Chana Cromer

Chana Cromer, a resident of Jerusalem, was born in Italy to parents who survived the Holocaust. Raised in Kansas City, Chana immigrated to Israel in 1972. Before making aliyah, she received her BA in literature at Washington University in St. Louis and her MAT at Boston College. She received her BFA from Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem in 1982, studied printmaking at Pratt Institute, and textile printing at Philadelphia College of the Arts. She is the recipient of many grants, and has had many one-woman shows and synagogue installations. Concurrent with her artwork, she does synagogue textiles, as well as having taught for many years as teacher and lecturer in high schools and colleges. Today she gives workshops that combine art and text.