Ronit Tesler Eden

From the exhibition “Nekudat Zchut” (Point of Grace), Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv

Ronit Tesler Eden

Hands That Sculpt Healing

Hi, it’s a pleasure to meet you.

Happily remarried, mother of three, and a proud grandmother.
Caring for people – in many forms and through various methods – has been part of my journey since before my army service and continues to this day.
As part of an academic military track, I studied Physical Education at the Wingate Institute and later served in the Navy as a combat fitness instructor.
After completing my military service, I naturally transitioned into teaching physical education at a high school, where I taught and mentored students for ten years.
A chance encounter with someone working in injury rehabilitation ignited a spark within me, leading me to explore the fields of rehabilitative sports and reflexology.
Immediately after completing my studies, I began working at Beit Halochem in Haifa, helping rehabilitate injured veterans through sports therapy.
Working closely with many wounded individuals, I realized how profoundly healing touch can be – not just for the body, but for the soul as well.
While working at Beit Halochem, I also trained in a range of therapeutic massage techniques based on Chinese medicine, including Shiatsu, Tuina, and others.
For seven years, I treated IDF veterans with heartfelt care and unwavering sensitivity.
That period deepened my calling to help others – to reach them, to care for them, and to truly make a difference.
The touch of my hands became a vital part of the therapeutic and healing journey.
Shortly after, I began training therapists at the College of Management, deepening my expertise in circular breathing and intuitive painting – all while going through a difficult separation from the father of my daughters.
It was during that time that I began painting with fierce urgency – as if my soul demanded it. Spirituality was becoming a powerful force in my life, and I felt an overwhelming need to create, to channel something through my hands.
My private clinic began to grow, and more and more women came seeking care – not just for their bodies, but for their hearts and minds as well
Before long, I found myself guiding women’s circles.
The women reflected back the very questions stirring within me – Who am I as a woman? As a mother? Through these shared explorations, the woman within me began to find her voice.
My longing for recognition and validation was powerfully affirmed by the women who came to me for support.
Gradually, I let go of the clinic and came to understand that it was time to turn my care inward – to begin healing myself.
Sculpture was drawn into the void that had formed.
There, I gave form to my emotions and to my philosophy of life.
I connected with women who had experienced rape, incest, and abuse, and in the course of supporting them, I began sculpting female figures – rounded forms that expressed wholeness, compassion, strength, and hope.
It quickly became clear to me that art can be a vehicle for social change, and I went on to complete a master’s degree in the field.
“Ronit’s sculptures serve as a mirror for what a woman experiences
both within herself and in her surroundings. They express a longing for goodness, for optimism, as if gently whispering to women: Be whole with yourselves. Many women who encounter her work feel embraced by the sculptures – a sense of being safely held, like in a warm and protective womb.

Ronit’s work centers primarily on the female form, which appears throughout most of her creations. Her art is shaped by an inner pull, personal themes, and a constant search for form. (From the curators’ notes in my exhibitions).”

I hold a Bachelor’s degree from the Wingate Institute and a Master’s degree in Society and the Arts from the Academic College of Society and the Arts in Netanya.
I studied, sculpted, and refined my craft under the guidance of artists Solomon Leviev (Karmiel), Zvika Altman (Givat Haviva and Katzir), Rachel Tzamir (Haifa), Shlomit Averbuch (Tel Aviv), Anat Lotan (Tel Aviv), and Shay Avidan (Tel Aviv).
I also trained in a marble sculpture workshop in Sintra, Portugal, led by Moises Preto Paulo.

“A long process of observing the textures and veins of the stone leads her to discover the core form that emerges from within the material. Each time, that core takes on a different feminine shape – the result of a dialogue between matter and meaning, between the softness of the female curves and the strength of the soul and spirit.
In this way, the hard stone embodies spiritual power and inner resilience, while the smooth, rounded forms express the softness of the female body.
With simple, flowing lines and without unnecessary anatomical detail, Ronit distills this ongoing dialogue into abstract silhouettes that hold great power.”
(Shulamit Nuss, Curator and Director of the Discount Bank Art Collection, at the opening of Ronit’s solo exhibition on behalf of Discount Bank).

My works are held in numerous collections in Israel and abroad, and it always brings me joy to discover where they’ve found a home 🙂

מתוך התערוכה “לגעת בחומר לדבר את הנפש”

אוצרת שולמית נוס

A heartfelt meeting with artist Doron Kafri Dahan, Director of the Sulam School of Art.

March 2024, “Coming Home”, We Art Gallery, Karmiel. Curator: Michal Sadan.

July 2023, Ralli Museum, founded by Recanati, End-of-year exhibition “The Sullam”, School of Art. Curators: Doron Kafri Dahan, Orly Aharoni, Caesarea.

December 2022, Exposition Paris, 9th district, City Hall. Group exhibition, produced by Shuki Cohen.

2022, “In Constant Motion”, outdoor exhibition at the Design Center, DCity. Curator: Ayelet Amourai Biran, Jerusalem.

2022, “The Power of Softness”, group exhibition marking International Women’s Day. Curator: Shuki Cohen, Air Force House, Herzliya.

2022, Mamilla Avenue, annual exhibition. Curator: Tzipi Vital, Jerusalem.

2021, Open House, sales exhibition, “Hands That Sculpt Healing”, Zikhron Ya’akov.

