Gad
Almaliah was born and raised in Jerusalem. He graduated
from the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem and studied
at the school of Visual Arts in New York City.
The Mexican Government
sponsored Gad for two years to work with local artists at the
University of Mexico. Gad served as president of the Graphic
Designers' Association of Israel for 15 years.
In addition to designing
postal stamps for the postal services of Israel, the United
States and Mexico, Gad has designed numerous posters and published
several books on design. Gad designs coins and medals for the
Israeli government and he created the emblem for the Six Day
War
He taught
design on the university level in Israel and Canada in addition
to serving on the faculties of ths School of Visual Arts and
the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.
Currently, he designs
and produces Judaic sculpture and ritual objects. Gad has several
traveling exhibitions and he lectures at museums and universities.
Gadi and his wife Joan
divide their time between Boston, New York City, and Tel Aviv.
They have four children and two grandchildren. |
