
Born in Israel, Zahava came to Canada at the age of three. For over thirty years, Zahava has created ritual objects for museums, private collectors and institutions in Canada, the United States and Europe.
Zahava is a graduate of the University of Toronto and the Sheridan College School of Crafts and Design. She has continued to study her craft both in Canada and abroad and has taught goldsmithing and silversmithing in Ontario and Quebec since the 1980’s.
Exhibitions
Jewish Arts Festival 2011 Myerson Centre, Dallas , Texas Kelly Library
St. Michaels’s College 2011 University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario
Menorah Show 2011 Winner of the People’s Choice Award Burquest Community Centre Burquest, British Columbia
Woodlawn Show and Sale 2010 Gladstone Hotel Toronto Ontario
Cultural Expressions 2010 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana
A Celebration of Wine 2010 Purchased by the Museum Beth Tzedec Toronto,Ontario
Ceremonial Objects for the Jewish Home 2009 Winner of Best in Show Award Congregation Or Shalom London, Ontario
Vessel 2009 Rail’s End Gallery Haliburton, Ontario
Spoonbashers 2006 Metalurge Gallery Toronto, Ontario
Bowling 2005 *New* Gallery Toronto, Ontario
Tzedaka Box Project 2005 Koffler Loggia Gallery Toronto, Ontario
Personal Adornment Competition 1987 Finalist Royal Ontario Museum
New Holloware 1986 Craft Gallery
The Precious Legacy 1985 Royal Ontario Museum
The Jewish Life Cycle 1984 Koffler Logia Gallery
Rail’s End Gallery 1984
Judaica Invitational 1984 Winner of Best in Show
Inn on the Park 1977
Ontario Craft Show, CNE 1976 Andrew Dickinson Gallery Packenham,Ontario
Nancy Poole Gallery 1976
Art Show and Sale 1975
Hudson’s Bay Gallery 1974
Shaw Rimmington Gallery 1974
Royal Ontario Museum 1974 Winner of Best in Show
Canadian Guild of Crafts Bienniale 1974
Craft Gallery 1973
Art Gallery of Ontario 1973
Canadian Guild of Crafts Gallery 1972
Publications
Included in the following:
New Directions in Metal Clay 2011
500 Judaica 2010
Precious Metal Clay 2009
MAGazine 2008
FUSION 2008
New Directions in Metal Clay 2007
Ornament and Object: Canadian Metalwork and Jewellery 2005
Handmade IN Ontario 1990
US World And News Report 1985
Gold un Zilber, Uhren and Shmuck 1985