Michel Platnic was born in 1970, in France, and he lives and works in Tel-Aviv since 1998.

Studies
2007-2010  Fine Art studies at the Hamidrasha School of Art, Beit Berl College, Israel
Graduated with honors
2005-2007  Fine Art studies (Sadnat Omanei Hakibutzim, Universita Amamit) in Israel
2001-2004  Acting studies (Yoram Levinstein acting studio, Theatron hagouf) in Israel
Studies included acting, corporeal expression, voice development and story telling
1989-1994  Graduated from ESIEE (Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs en Electronique et Electrotechnique)
in France.  Diploma in Electrical Engineering (M.Sc), specialized in signal processing

Grants
2010 – BeitBerl grant for excellence in Art
            Shpilman grant for excellence in photography

Solo Exhibitions
2014 – After, Gordon Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2013 – After Bacon, Fresh Paint Art Fair, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2012 – Good Enough Death, Haifa Museum, Haifa, Israel
2011 – Potential Space, Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan, Israel
2010 – Twilight, ST-Art Residence, Jaffa, Israel

Selected Performances
2013 – Body Left Hanging, Minshar, Tel-Aviv, Israel
BYOBeamer, Contemporary Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2012 – Study of Bacon’s Portrait, Beit Kaner, Municipal Art Gallery, Rishon Lezion, Israel
Time/Zones, Center for Contemporary Art (C.C.A), Tel-Aviv, Israel
Machol, Haifa Museum, Haifa, Israel
2011 – Ein-Sof, Bible Land Art Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
2010 – Performance festival- Oz in the city, Halalit Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
            Profane, Alfred Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Menorah, ST-ART Residence, Jaffa, Israel

Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 – New Works – Spring 2014, Gordon Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2014 – Window Project, Gazelli Art House, London, England
2013 – 2 Years Later, Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan, Israel
2012 – Painting etc., Beit Kaner, Municipal Art Gallery, Rishon Lezion, Israel
            Young Masters, Art Rotterdam 2012, Rotterdam
2011 – Facelook, Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, Tel-Aviv, Israel
           Pixelpops, TPTP Gallery, Paris, France
Salon Yafo of Photography, Hangar 2, Yafo, Israel
Venice: Memoire, Zemacks Gallery, Tel-Aviv , Israel
Action Photography, Dan Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
           Heroes, Hanina Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
           Today Only, Center for Contemporary Art, Tel-Aviv, Israel
           Story Slam, Kishon Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
2010 – Ether, Hanina Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
           Obscurity, FusionArts Museum, New York
           Alfred and shoot2, Alfred Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Longing, ShayArye Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
           Young Israeli Artists, Artik, Antverpen
           Fresh Paint Art Fair, Tel-Aviv, Israel
           Israelism, ShayArye Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel

Projections
2009 – Zman Avir, Broadcast program, Channel One, Israel
CineForte6, Cinematheque of Tel-Aviv, Israel

Press
2013 – Fleur Sitruk, i24News – Culture, September, English, French and Arabic Broadcast
Ravit Harari, Nisha, June, Israel
Anat Mendel, Megafone, 26 May, Israel
Haaretz, The Guide, May 13-17, Israel
2012 – Hagit Peleg Rotem, Globes, 24-25 January 2012, Israel
2011 – Evling e., Alon O., Forbes, November 2011, Israel
Nadav Appel, Ms. Use Magazine, June 2011, Israel
Sagi Benita, Art Portal, 10 May 2011, Israel
Dorit Pukach, Erev-Rav, ‘Exhibition of the week’, 5 May 2011, Israel
Green T., Gafni K.&G., A5 Magazine, 13 April 2011, Israel
2010 – Dichek B., Jerusalem Report, Arts, 10 November 2010, Israel
Shefi S., Haaretz newspaper, Galeria, 3 August 2010, Israel
Lili Abodi, Tsomet Hasharon newspaper, Artist focus on the cultural section, 30 July 2010, Israel
Cable News Channel (Aroutz 98), Interview, 25 July 2010, Israel
Solfer D., Kol Israel, Interview, 13 May 2010, Israel