Stav Barkai (b. 1985) is a photographer and lens-based visual artist working across stills and video. Her practice explores the tension between personal experience and collective narratives, engaging with questions of identity, belonging, and transformation. 

Working between studio and outdoor environments, she combines constructed scenes and controlled lighting with natural settings. Her work often draws on symbolic imagery and archetypal references, using the body and landscape to create intimate visual narratives that balance emotional sensitivity with formal precision. 

Stav Barkai 

b. 1985 

Education 

2023 – Fashion Photography Course, “Ron Kadmi” 

2020-2022 – Studies in Stills, Video, and Lighting, “Gavra Photography Studio – “Photography School 

Exhibitions, Installations, and Projects 

2025 – Participation in a group exhibition titled “Kol Ahioti” (My Sisters’ Voice), an exhibition against violence towards women. 

2025 – Portraits, branding, and artistic projects for various companies 2024 – Portraits, branding, and artistic projects for various companies 2024 – Artistic direction of the exhibition “Faces.H”, Grosso Modo Gallery 2022 – Solo exhibition on Pride, in collaboration with the House of Tolerance, Haifa 

Professional Experience 

2025 – Second-year Photoshop Studies, “Gavra Photography Studio – Tel Aviv” 2023 – Present: Mentoring the two-year program at”Gavra Photography Studio – Tel Aviv” 

Freelance photographer, working with fashion clients, artists, and creators in Israel, as well as producing and photographing various artistic projects 

2012-2021: Freelance Digital Project Manager, working with production companies, international shows, cultural events in Israel, and collaborating with various artists