J/Y Delaunay-Israël

Jean Yohanan Delaunay is an Israeli-French artist. He was born on 22nd September, 1955 in Bressuire (Deux-Sèvres). He lives and works in Jerusalem. A scholar, he is a nurse in the psychiatric sector, health executive and a director of care. He graduated from the Institute of Visual Arts, Orleans in 1976. He continued his artistic education at the Villa Arson arts school in Nice. He is extremely curious and has a big thirst for knowledge. He obtained a double diploma at the school of nurses in the psychiatric sector and the school of health officers at St Anne hospital in Paris. 

In 1991, the Cultural Affairs Department awarded him the FIACRE grant. An artist with several facets, he also worked as a cultural manager for the G Daumezon Hospital Center, and was involved in many projects such as implementing an Art and Architecture artist residency in partnership with the FRAC Center (2008 - 2015). ean Yohanan Delaunay was the co-founder of the artists collective "The country where the sky remains blue". They also  founded «  the Borne », which scheduled exhibitions and artistic exchanges with other communities.

Jean Yohanan Delaunay has done several exhibitions around the world: Jerusalem, Orleans, Lille...The artist has also participated in several group exhibitions during major events: Salon de Montrouge, Salon Revelation in Paris, salon grands et jeunes d'aujourd'hui...

Jean Yohan Delaunay has written many times with a lot of finesse « André Robillard chasseur de rêves. Portrait de l'artiste en quête des autres » at Fine arts museum, Orléans, «L'art brut dans la cité ou l'hommage public de l'hôpital à l'œuvre d'André Robillard », « Silencieuse présence ou les voies du dessin », « Les frontières comme motifs », 2008 « Une résidence d'artiste à l'hôpital psychiatrique »… Not to mention catalogs and articles, which made him famous : « S.Turpin, J Delaunay and L.Mazuy, S. Bordarier and C. Cuzin » by Tristan Trémeau in Art Press.  « The laying time/La pose du temps » Text by Christian Bonnefoi  (Exhibition catalog, C.A.C.  Orléans ) « Paint with reserve /Peindre avec réserve » Text by Tristan Trémeau (Exhibition catalog, C.A.C. Orléans).