Education
He studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem (1965-1966), the Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam (1967), and the Freie Akademie, The Hague (1967).
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Shaul Shats
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Shats taught at the Bezalel Academy from 1978-1982. Shats"s primary subjects are the landscapes of the Jerusalem environs - the Temple Mount, the vistas from the Armon HaNetziv Promenade (see Talpiot) in the Old City, and the views past the village of Siloah. His colours are vivid, and his impressionistic style calls to mind the European influences of Georges Seurat and Camille Pissarro, as well as those of his Israeli forebears Anna Ticho and Leopold Krakauer.
"Foreign Shats, Jerusalem is the heart of the world and forms a geographical boundary between desert and settlement, barbarism and civilization.
Israel"s Negev desert is a desolate wilderness not related to directly in his work, though he remains affected by its presence and proximity. Shats considers himself a religious painter.
He has said of his work that religious painting is a frequent phenomenon and a more natural one than often realized." Shats continues to live and work in Jerusalem. 2007: Ella Gallery, Jerusalem.
Achievements
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2007: Ella Gallery, Jerusalem 2005: Jerusalem Artists’ House, Jerusalem 2004: Our Landscape: Notes on Landscape Painting in Israel, University of Haifa Art Gallery, Haifa (online catalogue) 2003: Bineth Gallery, Tel-Aviv 1984: Cardo Gallery, Jerusalem 1971: Little Gallery, Jerusalem 1969: Engel Gallery, Jerusalem.
Awards
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Jerusalem Prize
The Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society is a biennial literary award given to writers whose works have dealt with themes of human freedom in society.The Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society is a biennial literary award given to writers whose works have dealt with themes of human freedom in society.