Serdar Arat

1977 yılında Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, İdari Bilimler Fakültesi’nden mezun oldu. Yüksek lisansını State University of New York’ta tamamladı. ABD’nin farklı kentlerinde pek çok kişisel ve karma sergiye katıldı. 1990-1993 yılları arasında Virginia Woolf ve George Büchner’in tiyatro oyunlarına sahne dekorları hazırladı. 1992 yılında Jackson Pollock - Lee Krasner Vakfı ödülüne layık görüldü. Aynı yıl Asya-Avrupa Bienali resim ödülünü kazandı. 1993 yılından beri New York Concordia College, Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi’nde öğretim üyeliği yapıyor ve okulun sanat galerisini yönetiyor.

Kişisel Sergileri

  • 1980 İş Bankası Sanat Galerisi, Ankara
  • 1985 “To Four Years Of Silence”, IONA College, New Rochelle, New York
  • 1986 “White Columns”, 325 Spring Street, New York
  • 1987 Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut
  • 1988 Rathbone Gallery, Junior College of Albany, Albany, New York
  • 1990 Galeri Nev, İstanbul
  • 1991 Galeri Nev, Ankara
  • 1992 Galeri Nev, İstanbul
  • 1992 Hal Katzen Gallery, New York
  • 1993 Wildcliff Center for the Arts, New York
  • 1994 Galeri Nev, İstanbul
  • 1994 Galeri Nev, Ankara
  • 1995 Gallery 1756, Chicago
  • 1997 Galeri Nev, İstanbul
  • 1997 Galeri Nev, Ankara
  • 2000 The Marmara, Manhattan, New York
  • 2003 Museum of the State University of New York, Albany
  • 2007 Galeri Nev, İstanbul

Grup Sergileri

  • 1984 Emma Willard Drawing Invitational, Albany, New York
  • 1984 National Painting Exhibition, Woodstock Scool of Art, Woodstock, New York
  • 1984 EBA Portrait Show, Albany, New York
  • 1985 Hudson Valley ‘85, Poughkeepsie, New York
  • 1986 Tobia-Kraa Gallery, Montclair, New Jersey
  • 1986 “Painted Surfaces”, Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, New York
  • 1986 White Columns, 325 Spring Street, New York
  • 1987 Curator’s Choice, Alternative Museum, New York
  • 1988 Tobia-Kraa Gallery, Montclair, New Jersey
  • 1988 Focus On Westchester, Bronx Museum, Bronx, New York
  • 1988 M-13 Gallery, 72 Greene Street, New York
  • 1989 New Art, New Material, North Carolina State University
  • 1989 “Büyük Sergi”, Galeri Baraz, Atatürk Kültür Merkezi, Ankara
  • 1989 “Büyük Sergi”, Galeri Baraz, Eskişehir Üniversitesi Sergi Salonu
  • 1990 “Etkinlikler Sürecinde 15. Yıl”, Galeri Baraz, AKM, İstanbul
  • 1990 “Büyük Sergi II: Çağdaş Türk Sanatı”, Resim ve Heykel Müzesi, İstanbul
  • 1991 “Art In General”, New York
  • 1991 Hal Katzen Gallery, New York
  • 1992 Uluslararası Asya-Avrupa Bienali, Ankara
  • 1993 Hal Katzen Gallery, New York
  • 1993 “Points of Reference”, Indiana
  • 1994 “Contemporary Turkish Art”, AKM, Ankara
  • 1995 “Interpreting Landscapes”, Ant Initiatives, New York
  • 1996 Sotheby’s, Londra
  • 1997 Memory and Mourming, University Museum, Albany
  • 1998 “Türk Resminde Soyut Eğilimler”, Galeri Baraz, AKM, İstanbul
  • 2000 “Sır Çember”, Galeri Nev, Ankara
  • 2000 “Sır Çember”, Galeri Nev, İstanbul
  • 2000 Art on Main Street, Yonkers
  • 2000 “Desenin Ötesinde”, Wetschester Arts Council Gallery, White Plains
  • 2000 “Kartpostalların Ötesinde: 1990-2000”, Gallery 1956, Chicago
  • 2002 Monique Goldstrom Gallery, New York
  • 2008 Contemporaray İstanbul Sanat Fuarı

