Draft:David Goss

David Goss is an artist focusing on painting, he also is a researcher and lecturer of history and theory of design and art, specifically in Africa.

Biography

David Goss (PhD.) was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1966 and immigrated to Israel in 1977. He has lectured at various universities and art and design academies, including Tel Aviv University; Shenkar College, Ramat Gan; African Studies at Ben-Gurion University, Beer Sheba; Industrial Design at the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion, Haifa; Kalisher College of Art, Tel Aviv, and more.

Academic studies

Publications and writings

Goss has published articles [1] on liminality in Design - focusing on phenomenon outside conventional design categories. Goss coined the term Liminoid Design in his PhD dissertation: The Function of Liminality in Contemporary Design. Supervised by Madeleine Schecter. [2]

Selected publications

  • Grotesque by Design, Design Priniciples and Practices, Common Ground (2010) [3]
  • Zoomorphic Chairs, Animals and Society Journal, Tel Aviv University, (2014)
  • Thoughts on Liminoid Design, Material Matters, Benyamini Contemporary Ceramic Center (2016)
  • The Invention of a Chair Tradition in Ethiopia: A Case Study of Liminoid Design, The Journal of Design History, Oxford University Press, (2020) [4]
  • Artificial Touch - Design Thinking in Relation to Conservation, Evolution and the Invention of African Tradition,  AMPS Proceedings Series 35.3, (2024)

Awards and Grants

  • Israeli Young Artist Prize 1997. Ministry of Education and Culture, Israel (1997)
  • Artist - Teacher prize, Ministry of Education and Culture, Israel (1998, 1999)
  • Yeda Foundation for Higher Education (2000)
  • Art Work acquisition prize, Ministry of Culture, Israel (2001)
  • Honorable Mention for Excellence in Teaching, Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, the Technion, Haifa (2008)
  • Rabinovitz Foundation, Tel Aviv (2008, 2011, 2016)
  • Finalist of the International Award for Excellence. The Design Journal: Design Principles and Practices, (2010).
  • Scholarship for doctorate students, Tel Aviv University (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
  • Prize for the Research of Africa, the Africa Center Research Fund, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, (2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020)
  • Mifal Hapayis (Israeli Lottery) grant for catalogue production, 'Borrowed Syndrome' exhibition, Artists’ Studios, Tel Aviv (2016)

Exhibitions

Goss has exhibited his artwork [5] in Israel, Nigeria, China, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, and Palestine.

Solo exhibitions

  • Murder on Hakovshim Street, 2026
    Murder on Hakovshim Street (2026) Tel Aviv Artists' Studios. Curator: Dr Norma Musih
  • Geula (2025) Museum in the Seam. Curator: Dr. Shir Yaari Aloni
  • Separation Points (2019), Negev Museum, Beer Sheba. Curator: Dr Dalia Manor
  • The African Souvenir: Looking at you looking at me (2014) Baron Gallery, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheba. Curator: Haim Maor
  • Myopia (2011) Zochrot Gallery, Tel Aviv. Curator: Dr. Norma Musih  
  • Mudcakes (2009) Tel Aviv Artists' Studios. Curator: Dr. Vered Zafran Gani
  • Wait sheep, the grass will grow (2003) The Kibbutz Gallery Tel Aviv. Curator: Dr. Tali Tamir
  • Shmitta; Works 1993-2000 (2002) The Senate Gallery for Contemporary Art, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheba. Curator: Marie Shek
  • Kneh Mida (1999) The Kibbutz Gallery Tel Aviv. Curator: Dr. Tali Tamir
  • One, Square, Meter (1998), Hamumcheh Gallery, Tel Aviv. Curator: Dr. Shlomit Shaked
  • Dapei Yamin (1998)
  • Min Domem, (1995) The Kibbutz Gallery Tel Aviv. Curator: Dr. Tali Tamir

Collaborations

He has had artistic collaborations and creative dialogues with other artists in duo exhibitions like with:

  • Obuh Christopher Nelson, Moving Mountains Moving Oceans, (2021), National Museum, Lagos, Nigeria
  • Einat Leader, It’s not Personal (2007), The Artists House, Tel Aviv. Curator: Dr. Vered Zafran Gani
  • Borrowed Syndrome, (2015), Tel Aviv Artists' Studios. Curator: Dr. Vered Zafran Gani
  • Grey Matter, (2019); Froots gallery, Shanghai, China. Curator: Noga Zhang Shachar
  • Sigalit Landau, Emulsion, (2013), Oranim Gallery of Israeli Art, Oranim College. Curator: David Wakstein
  • Farid Abu Shakra, Two Gardens, (2001). The Kibbutz Gallery Tel Aviv and Ein Harod Museum of Art. Curator: Dr. Tali Tamir

Group exhibitions

Goss has also exhibited in group exhibition at the following:

Curating

In 2023 Goss founded the One Continent, One Piece Gallery for African Art at the Tamar Golan African Centre, Ben Gurion University in the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel. So far exhibitions of artists from Zambia, South Africa and Nigeria have been shown in the gallery.

References

  1. ^ goss, david. "David Goss - Shenkar College of Engineering and Design". shenkar.academia.edu. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
  2. ^ "Schechter, Madeleine – TRANS – Biographies" (in German). Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  3. ^ Goss, David (2011-02-01). "Grotesque by Design". Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal—Annual Review. 4 (6): 115–126. doi:10.18848/1833-1874/CGP/v04i06/37976. ISSN 2473-5736.
  4. ^ Goss, David (2020-09-01). "The Invention of a Chair Tradition in Ethiopia: A Case Study of Liminoid Design". Journal of Design History. 33 (3): 243–258. doi:10.1093/jdh/epaa026. ISSN 0952-4649.
  5. ^ "Art". davidgoss. Retrieved 2026-07-09.

Further reading

https://sternthalbooks.com/book/fourth-print-book/

https://www.imageandnarrative.be/inarchive/thinking_pictures/roei.htm

https://www.sigalitlandau.com/emulsion

https://klimt02.net/events/exhibitions/grey-matter-einat-leader-and-david-goss-froots-nogart

https://museumeinharod.org.il/en/%d7%a9%d7%a0%d7%99-%d7%92%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%9d/

https://museum.imj.org.il/artcenter/newsite/en/?artist=Goss,%20David&list=G

https://negev-museum.org.il/exhibition/art-and-concrete-special-exhibit/?lang=en

https://www.benyaminiceramics.org/en/ceramic-galleries/past-exhibitions/2014-2/concrete-bulimia/

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