Ram Ozeri

Ram (Rami) Ozeri (born 6 May 1980) is the Founder and Director of the Jerusalem Biennale. He was born in Jerusalem.

Ram (Rami) Ozeri

Educational background

Ozeri attended Hebrew University in Jerusalem, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Political Science and Economics (Summa Cum Laude) as well as a master's degree in Economics. After spending a couple of years working as a Market Economist at Israel's Anti-Trust Authority, he decided to make a change in his life and he signed up for the Fine Arts program at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.

In his years of studying at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Ozeri was the Director for Landa Leadership Program at the University's Dean of Students Office. He was also a Teaching Assistant in the Economics and Philosophy Departments.

Ozeri served for three years in the Israel Defense Forces.

Career

Ozeri was one of seven founders of the art activist group Muslala Art Tracks in Jerusalem.[1]

Ozeri was trained as an economist and worked a few years in the field. Ozeri was a Macro Economics and Markets Reporter at TheMarker/Haa'retz.[2][3] In the years before that, Ozeri was a Markets Economist for the Israeli Anti-Trust Authority.[4]

As the Director of The Jerusalem Biennale, which he founded in 2013, Ozeri combines entrepreneurship, curation, management, production, and writing. He connects Contemporary Jewish Art content from all over the world, with hosting venues in Jerusalem, and raises the funds needed to produce a high-end Biennale in Jerusalem.[5] Ozeri is also a member of Israel's Ministry of Culture Museum's Council.

Personal life

Ozeri lives with his wife Amy and their three children at the San Simon Neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Publications
  • Ozeri, Ram. “The 2015 Jerusalem Biennale for Contemporary Jewish Art.” Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues, no. 29, 2015, pp. 142–146. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/nashim.29.142.

References
  1. Hasson, Nir (2018-06-05). "The Artists Who United Jerusalem, and Then Divided It". Haaretz. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  2. Cohen, Gili (2011-08-01). "Bank of Israel Chief 'Surprised' by Protests, Says Economy Doing Well". Haaretz. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  3. "Are Investors the Real Cause of High Housing Prices?". Haaretz. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  4. "Ram Ozeri Ram - Economist at Israel AntiTrust Authority". Linkedln. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  5. Ghert-Z, Renee. "Meet the Brain Behind the Jerusalem Biennale". The Forward. Retrieved 2019-07-08.

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