Arat graduated from Boğaziçi University’s Department of Administrative Sciences in 1977. He received his M.A. from the State University of New York. He held a number of solo exhibitions and participated in group shows across various cities in the U.S. Between 1990 and 1993, he created the set designs for plays by Virginia Woolf and George Büchner. In 1992, he was a recipient of the Jackson Pollock – Lee Krasner Foundation grant. The same year, he won first place in the painting category of the Asia-European Biennale. A faculty member at the New York Concordia College’s Department of Fine Arts since 1993, Arat also works as the director of the school’s art gallery.

Solo Exhibitions:

  • 1980 İş Bankası Art Gallery, Ankara
  • 1985 “To Four Years of Silence”, IONA College, New Rochelle, New York
  • 1986 White Columns, 325 Spring Street, New York
  • 1987 Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut
  • 1988 Rathbone Gallery, Junior College of Albany, Albany, New York
  • 1990 Galeri Nev, İstanbul
  • 1991 Galeri Nev, Ankara
  • 1992 Galeri Nev, İstanbul
  • 1992 Hal Katzen Gallery, New York
  • 1993 Wildcliff Center for the Arts, New York
  • 1994 Galeri Nev, İstanbul
  • 1994 Galeri Nev, Ankara
  • 1995 Gallery 1756, Chicago
  • 1997 Galeri Nev, İstanbul
  • 1997 Galeri Nev, Ankara
  • 2000 The Marmara, Manhattan, New York
  • 2003 Museum of the State University of New York, Albany
  • 2007 Galeri Nev, İstanbul

Group Shows:

  • 1984 Emma Willard Drawing Invitational, Albany, New York
  • 1984 National Painting Exhibition, Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock, New York
  • 1984 EBA Portrait Show, Albany, New York
  • 1985 Hudson Valley ‘85, Poughkeepsie, New York
  • 1986 Tobia-Kraa Gallery, Montclair, New Jersey
  • 1986 “Painted Surfaces”, Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, New York
  • 1986 White Columns, 325 Spring Street, New York
  • 1987 Curator’s Choice, Alternative Museum, New York
  • 1988 Tobia-Kraa Gallery, Montclair, New Jersey
  • 1988 Focus On Westchester, Bronx Museum, Bronx, New York
  • 1988 M-13 Gallery, 72 Greene Street, New York
  • 1989 New Art, New Material, North Carolina State University
  • 1989 Grand Exhibition, Galeri Baraz, AKM, Ankara
  • 1989 Grand Exhibition, Galeri Baraz, Eskişehir University Exhibition Hall
  • 1990 “15th Year in Activities”, Galeri Baraz, AKM, İstanbul
  • 1990 “Grand Exhibition II: Contemporary Turkish Art”, Museum of Painting and Sculpture, İstanbul
  • 1991 “Art in General”, New York
  • 1991 Hal Katzen Gallery, New York
  • 1992 International Asian-European Biennial, Ankara
  • 1993 Hal Katzen Gallery, New York
  • 1993 “Points of Reference”, Indiana
  • 1994 “Contemporary Turkish Art”, AKM, Ankara
  • 1995 “Interpreting Landscapes”, Art Initiatives, New York
  • 1996 Sotheby’s, London
  • 1997 “Memory and Mourning”, University Museum, Albany
  • 1998 “Abstract Tendencies in Turkish Painting”, Galeri Baraz, AKM, İstanbul
  • 2000 “Circle of Mystery”, Galeri Nev, Ankara
  • 2000 “Circle of Mystery”, Galeri Nev, İstanbul
  • 2000 Art on Main Street, Yonkers
  • 2000 “Beyond Drawing”, Westchester Arts Council Gallery, White Plains
  • 2000 “Beyond Postcards: 1990-2000”, Gallery 1956, Chicago
  • 2002 Monique Goldstrom Gallery, New York
  • 2008 Contemporary İstanbul Art Fair

 

Eserleri / Works