Haviva Jacobson
Born in 1961.
Haviva Jacobson has lived and worked in Appenzell since 1992. Having trained at the Kunstschule Bezalel in Jerusalem (1985), she subsequently studied drawing and printmaking at the Kunstschule Museum Tel-Aviv (1989), then practised printmaking at the Israelische Kunstgesellschaft in Tel-Aviv (1990). An internship at the Kunstschule Lorenzo di Medici in Florence completed this course of training (1991).
Drawing and printmaking are among the techniques documented by her professional training (drawing and radieren/printmaking). Her public presentations include the solo exhibition L'HEURE BLEUE at Kunst-Raum, Frauenfeld (29.10.2021); participation at Museum Yad Labanim in Petah Tiqwa (18.05.1995); a contribution to WILDWUCHS at Stadtgalerie Baliere, Frauenfeld (07.03.2024); the exhibition UNTERWEGS at Mahanayim Gallery (05.04.2025); and the project/exhibition IKEBANA at CABANE Warteggpark, Rorschachberg (18.06.2025–01.02.2026).
Her career includes several residencies and invited studio programmes: a summer residency at Villa Renata, Bâle (2021), a Gastatelier at Atelier da Giast, Val Müstair (2022), an atelier stipend from the city of Wil in Genoa (2023), and a stay at Bridgeguard-Art, Štúrovo, Slovakia (2024). She is listed as a member of visarte Ostschweiz (from 1999) and received the Förderungspreis of the Kunststiftung Appenzell Innerrhoden in 2001. Her online presence is noted through a personal website (Haviva Jacobson / kleio) and an Instagram account, as indicated in the consulted archives.