leather craft and textures and exploring how exotic skins reads as imitations. I am interested in how material holds memory and bringing awareness about how our culture relates to leather.Exotic skins have precious qualities, but their controversial sources and rareness justifies imitations & substitutions. I use exotic skins conservatively, utilizing leftovers from industry production and offering new life to the materials by creating copies.
I am interested in creating tension through juxtaposition between materials and techniques to represent controversial sources and use of the skins. Fine metalsmithing and traditional leather craft along with resin and plastic casting, programing and laser cutting are used to manipulate and reproduce the skins patterns and textures. These processes highlight the geometric, man-made surfaces of fine metalwork in contrast to the amorphic, natural shapes from the skins. Jewelry relates to body, but here there is a transformation process between a creature to a jewel and back to creature. Some contained dangerous elements; some have their own life and exist as separate sculptural objects & some as live creatures. Through calculated and aware use of this precious material, my work encourages viewers to examine their own relationship with these precious materials, not to discourage wearing leather, but to bring awareness to the ways our culture relates to it.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2012 - current MFA, University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, Texas. The Department of Studio Art, Metalsmith and Jewelry.
2011-2012 ESOL, Richland College, Dallas TX.
2004-2008 BFA, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel. The Department of Jewelry and Fashion.
2003 Drawing instruction, Amnon David Aar. Tel Aviv, Israel.
1997-2000 Wizo, High School for Arts, Haifa, Israel.
1993-1996 Reut, School for Visual Arts. Kiryat Eliezer, Israel.
Exhibitions
2015 “Curvature” ART7 Crockett Community Gallery. Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, TX.
“Continuum”, “Adorned Spaces” pop-up exhibition. SNAG 2015 Boston, MA.
“Order Up” Graduate Exhibition. Cora Staford Gallery, Denton, TX.
New York Fashion Week 2015. Jewelry Featured at Naadam Kashmir. NY, USA.
“ECU Participant Exhibition” East Carolina Metal Symposium. Greenville, NC, USA.
“Materials: Hard & Soft” 28th Annual National Contemporary Craft Competition & Exhibition. Juried by Ana Lopez. Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas.
“125 miles” 9th Annual 125-miles Visual Arts Juried Exhibition. Gough Gallery, Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas.
2014 “Light Works” Sculpture Exhibition. Light Well Gallery, Denton, Texas.
“UNT Juried student & Alumni Exhibition” Juried by Kat Cole. UNT North Gallery, Denton, Texas.
“Wall to Wall” A one-night all-inclusive un-juried salon style art show. The Warehouse at The Panhandle House. Denton, Texas.
Finalist. “3rd Annual World Championship Belt Buckle Competition”.Invited to contribute. Yuma Symposium Saw-File-Solder Sprint Trophies
(made with Harlan Butt, Ana Lopez, Anna Kopinska, Dani Manning, and James Thurman).
“Cold Connections”, A selection of works by current and former graduate students of the UNT Metalsmith & Jewelry program. Denton, Texas.
“Artist Book Competition and Biennial Exhibition”, Willis Library. University of North Texas, Denton. USA.
“Beauty Matters”, Chautauqua National Juries Art Exhibition. Giles Gallery, Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky, USA.
2013 “M.F.A Exhibition”, University of North Texas Art Gallery, Juried by Vicktoria DeCuir and Tracee Robertson, Denton, Texas.
“53rd Annual Voertman Student Art Competition”, UNT art Gallery, Denton, Texas
CVAD scholarship exhibition. Lightwell Gallery, UNT, Denton, Texas.
“Hammered”, Metals and Jewelry Show. North Gallery, University of North Texas. Denton. Texas.
International Students Exhibition. Union Gallery, University of North Texas. Denton. Texas
SNAG Annual Presentation of Student Work. Online Exhibition, SNAG Conference in Toronto, Canada.
Yuma Symposium, Students Exhibition. Yuma, Arizona.
