Ilana
Davis
Born in Ashkelon Israel
Ilana was influenced by unique nature of her surroundings as well as the
neighborhood artists of her local community; primarily by three ceramic artists
in her immediate vicinity.
Ashkelon, a biblical port city since 2000 BC,
has abundant Byzantine, Greek and Roman archeological ruins, which were all
within walking distance of her family’s home. Marble statues and pillars, Roman
mosaic floors, and sculpted sarcophagus were integral parts of her surroundings
while growing up. Ilana
started working with clay at the age of 5, as she wandered in and out of
artists’ yards in her hometown.
Since then, Ilana has worked with clay
as a functional and decorative material. After the birth of her second child in
1992, she transitioned to sculpture using clay and other media.
On the peak of Mount Carmel at the Haifa University,
Ilana received her BA in Hebrew and Biblical Literature. Prior coming 
to live in the US, Ilana had
pursued a Masters Degree thesis in The art of
Biblical Literature at Haifa
and Tel Aviv universities.
Ilana, a Sunnyvale resident since 1988, continues
sculpting with clay, plaster, stucco, bronze, and with automotive and scrap
metal media. Each sculpture is unique and signed; their inspiration is derived
from events, situations, places and emotions.
In the past 22 years, Ilana has taught ceramics classes
for adults and children at her home studio, at local schools as well as after
school programs, and city of Sunnyvale Summer Express program. Ilana teaches
clay classes to home schooling programs.
Ilana’s art has been selected for presentation in juried
and solo shows.