2021, “Creating Space”, group exhibition. Curator: Revital Silverman Green, Zamarin Association, Zikhron Ya’akov.

2019, “Sales Exhibition of Contemporary Israeli Art for the Israeli Juvenile Diabetes Association”, Nachum Gutman Museum. Curators: Meital Manor and Daria Kaufman, Tel Aviv.

2019, “Point of Grace – In Support of At-Risk Children and Youth”, Lemon Frame Gallery, Tel Aviv Port. Curators: Shulamit Nuss and Vera Pilpul.

2019, “Creators’ Yards”, Grad Yard, Zikhron Ya’akov.

2019, “Haifa 51”, group exhibition, Chagall Artists’ House, Haifa. Curator: Vitalina Mohin.

2019, “Women”, group exhibition marking International Women’s Day, ZOA House (Zionist Organization of America), Tel Aviv. Curator: Moran Yaakobi.

2019, “The World of Woman – Matter and Spirit”, solo exhibition, W Tower Gallery, Tel Aviv. Curator: Lori Pshenitza.

2018, “Light”, Chagall Artists’ House, Haifa. Curator: Naomi Eshet Rosenzweig.

2018, “Emotions”, Chagall Artists’ House, Haifa. Curator: Beni Ben Akiva.

2018, “Point of Grace”, Eretz Israel Museum (Muza), Tel Aviv. Curators: Shulamit Nuss and Vera Pilpul.

2018, “Performance Image”, SPACE Gallery, Gan Ha’ir, Tel Aviv.

2018, “Design Award 2018 for Designers and Architects”, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, in collaboration with Domus Israel Magazine, D&A DOMUS.

2018, “Color and Emotion – Body and Soul”, international exhibition, Der Kunstraum Gallery, Vienna, Austria. Curator: Rami Azam, I.C.U.

2018, “She and He – Inn & Out”, exhibition, The Way Inn Hotel, Tzfat.

2018, A Platform for the Artist, Discount Bank, “Blessed Is She Who Made Me a Woman”, solo exhibition. Curator: Shulamit Nuss.

2018, “Two”, exhibition and sale, Open House, in collaboration with painter Michal Rothman Laor.

2017, Maternity Ward, Rambam Hospital, Haifa. Donation of The Pear sculpture in memory of my mother, midwife Sima Khalaf.

2017, ART NOVA Gallery, Caesarea, bronze sculpture exhibition.

2017, “Point of Grace”, The Israeli Spirit in collaboration with Shenkar. Curators: Shulamit Nuss and Vera Pilpul.

2017, La Cappella Hotel, Haifa, exhibition.

2017, Homage Exhibition to the Great Virtuoso Artists, Gallery On the Lake, Ra’anana. Curator: Beila Zaitchik.

2017, Design Award 2017, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, in collaboration with D&A DOMUS magazine.

2017, Group Exhibition for International Women’s Day, Tirosh Gallery, Herzliya Pituach.

2017, Group Exhibition, Jaffa Salon in collaboration with Montefiore Gallery.

2017, Charity Exhibition in Support of the Fight Against AIDS, Bank Hapoalim.

2017, Group Exhibition in Stone Sculpture on the theme of “Femininity, Family, and Relationships,” Shlomit Averbuch, Beit Lohamim, Tel Aviv.

2016, “Knowing a Woman”, Ronit Gallery – A Warm Home for Art, Shuster Center, Tel Aviv.

2016, Charity Exhibition for the “Israeli Spirit” Association, Tel Aviv.

2015, Group Exhibition, “Let There Be Light”, Curator: Yael Nitzan, Hecht House, Haifa. Hecht House, Haifa.

2015, Annual Exhibition, Sculpture in Clay and Paper, Beit Lohamim, Haifa.

2012, Group Exhibition, Multidisciplinary Sculpture, Givat Haviva.

2010, “The Magic of a Card”, Exhibition of Artistic Dolls, Etos, Hecht House, Haifa.

2010, Open House, the Artist’s Home, Ahuza, Haifa.

2009, Group Exhibition “Israeli Pebbles in Paris”, MEMOIRE DE L’AVENT Gallery, Paris, France.

2009, Group Exhibition, Drawing and Sketching Workshop, Ronit Novik, Haifa.

2009, “The Magic of Dolls” Festival, Etos, Hecht House, Haifa.

2008, Group Exhibition, “Color and Texture”, produced by I.C.U, Haifa-Akko.

2007, Group Exhibition, Solomon Leviev, City Hall, Karmiel.

2006, Solo Exhibition, Painting and Sculpture, Amalia Arbel Gallery, Tel Aviv.

2006, Charity Exhibition for the Juvenile Diabetes Association, Bank Hapoalim, Tel Aviv.

2006, Women Creators Festival, Castra Center, Haifa.

2005, Solo Exhibition, Sculpture and Painting, “With One Soft Touch”, Center for the Magic of Touch, Beit Lehem HaGalilit.

2004, Fundraising Evening for the Center for Diabetes and Obesity in Children, Meyer Hospital, Haifa.

1993, Group Exhibition, Sculpture in Clay, Beit Lohamim, Haifa.

אמנות כגשר זיכרון, תערוכת הנצחה. הפסל “מדורת השבט ע”ש ניתאי מייזלס ז”ל”.