Dan Allon — Artist, Writer, Performer
Born 1982, Israel, Lives and works in Tel Aviv
Education & Academic Work
2024 Master degree of Arts, The University of Haifa, Israel
2020-today Lecturer at the Faculty of design, Shenkar College of Engineering, art and design, Israel
2024 Lecturer at the Faculty of design, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Israel
2014-2015 Lecturer at the Faculty of design, HIT College of design, Israel
2014 Graduate degree of Arts, Hamidrasha Faculty, Beit Berl College, Israel
2009 Undergraduate degree of Design, Shenkar College of Engineering, art and design, Israel
Practice Overview
Dan Allon is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans graphic novels, performance, drawing, sound, and installation. His practice explores autobiographical fiction, institutional critique, and speculative memory—often through personal documents, humorous storytelling, and immersive performative acts. His work has been exhibited and published internationally and is included in museum and private collections across Europe and Israel.
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
2024 Freeze (Master Thesis), University of Haifa, Israel
2022 Ghost & Golem III, PF Gallery, Curitiba, Brazil
2019 Redhead In The Radio, Kav16, Tel Aviv, Israel
2018 Ghost & Golem II, Chaos Gallery, Treviso, Italy
2017 Ghost & Golem I, Hilbert Raum, Berlin, Germany
2016 All in Order Mr. General, Caos Gallery, Venice, Italy
2014 All in Order Mr. General, Meshuna Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2014 The Shawish of Section Four (Graduate Thesis), Hayarkon 19 Academic Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
2012 We’ll Call You Back, Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art, Ramat Gan, Israel
Group Exhibitions / Performances (Selected)
Over 100 group and performance-based exhibitions worldwide, including:
2025 Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
2022 Musrara Mix, Jerusalem, Israel
2022 Fresh Paint Fair, Tel Aviv, Israel
2019 MACT/CACT Museum, Ticino, Switzerland
2018 Gido Viaro Museum, Curitiba, Brazil
2018 CCA, Arad, Israel
2017 KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany
2016 Nahmad Projects, London, UK
2016 Osten Museum of Drawing, Osten, Macedonia
2015 Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
2015 Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany
2015 CCA, Tel Aviv, Israel
2014 Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel
2014 Hayarkon 19 Academic Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Residencies
2025 Nofey Habsor Educational Campus, by Zumu and Orcha, Magen, Israel (education and graphic novel)
2022 Casa do Povo, São Paulo, Brazil (exhibition)
2021 Sadeh Residency, National Library of Israel (graphic novel)
2020 Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen, Norway (animation film)
2017 Het Entrepot, Bruges, Belgium (musical performance and album)
2016 Sound Development City, Madrid–Casablanca (drawing and performance)
2015 en/Counters, Berlin-Tel Aviv (drawing and performance)
Graphic Novels & Essays (Selected)
Dan Allon has authored over 25 graphic novels, often blending personal memoir with political satire and fictionalized archives. He's published 8 books . He's exhibited in Fumetto Festival twice, and participated numerous times in Angoulême Festival and Artport Bookfair. In addition, he's exhibited in The Israeli Comics and Cartoon Museum several times, and his work is partially collected by the Museum.
2025 Graphic Essays, Gnat Publishing
2024 I See You Well, Publication of The National Library of Israel
2020–2024 Misdeeds series, Gnat Publishing
2015-2025 Humdrum series, Gnat Publishing
2014 Handful of Memories, Pais-supported publication (Iraeli Lottery Culture Council)
2022 Stripburger Magazine, Slovenia
2020 Solrad Magazine, Grass Valley, California
2017 Alphabet of Arrival, Publication of the Ministry of Education and the University of Hamburg, Germany
2014 Words Without Borders Magazine, New York
2012 Plumbing Issues, self-published, Israel
2011 The Chronicles of Vassil, Chrome Handle Publishing
2011 You're My Wish, Chrome Handle Publishing
2009 Cecil's Last Chance, Undergraduate final project
2008 Brothers for a Moment, Publication of the Cartoon and Comics Museum Israel
Music / Sound Projects / Vinyl Releases and Radio Dramas
Live concerts and sound work include collaborations with AP Leinonen (Germany/Finland) and Shani Broner (Israel). He's performed at Cartoonmuseum Basel, Roter Salon Berlin, Gallery C1 Berlin, Gallery De Tank Brugge, The National Mills Haifa, and more. His albums include:
2020 Café da manhã, with Shani Broner
2017 Rokkenrollers – Unpracticed Knowledge, with AP Leinonen (and additional radio broadcast)
2018 F2's, with Shani Broner
2017 Concert with Bernadette La Hengst, Roter Salon, Berlin, Germany
2014 Two Days One Night, with Shani Broner (and additional radio broadcast)
Curatorial Projects (Selected)
2022 Volta Talvez Em Casa, Contemporaõ, São Paulo, Brazil
2022 Wedge, Comics and Cartoon Museum, Israel
2021 Have You Seen People In Their Room, Ruppin Academic Center
2020 Reality, C1 Gallery, Berlin
2020 Letters (online series), COVID-era collaboration, C1 Gallery, Berlin
Publications and Essays (Selected)
2025 Letter To His Father, Essay, exhibited in 2013-2016, and published by POV/Marcel
2025 HSP: How Might Comics Assist With Signs of Depression and Anxiety, Essay, published by POV/Marcel
2022 History of Israeli Comics, Stripburger Magazine
Collections
Cartoonmuseum Basel (Switzerland)
The Israeli Cartoon and Comics Museum
IoDeposito Collection (Italy)
Asiya Collection (Israel)
Osten Museum of Drawing (North Macedonia)
Bank Leumi & Assuta Medical Center, Israel
Private collections in Israel and Europe