About The Artist

Semion Rabinkov web: http://rabinkovart.com Semion was born in Chisinau, 1954. In 1973 he graduated from Repine College of Art in Chisinau and received Sculptor’s Diploma. Specializing in monumental sculpture. He started his career as a sculptor in Chisinau, where he worked from 1973-1990 and he installed some outdoor sculptures in the city of Chisinau. He continued working as a sculptor after moving to Israel in 1990. His sculptures have been published in numerous Newspapers and Magazines; Israel, France, Russia, USA. In 2003-2005 assisted in creating and establishing memorial monument (Trinity Root) of the World Trade Center attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001. In 2004, he was selected as a winner at the Art Global Competition of the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in New York City. Semion has many works in private, corporate collections and museums, among them C.A.S.E. Museum of Contemporary Russian Art in Jersey City and National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia. HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS 1991 Admitted into the Sculptors Society of Israel. 2002 Winner of the competition for creation of a decorative sculpture the city of Natania, Israel. 2003 Installed outdoor decorative sculpture in central square cit of Natania, Israel. 2004 Winner of the Art Global Competition of the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in New York City. SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1996 Cultural center in Ramat Ha-Sharon, Israel. 1998 C.A.S.E. Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Jersey City, NJ. 1999 Art Gallery “Safrai”, Jerusalem, Israel. 2000 DBA Muzza Art Collections, Los Angeles, California, CA. 2000 Art Gallery “Nama”, Tel Aviv, Israel. 2001 DBA Muzza Art Collections, Fort Collins, Colorado, CO. 2001-09 Gallery “Graal” Agen, France. 2003-08 Michael Lombardo Gallery, New York, NY. 2004 Gratz College, Melrose Park, Philadelphia, PA. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1978 “Autumn exhibition”, Chisinau, Moldova. 1979 Republican Exhibition “Sport for Art”, Chisinau, Moldova. 1982 “Autumn Exhibition”, Chisinau, Moldova. 1983 Republican State Sculpture Exhibition, Chisinau, Moldova. 1987 Republican State Exhibition “Young people”, Chisinau, Moldova. 1987 Exhibition “Sculpture for Landscape”, Chisinau, Moldova. 1988 Republican Sculpture Exhibition, Chisinau, Moldova. 1988 “Young Artists Exhibition”, Moscow, USSR. 1990 “Autumn Exhibition” group of Sanur, Art Village Sanur, Israel. 1991 “Exhibition group of Sanur”, Tel Aviv, Israel. 1992 “Exhibition group of Sanur”, Haifa, Israel. 1992 “Sculptures Round” in President’s Forest, Jerusalem, Israel. 1993 “Exhibition group of Sanur”, Tel Aviv, Israel. 1995 “Exhibition Art group of Sanur”, Paris, France. 1995 “Olim” Artists Exhibition, Jerusalem, Israel. 1996 ArtExspo, New York, NY. 1997 Exhibition Group of Sanur, Tel Aviv, Israel. 1998 Exhibition “Young Russia” C.A.S.E. Museum, Jersey City, NJ. 1999 Exhibition Group of Sanur, Haifa, Israel. 1999 Exhibition group of Sanur, Jerusalem, Israel. 1999 Exhibition group of Sanur, Kiryat-Motzkin, Israel. 2000 The Gallery on the Cliff, Natania, Israel. 2001 “Cultural Center”, Natania, Israel. 2002 “Cultural Center”, Art G 7+1, Natania, Israel. 2004 Associate member Exhibition of Audubon Artists inc. Oak Ridge, One forest park, NY. 2005 Rockaway Artists Alliance, Inc. Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY. 2005 National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA. 2006 Payne Gallery, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA. 2008 Kouros Gallery, Accrochage-Summer 2008, New York, NY. 2009 Phillip’s Mill, 80th Annual Art Exhibition, New Hope, PA. 2010 -11 Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens, Devon, PA. 2011 Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Maryland, MD. 2001 Lapham Gallery, Glens Falls, NY.