Selected Works

Orit Akta / Bio
Born in 1970, Israel
Lives and works in Tel Aviv

Orit Akta’s work, a harmony of gentle, transparent hues on an almost monochromatic scale, is made up of repetitive lines and tiny paint spots that combine into complex images. Her precise, introverted gaze focuses on the tension between the present and the absent and on layered surfaces that reveal aesthetic and poetic complexity.

Akta’s work focuses on figurative realism and the representation of women, often exploring themes of identity, memory, and social visibility. Drawing from personal history and cultural research, her paintings frequently engage with the experiences and histories of Yemenite Jewish women in Israel, addressing issues of invisibility, domestic labor, and cultural heritage through intimate portraiture.

Akta’s personal connection in dealing with the feeling of detachment and vulnerability perhaps lies in her roots and is intertwined throughout her body of work. Her paintings are studded with transparent and delicate pieces of lace that represent a kind of absence and vulnerability, but also feminine power.

Akta was awarded the Haim Shiff Prize for Figurative Realist Art in 2011, which included a solo exhibition at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Her work has been exhibited widely in museums and galleries in Israel and internationally, including the Mishkan Museum of Art, Ein Harod, the Museum of Islamic Art in Jerusalem, and the Israel Museum. Her work is held in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art collection and in private collections worldwide.

VIDEO

Interview with Orit Akta – Winner of the Haim Shiff Award 2011

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