EDUCATION

M.F.A. Painting, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York (1984)
M.A. Painting, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York (1983)
B.A. Business Administration, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey (1977)
Graduate Assistantship, SUNY, Albany, Freshman Academic Advisement, 1983 - 1984.
Graduate Assistantship, SUNY, Albany, Managerial Assistant, Office of Continuing Education, 1982-1983.

TEACHING

Diane Heath Beever '49 Professor of Art, Lasell College, 2010-
Professor of Art, Concordia College, Department of Visual Arts, 2003-2010
Associate Professor of Art, Concordia College, Department of Visual Arts, 1998- 2003
Assistant Professor of Art, Concordia College, Department of Visual Arts, 1993- 1998

Courses:
Advanced Projects in Art
Drawing and Painting-II
Drawing and Painting-I
Art in Gallery and Museum
Modern Art
World Art
Introduction to Architecture
Living with the Arts
Integrated Studies
Experiential Learning-Museum Immersion

Seminars:
Art and Ideology: Honors Seminar
Art and Ideology: ADP Seminar
Living With Art: Honors Seminar
Freshman Seminar

Study Tours:
Turkey: Art, Architecture, and Culture, Spring 2000
Other Responsibilities:
Gallery Director/Curator
Art Department Coordinator
Art Program Development
Slide and Digital Image Library and Instructional Media Development

Committees:
Coordinator, ILC (Integrated Learning Courses) Instructors Committee
Assessment Committee
Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Major Committee
Library Expansion Committee
Rank and Promotion Committee
Middle States Self Study Committee
Experiential Learning Committee

Assistant Professor, Adjunct, Iona College, Department of Art and Music, 1985 - 1993.

Courses:
Advanced Painting
Drawing and Painting II
Drawing and Painting I
Art Appreciation
Modern Art
Contemporary Art
Introduction to Architecture
Freshman Seminar

Other Responsibilities:
Art Acquisition Committee
Art Exhibition Committee

Assistant Professor, Adjunct, Purchase College, SUNY, Division of Continuing Education, 1993 - 1994.

Courses: Painting I & II

Assistant Professor, Adjunct, Mercy College, Department of Art and Music, 1988.
Courses: Art Survey

Assistant Professor, Adjunct, White Plains Continuing Education, 1989 - 1990.
Courses: Art Criticism

ART GALLERY DIRECTING/CURATING

Gallery Director/Curator, Osilas Gallery, Concordia College, 1994 - 2008.

VISITING ARTIST/GUEST CURATOR
Kreft Gallery, Concordia University, Ann Arbor, June 2005 - June 2006

