Karen Sargsyan
Born 1973, Yerevan, AM
Based in Amsterdam
Education
2006-2007 Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten/Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Amsterdam, NL
Residencies
2017 Auckland Print studio, NZ
2014 DordtYart 2014, Dordrecht, NL
2012 SECCA (Southeastern Center for Contemprorary Art ), Winston-Salem, NC,USA
2011 AMBACH&RICE , LA , USA
2008 Villa Romana, Florence, IT
2008 Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill (NY), USA
2006, 2007 Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten
Fellowships/stipends
2016 Awarding Stipendium Program for Established Artists, Mondrian Foundation
2015 Dommering Foundation
2014 DordtYart
2013 Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst
2012 Mondrian Foundation
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 FBKVB
2006-2007 Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs/DCO/IC, NL
Artist talk, lectures and masterclasses
Art Brussels – artist talk
ArtEZ Art & Design Enschede, – lectures
Groninger Museum – artist talk, masterclasses, workshop
Jan Cunen Museum – workshop,masterclasses
Bhutan International Art Festival – artist talk ,workshop,masterclasses
Alanica Art Symposium- artist talk, masterclasses, workshop
DordtYart,-artist talk
Awards
2007 ‘Thieme Art Award’
Upcoming Exhibitions 2016-2017
2016 ARTeffect Festival, Amsterdam, NL
2016 Museum Diepenheim, NL
2017 Auckland Print studio, Auckland, NZ
Group Exhibitions
2015 Moskow biennale, RU
2015 Manifesta, Amsterdam, NL
2015 Abn Amro group exhibition, Amsterdam, NL
2015 Cultura Nova Theater Festival, theater Heerlen, NL
2015 Museum Schunck, Super Nova, Heerlen, NL
2015 Jan Cunen Museum , Oss, NL
2015 Bhutan International Art Festival, Bhuthan, BT
2014 DordtYart 2014, Dordrecht, NL
2014 Alanica Art Symposium , NCCA’s Vladikavkaz, RU
2013 Coup de Ville , Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, BE
2013 Galería José Robles, Madrid, SP
2013 Stedelijk Museum Kampen, Kampen, NL
2012 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art , Museum (SECCA), NC, USA
2012 “Migrasophia” Maraya Contemporary Art Centre, Sharjah, UAE
2012 Gallery LUMC ‘’Dimensies van papier’’, Leiden, NL
2012 Museum Hilversum “ Figuurlijk” , Hilversum, NL
2012 Distinctively Dutch Festival, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2011 “Material World” Groninger Museum, Groningen, NL http://www.groningermuseum.nl/en/press/2011/press-release-material-world-art-design-and-fashion
2010 Holland Paper Biennale , Coda Museum, Apeldoorn, NL
2010 Ministry of Education,Culture and Science, Den Haag, NL
2010 CBK Zuidoost “ Edgar Cairo” Amsterdam, NL
2009 Wooff wooff or who killed richard wagner – performance by barre land), Groninger Museum, Groningen, NL, Centraal Museum Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
2009 CODA Museum , Apeldoorn, NL
2009 ‘StressedSpaces’, KW14, s-Hertogenbosch, NL
2009 ‘Made in Arnhem’, Museum of Modern Art , Arnhem, NL
2009 The Dutch Parliament, Den Haag, NL
2009 Gallery Ambach & Rice , Seattle, ( WA), USA
2009 Wonderland, Museum KadE , Amersfoort, NL
2009 Gallery Juliette Jongma, Amstrdam, NL
2009 Double Dutch, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill , NY, USA
(Selected) solo exhibitions 2007-2014
2014 Gallerie Plaatsmaken, Arnhem, NL
2014 “The small stories” Ambach&Rice, LA, USA http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-review-karen-sargsyan-20140210-story.html
2011 “Prisoners of conscience” Gallery Ambach&Rice, LA,USA http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/12/art-review-karen-sargsyan-ambach-rice.html
2009 ‘ Abroad Understanding ‘ Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill (NY), USA http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/nyregion/westchester/03artwe.html?_r=0
