Avivit Ballas Baranes, born in 1960 in Tel Aviv, Israel, has had a remarkable artistic journey that spans continents and cultures. She lived and worked in Paris from 1985 to 2005, and now resides in Israel. With a rich academic background from both Israel and France, Avivit has held several teaching positions and exhibited her work extensively in Israel and Europe. Her career spans various media, often focusing on themes of identity, memory, and transition. Avivit integrates both visual and verbal elements into her work, creating a dialogue between image and text that explores boundaries and definitions of place and identity. Her work has been exhibited at prestigious galleries, including the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and she has been recognized with several awards for her artistic excellence.