SELECTED INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2010 Kouros Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Gallery Nev, Ankara
2007 Gallery 1756, Chicago
2007 Galeri Nev, Istanbul
2006 The Landmark Corporate Gallery, Tarrytown, NY
2005 Rosefsky Studio Gallery, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY
2005 Kreft Gallery at Concordia University, Ann Arbor, MI
2005 Galeri Nev, Ankara
2005 William Whipple Gallery, Southwest State University, Marshall, MN
2003 University Art Museum, SUNY-Albany, Albany, NY
2003 Monique Goldstrom Gallery, New York, NY
1999 Concordia Gallery, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
1998 AKM Gallery, Istanbul
1997 Galeri Nev, Istanbul
1997 Galeri Nev, Ankara
1996 Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
1995 Gallery 1756, Chicago
1994 Galeri Nev, Istanbul
1994 Galeri Nev, Ankara
1993 Wildcliff Center for the Arts, New Rochelle, NY
1992 Hal Katzen Gallery, New York, NY
1992 Galeri Nev, Istanbul
1991 Galeri Nev, Ankara
1990 Galeri Nev, Istanbul
1988 Rathbone Gallery, Junior College of Albany, NY
1987 Connecticut College, New London, CT
1986 White Columns, New York, NY
1985 Iona College, New Rochelle, NY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Accrochage, Kouros Gallery, New York, NY
2010 Infinity: A Selection from the Ebru Ozdemir Collection, Cer Modern Museum; April 2010. Ankara
2008 Galeri Nev, Nev-Bir, Ankara
2005 Marist College, Regional Imprints, Poughkeepsie, NY
2005 Miranda Fine Arts, Port Chester, NY
2004 Noel Fine Arts, Aspects of Collage, Bronxville, NY
2003 The Century Association, Artists Select Artists, New York, NY
2003 The Arts Exchange, The Drawing Show, White Plains, NY.
2003 Henaine-Miranda Contemporary Art Projects, The Poetics of Drawing, Port Chester, NY
2003 William Whipple Gallery, SW Minnesota State University, International Elements of Geometry
2002 Monique Goldstrom Gallery, Elements of Geometry, New York, NY
2000 Gallery 1756, Beyond Postcards 1990-2000, Chicago
2000 Galeri Nev, 1950-2000: Istanbul
2000 Galeri Nev, 1950-2000: Ankara
2000 The Arts Exchange, Beyond Drawing, White Plains, NY.
2000 Art on Main Street, Beyond Drawing, Yonkers, NY
1999 Galerie Trigone, Liege
1999 Salon International de l'art, Libr'art 99, Libramont
1997 University Art Museum, SUNY-Albany, Memory and Mourning: Shared Cultural Experience, NY
1997 Pierogi 2000, Continuing, Flat File Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY
1996 Sotheby's, Sotheby's: the Turkish Sale, London
1996 The Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Dealers' Choice, Indiana
1995 Art Initiatives, Interpreting Landscape, New York, NY1994
1995 Ataturk Kultur Merkezi, Contemporary Turkish Art, Central Bank Collection, Ankara
1993 Hal Katzen Gallery, New York, NY
1993 Indiana University, Points of Reference-Contemporary Abstraction, Indiana
1992 "Asian-European Art Biennial", Ankara
1992 University Art Museum, SUNY-Albany, Gardens: Real and Imagined, Albany, NY
1991 Hal Katzen Gallery, New York, NY
1991 Art in General, New York, NY
1990 Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Contemporary Turkish Art: The Grand Exhibition II, Istanbul
1990 Sotheby's, Sotheby's: Contemporary Turkish Paintings, Istanbul
1990 Ataturk Kultur Merkezi, Galeri Baraz: Activities of 15 Years, Istanbul
1989 North Carolina State University, New Art/New Material, North Carolina
1988 Bronx Museum of Art, Focus On Westchester, Bronx, NY
1988 M-13 Gallery, New York, NY
1988 Iona College, Cultural Origins International Exhibition, New Rochelle, NY
1988 Tobia-Kraa Gallery, Montclair, NJ
1987 Schacht Fine Arts Center, Russell Sage College, Home, Troy, NY
1987 Alternative Museum, Curator's Choice (Lowery Sims, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
1987 M-13 Gallery, New York, NY
1987 Tobia-Kraa Gallery, Montclair, NJ
1986 Tobia-Kraa Gallery, Montclair, NJ
1986 Albany Institute of History and Art, Painted Surfaces, Albany, NY
1986 White Columns, New York, NY
1985 "Hudson Valley'85", Poughkeepsie, NY
1985 State University of New York, Seven Alumni, Albany, NY
1984 Woodstock School of Art, National Painting Exhibition, Woodstock, NY
1984 "Emma Willard Drawing Invitational", Troy, NY
1984 "EBA Portrait Show", Albany, NY

AWARDS / GRANTS
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, 1992
Painting Prize: 4th Asian-European Biennial, Ankara, 1992
Painting Award: Woodstock School of Art National Painting Exhibition, 1984

WORKS IN PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Pfeizer Learning Center, Rye Town, NY
Turkish Studies Institute, Georgetown University, WDC
Doral Arrowwood, Rye Town, NY
Conrad Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey
Metromedia (Abovenet), White Plains, NY
University Museum SUNY-Albany, Albany, NY
Southwest Minnesota State University Museum, Marshall, MI
Iona College, New Rochelle, NY
Abdi Ibrahim, Istanbul, Turkey
Swiss Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey
Grand Efes, Izmir, Turkey
Robert College of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Merkez Bankasi (Federal Reserve of Turkey), Ankara
Bayindir Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

COLLABORATIONS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
Gardens and Pools-I, original music inspired by and based upon Serdar Arat's painting Gardens and Pools-I, 1993. The music composed by John Patitucci, for viola and piano, premiered by violist Lawrence Dutton of the Emerson String Quartet, on May 6, 2005.
Theatrical set design for the production of A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf), Tiyatro Kare, Istanbul, (1993-94)
Images for theatrical set design for the production of Danton's Death (G. Büchner), State Theater of Turkey, Istanbul, (1990-91)

