Neri Oxman graduated from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and then studied medicine at Hebrew University before attending the London Architectural Association School of Architecture and later Massachusetts Institute of Technology to study architecture.
She is best known for her work in environmental design and digital morphogenesis. She coined the phrase "material ecology" to define her work, placing materials in context. Oxman"s work has been displayed at the Museum of Modern Art, the International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville, and the 2008 Beijing International Art Biennale.
Exhibits include:
Museum of Science, Boston, 2009
Beast: Prototype for a Chaise Longue
Carpal Skin: Prototype for a Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Splint
Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2007
Raycounting
Subterrain: Variable Property Analysis and Fabrication of a Butterfly Wing.
Oxman"s work has won awards including the Earth Award for Future Crucial Design in 2009, Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction"s Next Generation Award in 2008, a Graham Foundation Carter Manny Award, and the AICF Award of Excellence. In April 2012, Shalom Life ranked her Number 1 on its list of “the 50 most talented, intelligent, funny, and gorgeous Jewish women in the world." She received the Vilcek Prize in Design in 2014.
