Drew Tal

Tal was born as Dror Toledano on October 7, 1957, in the Mediterranean coastal city of Haifa, Israel.{{cite web|url=http://www.israel21c.org/a-photographic-assault-on-the-senses/|title=A photographic assault on the senses|first=Kelly|last=Hartog|website=Israel21c|date=25 April 2010|access-date=24 July 2016}} Tal attended Geula Elementary School ({{Script/Hebrew|גאולה ספר בית}}) and then Bosmat ({{Script/Hebrew|ת"בסמ}}, Technion's Junior Technical College), studying architecture, engineering, and interior design. Between 1976 and 1979, Tal served in the Israel Defense Forces as a tank commander in the 77th Armor Brigade on the Golan Heights, as well as on the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip and the Suez Canal.

In 1981, Tal moved to New York and worked in the fashion industry, first as a make-up artist for noted fine art photographers (such as Kenn Duncan), then as a manager and designer for Lynda Joy Couture, where he started his fashion-photography career.

Between 1993 and 2005 Tal worked as a freelance art, fashion and fitness photographer, doing editorial shoots and advertising campaigns for numerous fashion magazines, fashion houses, art and fitness publications.

From 2005 Tal has focused on his art and since 2006 he has been represented worldwide by Emmanuel Fremin Gallery{{cite web|url=http://emmanuelfremingallery.com/project/drew-tal/|title=Drew Tal|website=Emmanuel Fremin Gallery|access-date=22 July 2016}} and in Santa Fe by Carroll Turner Gallery, Santa-Fe, NM and Mark Hachem Gallery, Paris. His work has been exhibited in numerous fine art galleries and museums worldwide, as well as in art fairs in New York, The Hamptons, Miami, West Palm Beach, Santa Fe, Dallas, Chicago and prestigious international art fairs in Dubai, Hong-Kong, Istanbul, Toronto and Singapore.

In 2013, his series of works entitled "Worlds Apart" was showcased as a solo show at Rezan Has Museum in Istanbul, Turkey for the Istanbul Biennial.{{cite web|language=tr|url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2013/kultur.sanat/diger/09/03/rezan.has.muzesinde.iki.yeni.sergi/721924.0/index.html|title=Rezan Has Müzesi'nde iki yeni sergi|publisher=CNN Türk|date=3 September 2013|access-date=24 July 2016}}{{cite web|language=tr|url=http://www.yedirenkhaber.com/Haber/cemiyet-hayatinin-unlulerini-bulusturan-sergi/haber-170009|title=Cemiyet hayatının ünlülerini buluşturan sergi|publisher=Yediren Magazine|date=14 September 2013|access-date=24 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815100820/http://www.yedirenkhaber.com/Haber/cemiyet-hayatinin-unlulerini-bulusturan-sergi/haber-170009|archive-date=15 August 2016|url-status=dead}} In 2015, "Worlds Apart" was showcased as a solo show at Mark Hachem Gallery in Paris and at La Maison de la Photographie in Lille, France.

Tal considers the human being as the main subject in his work which revolves around ethnic subject matter, particularly ethnic faces and eyes.{{cite web|url=https://www.arteallimite.com/en/2015/07/israel-fotografia-drew-tal/|title=Israel Photography Drew Tal|first=Elisa|last=Massardo|website=ART AL LIMITE|date=4 July 2015|access-date=25 July 2016}}

He lives and works in Manhattan and divides his time between New York City, Miami Beach and Nice, France.

File:Drew Tal 1.jpg|Tal exhibiting his work entitled "Desert Wanderer" at Rezan Has Museum in Istanbul Turkey for the Istanbul Biennial

File:Drew Tal 3.jpg|Tal exhibiting his work entitled "FaceBook of Tao" at the GlobalShop 2016 convention in Las Vegas

File:Drew Tal 4.jpg|Tal exhibiting his work entitled "Silence" at the GlobalShop 2016 convention in Las Vegas

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• {{Official website|drewtal.com}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.marsindigital.com/blog/drew-tal-interview/|title=DREW TAL INTERVIEW|first=Marsin|last=Mogielski|website=Marsin Digital|date=15 October 2013|access-date=23 July 2016|archive-date=8 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008175846/http://www.marsindigital.com/blog/drew-tal-interview/|url-status=dead}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.marsindigital.com/blog/drewtal/|title=DREW TAL: WORLDS APART|first=Marsin|last=Mogielski|website=Marsin Digital|date=4 October 2013|access-date=24 July 2016|archive-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011084917/http://www.marsindigital.com/blog/drewtal/|url-status=dead}}
• {{cite web|url=http://museemagazine.com/features/art-2/features/drew-tal-worlds-apart|title=Drew Tal: Worlds Apart|first=Marsin|last=Mogielski|website=Musée Magazine|date=15 October 2013|access-date=24 July 2016}}
• {{cite web|url=http://artbookguy.com/drew-tal-seductive-allure_662.html|title=DREW TAL: SEDUCTIVE ALLURE|website=Artbook Guy|access-date=24 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818190457/http://artbookguy.com/drew-tal-seductive-allure_662.html|archive-date=18 August 2016|url-status=dead}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.justluxe.com/travel/new-york-news__1950412.php|title=Worlds Apart by Artist Drew Tal Opens October 10 in New York|first=Kimberly |last=Fisher|website=Local Luxe|date=3 October 2013|access-date=24 July 2016}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.artweek.com/events/united-states/art-opening/santa-fe/drew-tal-and-karen-yank-circumspect|title=Drew Tal and Karen Yank: Circumspect|website=Art Week|date=3 July 2016|access-date=24 July 2016}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.buzzworthy.com/drew-tals-photo-series-worlds-apart-lifts-the-veil-on-muslim-beauty/|title=Drew Tal's Photo Series 'Worlds Apart' Lifts The Veil On Muslim Beauty|website=Buzz Worthy|date=27 September 2013 |access-date=24 July 2016}}
• {{cite web|url=http://peopleofshambhala.com/the-veil-illuminated-photographer-drew-tal-reimagines-the-niqab-in-new-exhibit/|title=The Veil Illuminated: Photographer Drew Tal Reimagines the Niqab in New Exhibit|website=People of Shambhala|date=19 October 2015|access-date=24 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713150553/http://peopleofshambhala.com/the-veil-illuminated-photographer-drew-tal-reimagines-the-niqab-in-new-exhibit/|archive-date=13 July 2016|url-status=dead}}
• {{cite web|language=es|url=http://mundoejecutivo.com.mx/fotogalerias/2015/07/13/lujo-sofisticacion-natural|title=Lujo y sofisticación natural|website=Mundo Ejecutivo|date=13 July 2015|access-date=23 July 2016|archive-date=2 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202034606/http://mundoejecutivo.com.mx/fotogalerias/2015/07/13/lujo-sofisticacion-natural|url-status=dead}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.arteallimite.com/en/2015/07/israel-fotografia-drew-tal/|title=Israel Photography Drew Tal|first=Elisa|last=Massardo|website=ART AL LIMITE|date=4 July 2015|access-date=24 July 2016}}

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