Boris Lekar, (Hebrew: בוריס לקר, Russian: Борис Лекарь, 28 October 1932 – 30 October 2010) was a multidisciplinary artist, considered by critics as one of the exceptional artists of the Soviet emigration to Israel.
[1] Boris Lekar was born in the year 1932 in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
He immigrated to Israel at the age of 58 in 1990 and although he traveled profusely and worked worldwide Jerusalem remained his home.
In Israel he became a focal point for immigrant artists – creating, exhibiting and teaching.
In addition to his own exhibitions he hosted exhibitions in his home for tens of young artists and influenced the art of many of them.