Yarden Vasa is a visual artist, writer and graphic novelist. Yarden creates visual narratives across mediums, her work includes writing, fine arts, film and graphic novel literature. Born 1981, raised in Israel, South Africa and California, USA. Living and working in Israel.

Yarden’s award winning debut graphic novel The Last Day To Dress Up, was published by Kinneret Zamora-Bitan in Israel, 2015. Following the graphic novel Yarden directed her first animated film with support of CET and performed a live-painting performance hundreds of times across Israel. 

Yarden sold works to collectors and exhibited in group exhibitions in Israel, US and Europe. She sold indie comics in USA including at the Comic-Con Alternative Press Expo in SF, CA. 

Education

BFA in Fine Arts, Drawing & Painting, Presidential Merit Scholar
San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA, USA / 2003

Awards

• Grant recipient,‘Counter Reaction’, Mifal HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts, Israel / 2023
  
  
• Dvora Omer Award for Excellence in children’s Literature, The Israeli Ministry of Culture / 2019
  
  
• Official Selection, Ministry of Education’s Israel Book Parade, Israel / 2016
  
  
• Grant recipient, Graphic Novel, Mifal HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts, Israel / 2014
  
  
• Israeli Literature Selection at Bologna Book Fair, Italy / 2016/17          
  
  
• Grant co-recipient, The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, with writer Yosi Vasa, USA / 2009   
  
  
• Merit Scholarship, San Francisco Art Institute, SF, CA, USA / 1999-2003

Press

Portfolio Magazine

Haaretz Newspaper

Resume CV (HEB/ENG)