2009 Galerie Ambach&Rice , Seattle,WA,USA
2009 Galerie Juliètte Jongma, Amsterdam, NL
2008 “The Theory of Art’, Fris Museum, Buro Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, NL
2008 Villa Romana, Florance, ITA
2008 Pierroting, Galerie Juliètte Jongma, Amsterdam, NL
2008 The Touching, Art Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL
2008 ‘Hamlet’, Suzie Q Projects, Bob van Orsow Gallery, Zurich, SW
2008 ‘Rehearsal’, Galerie Juliètte Jongma, Amsterdam, NL
(Selected) group exhibitions 2007
‘Prospect Park II’, Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, NL
Harris Lieberman, ‘Zes’, New York (NY), USA,
Marc Foxx Gallery, ‘Zes’ Los Angeles (CA), USA,
Museum de Fundatie ,Kasteel het Nijenhuis, Heino, ‘Schelter:
Tenten, hutten en andere schuilplaatsen’, NL
European Kunsthalle, Köln, DE, ‘KölnShow 2’ Galerie Cristian Nagel, DE
Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, NL
Open Studios, Rijksakademie, Amsterdam, NL
(Selected) group and solo exhibitions 1999-2006
2006 Open Studio’s, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam ,NL
2006 ‘Rijksakademie at Parts’ Parts, Xiamen City, CN
2004 Kunsthuis 13, Velp, NL
2000 Galerie Mackenbach, Arnhem, NL
1999 Sonsbeek Museum, Arnhem, NL
(Selected) artfairs 2007-2016
Art Rotterdam, (with Galerie Juliètte Jongma, Amsterdam, NL)
Art Amsterdam, (with Galerie Juliètte Jongma, Amsterdam, NL)
Nada, (with Galerie Juliètte Jongma, Amsterdam, NL) USA
Nada, ( with Galerie Ambach & Rice , Seattle,WA,) USA
Fiac, (with Galerie Juliètte Jongma, Amsterdam, NL) FR
Frieze, (with Galerie Juliètte Jongma, Amsterdam, NL) GB
Arco, (with Galerie Bob van Orsow, Zurich, ZW) SP
Art Basel, (with Galerie Bob van Orsow, Zurich, ZW) USA
Art Brussels ,(with Galerie Juliètte Jongma, Amsterdam) BE
Art LA, ( with Galerie Ambach & Rice , LA,CA) USA
Art Rotterdam spetial project DordtYart
(Selected) articles and reviews
2007 – 2015
Esther Darley, overview Art Amsterdam, Kunstbeeld #
Sandra Spijkerman, review on Art Amsterdam, Trouw, 7
Paola van de Velde, review on the artist, De Telegraaf, 2
Judith van Meeuwen, Kunstbeeld 1/2008
NRC Handelsblad, ‘Maandenlang streepjes zetten. Kunstenaars op achtste Art
Rotterdam kiezen voor ingetogenheid’, Machteld Leij
NRC Handelsblad, ‘Grimmige en raadselachtige
miniatuurkleisels’, Marina de Vries, (7 March)
Het Financieele Dagblad, ‘Strijdtoneel in zachte pasteltinten’,
Manon Berendse, (16 June )
Monopol, ausstellungen Koln2show
Mister Motley nr. 14 2007, Hanne Hagenaars p. 54-55
De Volkskrant, Marina de VriesMetropolis M, Ingrid Commandeur http://metropolism.com/magazine/2007-no6/de-utopie-van-een-knipselkoning/
The New York Times “ Sculpture Born of Scissors and Paper”
Benjamin Gnocchio ( 03 may)
Los Angeles Times art review : Karen Sargsyan at Ambach & Rice De Telegraaf ( DordtYart )Het Financieele Dagblad ( DordtYart )
Publications, Media
2008 The Touching, monograph Karen Sargsyan, Thieme Publishers, Amsterdam Adriaan van der Staay, Imagining emotion, art as a binding
element in contemporary society, Rijksakademie van beeldend kunsten, NL
2009 Stressed Spaces KW 14
Unlocked # 2.5 Rabo Art Collection
Wonderland KAdE
M.I.A invites
2010 Beautiful/Decay Magazin
Artasiapacific Magazine
AVRO Kunstuur
Material World , Groninger Museum
Horizon TV live interview, LA
Artist talk at Art Brussel
2012 “ Migrasophia” Maraya
2013 Paperless , SECCA
Coupe de Ville “ attracted by another level ”
2014 Alanica Art catalog
2015 DirdtYart catalog
2016 Abn Amro Art catalog
Collections
Maraya Art Collection
Bonnefanten Museum Art Collection
KRC Collection
AMC Collection
Rabo Art Collection
HVCCA Art Collection
Nederlandse Bank Art Collection
Achmea Art Collection
Prive Art Collections
National Russian Art Collection
Abn Amro Art Collection