Yoav Shauly’s work combines the great tradition of Expressionistic European Painters, together with the development of modern art in the twentieth century. During his student years, Shualy won several scholarships by the "American Israel Culture Foundation," as well as First Prize in the "Labor Union Party" for young artists. In 1964 he moved to London to study art. During that time he exhibited his paintings in several art galleries in London and Wales, where he lived for several months. During 1974-1975, he studied art in Vienna, Austria, where he learned the technique of the Vienna School of Art. This method was used by great artists in the likes of Prof. Ernst Fuchs. E. Brauer, Prof. R. Housner and others. The artist returned to Israel in 1975, where he currently lives, works, and teaches art in Tel Aviv. His mainly paints landscapes, relating to them as a setting of a mythological atmosphere, and as means of experimenting with the effects of shadow and light. Yoav Shualy has participated in 60 solo exhibitions and in approx. 27 group exhibitions, spanning Great Britain, Austria, France, United States, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Israel. Solo Exhibitions (selected) 1965 - Woodstock Gallery, London, U.K. 1966 - D. Grefeth Gallery, Cardiff, U.K. 1973 - Peithner-Lichtenfels Gallery, Vienna, Austria 1978 - Petach-Tikva Museum, Petach-Tikva, Israel 1989 - Ramat-Gan Museum, Ramat-Gan, Israel 1992 - Mishkan Leomanut (Art Center) Holon, Israel 1993 - Efrat Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel 1995 - Bet-Gabriel, Kinneret, Israel 1996 - A. Arbel Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel 2000 - Prato, Florence, Italy 2004 - Sara Kishon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel 2004 - Bet-Gabriel, Kinneret, Israel 2004 – Prato, Florence, Italy 2005 - Art Center Hall, Kfar-Sava, Israel 2006 - Art Center Hall, Kiriat-Gat, Israel Group Shows (selected) 1966 - Tel-Aviv Museum, Tel-Aviv, Israel 1972 - Katie Grannoff Gallery, Paris, France 1974 - Peithner-Lichtenfels Gallery, Vienna, Austria 1975 - Basel Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland 1980 - Reggaes Langloes Gallery, Paris, France 1982 - Jerusalem Artist House, Jerusalem, Israel 1983 - Grand Auditorium, Haifa, Israel 1983 - I.Wilfreid Museum, Israel 1984 - "Habima" National Theater, Tel Aviv, Israel 1985 - Yurek Art Gallery, Israel 1986 - Tel-Aviv Artists’ House Association, Tel-Aviv, Israel 1986 - Jerusalem Artists’ House Association, Jerusalem, Israel 1988 - Ramat-Gan Museum, Ramat-Gan, Israel 2005 - S. Kishon Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel AWARDS AND HONORS 1957 - First prize Young Union (Histadrut) 1957-1962 - Awards and scholarship of America Israel Foundation EDUCATION 1957-1960 - Avni School of ART, Tel-Aviv Israel 1965-1966 - Contemporary Art seminar at C.S of Art, London, U.K. 1974-1975 - Private Study at Professor Ernst Fuchs, Vienna, Austria MEMBERSHIPS Since 1962 - member of the Israel Painters and Sculptures Association