SELECTED SLIDE LECTURES
“Art, Life, & NYCity”
Bilgi University, Istanbul, March 3, 2007.
Cu Arts, Concordia University, Ann Arbor, MI, March 23, 2006.
Bronxville Public Library, Bronxville, NY, April 8, 2004.
Bilkent University, Ankara, March 21, 1997.
"Identity and Creativity"
Sabanci University, Istanbul, March 2, 2007.
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY, September 23, 1999.
Bilkent University, Ankara, April 21, 2005.
Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, September 21, 2005.
“1937: Art and Ideology",
Purchase College, SUNY, Department of Political Science, Purchase, NY, annually since November 17, 1995.
Concordia University, Ann Arbor, MI, September 29, 2005.
"A Survey of Islamic Art and Architecture", Purchase College, SUNY, Political Science Board of Study, Purchase, NY, biannually since February 22, 1999.
"Banners in the Sky; Contemporary Trends in Architecture", Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY, September 9, 1997.
"Images of Women in Western Art", Concordia Gallery, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY, April 22, and April 30, 1997.
"1937- Art and Politics", Concordia Gallery, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY, April 16, 1996 and April 24, 1996.
"From 1984 to Date: Serdar Arat", Graham Foundation, Chicago, IL, October 14, 1995.
"Art Censored", Concordia Gallery, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY, November 7, 1994.
"Ways of Seeing”, by John Berger, Book review and slide lecture, Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY, October 26, 1994.
“The Language of Art: is it Universal?”, Honors Colloquium, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, February 18, 1989.
“Three modernists: Degas, O'Keefe, Warhol”, Mentorship Seminar, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, December 6, 1988.
“Modern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art”, Mentorship Seminar, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY, December 1, 1987.

SELECTED INTERDISCIPLINARY LECTURES
“Voices of War”, interdisciplinary lecture with Dr. Mandana Nakhai, and Dr. Gerald Coleman,
Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY, April 14, 2005;
Krieger Lecture Hall, Concordia University, Ann Arbor, April 28, 2005.
“Two Wings of the Soul: the Romantic Aura of Berlioz's Music”, interdisciplinary lecture with Dr. Mandana Nakhai, and Dr. Gerald Coleman, Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY, November 13, 2003.
"Footprints in the Snow: Literature, Art, and Music of the Impressionists", interdisciplinary lecture with Dr. Mandana Nakhai, and Dr. Jon Klibonoff, Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY, April 13, 2000.
"Images of Nature in the Art, Literature, and Music of the Romantic Era", interdisciplinary lecture with Dr. Mandana Nakhai, and Dr. John Cheek, Sommer Center, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY, April 21, 1998.

PANELS
"Artists' Submissions Review Panel", Art in General, New York City, March 1993.
"American Immigrant Experience in Art", Westchester Consortium for International Studies Panel, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY, April 14, 1992.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDIVIDUAL BOOKS
To Cast Shadows: Serdar Arat 1983-98, Galeri Nev Publications, Istanbul, essay by Bill Arning, 1998.

BOOKS INCLUDED IN
Infinity: A Selection from the Ebru Ozdemir Collection, Cer Modern Museum Publications; April 2010
Art in a Modern Space: Grand Efes, MV Holding Publications; February 2010.
Sanat Koleksiyonu, Central Bank of Turkey Publications, Ankara, edited by Halil Akdeniz, 2005
Resme Bakan Yazilar, Galeri Nev Publications, Istanbul, editor: Ali Artun, 2004.
Muzekitap: 1950-2000, Turkiyede Cagdas Sanat: (MUSEUMBOOK: 1950-2000, TURKISH CONTEMPORARY ART) Galeri Nev Publications, Istanbul, Compiled by Ali Artun and Haldun Dostoglu, 1999.

INDIVIDUAL CATALOGUES
Serdar Arat: Galeri Nev-Istanbul, Gallery 1756-Chicago: (March 2007)
Serdar Arat: University Art Museum, SUNY-Albany, Monique Goldstrom Gallery: (December 2003)
Serdar Arat: Asian-European Art Biennial, Ministry of Culture, Turkey, essay by Semih Firincioglu, 1992.
Serdar Arat: To More Years of Silence, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, essay by Vasif Kortun, 1990.

