RESUME
Ugur Kunst
1976 born in Ankara, Turkey. Currently living and working in New York
www.ugurkunst.com (631)-828-0088 kuanu76@hotmail.com
Education:
2003-2006 MFA Long Island University “The School Of Visual And Performing Arts” C.W. Post Brookville, NY
1996-2000 BA in studio sculpture, Anadolu University Eskisehir / TURKEY
1994-1996 Drawing, Anatomy and Painting lesson with Muharrem Pire Ankara Turkey
Solo Exhibitions:
2008 My Moon Restaurant Bar Art Space “Movement of Rust 2” Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
2007 Adelphi University fine art exhibition hall “Movement of Rust” Garden City NY
2006 The Second Avenue Fire House Gallery “New Works” Curator Steven Ceraso Bay shore, NY
SAL Gallery “Change” Brookville, NY
2004 Sculpture Gallery Brookville, NY
2003 SAL Gallery “Keys” Brookville, NY
Group Exhibitions
2010 M.K.K.M. “8 Korean and Turkish Exchange Exhibition” Istanbul , Turkey
Wabi Sabi Alfred Van Loen Gallery NY
2009 Kuf-Mold exhibition Rotterdam Holland
Patchogue Arts Biennial Patchogue NY
Unison 11th Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, New Paltz NY
Saks Fifth Avenue, windows on 5th, New York, New York
Brookhaven Arts Council 29th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Port Jefferson, NY
2008 Metro Pictures The 11th annual postcards “visual Aids” Chelsea NY
Sideshow Gallery Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
In-Site Governors Island “Sculptors Guild exhibit” Governors Island NY
Adelphi University Outdoor Sculpture Biennial, Garden City NY
Unison 10th Invitational Sculpture Exhibition, New Paltz NY
The Second Avenue Fire House Gallery “NY artist” Bay Shore, NY
Footprint Gallery “Recycled Art” Huntington NY
Brookhaven Arts Council 28th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Port Jefferson, NY
Broadway Gallery “inside ed” Curator Tchera Niyego Broadway, NY
Supermarket Art Fair 2008 ‘SculptorsGuild.org” Stockholm, Sweden
Harborfields Public Library LIPPS “read my lips” Greenlawn, NY
2007 World Culture Open Center at Manhattan, New York, NY
The Japanese Stroll Garden “The Dynamic Dance” two person exhibit Locust Valley, NY
Korean Village Open Center “Inter culturalism” Flushing, NY
Brookhaven Art Council 27th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition Port Jefferson, NY
41st International Cologne Art Fair Sculptors Guild Show Cologne, Germany
Unison 9th Invitational Sculpture Exhibition New Paltz, NY
2006 Rockefeller Arts Center New York NY
Petite Gallery Juried Sculpture Show Juror: Robert Berks Huntington, NY
The Bryant Library Two person show Roslyn, NY
Brookhaven Art Council 26th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition Port Jefferson, NY
Hillwood Art Museum –MFA Exhibition Brookville N.Y
Port Jefferson Village Center ‘Of Nature and the Hand’ Port Jefferson NY
Alpan Gallery Huntington, NY
Space World Gallery ‘Long Island Connection’ Long Island City, NY
2005 SAL Gallery Brookville, NY
OPPW Brookville, NY
The Second Avenue Fire House Gallery and Performance Space Bay shore, NY
Brookhaven Art Council 25th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition Port Jefferson, NY
Islip Art Museum Boats Juror: Judy Collischan East Islip, NY
Hillwood Recital Hall Invited lecturer at “Celebration of the Arts” Brookville, NY
Alpan Gallery Huntington, NY
SAL Gallery Art League Show Brookville, NY
The Second Avenue Fire House Gallery and Performance Space outdoor Sculpture exhibit
2004 Brookhaven Arts Council 24th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Port Jefferson, NY
C.W. Post Campus Sculpture Gallery Brookville, NY
Hutchins Gallery Brookville, NY
2003 SAL Gallery Brookville, NY
Hutchins Gallery Brookville, NY
2000 Marmara University Third International Student Triennial Istanbul, Turkey
1998 Pallet Galley Eskisehir, Turkey
1996 Anatolia University Gallery Participated joint exhibitions
2000 Eskisehir Turkey
Awards and Grants
2007 The Japanese Stroll Garden “The Dynamic Dance two person exhibit” Locust Valley, NY
Town of Huntington Seasonal Public Art Installation
“Emergence” Billy Joel Park, Huntington, NY
2006 Town of Huntington Seasonal Public Art Installation
“The Nest” West Neck Beach, Huntington, NY
2006 O’Malley’s Grants L.I.U. NY
Lectures and Presentations
Asian American Arts Center “Art Slam 2”Bowery New York, NY
The Japanese Stroll Garden “The Dynamic Dance two person exhibition Locust Valley, NY
Hillwood Recital Hall Invited lecturer at “Celebration of the Arts” Brookville, NY
Sculptors Guild members presentations New York, NY
Members
Sculptors Guild New York, NY
Long Island Prof, Sculptors and supporters. Long Island, NY
Collection
Sculptors Guild New York, NY
Anadolu University “entrance” Eskisehir Turkey
Anka Inc. Port Jeff .NY
Ata Reality Centarach NY
Publication
NY Arts Magazines “Beyond the Shore” Max Blagg
The New York Times Long Island (arts and entertainment) October 12 2008
Page 12 “Outdoor Sculpture, with an Air of Familiarity” Benjamin Genocchio
NY Arts Magazines “May-June, 2008”Inside ED Molly Bildgemutt
Taraf Newspaper 20 Feb 2008 page 15 Nena Calidis
The New York Times May.21 2006 ‘art studies without the homework’
Suffolk Life Huntington Newspaper 2 Aug 2006 page 1 The Nest Douglas G. Swezey
Town of Huntington Newspaper July 21 2006 Jason Belkin
The Segye Times 22 April 2006 page 1” Nails of Grass Space World
The Stepping Stone newsletter 2007 John P Humes Japanese Stroll Garden
The Port Times Record May 25 2006 Page 11
The Bryant Library newspaper August 2006 page 6