Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik
He first showed his
work in a “Yom Yerushalayim” arts fair in Jerusalem, and has since shown work
in galleries across the United States; his work is in the hands of private
collectors around the world. Brynjegard-Bialik's most recent large commissions
include "Tree of Life" for the new chapel space at Children's
Hospital Los Angeles and "To Boldly Go," presented to William Shatner
on behalf of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland.
Trained in graphic design, Brynjegard-Bialik started cutting paper while living in Jerusalem. He
regularly speaks about the intersection of art and Judaism, has written on the
topic for the CCAR Journal, and maintains an annual summer residency at
URJ Camp Newman, where he leads workshops teaching campers about papercutting.
In 2013 he was the artist-in-residence for the Union for Reform Judaism
Biennial. In 2015 his work was included in the second annual Jerusalem
Biennale, and received a juror's award in the "Heroes & Villains"
show at the Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (affiliated with the
Smithsonian Institution). In 2016 he served as a Teaching Fellow at
American Jewish University's Dream Lab (a thinktank of artists and educators
developing a programmatic vision for infusing the field of Jewish education
with creativity through the arts).
Brynjegard-Bialik is
married to his high school sweetheart Shawna, who is a rabbi in the Reform
movement. Together they founded Paper Midrash, bringing together contemporary
art, pop culture, and scholarship in custom workshops and residencies.
They have three daughters, who often join Isaac in his studio.
Read Isaac's blogpost "From Star Trek to Paper T'filah: "Live Long and Prosper" and "Paper Midrash": The Connections between Comic Narratives and Jewish Liturgy" on ravblog.ccarnet.org.
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One Minute of Wonder with Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik: Paper T'filah |
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One Minute of Wonder with Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik: Mi Chamochah | ||
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