Aharon Avni

Avni joined "HaGdud HaAvoda" (The Labor Battalion) and was one of the founders of the "Socialist Choices," "HaNoar HaOved" (The Working Youth), and "HaPoel" movements.

During the weekends Avni continued his education in the Histadrut Art Studio, under the Ecole de Paris artists, Isaac Frenkel Frenel in Tel Aviv to which he relocated to in 1929.

Upon his return in 1932, he began working as an architect for the municipality of Jaffa, gave lectures in architecture at the Technion, and taught mathematics at the school of Kibbutz Givat Hashlosha.

In the group were several notable artists such as Avigdor Stematsky, Arie Aroch, Tzvi Shor, Joseph Kossonogi, David Hendler, Mordechai Levanon, and Israel Paldi.

They positioned themselves in contrast to the "Agudah", another art group's exhibition, where artists like Nahum Gutman, Reuven Rubin, Siona Tagger, and others were featured.

[9][10][5] The initial instructors included Avni as the director and head of the painting department, teaching also the history of art from the Renaissance to the modern era.

Ezekiel Streichman, who was later added by Avni in 1943 to teach painting, left after two years and joined Avigdor Stematsky in establishing a separate "Studio.

"[9][10] In 1946, Avni, together with educator Eliyahu Bils, founded the Teachers' Seminary for Painting in Tel Aviv (later operated in Ramat Hasharon).

The purpose was to teach painting and pedagogy, but Avni passed away some time later due to cancer and was buried in the Nachlat Yitzhak cemetery.

[9][10] Many artists and creators studied at Avni's studio, including Dan Eitan, Yechiel (Chilik) Arad, Michael Argov, Amos Arikha, Bella Brisel, Siona Shimshi (Baram), Tzipora Brenner, Eliyahu Gat, David Danon, Tzvi Dekel, Nahum Zolotov, Klier Yaniv, Yitzhak (Ika) Israeli, Dov Lif (Lifinsky), Ephraim Lifshitz, David Len-Bar, Tzvi Milstein, Lea Nikel, Aryeh Sartani, Moshe Proops, Yosef Parichi, Esther Peretz (Ard), Shimon Tzabar, Ruth Zarfati (Sternschuss), Menashe Kadishman, Dan Kedar, Rafi Kaiser, Danny Karavan, Buky Schwartz, Shlomo Schwartz, and Zvi Tadmor.