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Born 1972 in Victoria, Canada, Melanie Daniel pursued undergraduate studies in philosophy and English literature at the University of British Columbia and Concordia University, Montreal. In 1995, she emigrated to Israel where she completed both a BFA and MFA at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and the Hebrew University. During her studies, Daniel was awarded with scholarships from the Hebrew University (Smith Academic Excellence Prize) and the America/Israel Cultural Foundation (Sharett Prize). Most recently, she is the recipient of the Rappaport Prize for a young painter (2009) and will exhibit new works next year in the Tel Aviv Museum. In 2007, Daniel had a solo show in the Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv, and at the Angelika Knapper Gallery in Stockholm which was reviewed in Frieze Magazine www.frieze.com/shows/review/melanie_daniel. She has participated in exhibitions in the Israel Museum, Herzeliya Museum, and has had video works screened at various festivals such as Recontres Internationales, Paris (2004), Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Germany (2005), and Kulturhuset, Stockholm (2008). Forthcoming is a solo exhibition at the Noga Gallery, Tel Aviv (June 2009). Melanie lives and works in Yaffo – Tel Aviv, and currently teaches painting and etching at the Bezalel Academy.