Born close to Nuremberg she grew up in the city of Albrecht Dürer, a well-known German painter, and has been under the spell of this fascinating artist since she was a child.  She attended a private grammar school in Nuremberg and her parents supported and strengthened her artistic and socio-political interest. She additionally absolved classes in art history and visual arts.
To improve and refine her techniques she started to study Fine Arts at the „Academy of Faber Castell“. Inspired by visits of museums all over Europe and the United States her art got influenced by „Informal Art“. Her role models are Emil Schumacher, Anselm Kiefer, Jean Dubuffet, Antoni Tapies, Alberto Burri, Gerhard Richter and last but not least she was deeply impressed by Jason Pollock and Franz Kline. 
She is really into collages of all kinds. She works with acrylic and oil colours, depending on the subject. With passion she processes heterogeneous materials such as sand, fabrics, plaster, wooden parts, trash as well as any kind of plastic.
Nowadays she receives most of her inspiration from our daily life: politics, ecology, environmental destruction and many more.

Born in Boston, MA in 1952, Nira Chorev was raised and received her general studies and arts education both in United States and Israel. From 1972-1974 she attended and graduated from the Art Teachers College in Israel, receiving a BA degree, and from 1974-1978 she attended the School of the Museum of Fine Art (SMFA), in Boston, MA receiving multiple degrees -Diploma (BFA) and Fifth-Year Post-Graduate certificate.

Can you tell us about the moment you decided to pursue a career as an artist?

I decided to pursue a career as an artist when I realized my work was being recognized and appreciated by the art world. I opened my Instagram Account to the public about two years ago and I have had much recognition from art galleries around the world for exhibitions from books and magazines for features internationally so and I have won several international awards. This is when I realized I wanted to pursue a career as an artist.

We are delighted to announce the winners of the Faces of Peace Art Prize!

The Faces of Peace Art Prize awards distinguished artists whose work significantly contributes to peace and human development and incites changes through their talent and creativity to restore balance to the relationship between humanity and the natural environment.

Within a darkened space a man stands with a toy doll. The painting is still but it Poses a question of what came before and what might emerge latter. Something Is strange, the doll, the cartoon tee shirt, his look but at the same time silence pervades the space and a mood persists of withdrawal. As if to hint further the painting is called ‘Stranger’.

I am an Italian-American, multi-cultural and polyglot artist. My paintings are colourful, profound, and uplifting. I am a self-taught artist, and this is my profession. I learned a long time ago to trust the teacher within and go to my inner world to fetch ideas for painting.
My voice in fine arts has been influenced by the Impressionism and Post-Impressionism painters for my figurative compositions and some Modern artist for my abstract compositions. Sometimes, in my dreams, I am visited by the ghost of Maestro Salvador Dali, and some surreal compositions come to life.