Daniel Enkaoua

French, b. 1962

Daniel Enkaoua, an artist known for his dedication to the art of observation, has consistently explored figures, still life, and landscapes throughout his career. His work is characterized by a captivating blur that invites viewers to ponder the essence of his subjects. Enkaoua's paintings, set against infinite backgrounds, transcend specific context and time, offering a timeless and universally resonant quality, thus responding both to impressionism and expressionism, classic and contemporary art.

Enkaoua has lived in Jerusalem from1982 and until 2004, where he gained his artistic education in Bezalel, Academy of Arts and Design and Avni Art Institute. Currently he lives and works in Barcelona, Spain.

Enkaoua's work has been recognized and showcased in solo and group exhibitions, in museums and galleries around the world, including the Montserrat Museum, Spain, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, the Sophienholm Museum, Lyngby, Denmark, the Museet for Religious Kunst, Denmark , Fundacio Vila Casas, Barcelona, Spain and the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzliya, Marlborough Fine Art, London, UK, Marlborough Fine Art, USA, Galerie Albrecht, Germany and Litvak Contemporary, Tel Aviv.

Enkaoua has been the recipient of various awards including the BP Portrait Award 2010, National Portrait Gallery, London, and the Prix Société des Bains de Mer, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

His works are kept in collections worldwide including the collection of the Israel Museum Jerusalem (Israel); The Vera, Silvia and Arturo Schwarz Collection of Israeli Art (Israel); The Doron Sebbag Art Collection, (Israel); the Röling Collection, (Netherlands); the Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation ESKFF, NY (USA), the Montserrat Museum, Spain, Fundacio Vila Casas, Spain, the Museet for Religious Kunst Denmark and more.

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