Shiran Zaray-Mizrahi is a contemporary painter and illustrator based in Beit Shemesh, Israel. Working primarily in oil on canvas, she creates emotive depictions of figures within luminous, textured landscapes that explore the relationship between humanity, nature, and spiritual presence.
Classically trained and informed by both modernist and figurative traditions, Shiran’s work centers on the meeting point between the inner and outer world. Her paintings draw from a childhood in South Africa, her Jewish heritage, and the landscape that surrounds her home, weaving together themes of belonging, memory, and quiet longing. Figures often emerge from or dissolve into the land, suggesting moments of transition — between exile and home, presence and memory, earth and spirit.
Light plays a central role in her practice, acting as both a visual language and a contemplative force. Through layered brushwork and subtle abstraction, Shiran approaches the landscape as a sacred threshold where the physical and the transcendent intersect. Her recent work turns toward light, growth, and connection, while acknowledging the uncertainty and tension that shape both personal and collective experience.
Ultimately, her paintings invite the viewer to pause and encounter moments of stillness — spaces where meaning is felt rather than explained, and where the landscape becomes a vessel for reflection and belonging.
Shiran Zaray-Mizrahi
Born in 1984 in Beersheva, Israel
Resides and works in Beit Shemesh, Israel
Education/training:
[2015-2016]: Web Design, Design Alive
[2010-2012]: Graphic Design, Sela College, Israel
[2002-2006]: BFA in Illustration, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
Selected solo exhibitions:
[2023] Here and Now, Municipality & Artists House & Beit Yad LaBanim (3 locations), Beit Shemesh, Israel
Selected group exhibitions & art fairs:
[2026] Local View (במבט מקומי) curated by Talia Pe’er, Artists House, Beit Shemesh, Israel
[2025] You Can’t See it On Me (לא רואים עלי) curated by Adina Viktoria, Artists House, Beit Shemesh, Israel
[2025] Home (בית) curated by Dr Orna Yair, Hall of Justice, Be’er Sheva, Israel
[2024] Starting at the Beginning, Artists House, Beit Shemesh, Israel
[2024] October 7, Artists House, Beit Shemesh, Israel
[2022] The Light of Art, Artists House & Arts & Culture Center & Beit Shemesh Municipality, Beit Shemesh, Israel
[2022] Artists Choice 2 Show, Northern Light Art Gallery
[2022] An Evening to Remember, Neve Yerushalayim College for Women, Jerusalem, Israel
[2017] Festival of Arts & Creativity, Sha’ar Ha’ir Mall, Beit Shemesh, Israel
[2015] Opening Exhibition, Mayim Tehorim Mikveh, Beit Shemesh, Israel
[2008] Olim Art Expo, Jerusalem Theater, Jerusalem, Israel
[2006] Senior Show, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
Selected awards & grants:
[2022] Special merit, Northern Light Art Gallery
[2008] Excelling Artist Prize, Misrad Haklita, Israel
Selected press & publications:
Anna Abramzon, “Jewish Artists Won’t Be Silenced”, Times of Israel, 2024
Chani Levine, “Summary Gallery: The Holocaust from an Artistic Perspective / גלריה מסכמת: השואה ממבט אומנותי”, www.bhol.co.il, 2023
Featured in AICF (America-Israel Cultural Foundation) newsletter, December 2023
Moshe Lipshitz, “Creating Light (יוצרות לאור)” in Kav 400, 400.org.il, 2022
Judaica in the Spotlight, Meet the Artist, judaicainthespotlight.com , 2022
The Jewish Art House, The Jewish Art Magazine (selected artists), 2022
Professional contributions:
[2023]: Team Member in Hackathon representing the formation of a Beit Shemesh Artists Community & Fair
[2007-2008]: Art Gallery Manager, Engel Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
[2008]: Engel Gallery Rep at Art Jerusalem Art Fair, Underground Prisoners Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
Selected collections:
Shiran Zaray-Mizrahi is collected by various private collectors in Israel, the United States, South Africa, and Australia.
Contact details:
Shiran Zaray-Mizrahi
Nachal Lachish 16/2, Beit Shemesh, Israel
www.shiranzaray.com / shiranzaray@gmail.com / +972 548072096