Gaia Yoel

Gaia Yoel (b. 1999) is a contemporary realist painter based in Tel Aviv. A graduate of The Florence Academy of Art in Italy, she specializes in classical academic painting from observation. Her work explores emotional depth through still lifes, figures, and symbolic compositions, using traditional techniques to engage themes of memory, beauty, and resilience.

Yoel’s work has been exhibited in Israel, Italy, and Spain, including at the MEAM Museum in Barcelona (Figurativas 2025), Fresh Paint Art Fair, and The Florence Academy Gallery. She was recently a finalist in the FiKVA International Award for Painters and held her first solo exhibition, Soft Edges, in Tel Aviv.