“Graduate Exhibition”, University of North Texas, Denton.
2012 Sculpture exhibition. Lightwell Gallery, UNT, Denton.
2010 "Identifying Marks" Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
“Rings”, OR Gallery, Jewelry Designers Exhibition. The Israeli Community of Designers.
“I Care A Lot”, Middle East Portable Discussion. International traveling Jewelry exhibition, Ider Oberstein University. Germany.
Platina Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, Gallery Articula, Lisbon, Portugal.
2008 “Studio Aya Shain”, Exhibition in association with silversmith Aya Shain. Tivon, Israel.
Graduates Exhibition, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel.
2007 “Simanei Dereh”- Designers exhibition analyzing the process of Conceptual thinking and creating in the society of Israeli artists .The Israeli Opera
Tel-Aviv- Jaffa.
2006 “Bezalel 100” – Terminal 1, One Hundred Years to Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Ben Gurion Airport, Israel.
“Making Noise”, The U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art, Jerusalem, Israel. Judaic Exhibition.
"Look far", The U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art, Jerusalem, Israel. Glasses Exhibition.
Grants and Awards
2014-15 GAT’S award for Academic achievement, University of North Texas. CVAD.
2014 Juror Award, Andrea Keys Connell. Chautauqua National Juries Art Exhibition, Beauty Matters.
2013 Academic Achievement Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year.
The Harlan W. Butt Metalsmithing and Jewelry Studies scholarship.
Visual Arts and Design 2013-2014 scholarship, University of North Texas.
2012 Academic Achievement Scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic year. University of North Texas.
2011-12 GAT’S award for academic achievements, University of North Texas.
2008 Ran’s Sponjik award for art and design students with and extra ordinary talents.
Lockman award for outstanding body of work. Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem.
2007 The Evelyn’s Grever grant for traditional Jewish object. Grant for Judaic object. Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem.
Job Experience
2015 Jewelry design and production for Naadam Kashmir. NYC, NY.
Studio Assistant for Harlan W Butt. Studio Harlan Butt. Denton, Texas.
Teaching Assistant, in depended Lab Instructor. 3D Design1. University of North Texas, CVAD, Jewelry and Metals.
2014 Teaching Fellow, Instructor in record. Metals 1. University of North Texas, CVAD, Jewelry and Metals.
Area Assistant. In depended Lab Instructor, University of North Texas, College of Visual Arts and Design (CVAD), Jewelry and Metals.
Greater Denton Arts Center. Museum Educator Internship.
Co-Curator, “Cold Connections”. A selection of works by current and former graduate students of the UNT Metalsmith & Jewelry program. UNT On the Square, Denton, Texas.
2013 Teaching Fellow, Instructor in record. Metals 1. University of North Texas, CVAD, Jewelry and Metals.
Teaching Assistant, In depended Lab Instructor. 3D design. University of North Texas, CVAD.
2012-13 Area Assistant. University of North Texas, CVAD, Jewelry and Metals.
2004-10 “TAMARA” Owner/operator. Jewelry making, costume made jewelry, Israel.
2010 Co-Curator,“Identifying Marks". Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Nadav Shalit, Jerusalem, Israel. Produce jewelry display items.
2006 Presenter. The International Arts and Crafts Fair, Jerusalem, Israel.
2004 "PERACH" Project, students helping students in need. Teaching metalsmith. Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem,
2009 Shoes and accessories design, Teaching assistant. Bezalel Academy, Department of Jewelry and Fashion, Jerusalem, Israel.
2007 Millinery Pattern, Teaching assistant. Bezalel Academy, Department of Jewelry and Fashion, Jerusalem, Israel.
2007 Enamel and photo etching course, Teaching assistant. Bezalel Academy, Department of Jewelry and Fashion, Jerusalem, Israel.
2007-8 Shoes design course, making craft and hardware design, Teaching assistant. Bezalel Academy Jerusalem, Department of Jewelry & Fashion.
