Micky Goldstein

Micky Goldstein was born on November 12, 1960, in Santiago, Chile. In 1973, he immigrated to Israel with his family and has lived in Tel Aviv ever since.

Goldstein has been painting for as long as he can remember. Even at the age of five, he already knew how to paint, often choosing to depict cars. Growing up in Santiago, Chile, he demonstrated an early understanding of perspective, frequently painting four-wheeled cars in which two wheels were partially hidden. Painting fascinated him far more than anything else. Throughout his childhood, he preferred staying at home and painting rather than going out to play with friends his age.

After completing his military service, he was accepted to study at WIZO Haifa College, majoring in what is now known as Visual Communication. He studied there for four years, specializing in illustration and animation. During this time, he also worked for two years as a personal assistant to the artist Avraham Eilat, focusing on printmaking techniques, including aquatint.

After graduating, Goldstein worked as a designer and provided a wide range of artistic and creative services for advertising agencies in Tel Aviv. His work has received both national and international awards. He has illustrated children’s books, textbooks, poetry books, and illustrations for the Israeli press. In the early 1990s, he created political cartoons for Yedioth Ahronoth, and between 2006 and 2009, for The Jerusalem Post.

In 1998, alongside his professional work, he began painting with artists on the autism spectrum. This experience had a profound influence on him and his artistic approach. Over the years, he felt that working with them contributed greatly to his personal and artistic development. He came to understand this collaboration as a system of mutual exchange—giving and receiving—through which he shared all his knowledge while also learning from each individual’s unique experiences and their ability to create without self-judgment.

About fifteen years ago, following a personal crisis, Goldstein chose to dedicate himself exclusively to painting. The transition from precise, rational, and planned work to emotionally driven art was not simple; it was a deep and challenging process. Today, he can say with certainty that as long as he continues to create, he will never stop painting.