Eitan Eloa - cv
Education:
• 2010-2014: Bachelor of Design, Graduated with honor in Visual Communications Design, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
• 2008-2010: Graduated with honor in Interactive Communication Engineering, Hadassah College, Jerusalem
• 2006-2008: Bachelor's Degree, Graduated with honor in Criminology and Human Resources, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan
Teaching:
• Since 2018: Lecturer in Illustration, Departments of Visual Communication, HIT
Holon Institute of Technology and Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem
• 2022-2023: Lecturer in Illustration, Department of Visual Communication, Sami
Shamoon College of Engineering
• 2015-2016: Assistant, HIT Holon Institute of Technology
Work Experience:
• Since 2015: Illustrator, Weekly Column, Haaretz Newspaper
• 2015-2016: Graphic Designer, MONKEY BUSINESS (Handled packaging and
marketing materials design)
• 2014-2015: Illustrator, Baruch Naeh Strategic Design Studio (Concept development
of illustrated packages)
• 2011-2012: Graphic Designer, Manfrotto Bags (Handled marketing and graphic
design materials)
Books:
• Man of My Dreams, Shoham Smith (Graphic novel, work in progress)
• Seven Good Years, Shoham Smith, Kinneret Zmora-Bitan and Sifriyat Pijama, 2022
• Knock Knock Knock, Devora Busheri, Sifriyat Poalim, 2020
• Three Black Cats, Leah Goldberg, Sifriyat Poalim, 2019
• The Godmother, Shoham Smith, Self-published, 2017
• Six Great Cunings, Shoham Smith, Kinneret Zmora-Bitan, 2015
• The Grimm Brothers According to Frischman - Three Illustrated Stories, Senior
Project at Bezalel, Self-published, 2014
Prizes and Awards:
• 3x3, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration, 2023, MERIT for the children's book
Seven Good Years
• Ministry of Culture Prize for Creators in the Visual Arts, 2021
• 3x3, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration, 2021, MERIT for the children's book
Knock Knock Knock
• 3x3, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration, 2021, MERIT for the children's book
Three Black Cats
• Ben-Yitzhak Award for Illustration of a Children's Book, 2016, Gold Medal for senior
project: "The Grimm Brothers According to Frischmann"
• Society of Illustrators, New York, 2016, Silver Medal in Special Format category for
the graphic novel 'The Godmother'
• Israeli Design Award, 2015, for senior project: "The Grimm Brothers According to
Frischmann"
• Society of Illustrators, New York, 2015, Silver Medal in Special Format category for
senior project: "The Grimm Brothers According to Frischmann"
• Amichai Award for Innovation in Visual Communication, 2015, for senior project:
"The Grimm Brothers According to Frischmann"
• Stern Award in memory of painter and illustrator Yossi Stern, 2015, for senior project:
"The Grimm Brothers According to Frischmann"
• 3x3, The Magazine of Contemporary Illustration, 2014, Silver Medal for "The
Wedding of Mrs. Fox" illustrations
Exhibitions:
• Game Changer - Gender in Design, Design Museum Holon, curated by Maya
Dvash, Rona Zinger, Adi Hammer Yaacobi, 2024
• Home Away From Home: A Tribute to Workers’ Restaurants, Asif - food and culture
center, curated by Liora Rosin and Rona Singer, 2023
• Reveal, Hansen House, curating showcasing students from the Department of
Visual Communication at HIT Holon Institute of Technology, as part of the Jerusalem
Design Week events, 2023
• Serpent Stories, solo exhibition at Hanina Gallery, featuring an alternative-illustrated
version of the story Genesis in different mediums, 2022
• In the Garden, P8 Gallery, curating the first solo exhibition in Israel of illustrator and
artist Devorah Ben-Nahum, 2020
• MEANWHILE, curating an exhibition of works by exchange students in the Visual
Communication Department at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, 2019
• The Land of Illustrators: On the 100th Anniversary of Haaretz Newspaper, Israel
Museum, Jerusalem, curated by Roei Regev, 2019
• Forms of Smiles, Design Museum Holon, showcasing the design and development
processes of products from Monkey Business, curated by Adi Mar-Yacobi, 2019
• Collective Recollection, presenting new works from the Holon Design Museum's
collection, Hankin Gallery, Holon, curated by Noga Samson and Rona Singer, 2018
• Cats and Dogs, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, curated by Orna Granot, 2017
• The Napkin, MUZA, Eretz Israel Museum, featuring contemporary interpretations of
"Bon Appetit" napkins by five illustrators, curated by Kinneret Rosenblum and Yuval
Saar, 2016
• Tigers in Tel Aviv: An Exhibition of Illustrated Posters, Beit Ariela Library, Tel Aviv,
marking the 80th anniversary of the Tel Aviv Zoo, curated by Liza Luria, 2016
• Illustration, That's the Whole Story: Exhibition of the Winners of the Israel Museum
Prize for Children's Book Illustration 2016, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, curated by
Orna Granot, 2016
• Museum of Illustration NY - Society of Illustrators Comic and Cartoon Art Annual
exhibition, showcasing the Winners of the Annual Competition in the Special Format
Categories for Illustrations for the book "The Godmother", 2016
• Exchange Things: Three Dimensional Visual Stories, Beinyamin Gallery, featuring a
Bezalel's graduate group exhibition as part of Tel Aviv's Illustration Week, curated by
Merav Salomon, 2015
• Museum of Illustration NY - Society of Illustrators Comic and Cartoon Art Annual
exhibition, showcasing the Winners of the Annual Competition in the Special
Format Categories for Illustrations for the Project "The Brothers Grimm According to
Frischman", 2015
• Comfort Zone, Beinyamin Gallery, showcasing young illustrators' interpretations for
"Comfort Zone", curated by Avital Manor, 2015
• How To, Tokyo Designers Week, featuring a delegation of five projects from the
Bezalel Academy, winning first place among foreign schools, curated by Liora Rozin
and Nitzan Debi, 2015
Conference Participation:
• International Symposium BIB 2023: Lecture on personal illustrative interpretation
of mythologies and folk tales, Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB), Bratislava, Slovakia
• Artport Tel Aviv: Speaker at "Visual Books" panel, 2023; Speaker at "Books Beyond the Cover" panel, 2022