Growing up in Rochester, NY, Avi spent his youth bouncing between a fascination with animation and a playful obsession with juggling and gymnastics. His interest in animation eventually brought him to Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where he studied Graphic Design and New Media before deciding to join the circus school in Quebec City, Canada. A year later, he landed a job with Cirque du Soleil and began working as an acrobat and fire juggler. During his career as a circus performer, friends and colleagues began approaching him for photo and video shoots; soon what started as a few odd jobs turned into a passion. His drive for creativity and excellence has allowed him to create images with some of the best circus artists in the world.
- ART EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS
- 2024
- Behind the Glass Gallery, 2023 Featured Artists, Rochester NY
- Memorial Art Gallery, 68th Rochester- Finger Lakes Juried Exhibition, Rochester, NYBehind the Glass Gallery, May Featured Artists, Rochester NYGallery Night Ithaca - Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar, Beyond the Circus Tent, Ithaca, NY
- Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Last Year on Earth- Juried Exhibition , Rochester, NYThe Gallery in the Valley, Beyond the Circus Tent, Geneseo, NY
- Image City Photography Gallery , 2019 Portfolio Showcase - Juried Exhibition, Rochester, NY
- Image City Photography Gallery, Magic of Light - Juried Exhibition, Rochester, NYCircus Culture, Beyond the Circus Tent , Ithaca, NY
- Image City Photography Gallery, Japonica, Rochester, NY
