Sara Berti
Sara Berti uses different materials, mainly bronze for sculptures, paper and canvas for graphic works and paintings. In 2005, still a student, she gained a commission to create a 5m sculpture for a public square, made of bronze and travertin stone, in Ferrara, Italy. After finishing the Academy in Bologna she started a series of investigations and was invited to international exhibitions on the topic of the body. Based on the famous Italian tradition of figurative sculpture, her work concentrates on showing the continuity between antique tradition and contemporary self-expression.
Sara Berti graduated as a sculptor from the Accademia di Belle Arti in Bologna, Italy. She lives and works in Sharjah/United Arab Emirates. Her works were shown in prestigious institutions in Italy, Hungary, Germany, Serbia, Denmark, Turkey, and in the United Arab Emirates. In 2011 she was amongst renowned artists and represented Italian art in Hungary for the Italian Pavilion of the 54th Venice Biennial.
Artist Info
Biography
Born in 1982 in Bologna/Italy
Lives and works in Sharjah/United Arab Emirates
Education
Awards and commissioned works
2016
Three Monumentals, “Terra” Collection, Kikinda/RS
2014
2013
“Running in water” for Aspat collection, Bodrum/TR
2006
Selected for the final exhibition on the national price “Premio DAMS Arte”, Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna/IT
Crucifixion, Stanzani and Marchesini Chapel/Anzola dell´Emilia Cemetry, Bologna/IT
2004
2002
First prize for a Monumental Public Commission for the AUSL of Ferrara on the theme of the “Rinascita”
2001
1998
First Prize of “Il concorso sul concorso” awarded by Eugenio Riccomini, Palazzo d´Accursio, Bologna
Selected solo exhibitions
2019
Brody Studios, Budapest/HU (upcoming)
2017
Italian Embassy, Abu Dhabi/UAE
2016
Gallery 4Pareti, Napoli/IT
Form&Farbe, Galerie Koppelmann, Cologne/DE
2015
ARCHè. PRINCIPLE AND GESTURE, with Istvan Nadler, Gallery Kōart, Catania/IT
2014
Brody House Studios, Budapest/HU
Italian Culture Institute, Izmir/TR
2013
The Massacre of the Innocents, Kennedy Foundation, Museum MAXXI, Rome/IT
ENGAGE, ENVIRON, Figures Encircled, The Change Initiative, Dubai/UAE
Prelude, with Wanda Stang, WHITECONCEPTS, Berlin/DE
THE CHANGE INITIATIVE of Dubai, curated by Joyce Aryanpad
2012
Art Market Budapest, with WHITECONCEPTS, Millenaris Park, Budapest/HU
Sunset-Sunrise, Symbol Art Galeria, Budapest/HU
Joint exhibition, Helmut Koppenhagen Modern Art Gallery, Berlin/DE
2011
54th Venice Biennale Arsenale, with Italian Culture Institute in Budapest, Venice/IT
Vitruvio Art White Night (parallel event of Bologna
Arte Fiera), Serraglio dell´Aposa, Bologna/IT
2010
István Nádler and Berti Sara – A dialogue about the inexpressible, B55 Gallery, Budapest/HU
Like Ulysses, Museum Vaszary Villa, Balatonfüred/HU
Limes, Gallery Fészek, Budapest/HU
2009
Corpo-Casa, Italian Culture Institut in Budapest/HU
Corpo Fondamenta, Villa Guadagnini, Bologna/IT
Budapest Art Fair, with Spiritusz Gallery, Budapest/HU
2008
Corpo Pubblico, Memoart Gallery, Budapest/HU
Corpo Privato, Galeria IX, Budapest/HU
Art Verona Fair, with Grafique Art Gallery, Verona/IT
Sara Berti, Spiritusz Gallery, Budapest/HU
2005
