TOMER PERETZ IS AN AWARD-WINNING ISRAELI-AMERICAN ARTIST, BORN IN JERUSALEM AND BASED IN LOS ANGELES. KNOWN FOR HIS POWERFUL BLEND OF FIGURATIVE, REALISM, AND CONCEPTUAL WORK. HIS ART EXPLORES HUMAN EMOTION, IDENTITY, MEMORY, AND THE SPACE BETWEEN PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE TRAUMA. HIS STYLE MERGES REALISM WITH INTENTIONAL ERASURE, UNCOVERING WHAT LIES BENEATH THE SURFACE.

A COMBAT VETERAN OF THE ISRAELI MILITARY, TOMER HAS USED ART AS A TOOL FOR HEALING SINCE A YOUNG AGE. AFTER MOVING TO L.A., HE BUILT A SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL CAREER, EXHIBITING ACROSS THE U.S., EUROPE, AND ISRAEL.

IN OCTOBER 2023, WHILE VISITING FAMILY IN ISRAEL, TOMER VOLUNTEERED WITH ZAKA IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE HAMAS TERRORIST ATTACKS. THIS EXPERIENCE BECAME A PROFOUND ARTISTIC AND PERSONAL TURNING POINT, LEADING HIM TO FOUND THE 8 PROJECT.

IN 2025, HE WAS NAMED THE INAUGURAL ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE AT THE MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE, WHERE HE UNVEILED ART WILL S8T YOU FREE, A GROUNDBREAKING EXHIBITION CO-CREATED WITH OVER 850 TRAUMA SURVIVORS. THE INSTALLATION STANDS AS A PUBLIC ACT OF HEALING, REMEMBRANCE, AND RESISTANCE AGAINST ANTISEMITISM AND HATE.

THROUGH HIS WORK, TOMER CONTINUES TO TRANSFORM PAIN INTO CONNECTION, USING ART TO BUILD BRIDGES THAT TRANSCEND LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND BORDERS.