About The Artist

BACKGROUND
• Born in 1967, lived in Mexico City until age 12
1979 parents divorced, moves to Houston,TX with mother and little brother, lives in the USA until age 22
• 1991 after university, moves back to Mexico City

INFLUENCES
• Living in Mexico and its painters and Muralists
• Abstract Expressionism
• Italian Art
• Painting from Observation
Some favorite painters, Rothko, Morandi, De Kooning, Cy Twombly, Giotto, Piero, Hockney

ART RELATED FAMILY
• Mother, Jeannette Kleyff, was painter and sculptress
• Uncle Mauricio Kleyff, was very successful comedy writer for Mexican TV
• Brother Daniel Goldberg is a documentary film maker
• Relative of sculptor Jaques Lifshitz from mothers side

ABOUT HIS WORK
The focus of Goldberg’s art is on painting itself rather than one particular style or subject matter and the themes vary as well: portraits, abstract, angelical scenes, still lives, landscapes, etc.
• Influenced by living in Mexico, its painters and Muralists
• Abstract Expressionism
• Italian Art
• Painting from Observation
• Some of his favorite painters include: Rothko, Morandi, De Kooning, Cy Twombly, Giotto, Piero and Hockney

“Somebody once told me that when they look at my portraits it is as if they where looking at an X-Ray of the subject’s personality or essence describing what the sitter is experiencing at that specific time. It’s a subversive gaze into an unexpected world filled with humor, liveliness and a powerful energy that is created with spontaneity and freshness. For me there is nothing more interesting than a human face. It is a one off in the whole universe, however what makes it truly unique is what’s inside of it which is hidden to the naked eye. It is the soul and spirit that lie behind the human flesh. Whatever I paint, whether a portrait, a still life or a landscape, I search to get overall feel and essence of the subject.”

“I am not really interested in trends or what is fashionable at the time, rather my focus and attention are directed to painting the here and now. I strive to make a painting with honesty, velocity and as much feel for the moment as I can imbue into the painting.”

“The sheer excitement of looking and expressing myself is something I really love to do. This coupled with the pleasure of intimately observing people or nature is a thrill which has no substitute for me. Having ADHD, painting is the only time I find myself really concentrating and living the present.”

“I’d like for the viewer to enter my world, to explore the paintings and feel something of his/her own. The energy and power which sometimes manages to come through is something I would really love to share with other people. Hopefully, after looking at my work a sense of pleasure, disgust, awe or simply happiness will make the viewer’s day that much more enriching.”

Born 1967, Mexico City
Living and painting full time, Jerusalem, Israel
Lived and worked in a London studio (2008-2010)

EDUCATION

1999-2003 Jerusalem Studio School Master Class
2001 & 2010 Seminar with Lennart Anderson in Italy
1998 Art Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
1985-1988 University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art (BFAA)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024 Fast Falling Angel, 3426 Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel, curated by Eli Petel & Yael
Bergstein
2020 Recent Works, Marie Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel, curated by Smadar Tzook
2018 Child’s Play, Marie Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel
2006 Children at Play, Gallery 33, Tel Aviv, Israel, curated by Israel Hershberg
2003 The Bathroom Contemplation Series, Nelly Aman Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2002 Recent Works, Gafen, Jerusalem, Israel
1999 Personajes y Sus Dimesiones, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
1999 Personajes y Sus Dimesiones, The Artist’s House, Jerusalem, Israel
1999 Personajes y Sus Dimesiones, INBA Museum, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico
1998 Personajes y Sus Dimesiones, Mexico-Israel Cultural Institute, Mexico
City Curated by Luz Maria Sepulveda

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025 Where Edges Meet, Corridor Contemporary Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel,
curated by Ariel Rom
2020 Hagada Shel Pesach, Koresh & Barbour Galleries, Jerusalem, Israel
curated by Oree Holban and Nomi Tannhauser
2019 Collector's Bedroom, Hansen House, Jerusalem, Israel, curated by Hanna
Ben-Haim Yulzari
2018 Manofim, Marie Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel (part of Manofim – Jerusalem
Contemporary Art Festival) curated by Yanai Geva
2010 Open Studios, ASC Studios, London, United kingdom