MICHAEL SHACHAM:
Michael Shacham has had a long and interesting professional career as a sculptor. Born in New York City, he grew up on a Kibbutz in Israel.
He started learning sculpture at a very early age being encouraged by his grandfather Samuel Persoff, himself a professional artist. Afterwards he studied as an apprentice to Israeli Sculptors Y. Shemi and later with I. Danziger. He then studied at the Art Students League of New York for almost 5 years, and took some art history courses at the New School.
Returning to Israel at the end of 1966, He built the first successful art bronze foundry in Israel. It is still operating today under the name of AP. Castings. In 1974 he returned to working as a sculptor full time.
Michael Shacham had his first one man show in 1967 at a Gallery in Tel Aviv, Israel. He has since had many exhibitions of his work in Israel, Europe, and in the USA, resulting in large numbers of sculptures in private and public collections both here and overseas. Mr. Shacham has also won several public commissions including " The Dolphins ", at Metroplex I and the Long Beach Island Library, " Birds in Flight " at Metroplex II. the " Memorial for the Unknown Soldier " in Israel, and the " Holocaust Torah " relief, which was commissioned by Temple B'nai Or in Morristown, NJ, and was unveiled on March 31 2000. In 2006 he completed a Donor's wall made of bronze plaques looking like antique books at the Morristown Library.
Mr Shacham is teaching sculpture at the present time at the Morris County Art Association, and at the American Woodcarving School. He taught at Ramapo County College in the Spring of 2000, and privately.
