About the Artist
Bio
Oleg Babich is a multidisciplinary artist continuing his family’s creative lineage, which began with Eastern European window-decoration masters in the 18th century.
Oleg Babich (b. 1976) was born in Russia into a Jewish family. He holds a Master’s degree from the State Academy of Architecture and Arts, and has lived and worked in Ramat Gan, Israel since 2009.
Artistic Vision
Babich’s practice centers on visual storytelling that playfully and ironically engages with fundamental questions of life and death, evolution, survival, humanity’s bond with nature, higher powers, and the search for meaning.
The ideas Babich develops take shape across multiple media: intricate works on paper in pigment liner and colored pencils, oil paintings on canvas and wooden cutouts, large-scale styrofoam sculptures, charcoal murals, and artist books. Together they form immersive environments where myth, humor, and existential reflection coexist.
Selected exhibitions
- 2025: Dublin Art Book Fair, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios / Curator: Dr Selina Guinness
- 2024: ArtNeuroVerse Biennale / Curators: Kate Finkelstein, Adina Victoria, Marina Fedorovskaya
- 2024: “Old Gods”, Jerusalem Design Week / Curators: Dana Benshalom, Sonja Olitsky, Roni Yeheskel
- 2024: “Thinking Leonardo”, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Hanita Elizur
- 2024: “Tender Beast Remix”, pop-up solo show at Kakdelart Fest, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Grisha Tserkovsky
- 2024: “Art Poalim”, Bank Hapoalim, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Shoshi Ciechanover
- 2023: “Tender Beast”, solo show at The Lab, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Sharon Toval
- 2023: “Life at the Age of Comets”, Abraham Tel Aviv, Israel / Curators: Olga Yerushalmi and Ksenia Nazarov
- 2023: “Home, Sweet Home”, Yad Labanim Museum, Ramat Gan, Israel / Curator: Kate Finkelstein
- 2023: “Summer’s Palette”, Corridor Contemporary, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curated by the gallery staff
- 2023: “Have a Closer Look”, Corridor Contemporary, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curated by the gallery staff
- 2022: “Pixels of Consciousness”, Creators Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Dasha Ilyashenko
- 2022: “Two Truths & One Lie”, Abraham Tel Aviv, Israel / Curators: Olga Yerushalmi and Ksenia Nazarov
- 2021: “Soulscape”, Vinogradov Gallery, Berlin, Germany / Curator: Ella Rosenberg
- 2021: “Paradise”, Skizza Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel / Curator: Marina Shelest
- 2021: “Fantastic Beasts”, Skizza Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel / Curator: Marina Shelest
- 2020: “Real Artist Paints Blue”, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Ella Rosenberg
- 2020: “Antigravity”, Russian Culture Center, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Ella Rosenberg
- 2019: “Radical Creativity”, workshop and solo show, HUB Center, Moscow, Russia / Curator: Alexander Agatov
- 2019: “Love Only”, ArtNaive Gallery Moscow, Russia / Curator: Ella Rosenberg
- 2019: “Colors TLV”, Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Anna Berinsky
- 2018: Group show at the Khan Museum, Ashkelon, Israel / Curator: Ella Rosenberg
- 2018: “Art Bazaar”, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curators: Orit Granot and Orit Mizne
Residencies
- 2023: The Lab, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Sharon Toval
- 2022: Creators Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel / Curator: Dasha Ilyashenko
Awards and Publications
- Portfolio magazine
- Haaretz
- Pentawards
- Identity — Best of the Best
- Graphis magazine
- The Dieline
- Luerzer’s Archive
- Creative Review
- Index magazine, and others
Teaching Experience
- “Radical Creativity“ workshops — own development
in cooperation with Alexander Agatov
Contact
E-mail: [email protected]