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Drew (דורון) Tracy Noll - A Creative Bio 

 

2026

  • Publishes new webpage — Photography — featuring travel and art photographs taken over many years in Israel and from around the world

  • Second granddaughter is born to eldest son and his wife — mazal tov!

 

  • Teaches English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to 5 point students towards matriculation exams in 10th, 11th, & 12th grades for Atid/Caramim in Binyamina

  • Teaches English at Atid/Cramim in Binyamina to 9th grade middle school students

  • Teaches online from studio during the war with Iran and their proxies to be close to a bomb shelter during ballistic missile barrages

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  • Travels with son to Bulgaria; snowboards for the first time in 20 years (links: photos, video) 

  • Travels to northern Italy to mountain bike and hike (links: photos, videos) 

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2025

  • Exhibits photograph, which was shot in India, in "Explore!," a Flickr "interestingness" algorithm-driven exhibition online (for more photos, click here) 

  • Teaches English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to 5 point students towards matriculation exams in 10th, 11th, & 12th grades for Atid/Caramim in Binyamina

  • Teaches Conflict Resolution in the 11th grade Diplomacy major for Atid/Caramim High School in Binyamina

 

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2024

  • Exhibits in SHUMKOM / NOPLACE, a group exhibition at Eshkol Pais, Ramat Gan, exploring places here and in the imagination / curated by Dr. Avivit Agam Dali

  • Writes "From Pickles to Bubble Gum" about experiences as an educator in the system teaching students both before and during the war against Hamas in Gaza

  • First granddaughter is born to youngest son and his wife — mazal tov!

 

  • Teaches English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to 5 point students towards matriculation exams in 10th, 11th, & 12th grades for Atid/Caramim in Binyamina

  • Teaches Conflict Resolution in the 11th grade Diplomacy major for Atid/Caramim High School in Binyamina

  • Teaches Diplomacy to 10th grade students part-time at Atid/Caramim in Binyamina during the war as a stand-in for a colleague in reserve duty

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  • Rides the Shlub Loop in Ramat Hanadiv after a record-setting storm flooded and washed away the entire region, all during the war against 7 separate fronts

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  • Travels to the Galapagos Archipelago off the coast of South America, explores multiple islands over weeks while living on a boat (links: photos, videos)  

  • Travels to India and visits multiple cities and the countryside in the Rajasthan region (links: photos, videos), writes "Praying towards the West" about experiences 

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2023

  • Exhibits in "Breaking Distance," a small solo exhibition at Cramim High School, Binyamina, to 'break distance' with English students, curated by Naomi Ergas  

  • Writes "Am Israel Khai / עם ישראל חי" about the October 7 terror attack and subsequent war experiences, in context with life, art, and living in Israel 

  • Completes Khamisha Comics, volume 1, a year-long endeavor to learn the parsha of the week and create and publish a weekly commentary on a part of it via cartoon

  • Attends son's wedding, where hand-drawn caricatures of the happy couple greeted the guests

  • First grandson is born to youngest son and his wife — mazal tov!

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  • Teaches English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to 5 point students in 10th, 11th, & 12th grades for Atid/Caramim High School in Binyamina

  • Teaches Conflict Resolution in the 11th grade Diplomacy major for Atid/Caramim High School in Binyamina

  • Teaches Introduction to the Diplomacy Major to 9th grade students at Atid/Caramim Middle School in Binyamina

 

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2022​​​​

  • Exhibits mural in: To and from Home, Distraction in the Public Space; Zikhron Yaakov's 140th anniversary; developed / curated by Revital Silverman with Tzipi Orovitz

  • Publishes new webpage — Comics — featuring HOME ZOO, an endeavor to illustrate dad jokes and unexpected contextualization incorporating life's daily adventures

  • Featured weekly parsha cartoon included (by a CBShlub biking cohort) in the newsletter of Kehillat Sulam Yaakov in Zikhron Yaakov, Israel (image: DALL·E)

  • Attends son's wedding and loses 'soul' on the dance floor - mazal tov!

