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Avner Katz (1939–2020) was born in Kibbutz Ramat Rachel and lived and worked in Ramat Hasharon. He was an Israeli artist, illustrator, and author, and a professor in the Department of Art at the University of Haifa.
In the late 1950s, he studied at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, and later at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. He taught art for many years at Bezalel, the Avni Institute, WIZO Haifa, and the University of Haifa, where he was also head of the department.
Over the years, Katz held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in group shows at Julie M. Gallery, Bineth Gallery, the Umm al-Fahm Art Gallery, the Israel Museum, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Haifa Museum of Art, and the Ashdod Art Museum. His works are included in collections of museums and private collectors.
Katz was an editorial member and regular contributor to the satirical column “Davar Acher” in the newspaper “Davar” (1982–1992), and wrote columns for “Monitin”, “Hadashot”, and “Yedioth Ahronoth”.