Efrat Natan () is an Israeli artist.
Biography Efrat Natan was born and grew up on Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin in the Beit She'an Valley.Efrat Natan: Tar and Lime She studied with Raffi Lavie. Her art was influenced by life on the kibbutz and utopian ideals.Zalmona, Yigal, 100 Years of Israeli Art, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2010Kamien-Kazhdan, Adina (ed.), Modernism in Dialogue: 20th-Century Painting and Sculpture in the Israel Museum, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2010 Her sculpture "Swing of the Scythe" (2002) is in the permanent exhibition of the Israel Museum. Composed of scythes arranged in a circle, the work draws on Natan's childhood memories growing up on a kibbutz as well as the myth of the Zionist pioneer, symbolizing the renewed relationship between the Jews and the land.Information Center for Israeli Art, Israel Museum
Awards and recognition 1979 Beatrice S. Kolliner Award for a Young Israeli Artist, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel 2002 Prize to Encourage Creativity, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport 2006 Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport Prize 2006 Ministry of Education Prize for the Fine Arts 2009: Mifal Hapayis Prize for the Fine Arts
See also Visual arts in Israel
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