Liturgia Segreta, Castiglione Arte Gallery, Bologna/IT
Arte Padova art fair, with Castiglione Arte Gallery, Padova/IT
Selected group shows
2019
The X – Part I (Anniversary), WHITECONCEPTS Gallery, Berlin/DE
2018
Sculpture Network, Rewaq Gallery, College of Fine Arts and Design University of Sharjah, Sharjah/UAE
2017
Terrakotta, Museum Terra, Kikinda/RS
POSITIONS Berlin, Arena, Berlin/DE
Unconventional place, KoArt, Catania/IT
The intricate detail, WHITECONCEPTS, Berlin/DE
Italian Vanity Art Fair, with Galleria Arionte Arte Contemporanea, Ductac, Dubai/ UAE
2016
Art Market Budapest, Budapest/HU
Affordable Art Fair, represented by Superstudio Più, Milan/IT
2015
Art Factory 05, KōArt, Fondazione Puglisi Cosentino, Catania/IT
Vantage Point Sharjah 3, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah/UAE
Anamorfosi. Forme e percezioni, Palazzo Ducezio, Noto/IT
RGB Community Exhibition, Gulf Photo Plus Gallery, Dubai/UAE
Cered Art, Balassi Bálint Hungarian Culture Institute, Stuttgart/DE
KòArt Art, Grand Hotel Timeo, Taormina/IT
Annual Exhibition of photography, Emirates Fine Arts Society/Arts Area, Sharjah/UAE
One Hundred Portraits: Woman Artists, Salena Gallery, New York City/USA
2014
Preludio non misurato, KoArt Gallery, Catania/IT
Art Market Budapest, with Galleria Artekò of Catania, Budapest/HU
Immagine, Palazzo Ducezio, Noto/IT
Just fair, WHITECONCEPTS, Berlin/DE
Passwort 3, Handwerksform, Kassel/DE
Women Artists for Teresa Guiccioli, Tedofra Gallery, Ravenna/IT
ARTFactory 04, represented by Gallery Artekò, Catania/IT
Güzelyali Cultural and Art Center, Izmir/TR
2013
Art Market Budapest, with Galleria Artekò of Catania, Budapest/HU
Eminent Domain A, MAQUIS PROJECTS, Izmir/TR
The space is full…, Congress Hall, Mersin/TR
(the) Bridge & Con, Temporary Gallery, Rimini/IT
ArtShop Gallery, İzmir/TR
Parallel directives, Gallery B55, Budapest/HU
Izmir Biennial/TR
Collection of Hungarikon by the collector Kárpáti Tamás, Hungarian Cultural Institute, Moscow/RUS
Art Factory 03, Catania Art Fair, Catania/IT
2012
Fluxguide event, Vienna/AT
Cered International Art Camp, REÖK Palota, Szeged/HU
Reflection, Art colony Karsiyaka, Izmir/TR
Images of men, Pepper Art Projects, Budapest/HU
2011
S(Corpo)ro, Pinacoteca of Gaeta/IT, 54th Venice Biennale Italian Pavilion, Venice/IT
PUF!, Sale Affrescate, Palazzo del comune, Pistoia/IT
Instruments of meditation – artworks from Zoltán Bodnár collection, REÖK Palace, Szeged/HU
Bibó száz-homage to Bibó István, Aba-Novák Galéria, Leányfalu/HU
The third Wohnzimmer biennale, Vienna/AT
Constructive Evolution, Brody House, Budapest/HU
2010
Olof Palme Ház, Budapest/HU
Cered – Salgótarján international artist camp, Cered/HU
Guest room project, Nógrád county/Nógrád, Historical Museum, Salgótarján/HU
2009
Akt, csajok, Várfok Gallery, Budapest/HU
Works, ACUD Gallery, Berlin/DE
2008
Exhibition and art auction, Magyar Telekom
székház, Spiritusz Galéria, Budapest/HU
Erotikart, Gyor/HU
2007
Persistenza dell´immagine, Grafique Art Gallery, Bologna/IT
Montesole Arte, Accademia di Belle Arti Bologna/IT Montesole Arte, Munich Academy of Fine Arts
2006
Premio Dams Arte, biennale dei giovani artisti, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna/IT