Halleli Fried (b. 1995) is a Jerusalem-based artist working across diverse media, with a primary focus on painting, drawing, and printmaking. She also engages in papermaking and goldsmithing, using these material-based practices as an extension of her exploration of surface, structure, and transformation. Inspired by Giorgio Morandi’s words — “Nothing can be more abstract, more unreal, than what we actually see” — her work reflects on moments of everyday life that reveal poetic and fragile realities beneath the surface. Through close observation and memory, she seeks to capture fleeting impressions and translate them into visual experiences that balance delicacy with presence.

Fried is completing her B.F.A. at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, where she received the 2025 Excellence Award. She was awarded the Cooper Scholarship for an art study trip in New York. Her work has been shown at venues including HaMiffal and the Charles Clore Gallery.