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  • ​​Participates in a Diplomacy Seminar at Givat Haviva between Arab and Jewish high school students

  • Teaches English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to 5 point students in 10th, 11th, & 12th grades for Atid/Caramim High School in Binyamina

 

  • Travels to Cyprus for two days; photographs various landmarks and views 

  • Travels to Morocco and tours much of the country by 4X4 vehicle for two weeks 

 

2021

  • Exhibits oil painting in group exhibition with a new local artist's collective: the Zikhron Artist House in Zikhron Yaakov, Israel

  • Publishes new webpage — Cairns - רוג'ום — a spontaneously built page from photos of spontaneously balanced stones while walking to and from work 

  • Teaches EFL full time in 10th & 11th grades for Atid/Caramim High School in Binyamina on campus and remotely from studio during coronavirus lockdowns

  • Travels to Iceland and camps in a van for two weeks while driving the Ring Road and Golden Circle  

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2020

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2019

  • Graduates from Gordon Academic College with international certificate to teach English as a foreign language

  • Teaches English as a Foreign Language (EFL) as a practicing teacher in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades at Ort, Binyamina, part time while studying

  • Travels to Zakynthos, Greece and is inspired to write about discoveries made there

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2018

  • Paints mural on bedroom attic ceiling of starry night sky for a private client

  • Writes as a guest blogger for Israel Travel Secrets about adventures as a new immigrant in the Middle East

  • Manages ceramic production facilities and kiln-firings at the Zichron Art Center

  • Teaches Ceramics in after-school program in the the loft at the Zichron Art Center

 

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2017

  • Exhibits in the group exhibition, "Regional Identity," by Ramat Hanadiv, curated by Tamar Arbel-Elisha, that explores spatial identity and regional sustainability

  • Exhibits drawings in the Zikhron Library Gallery in a solo exhibition of selected works relating to the town of Zikhron Yaakov, curated by Revital Silverman

  • Reviewed in Gefen Magazine haMoshava by Yoel Emet on solo exhibition in the Library Gallery in Zikhron Yaakov

  • Establishes the Zichron Art Center in a business partnership & opens doors with a grand opening including a speech by the mayor, Ziv Deshe, of Zikhron Yaakov

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2016

  • Paints mural on private home office walls of breaking wave and pool skateboarder

  • Lectures to AACI (Association of Americans & Canadians in Israel) on artworks, Israel, and Zikhron Yaakov

  • Travels to Madagascar and tours the country extensively for one month

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2015

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2014

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​​2013

  • Exhibits drawings in group show at GilArt Gallery in Zikhron Yaakov, curated by gallery owner: Gila Hamtzani

  • Is selected from GilArt group show by the editor for review in 'Magazine,' a local periodical in Zikhron Yaakov​​

 

2012

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2011

  • Transfers to marketing communications, website design/development, and document management at Beth-El Zikhron Yaakov Industries

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2010

  • Travels to Italy for the third time, and for lack of a painting studio is inspired to begin painting mural across kitchen cabinets in home

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2009

  • Attends intensive course at In OTHER Words LTD. and becomes certified as a technical communicator

  • Promoted to International Sales and Marketing at Beth-El Zikhron Yaakov Industries  

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​2007

​2006

  • Finishes woodworking projects, closes businesses, packs studios and household, and moves family to Israel two weeks prior to the 2nd Lebanon War

  • Works on factory-line making cabinets and furniture for Beth-El Zikhron Yaakov Industries in Zikhron Yaakov, Israel

 

2005

  • Travels to Israel for eldest son's barmitzvah and to tour for a month, decides with family to move to Israel the following year

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2002

  • Exhibits artworks in woodworking studio in Boulder Open Studios, a 2-day juried exhibition; oil paintings and functional art, Boulder, Colorado

  • Exhibits artwork in a group show at Exibitrek Gallery, Boulder, Colorado

  • Woodworking review in the Rocky Mountain News of custom kitchen in Boulder, Colorado

  • Moves woodworking studio into a 200 meter industrial space and spends the next few years building business

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​​2001

  • Exhibits artworks in woodworking studio in Boulder Open Studios, a 2-day juried exhibition; oil paintings and functional art, Boulder, Colorado

  • Exhibits functional artworks in a group show at the Flying Frog Gallery, Boulder, Colorado

  • Travels with Israeli friend to Sayulita near Puerto Vallarta in Mexico to surf, and then promptly impales both feet onto giant sea urchin spines 

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​2000

  • Exhibits artworks in painting studio in Boulder Open Studios, a 2-day juried group exhibition, Boulder, Colorado; mostly sells out the exhibition

 

1999

  • Exhibits artworks in painting studio in Boulder Open Studios, a 2-day juried group exhibition, Boulder, Colorado; sells out the exhibition 

