Simona Soare
Born 01.08.1979, Galati, Romania
currently lives and works in Busan, South Korea
Website: http://simonasoare.blogspot.com
E-mail: simonasoareus@yahoo.com
Education / Training | |
2007-2004 | Universität der Künste (UdK) Berlin, Master of Fine Arts, Art in Context, DE |
2003-2004 | Erasmusexchange Painting, Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee(KHB), DE |
2003-1999 | National University of Fine Arts(UNA), B.F. A.Mural Art, Bucharest, Romania |
2004-2013 | Guest in the Printmaking Workshop KHB, Berlin, DE |
Achievements / Awards | |
2014 | Special Prize in KCPA awarded by The Korean Printmakers Association, Seoul, S.Korea |
2012 | Scholarship from Grafiken Hus(Sweden), Workshop with Outi Heiskanen and J. Laine |
2010 | Scholarship from Goethe-Institut Oslo, Art in Public Space: »Tracks in Bergen« (Norway) |
Solo Exhibitions | |
2015 | “Imaginary Landscape”, Praum Gallery, Busan, S.Korea |
2014 | “Moon Mermaid“ at Banana Long Gallery, Busan, S. Korea |
2011 | “Lebglücklich in einerillusorischen Welt!“ at the Embassy of Romania, Berlin “Wer hat die Sonnegestohlen?/ Performance “The Mermaid“ in Studio Niculescu, Berlin |
2010 | “Artworks/Simona Soare" Museum of Visual Arts, Galati, Romania curated by A.Pamfil |
2008 | “Arbeiten auf Papier‘‘, S.U.S.I. InterkulturellesFrauenzentrum, Berlin |
2007 | “Journal/Who stole the sun?”, Nelimarkka Museum, Finland |
2005 | “Fragmente, Nachklänge, Spiel, Traum, Realität“, Romanian Cultural Institut,(ICR) Berlin |
2004 | Exhibition in Monbijou Foyer, KHB, Berlin |
2003 | “Die Stadt“, Goethe-Institut, Bucharest, Romania |
2001 | “Oil Paintings”, Schiller Haus, Bucharest, Romania |
Group Exhibitions(Selected) | |
2016 | Seacourt Contemporary Printmaking Center, Miniprint Biennial, Northern Irland Seoul Museum of Art, Exhibition of the Korean Contemporary Printmakers(KCPA) Krebsen Gallery, “Dialog: Kwak Tae Im/ Simona Soare”, Copenhagen, Denmark 2-nd Jurisied Miniprint Exhibition in Manhatten Graphic Center, N.Y., USA Duoro Graphic Biennale curated by Nuno Canelas, Portugal EDISON 63, curated by Sabine Heron, Kunst am Spreeknie Festival, Berlin The 1-st TKO International Miniprint Exhibition 2016, Tokio-Kyoto-Osaka |
2015 | New Print Horizons, OffLINE Space at Central Booking, N.Y., USA International Biennale for Miniature Graphics, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt Scenes of Crime curated by Maddy Rosenberg, Central Booking in N.Y. , USA 2nd Global Print 2015 curated by Nuno Canelas, Portugal Rundgang- Tage der offenen Tuer, Kunsthochschule Berlin Weisensee, Berlin 1st International Contemporary Engraving Biennale Iasi, Romania "Iosif Iser" International Contemporary Engraving Bienniale, Edition XI, Ploiesti, Museum of Art, Prahova, Romania. |
2014 | “Time and Again“, curated by Maddy Rosenberg, Central Booking Gallery N.Y. USA “Uncanny Spaces“, curated by Maddy Rosenberg, Bennington College Vermont Busan Art Show 2014 in BEXCO, Banana Long Gallery, S. Korea “Crossing“- curated by Sabine Heron in Spreehöfe, Berlin, DE “Zentral Station” curated by Dr.PeterFunken und Lutz Längert, Berlin, DE “Dialogue Landscape“ in Gallery Huuto, Helsinki, Finland Korean Contemporary Printmaking Competition in Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, S Korea Art Edition Fair 2014, Seoul, S. Korea |
2013 | Ensilumi/Der ersteSchnee,(german-finnish exchange project) GalerieAlteSchule Berlin Transition, at the Spinnerei Leipzig, curated by MajlaZeneli(Maniére Noire)&A. L. Rolland(LIAp), Spinnerei, Leipzig, DE Korea DMZ Art Festival 2013,LEE, curated by Myung Hwan Seoul, S. Korea Collective Diary, curated by Youngjoo Cho and Helga in Hal Project, Seoul, S. Korea |
2012 | Juried Show 2012, Manhattan Graphics Center, N.Y. USA Grafikmarktplatz/ Gallery Maniére Noire at the Leipziger Buchmesse, DE Central Booking in Berlin, curated by Maddy Rosenberg, DE Licht FarbeLinie/ Light Color Line in the Festival KunstamSpreeknie, Berlin, DE |
2011 | Kalenderbox 2012/Slow motion tv, Druckwerk Berlin, DE Ortstermin 2011, Wunderkammer in the Gallery Maniére Noire Berlin, DE Kunst am Spreeknie/Open Studio with guest GowaraMinsa, in Spreehöfe, Berlin, DE |
2010 | Narrative Sequences, Center for Books of Arts, (CBA), N.Y. USA “The ferocious dream of the mermaid‘‘ with Katja von Hellendorf, Galerie OKK, Berlin “Tracks in Bergen“, Art Intervention (woodcut pictograms) in Public Space with Annett Fay, Bergen, Norway |
2009 | Central Booking, directed and curated by Maddy Rosenberg, N.Y., USA Obsession/Terminal/00 – Balkan Contemporary Art, London, GB Bienala Cezar Ivanescu, Editia 1, Museum of Contemporary Visual Arts Galati, Romania |
2008 | DrawIn – International Drawing Exhibition, 00130 Gallery Helsinki, Finland “Drift Into Purple Blue”, Spreehöfe Berlin, DE Anonymous Drawings 9, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, curated by Anke Becker, Berlin, DE “Warten am Wartenberg“, Art Intervention in Public Space, Capsula Project, Berlin, DE |
Upcomming Exhibition 2017: | |
21. April | Solo Exhibition, Gallery Irohani, Osaka, Japan |
16. August | Group exhibition: Global Print, curated by Nuno Canelas, Portugal |