GROUP CATALOGUES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Galeri Nev Istanbul, Galeri Nev Publications; April 2010.
Galeri Nev Istanbul, Galeri Nev Publications; May 2009.
Translation Review, University of Texas, July 2005
Beyond Confines, University art Museum, SUNY-Albany, January 2003.
Memory and Mourning: Shared Cultural Experience, University Art Museum, SUNY-Albany, essay by Carla Sofka and Harold Lohner, September, 1997.
Sotheby's - the Turkish Sale, Sotheby's, London, October 1996.
Dealers' Choice, Northern Indiana Arts Association, April 1996.
1950 - 2000: Collection of Modern Art, Central Bank of Turkey, Ankara, January 1994.
Points of Reference- Contemporary Abstraction, Indiana University, essay by Betsy Stirratt, January 1993.
Gardens: Real and Imagined, essay by Robert Phelan, 1992.
Sotheby's: Contemporary Turkish Art, Sotheby's, London, October 1990.
Galeri Nev, (December 1990)
Contemporary Turkish Art: Grand Exhibition II, Santral Holding, November 1990.
New Art / New Material, North Carolina State University, September 1989.
From the Files: Curator's Choice, Alternative Museum, Curator: Lowery Sims, Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 1987.
Update: 85-86, White Columns, essay by Bill Arning, June 1986.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

THE NEW YORK TIMES
William Zimmer, The New York Times, New York, October 5, 2003
Dominick Lombardi, The New York Times, New York, June 15, 2003
William Zimmer, The New York Times, New York, June 3, 2001
William Zimmer, The New York Times, New York, February 18, 2001
Dominick Lombardi, The New York Times, New York, September 26, 1999.
William Zimmer, The New York Times, New York, April 10, 1988.

CUMHURIYET
Esra Alicavusoglu, Cumhuriyet, Istanbul, February 7, 1998.
Beral Madra, Cumhuriyet, Istanbul, February 18, 1990.
Anna Turay, Cumhuriyet, Istanbul, September 18, 1988.
Interview, Cumhuriyet, Istanbul, June 25, 1980.

OTHER
Asli Onat, Milliyet, Istanbul, March 11, 2007
Independent, Southwest Minnesota Daily Newspaper, May 2005.
Demet Elkatip, Milliyet, Istanbul, February 12, 1998.
Duygu Durgun, Radikal, Istanbul, February 4, 1998.
Yeni Yuzyil, Istanbul, November 9, 1995.
Chicago Reader, September 15, 1995.
The Turkish Times, Chicago, September 15, 1995.
Yeni Yuzyil, Istanbul, November 9, 1995.
Clarence Davis, Daily News, New York, February 28, 1988.
Kathie Beals, Gannett Westchester Newspapers, April 3, 1988.
Eileen Watkins, Star-Ledger, Montclair, New Jersey, November 9, 1986.
Ken Johnson, Albany Times-Union, Albany, New York, May 31, 1985.
Ken Johnson, Albany Times-Union, Albany, New York, May 1984.

JOURNAL-MAGAZINE ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
Jim Ormond, Arts News, Westchester, June 2003.
Ahmet Koksal, Milliyet Sanat, Istanbul, April 1994.
Beral Madra, Gösteri, Istanbul, February 1991.
Kaya Özsezgin, Milliyet Sanat, Istanbul, February 1991.
H. B. Kahraman, Bakis, February 1991.
The Bronx Museum of the Arts Winter '88 Bulletin, New York, 1988 (reproduction on p.5)
Vasif Kortun, Gergedan Art Journal, Istanbul, June 1988.
Timothy Cahill, Metroland, Albany, New York, December 1-8, 1988.

RADIO INTERVIEWS
WVOX, New York, interview with Nora Murphy, April 13, 2006.
WVOX, New York, interview with Larry Goldstein, February 8, 2005.
WVOX, New York, interview with Larry Goldstein, April 11, 2003.
Acik Radyo, Istanbul, interview with Haldun Dostoglu, April 5, 1997.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
CAA: College Art Association, New York, NY. Member since January 1997.