THE ARTIST Aharon Baruch was born in Jerusalem in 1959. He has studied and worked in many art media, from graphics and painting to metallurgy, but most enjoys papercutting and Hebrew calligraphy. He brings to his work years of textual study and a unique personal style. After completing service in a paratrooper's unit of the Israeli army, Aharon was sent to the French Riviera to work as a "Shaliach" (an Israeli cultural representative and community youth director). Upon his return to Israel in 1983, Aharon began to do cut and paste work for a graphic studio. The artists he met at that time, as well as his work experience, prompted him to try papercutting as an art form. While working as a veteran's counselor for Israel's Department of Defense, Aharon studied calligraphy, collected various cutting tools, and developed his own cutting style for paper and parchment. Aharon does not fold his paper to ensure symmetry; he cuts the entire piece with surgical knives. Aharon has produced many traditional works of art, as well as many decorative pieces based on various blessings and Biblical and Talmudic stories. He has displayed his work at several shows in the United States and in Israel. In the Spirit Gallery, New York, NY 1987 Mizel Museum, Denver, CO 1988 The Legacy of Bezalel: The Israeli Arts and Crafts Movement" Private Stock Gallery, Shawnee Mission, Kansas, MO 1988 Jerusalem Theater, Jerusalem, Israel 1988 Germanow Gallery, JCC, Rochester, NY 1989 In the Beginning Gallery, Bayside, NY 1990 Nan Miller Gallery, Rochester, NY 1991 Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, NY 1993 Nazareth College, Rochester, NY 1996 Interfaith Chapel, University of Rochester, Rochester NY, 1996 ART ARTIST GALLERY CONTACT