Israel Solomon
Israel, an Indiana native, studied art education at Ball State University and taught middle-school art before turning full-time to his studio practice and teaching college-level drawing classes. He maintains a studio in the Harrison Center and creates large-scale, ambitious paintings and murals using sharp geometry and brilliant colors to infuse his subjects with energy and power.
Art Pieces
Location in Fieldhouse: Key Bank Suites Level
Celebration, 2022
Write up of Piece: The Indiana Fever became the gold standard for the WNBA in the early 2010s, winning three conference titles and the 2012 WNBA championship. When thinking about that championship team, Israel Solomon chose six team values that contributed to their success. Celebration talks about how the team acknowledged their wins as a team and celebrated them together.
Confidence, 2022
Write up of Piece: The Indiana Fever became the gold standard for the WNBA in the early 2010s, winning three conference titles and the 2012 WNBA championship. When thinking about that championship team, Israel Solomon chose six team values that contributed to their success. Confidence speaks to the team members’ knowledge of their own and each other’s skills, and the commitment to take them as far as they could go.
Unity, 2022
Write up of Piece: The Indiana Fever became the gold standard for the WNBA in the early 2010s, winning three conference titles and the 2012 WNBA championship. When thinking about that championship team, Israel Solomon chose six team values that contributed to their success. Unity – the knowledge that they all stand and fall together – led
Teamwork, 2022
Write up of Piece: The Indiana Fever became the gold standard for the WNBA in the early 2010s, winning three conference titles and the 2012 WNBA championship. When thinking about that championship team, Israel Solomon chose six team values that contributed to their success. Teamwork is the hallmark of the Fever: although one or another player may temporarily be a star, everyone knows that championships are awarded to teams that work together.
Consistency, 2022
Write up of Piece: The Indiana Fever became the gold standard for the WNBA in the early 2010s, winning three conference titles and the 2012 WNBA championship. When thinking about that championship team, Israel Solomon chose six team values that contributed to their success. Consistency refers to the team’s skills, practiced incessantly until they are almost second nature and deployed reliably in game play.
Accountability, 2022
Write up of Piece: The Indiana Fever became the gold standard for the WNBA in the early 2010s, winning three conference titles and the 2012 WNBA championship. When thinking about that championship team, Israel Solomon chose six team values that contributed to their success. Accountability – to the rules of the game, to the strategy outlined by the coach, and ultimately to each other – means that everyone has their role and everyone owns the team’s success equally.