Ohad Matalon (b. 1972, Kibbutz Eilot, Israel) is currently in the process of moving to Porto, Portugal, after years of active resistance to the Israeli regime. He refused to serve in the Israeli army in the occupied territories for reasons of conscience, rebelling against the occupation, and as a result, he was imprisoned. He received an MFA in Art from Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem in 2007, and a BFA in Photography with honors from Bezalel in 2001. He intermittently teaches photography at several art academies, including Mishar College, Bezalel Academy of Art, Shenkar College, and more.
His selected solo exhibitions include "Lunar Seas, Lunar Days" at the Ramat Hasharon Contemporary Art Gallery (2022), "Photo Op" at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art (2015), "Across a Dark Land" at Podbielski Contemporary Gallery in Berlin (2014), "The Zone" at Podbielski Contemporary Gallery in Berlin (2012), "Ghost Houses" at the Tamtam Contemporary Art Gallery in Taipei (2013), "NTSB" at Contemporary by Golconda Gallery in Tel Aviv (2010), "Today" at the Herzliya Biennial of Art, Israel (2009), "E" at the Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel (2005), Untitled at Dvir Gallery in Tel Aviv (2001) &more
