Shani Nizan

Starting from the end: I hosted a special Drink and Draw event in New York, that was sold out every single week for three years. It all started when I lived in Berlin actually, and I felt lonely. A friend suggested that I just curate an opportunity where I can meet new people, while we sit in a wine bar — so on that moment I approached the bartender and suggested to host a weekly drawing night. I couldn't afford a model so I suggested that all participants will model for a fe

In February 2024, my exhibition Dogs of New York opened at Moshava Art Gallery. The show ran from February 22 to April 18 and included a new series of dog drawings alongside selected works from Fitting In (2022). Throughout the years, I’ve learned how to get myself inspired. At first, I thought inspiration would arrive from something dramatic — a life-changing event, a deep emotional breakthrough, maybe even a crisis. I imagined creativity as something explosive and rare. S

Fitting In opened on November 10, 2022 — about a year and a half after I moved to New York. Around 250–260 people came to the opening. INKED NYC had never hosted an exhibition before. It was known as a tattoo studio, and this was the first time the space functioned as a gallery. The opportunity wasn’t part of a long-term plan. I simply asked the manager if we could try. I wanted to have an exhibition, and this was the place and time that were available. So I worked with what

It started with the decision to be more focused in the tattoo career for a second, to pause the exhibitions and the paintings and the events. I decided that my daily drawing practice would be dedicated to tattoo flash (pre-made tattoo designs) , and I bought a photo album so I can showcase all these drawings. For a while, i took this book everywhere with me , to either show off or keep drawing. '' One night that I went to Ornithologhy , as usuall (tha'ts our favorite spot in

About to Be Playing Cards began as a continuation of a small self-initiated project I started while living in Berlin. At the time, I created illustrated playing cards featuring my drawings as a way to promote my work. I printed and sold them locally, and they became a recognizable object connected to my practice. When COVID began, I was no longer in Berlin. I found myself in Tel Aviv, staying at my parents-in-law’s apartment and without a permanent studio or workspace. Durin