Roey Victoria Heifetz (b. 1978, Jerusalem) lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Heifetz studied at the Bezalel Academy for Arts and Design in Jerusalem (BFA, MFA) and at the School of the Museum of Fine Art in Boston, USA. Heifetz creates textured drawings of people who identify as transgender women and of herself, often layering portraits of acquaintances with fictional subjects, and exaggerating human features such as skin and muscles. She poses intimate questions in her practice about the body, gender, desire, insecurities, and regrets.
Solo and duo exhibitions include Block Of Clay, Venice Biennale, The Israeli Pavilion, Venice, Italy (curator:Avi Lubin) (2019); Shabees Goy, Joint Exhibition, Jüdische-Kulturtage, Düsseldorf, Germany (2019); Third Body, Ann and Ari Rosenblatt prize winning exhibition, Tel Aviv, Artist House; (curator;Orly Hoffman) (2019); Victoria, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel (curator: Timna Seligman) (2016); Confessions, St. Johannes Evangelist, Berlin, Germany (curator: Mark Gisbourne) (2014); The Teacher’s Nap, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany (curator: Christoph Tannert) (2013); Natural Straightening, Kav 16 – Community Gallery for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv (curator: Sally Haftel Nave) (2012); Match Point – Roey Heifetz / Aviva Uri, ST-ART – Artist incubator project with the CCA – The Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv (curator:Dina Yakerson) (2011); Sehnsucht, Beit Hair Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel (curator: Marie Shek) (2010); Industry, M.F.A graduate exhibition, Bezalel Academy, Hatachana compound, Tel Aviv, Israel (curator: Sarit Shapira) (2009); How Many Muscles Does One Need to Stand Straight?, Venta Gallery, the Interdisciplinary Center, Jerusalem, Israel (curator: Yonatan Amir) (2007) 99%, B.F.A graduate exhibition, Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem, Israel (curator: Gilad Ophir and David Ginton)(2005);
Group exhibitions include, (Upcoming) As If A Wave Has Ever Reached the Shore, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK (curated by Jan-Philipp Fruehsorge) (2023); The King is Dead, Long Live The Queen”, Frieder Burda Museum, Germany (curator: Udo Kittlemann (2023) ;BROKEN, LABA, laboratory for Jewish culture, fellowship final exhibition, CLB gallery, Berlin, Germany (2022) DISSOMANCE, contemporary painting in Germany, ”, Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany (curator: Christoph Tannert and Marc Gisbourne) (2022); OMNISCIENT, Leslie Lohman Museum of Art, New York City, USA (curator: Avram Finkelstein) (2021); Intimacy, Schwules Museum, Berlin, Germany (curators: Peter Rehberg and Apostolos Lampropoulos) (2020); Transamerica/n: Gender, Identity, Appearance Today”, McNay Art Museum, Texas, USA (curator: Richard Aste) (2019); Marianne Werefkin Prize Finalists, Kommunale Gallery, Berlin, Germany (curator: Christine Nippe) (2018); Turm Von Unmiglichkeit, Johann Koenig Gallery, Berlin, Germany (curator: Hansa Wisskirchen) (2018); 70.70.70, Contemporary Israeli artists, JCC, Bronfman Family, Santa Barbara, USA (curator: Sagi Rafel) (2018); Body Talk, Israeli artists from the 1950s until today, Circle1 gallery, Berlin, Germany (curator: Ofir Dor) (2018); Circular Movements, Kunstverein KunstHaus, Potsdam, Germany. (curator: Avi Lubin) (2016); The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, Kiel kloster, BBK/ Østlandsutstillingen in der Landesbibliothek Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany. (curator: Martina Kaufman) (2016); The Ballery - Group exhibition “, The Ballery gallery, Berlin, Germany. (2016); Dance of the Dead, Performance, Hamburger Bahnhof Museum, Berlin, Germany (2015); Queertopia - it takes a village, Kornfeld Gallery, 68 Projects, Berlin. (curator: Alfrad Kornfeld) (2015); The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, Oslo Domkirkes, Østlandsutstillingen, Oslo (curator: Martina Kaufman) (2014); Dark Times, Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel (curator: Avi Lubin) (2014); Dating Service”, Autocenter gallery - “The Dream of a Ridiculous Man”, The American Church in Berlin, Germany (curator: Andreas Schlaegel) (2014); Preview, Art Fair, The Israeli Embassy, Berlin, Germany (2013); Based on paper”, Jiri Svestka gallery, Berlin, Germany (2013); Diary of a Lost Decade, Nir De Vollf / Total Brutal, Sophiensale, Berlin, Germany (2013); Entropy, The Artists’ Studio, Art Cube Gallery, Jerusalem (curator: Avi Lubin) (2012); The End of History, Gängeviertel Gallery, Hamburg, Germany (curator: Avi Lubin) (2011); Slough, Herzl 121 Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel (curator: Carmit Blumensohn) (2011); HOGWARTS, Noga Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel (2010); Herzeliya Biennial, Israel (curators: Picnic Group) (2009); The Answer Is within You”, Substitut Gallery, Berlin, Germany (curator: Urs Küenzi) (2009); Wild Exaggeration, Haifa Museum, Israel (curator: Tami Katz-Freiman) (2009).
Highlights and collections
Roey Victoria Heifetz has been the recipient of many international prizes and residencies. She was the recipient of the the 2022 LABA, Residency, Berlin, Germany; the 2019 Grant Recipient, Artis organization, New York, USA; the 2019 Residency Unlimited, NY, USA; the 2018 Grant Recipient, Lottery Foundation, Mifal Hapis, Israel; the 2018 Grant Recipient, Artis organization, New York, USA; the 2018 Winner of Ann and Ari Rosenblatt Prize for Visual Artist; the 2018 Finalist of Marianne Werefkin Prize; the 2018 18th Street Art Residency, Los Angeles, USA; the 2014 Grant Recipient, Lottery Foundation, Berlin; the 2014 Grant Recipient, Rudolf Augstein Foundation, Germany; the 2014 Grant Recipient, Lottery Foundation, Mifal Hapis, Israel; the 2014 Fountainhead Residency, Miami, USA; the 2013 Kunstlerhaus Bethanien Artist Residency, Berlin, Germany; the 2012 Grant Recipient, Artis organization, New York, USA; the 2012 Kunstlerhaus Bethanien Residency, Berlin, Germany; the 2010 Artist-Teacher Award, Culture Ministry, Government of Israel; the 2009 Award of Achievements, M.F.A. studies, Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem, Israel; the 2006 Award of Achievements in the 11th Da Dun Art Exhibition of Taichung City, Taiwan; the 2005 Award of Achievements, B.F.A studies, Bezalel Academy, Jerusalem, Israel.
Heifetz’s work can be found in various national and international collections such as the Israel Museum Collection; Tiroche DeLeon Collection - Serge Tiroche Collection; Ari and Ann Rosenblatt Collection; Thomas Steinle Collection; Marc Zilkkha Collection; Igal Ahouvi Collection; Matthias Camenzind Collection; Jordan Krauss Collection; Kathryn and Dan Mikesell collection; Oliver Emil Mauthe Collection; Amos Schocken Collection.