2004 "PERACH", Project students helping students in need, Teaching metalsmith. Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem.
Publicity
2015 Virtual Shoe Museum. Featured Tail shoes by Tamar Navama in Virtual Shoe Museum permanent collection. http://virtualshoemuseum.com/tamar- navama/tail-shoes
Virtual Shoe Museum. Featured Blue Shoes by Tamar Navama in Virtual Shoe Museum permanent collection. http://virtualshoemuseum.com/tamar-navama /blue-shoes
Nevador, Arun. “Naadam - Presentation – Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2015” Gettyimages. Naadam Collection including my jewelry pieces features in the
show. February 14, 2015: http://www.gettyimages.com/asset-detail/gallery/event/536385089
Hwang, Tiffanie. “Naadam Fall/Winter 2015”, WSN, Washington Square News. Naadam Collection including my jewelry pieces features in the show. February 17, 2015: http://www.nyunews.com/2015/02/14/naadam-fallwinter-2015/
Mayte, Allende. “Naadam Ready To Wear Fall 2015”, WWD, Women’s Wear Daily. Collection slideshow including my jewelry pieces features in the show. February 17, 2015: http://www.wwd.com/runway/fall-ready-to-wear-2015/review/naadam
http://www.nyunews.com/2015/02/14/naadam-fallwinter-2015/
Martin, Brigite. “Whats New on Crafthaus”, Crafthaus Newsletter. Artist featured. August 21, 2012: http://crafthaus. ning.com/ pages/
2014 The Campus Pages. July-August Denton Artist of the month. Page 53. http://issuu.com/thecampuspages/docs/tcp_jun14_issuu
Venegas, Margarita “Cold Connection Exhibition at UNT on the Square” March 25,2014. https://news.unt.edu/news-releases/cold-connections-exhibition- unt-square-shows-varied-artwork-metals-and-jewelry-alumni-
Sylvain, Olivia. “Student Metalsmith and Jewelry work on UNT on the Square” NT Daily. March 20, 2014. http://ntdaily.com/student-metalsmithing-and-jewelry- work-on-display-at-the-square/
2013 http://untstudioart.blogspot.com/2013/03/yuma-symposium.
2010 Saar, Yuval. :New Exhibitions Identify marks”, City Mouse, Culture. June 1st 2010: http://www.mouse.co.il/CM.articles_item,1023,209,51581,.aspx
Rubinovich, Arie. “Identify Marks: Contemporary Metalsmithing Exhibition, Tove Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv”. Exhibition curated by Aya Schein & Tamar Navama. June 26th, 2010: http://www.ynet.co.il/home/1,7340,L-860-18061-28287470,00.html
2010 http://www.telavivcity.com/אירועים/25603/סימני-זיהוי/תל-אביב/
2010 Israel national news.com Artist Tamar Navama at Balabasta.
2008 HAARETZ. Printed news. Stars – Critique.
2007 Aviram, Nitza. Printed news. “Design First Class” Yediot Aharonot
SPADA Magazine. “Urban Shoes” Vol. 9.
Gidi Gov & Shira Artzi. Morning TV Show. Featuring my work.
Workshops
2015 Mold Making & Resin Casting. Great Denton Arts Council. Denton, Texas.
2014 Visual Society of Texas, resin demo. Denton, Texas.
Lectures/Talks
2015 Artist talk, “Wearable Thoughts”. Visual Society of Texas, Denton, Texas.
Lecture, “Wedding Jewelry: The Jewish Bride.” Jewish Community Center, Dallas, Texas.
Lecture, “Wedding Jewelry: Around The World.” Patterson – Appleton Center for the Arts. Denton, Texas
Lecture, “Wedding Jewelry: The Jewish Bride.” Patterson – Appleton Center for the Arts. Denton, Texas
2010 Group gallery talk, “Identify Marks” Contemporary Israeli Metalsmith. Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Military service
2000-2002 Military database & human resources manager, Israeli Defense Force.
