Benny Aharon - Sculptor

Benny Aharon was born in Cairo Egypt 1929, immigrated to Israel in 1950 and joined a kibbutz for 3 years.
M.A in Business Administration from Bar Ilan University in 1977.
As from 1956, worked for 35 years in Mabat furnitures ltd, one of the biggest furniture factory in Israel [ 250 workers]. In the last 12 years, he was appointed as the managing director of the factory.
1975-1980 acted as chairman of the Furniture and Wood Products Association.
in 1975 , with two partners, set up a factory of wrapping wood profiles [folio and veneers] for the furniture industry, the first in Israel.
Every year Benny visited fairs in Europe and the U.S.A, in order to keep up to date with the developments, new materials and machinery.
Retired in 2003 and started sculpturing in wood and drawing.

Attended Hans Jeoachim Kantor's studio of wood sculpture in Tel Aviv and the Tel Aviv Amamit University of drawing and sculpture, directed by the well known Uri Matzkin [ 3 generations of sculptors].

Most of the sculptures created so far are portraits of well known personalities, and others with movement and expressions.

Exhibitions Benny participated in:

Solo shows:

2010 - Open studio, Ramat Hasharon


Group exhibitions:

2009 - 2010 exhibitions in Tel Aviv.