Refael, a Los Angeles-based Israeli art historian, curator, writer, and advisor to collectors and artists, is the co-curator of Ex-tend Ex-cess: Metamorphosis in Clay. He is the founder of IAILA, a private educational and commercial initiative representing contemporary Israeli artists in Southern California. He has lectured widely, contributed essays to numerous art catalogues published in Israel and abroad, and curated in leading venues such as the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and The Jerusalem Biennale, among others.