  • Travels with family to Akumal and Chichen Itza in Mexico 

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1998

  • Exhibits sold out exhibition of oil paintings in a solo, juried exhibition at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado

  • Reviewed in Sunday Daily Camera, "Go and See: Today’s Best," by Daniel Zantzinger in Boulder, Colorado

  • Reviewed in the Boulder Weekly, Panorama Picks, Boulder, Colorado

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​​1996

  • Second son is born, becomes stay-at-home dad and provides parental supervision and care full time, between woodworking jobs

  • Father contracts a glioblastoma brain tumor and  passes away in October

  • Travels to Israel to attend a family wedding and tours the country extensively for one month

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​1994

  • Starts woodworking company, Big Sun Design, in suburban home's one-car garage using father's hand-me-down table saw, router, and various hand tools 

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1992

  • Exhibits "Living Room," a solo installation at Beyond Baroque Gallery in Los Angeles, California, about difficulties with family dysfunction

  • Reviewed in Artweek by Christopher Collette for "Living Room" installation at Beyond Baroque Gallery, Los Angeles

  • Moves family to Boulder, Colorado after Rodney King riots in LA; works for museums, galleries, in real estate & management, and learns cabinet making as employee

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​1991

  • Exhibits in group show at LACE: “Gods, Clowns, Devils, and Personal Icons”, Los Angeles, California

  • Exhibits in The Red Zone: “Right to Remain Silent," a 'gorilla installation / performance piece in Los Angeles

  • Begins work at the J. Paul Getty Museum as Exhibition's Preparator

  • First son is born

  • Mother is diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder and hospitalized

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​1990

  • Exhibits in the group show, “M.O.C.A. / Java,” at Java Coffee House, Los Angeles, California

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1989

  • Exhibits work in a group show at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery

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1988

  • Exhibits in the "V.E.X." group exhibition at the University of Southern California Gallery, Los Angeles, California

  • Exhibits graduate thesis exhibition juxtaposing minimalist wooden sculpture with intuitive mysticism in drawing and painting at the U.C. Irvine Gallery

  • Exhibits "Scrap Dog" plaster and found object sculptures in group show at the Bad Eye Gallery in Los Angeles, California

  • Awarded the faculty selected Fellowship Award from the University of California at Irvine

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  • Teaches Beginning Drawing at the University of California in Irvine 

  • Teaches museum studies and woodworking courses as a T.A. at the University of California, Irvine

  • Graduates with a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California at Irvine

  • Begins working for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles as Exhibition's Preparator (memory here of playing basketball against Willem Defoe)

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​​​​​​​​1987

  • Exhibits in a group exhibition at the U. C. Irvine Gallery

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1986

  • Exhibits work in honor's program Duel Exhibition at U.C. Santa Barbara Art Museum Auxiliary Gallery

  • Exhibits in solo exhibition at the California State Capital building in Sacramento

  • Awarded First Prize, University of Santa Barbara student exhibition

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  • Reviewed in the Santa Barbara News and Review for mural created for the UCSB Art Museum

  • Reviewed on front page: Arts and Leisure section of Santa Barbara News Press for "Syndrome Throne"

  • Reviewed in the Los Angeles Times, Orange County Edition, by Cathy Curtis about UC Irvine graduate students

  • Graduates as Summa Cum Laude with Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Converts to Reform Judaism, becomes Doron ben-Avraham,

  • Travels to Israel for the first time after marrying beloved basheriit in parent's backyard, for a honeymoon, for a month

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​​​​​​1985

  • Awarded faculty selected Honor’s recipient, University of California at Santa Barbara

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1984

  • Attends art school at the University of California, Santa Barbara

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1983

  • Travels on busses with a backpack, zigzagging across it all for 2 weeks, in the US and Canada, then flies to western Europe and backpacks for months via train, city to city, camping in hostels and parks, as well as the back entrances to train stations, and also travels to East Berlin  

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1982

  • Exhibits work in a group show at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California

  • Attends art school at Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, California

  • Attends art school at Orange Coast College in Irvine, California

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​1981

  • Awarded the Bank of America Award for artwork

  • Graduates from Laguna Beach High School, California

  • Is recipient of juried Festival of Arts scholarship (reapplied, interviewed, and received for 5 consecutive years)

  • Attends art school in the fall at Orange Coast College, Santa Ana, California

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​​1980

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1971

  • Awarded first place in primary school art contest and decides to become a professional artist, whatever that might have meant at the time

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1969

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1962

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