Anna Yam (b. 1980, Yekaterinburg, Russia; lives and works in Tel Aviv) is a prominent photographer and video artist whose work examines the mechanisms of memory, identity, and belonging through the prism of the immigrant experience. Bridging the gap between documentary photography and staged imagery, Yam constructs complex visual narratives that echo the aesthetics of family albums and Soviet iconography, often blurring the lines between private history and collective memory.
She holds a B.Ed. from the Faculty of Arts – HaMidrasha at Beit Berl College (2005) and an M.F.A. from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem (2008).
Yam’s work has been exhibited extensively in major museums and institutions. Selected solo exhibitions include Electra (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2025; Semel, Ramat Gan, 2023), Olympus (Ashdod Museum of Art, 2019), and Bird’s Milk (Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 2014). Her recent work also extends to cinema, co-creating the documentary film Flower (2025).
She is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the Prize to Encourage Creativity from the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport (2016), the Young Artist Award (2010), and the Morasha Art Foundation Prize (2007). Her works are included in the collections of the Israel Museum, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and prominent private collections worldwide.
