Yael Maimon was born in Israel in 1980. Drawing and painting since forever, Yael decided to be fully committed to her art in her early twenties. In 2003 she graduated from Bar Ilan University with a first degree B.A. in Psychology. Her art education includes studying with the oil painter Amnon David Ar in Israel and attending several workshops in Europe.

Yael enjoys painting in a variety of media including oil, pastel, acrylic, watercolor and mixed media. In addition to her known Cats series, Yael is also working on a magical figurative series called Once Upon a Time and a still-life Pastry series. Although grounded in realism, Yael’s paintings are often impressionist in nature, traditional yet contemporary. Her artwork was featured in solo and collective art exhibitions in Israel, gained international recognition and has been bought by private collectors.

Yael Maimon was featured in a variety of magazines, such as International Artist Magazine, Artist’s Magazine, Pastel Journal, Pratique des Arts, The Art of Watercolor, Watercolor Artist and Southwest Art Magazine

Representation: Abend Gallery (Denver, CO)

Selected Recent Awards

2016 1^ST Place Award Winner , The Artist’s Magazine All Media Competition

2016 2^nd Place Award Winner, Animal/Wildlife category, 18th Annual Pastel 100 Competition, Pastel Journal

2016 Winner of AcrylicWorks 4: Captivating Colors book competition

2016 Winner of The Art of Watercolor “Readers Competition”

2016 Jack Richeson & Co. Award, ISAP 7th Annual International Online Open Show

2016 Winner of Splash 18: Value | Light & Dark book competition

2015 Honorable Mention, The Artist’s Magazine All Media Art Competition

2015 People’s Choice Award, Richeson 75 Animals, Birds & Wildlife

2015 Finalist, Richeson 75 Animals, Birds & Wildlife

2015 Winner of Incite 4 book competition

2015 Special Merit Award, 5th Animals Art Competition, online Light, Space & Time Gallery

2015 Winner of Splash 17: Inspiring Subjects book competition

2015 3 Honorable Mentions: Animal category, Figure category, Still-life category; 17th Annual Pastel    100 Competition, Pastel Journal

2015 Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine 32nd Annual Art Competition

2014 Honorable Mention, Watermedia Showcase competition, Watercolor Artist magazine

2014 Finalist, Artistic Excellence Competition, Southwest Art Magazine

2014 1^st Place Award Winner, Animal/Wildlife category, 16th Annual Pastel 100 Competition, Pastel Journal

2014 Honorable Mention, Still-life category, 16th Annual Pastel 100 Competition, Pastel Journal

2014 Winner of Incite 3 book competition

2014 Winner of Strokes of Genius 7 book competition

2014  Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine 31st Annual Art Competition

2014  Winner of Splash 16: Exploring Texture book competition

2014  Winner of Incite 2: Color Passions book competition

2013  Honorable Mention, 15th Annual Pastel 100 Competition, Pastel Journal

2013  Winner of Strokes of Genius 6 book competition

2013  Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine 30th Annual Art Competition.