Shai Dahan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Shai Dahan

American painter

Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1979

Place of Birth: Haifa, Haifa District, Israel

Profession: painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Shai Dahan (born 1979) is an American contemporary painter and street artist who works with painting, drawing, illustrations and sculptures. In 2007, Dahan moved to New York City where he participated in street-art projects such as the NYSAT, Underbelly Project, and MOM&POPism.
He also began to exhibit his art with galleries in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.
In July 2012, Shai received recognition for his solo exhibition at the Borås Art Museum in Sweden.
He was later featured as the opening keynote speaker at TEDx Göteborg in October 2012.
Shai was also awarded to paint a two-meter United Buddy Bear for the city of Borås in Sweden.
A limited edition version of the United Buddy Bears were also created by Shai as part of the Borås Buddy Bear Mini Festival in December. In 2019, Shai painted Swedens largest outdoor mural in Ryawallen stadium which is over 950 square meters.
The mural was painted as part of the European Athletics U20 Championships. Dahan has been awarded as Ambassador of the city of Borås on June 29, 2019.
He has also been named one of Borås 40 Under 40 Most Successful People. On October 5th,2019 Shai completed The Worlds Largest Dala Horse (Dalahäst) in the Lower East Side of New York City. The mural of the Dalecarlian Horse has been measured to be 18 meters (59 feet) high, which has been considered to be the Worlds Largest Dala Horse artwork as of 2019.