Hedva Yardeni - Painter

Hedva Yardeni was born in 1969 in Jerusalem to a traditional Jewish family. She grew up in Jerusalem and graduated in art at the Kaye college, Beer Sheva.

During 2004 Yardeni settled in Los Angeles, during this time her work was based on images, landscapes and Jewish symbols, taken from her childhood in Jerusalem.

The dominant motif in Yardeni's work is the pomegranate. In the Jewish - Israeli tradition, a myriad of symbolic meanings has been ascribed to the pomegranate. This humble fruit signifies the land of Israel, the revival of the Jewish people. It is the symbol of the land's wealth and prosperity.

Yardeni returned to Israel in 2005, settling in Moddiin. She re-discovered the exquisite beauty of her homeland and let the full expression of her deep love for Jerusalem derive from her soul onto the canvas.

Her recent work is full of light and joy reflecting an inner spirit that is always reaching out for the Almighty. They are more abstract, pure and radiant with light. Yardeni works on big canvases with acrylic colors and oil.

Solo exhibitions
2004, Prosperity, Around the corner gallery, Ojai, CA

Group exhibitions
2004, Prosser, Yardeni, zambas, Around the corner gallery, Ojai, CA
2009, Gallerina gallery, Bath Shelomo, Israel
2010," Pomegranates" Gallerina gallery, Bath Shelomo, Israel
2010, Nirale gallery, Israel

Collections
Private collection, Israel and the USA
Sheppard Mullin law firm, Los Angeles, USA