| Efrat Shalem was born in Tel Aviv, currently living and working in Los Angeles. Shalem earned a BFA in Photography and Video from Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. In 2003, she was awarded an MFA in Cinema and Television studies from Tel Aviv University. Shalem has worked as a visiting scholar at UCLA and has also taught courses at Tel Aviv University and Bezalel Academy. She has been honored with the following awards and prizes: 1999 Young Artist Prize from the Israel Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport; 2002 Encouragement of Video Art Fund Grant from the Center of Contemporary Art in Israel; 2004 Overseas Study Grant from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation. Shalem's work has been shown in The Tel-Aviv Museum, The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Kristinehamns Konstmuseum, Sweden and other venues in Israel, Europe and in the US.
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