2023
Pomegranate Award for Art, Design, and Architecture
Biography
Ghiora Aharoni is a world-renowned Israeli-born artist and designer from Yemenite decent. He founded his multi-disciplinary studio for art and design in New York City in 2004. Through his work, he challenges social norms and explores dualities, such as the intersection of religion and science, and relationships between disparate cultures. His pieces are held in remarkable collections worldwide, including The Pompidou Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Vatican. Aharoni’s work, and installations have been exhibited internationally in institutions, galleries and museums in the U.S., Europe, India, and Israel. Aharoni is a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture, which he attended on a full scholarship and as an ISEF International Fellow.