Sima Cherny

Sima Cherny is a sculptor born in Moscow into a family of artists, where art was an inseparable part of everyday life. His parents and brother were monumental painters, and from an early age he was immersed in an environment shaped by artistic practice and the traditions of academic art. He studied sculpture at the Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute, one of Russia’s leading institutions for fine arts. Alongside his independent artistic practice, Cherny worked in major sculpture workshops and foundries, participating in every stage of the sculptural process—from concept development and modeling to mold-making, casting, finishing, and installation. After relocating to Israel, he established his own studio in Tel Aviv, where he creates and teaches sculpture and ceramics. Today, he collaborates with prominent Israeli artists and sculptors and continues to expand his practice through exhibitions and professional projects. Cherny’s work has been presented at a number of exhibition venues in Israel and abroad, including Fresh Paint Art Fair (2024, 2025), and exhibitions organized by Bank Hapoalim. In 2026, he held his solo exhibition “STYX: The In-Between” at Herzl House (Herzl 140, Tel Aviv), exploring themes of liminality, transformation, and the interconnected nature of life and death. Working with bronze, aluminum, wood, ceramics, stone, and mixed media, Cherny investigates themes of transformation, memory, uncertainty, and transitional states. His sculptures exist at the intersection of figurative and abstract forms, combining material presence with philosophical reflection on the nature of human experience.