Ofra Friedland is among Israel’s more internationally established artists. Described as a lyricist in color, her art is rooted in Jewish tradition and Israel, with Jerusalem, where she lives and works, her constant inspiration. The walls of its Old City are visible from her studio, and its unique light is a recurring motif of her work. Friedland was born in Jaffa in 1959 to European immigrants in the young State of Israel. Her surroundings and her heritage — the Bible, Jewish history and literature, Israeli life, landscapes and the people within them — thrill her and inform her art. Nature, people, faith and land, the past, present and future and their integration are her creative themes and her inspirational wellspring.