ARZU ARDA KOSAR
1653 18th Street. Studio#2
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Education:
1999 University of Southern California, Master of Fine Arts
1993 University of Pittsburgh, Bachelor of Arts (cum laude)
double majors: Studio Arts & Art History
double minors: Women's Study and Philosophy
Grants/ Awards:
2010 Istanbul 2010 European Cultural Capital Projects
1999 SC/W: Southern California In the World/ World in
Southern California Exposition Grant. USC, Los Angeles, CA.
1999 Special Achievement Award. USC School of Fine Arts. Los Angeles, CA.
1997-99 Full Scholarship for MFA program. USC School of Fine Arts. LA, CA
1996 Award of Excellence. 1996 5th Annual Art Competition.
Manhattan Arts Int. Magazine.
Exhibition Record:
(* Solo Shows)
2010 Coming of Age. Antrepo. Istanbul. Turkey
2010 Group Show. AlanIstanbul Tunel Gallery. Istanbul. Turkey
2010 Art Night. 18th Street Arts Center. Santa Monica,
2010 * Erase, Manipulate, Paste, Recreate Istanbul. Kadirga Art Center. Istanbul, Turkey.
2009 Art Night. 18th Street Arts Center. Santa Monica, CA
2009 Aniden. Play Studio Gallery. Istanbul, Turkey
2009 Street art. Istanbul, Turkey
2009 Online contribution to Weather Photos organized by Miriam Songster and Hege Dond Sumset for Transcultural Exchange. http://blog.weatherphotos.org
2009 Women on Immigration, organized by Women’s Caucus on Art. Korean Clultural Center. Los Angeles, CA
2009 Fresh Works on Paper. International Association of Plastic Arts Gallery. Istanbul, Turkey
2008 Open Show. Gallery 825/ LAAA. Los Angeles, CA
2008 Participation in Box of Dreams by Gulay Alpay at Art Basel Miami Beach Week. Miami, FL
2008 Postcards from the Arts’ Edge. I-5 Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
2005 Registering the Distance. Borusan Sanat Gallerisi. Istanbul, Turkey
2004 Prism. 18th Street Art Complex. Santa Monica, CA
2004 Drawing Conclusions. Islip Art Museum. Islip, NY
2004 On Site at the Gate. Angels Gate Cultural Center. San Pedro, CA
2004 LA LA Land. One Colorado. Pasadena, CA.
2004 Poetics of Proximity. Guggenheim Gallery. Orange, CA.(catalog)
2003 Open Show. Gallery 825. Los Angeles, CA.
2003 Performans Gunleri. Bilgi Universitesi. Istanbul, Turkey.
2002 Odorific. Crazy Space. Santa Monica, CA.
2001 Shards. Armory Center for the Arts. Pasadena, CA
2001 Structures of Knowledge. Raid Projects. Los Angeles, CA
2001 Stone Soup. Three Day Weekend. Los Angeles, CA
2000 Light Revisited. Redland University Gallery. Redland, CA.
2000 Immigrtant Eyes. Angels Gate Cultural Center. San Pedro, CA
2000 Wall Space. Miller Durazo Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
2000 * Alternatifler. Sumergen Obelisk Hotel. Istanbul, Turkey
2000 Mapdancing. Gumbo Garden. Hollywod, CA (catalog)
2000 Privatized. Bedford Street. Williamsburg-Brooklyn, NY (catalog)
2000 Drawing on the Portrait. Palos Verdes Art Center. Palos Verdes, CA.
1999 Trajectories. Shoshana Wayne Gallery. Santa Monica, CA (catalog)
1999 The $99 Show. Miller Durazo Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
1999 Interactive Frictions. USC Davidson Conference Center. LA, CA.
1999 Naturalize. USC Helen Lindhurst Gallery. Los Angeles, CA.
1998 Refutable Theories. USC Helen Lindhurst Gallery.
1998 The Rock and Roll Show. Fukomoto Gallery. Irvine, CA.
1998 * Never Mind San Fernando Valley, LA County Has To Be Broken
Down To Many More Pieces. USC Helen Lindhurst Gallery. Los
Angeles, CA
1997 * Recent Work. Hungry Minds Gallery. Manhattan Beach, CA.
1997 * Trials, Errors and More Errors. UCI Center for Women and Gender
Education. Irvine, CA.
Bibliography:
2009 Parantez. TRT2. Istanbul, Turkey
2004/4/22 “A Site for the Eyes” by Scarlet Cheng. Los Angeles Times. Weekend Calendar Section. Pages E17-18.
2001 The Practical Handbook for the Artist by Margaret Lazzari. Harcourt Brace College Publishers.
2000/8/6 “Earthquake Memories in Two Rooms” by Dr. Ayla Odekan. Cumhuriyet Pazar Dergi. pages 18-19.
2000/7/23 “Kosar & Mendi’s Alternative” by Ustun Akmen. Nokta. pages 58-59.
2000/6/23 Interview at Acik Radyo. Istanbul, Turkey.
1999/9/4 "Trajectories" by Samantha Lee. USC Daily Trojan. pages 1-4.
1997/ 7 "Interview with Arzu Arda Kosar" by Raindog. Lummox Journal.
Cover, pages 4-5.
1997/3/27 "Art Imitating A Violent Reality" by Kim Kabar. Los Angeles Times South Bay Weekly. Page 2.
1997/2/23 "Our People, Our Town" program on KWHY-TV22.
1997/2/14 "Lock of Rape: Revisiting the Renaissance" by Rebecca
Schoenkopf. Orange County Weekly. page 22.
Publications:
2006 spring “To Privatize or Not to Privatize”. Doxa, Norgunk Publications. Istanbul, Turkey. Pages 98-105.
Teaching Experience:
2009-current Instructor Palos Verdes Arts Center. Palos Verdes, CA
2007-current Teaching Parent. Cornerstone Elementary School. Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
2007-8 Instructor. Long Beach Arts Council. Long Beach, CA
2007 Instructor. Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles, CA
2006-8 Instructor. Rio Hondo College, Whittier, CA
2000-2005 Instructor. USC School of Fine Arts. Los Angeles, CA
(intro to drawing part a, intro to drawing part b, advanced drawing, figure drawing a, b, intro to painting, intermediate painting, advanced painting)
2001-2003 Instructor. Cypress College., CA
(art appreciation, figure drawing)
2001 Instructor. UCI Extension. Irvine, CA
(intro to drawing)
1999-2001 Faculty Member. Armory Center for the Arts. Pasadena, CA.
(various studio arts and art appreciation classes for students K-adult)
2000 Faculty Member. Angels Gate Cultural Center. San Pedro, CA.
(“artists in classrooms program” in local elementary schools)
1997-99 Teaching Assistant. USC School of Fine Arts. Los Angeles, CA
Additional Professional Experience:
2005 Committee Member: Planning special events to celebrate the 125th anniversary of USC.
2000 Panel Participant. Women’s Caucus on Art Panel. Los Angeles, CA.
2000 Training Coordinator. Armory Center for the Arts. Pasadena, CA
1999-2000 Founder/ Organizer. International Survey of Alternative Artscene: A series of art exhibitions, workshops and lectures in North America, Asia and Europe. Supported by the SC/W grant. www.coin-operated.com/isaa
1999 Steering Committee Member/ Judge. Art in Motion Film Festival. LA, CA
1999 Associate Curator. USC Digital Design and Communication Summit.
Los Angeles, CA
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