Matan Ben Cnaan

Matan Ben Cnaan (b.1980) is an Israeli painter whose work combines classical elements and complex narratives with contemporary art and present-day themes.

Selected Exhibitions
2026 Rothschild Fine Art – “Everything’s wonderful,” I said, O lied , Solo exhibition.
2024 Rothschild Fine Art – Hadrian’s Helmet, Solo exhibition.
2024 The Negev Museum of fine art, Beer Sheva – “All The Sign Indicate”, Solo exhibition.
2023 Israel Supreme Court, Jerusalem – “First Person plural”, Group exhibition.
2021 Israel Museum, Jerusalem – “The Bureaucrat” accompanied with text by David Grossman,
Special Exhibition.
2019 Tel Aviv Museum of Art – “A Decade of The Haim Shiff Prize”, Solo exhibition.
2018 Tel Aviv Museum of Art – “Paintings – The Haim Shiff Prize”, Solo exhibition.
2015 National Portrait Gallery, London – BP Portrait Award exhibition.
2014 Fresh Paint Tel Aviv – “Special Edition”, Art Fair Group exhibition.
2013 Ha’tahana Gallery, Tel Aviv – Solo exhibition.
2012 Ha’tahana Gallery, Tel Aviv – Group exhibition.
2012 JLima Gallery, Easton PA – “Bound/Unbound”.
2012 Grand Art Contemporary Art Gallery, Haifa – “Hai-Fa: Construction of Reality”.
2011 Zemack Contemporary Art Gallery, Tel Aviv – “Shvartse Vilde Haye”.
2010 Haifa Museum – “Frame to Reality”.
2009 The Office Gallery, Tel Aviv – “Lolita”. 2009 Fresh Paint Tel Aviv – A holocaust themed
engraving, commissioned by exhibition curator.
2008 College Gallery Emek Yizrael – Solo Exhibition. 2008 Fresh Paint Tel Aviv – Solo exhibition.
2008 University of Haifa – “Giluy Shem; works by promising graduates from all of Israel”.
2007 Oranim College – Graduation exhibition.

Selected Collections

Private collections:

Karen Davidson (Michigan)
Len Blavatnik (London-New York)
Victor Morgenstern (Highland Park)
Ann and Ari Rozenblatt (Beverly Hills)
Dubi Shiff (Israel)
Kali Family collection (Israel)
Vered and Avi Fischer collection (Israel)

Public collection:

Tel Aviv Museum of art (Tel Aviv)
Bank Leumi (Tel Aviv)

Selected Prizes
2018 Winner of The Haim Shiff Prize for
Figurative-Realistic Art:
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
2015 First Prize Winner of
The BP Portrait Award:
The National Portrait
Gallery, London