art, memory and identity

The Children of Abraham exhibit will seek to explore how certain Muslim and Jewish artists have turned toward abstraction and non-representation as a universal spiritual language—one that transcends the visible and touches the infinite. Our intention is not only to trace parallels between Jewish and Islamic abstraction, but to reveal how, across time and tradition, artists have sought transcendence through rhythm, geometry, color, and silence—languages that point toward the ineffable, point to a certain commonality in the fundamental human experience that transcends most differences and most forms of particularism. The exhibit is being curated by Dr. Ori Z. Soltes of Washington D.C. and Mel Brown of Boston MA Giv’at Ram Campus of the Hebrew University

"Metamorphosis" Metamorphosis is an exhibition by Patricia Abramovich reflecting a personal and artistic transformation during the turbulent year of 2023. Born in Algiers and raised in Paris before immigrating to Israel, the artist long felt a distance from the collective Israeli experience. The social tensions of that year and the events of October 7 deepened an inner process that moved her work from frustration and silence back toward painting. Through shifts in materials, techniques, and emotional tone, Abramovich’s works trace a journey from distance to belonging and from uncertainty toward renewed hope.

This exhibition, “After 7/10 – Art and Trauma”, brings together the voices of women artists who respond to this moment in history with creativity, courage, and sensitivity. By choosing to host the exhibition online, ABStudio Gallery opens the stage to a wider circle of women creators. The digital format allows us to include many more participants than a physical gallery space could hold, giving a platform to diverse voices and artistic languages. This exhibition is not only about trauma—it is about resilience, about the ability to transform pain into expression, and about the light that emerges when women share their visions with the world. Here, each artwork becomes both testimony and hope.