Born in Bologna, 1982. She lives and works in Bologna, Budapest, and now in Sharjah.
ART PRIZES: 1998 First Prize of "Il concorso sul concorso" awarded by Eugenio Riccomini, Palazzo d'Accursio, Bologna, IT 2002 First prize for a Monumental Public Commission for the AUSL of Ferrara on the theme of the "Rinascita", IT 2006 Selected for the final exhibition on the national prize "Premio DAMS Arte" curated by Renato Barilli, Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, IT
WORKS DISPLAYED IN PUBLICS SPACES: 2001 Madonna and Child for the Nostra Fiducia church in Bologna 2004 “The Man and the Fenix” (Rebirth), a five-metre bronze piece erected in front of Lagosanto town hospital, near Ferrara, Italy 2006 Crucifixion for the Stanzani and Marchesini Chapel, Anzola dell'Emilia Cemetery, Bologna, Italy 2013 High relief of S. Maximilian Kolbe for the Church of Santa Maria Assunta and San Gabriele dell’Addolorata of Idice, Italy “Running in water” for Aspat collection, Bodrum, Turkey 2014 Restoration of a sculpture representing the Madonna with Child and of another sculpture of Christ, S. Antuan Church, Izmir, Turkey 2016 Three Monumental sculptures in terracotta, “Terra” Collection, Kikinda, Serbia
MAJOR EXHIBITIONS 2005 Group and Solo Exhibition (more then 80 exhibition, mainly of International level) 2005 Solo exhibition “Liturgia Segreta”, Castiglione Arte Gallery, Bologna Works exhibited by the same gallery at the “Arte Padova 2005” art fair, Padova, Italy 2006 Group exhibition “Premio Dams Arte, biennale dei giovani artisti”, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, Italy 2007 Group exhibition “Persistenza dell'immagine, Arte a Bologna – Generazioni a confronto”, Grafique Art Gallery, Bologna, Italy Group exhibition “Montesole Arte” - enviromental and arts workshop organised in cooperation by the Accademia di Belle Arti in Bologna and the Munich Akademie der Bildenden Künste, followed 4 by a group exhibition of the participants’ works in Munich, Germany 2008 Solo exhibition “Corpo Pubblico” Memoart Gallery, Budapest, Hungary Solo exhibition “Corpo Privato” Galeria IX, Budapest, Hungary Works exhibited by the Grafique Art Gallery at the “Art Verona Fair 2008”, Italy Solo exhibition “Sara Berti” Spiritusz Gallery, Budapest, Hungary 2009 Group exhibition, Charity exhibition and auction for the sake of Downs, Magyar Telekom székház, Spiritusz Galéria, Budapest, Hungary, Solo exhibition, “Corpo-Casa”, Italian Culture Institut in Budapest, Hungary Solo exhibition, “Corpo Fondamenta”, Villa Guadagnini, Bologna, Italy Works exhibited by the Spiritusz Gallery at the “Budapest Art Fair 2009”, Hungary Group exhibition, “Akt, csajok” Várfok Gallery, Budapest, Hungary Group exhibition, “Works”, ACUD Galerie, Berlin, Germany 2010 Solo exhibition ”Limes”, Gallery Fészek, Budapest, Hungary Joint exhibition “István Nádler and Berti Sara - A dialogue about the inexpressible”, B55 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary Group exhibition, “Selection of works of the 15 years of the Artcamp of Cered”, Olof Palme Ház, Budapest, Hungary Cered - Salgótarján international artist' camp “Clean Room Project”, Cered, Hungary Solo exhibition, “Like Ulysses” Museum Vaszary Villa, official program of UNESCO in the International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures, Balatonfüred, Hungary Group exhibition, “Guest room” project, Nógrád County Historical Museum, Salgótarján, Hungary 2011 Solo exhibition in collaboration with Vitruvio Art White Night (Parallel event of Bologna Arte Fiera) Serraglio dell'Aposa (Bologna), Italy Group exhibition, “S(Corpo)ro”, Pinacoteca of Gaeta, curated by Adriana Soldini, Gaeta, Italy 54. Venice Biennale “Italian Pavilion” section “Italian Pavilion in the world” double venue: – Arsenale (Video projection) – Venice, Italy – Italian Culture Institute in Budapest (Solo exhibition) – Budapest, Hungary Group exhibition, Installation at “PUF!”, Sale Affrescate, Palazzo del Comune, Pistoia, Italy Group exhibition, “Instruments of meditation”, artworks from Zoltán Bodnár collection, REÖK Palace, Szeged, Hungary Group exhibition, “Bibó Száz” homage to Bibó István - Aba-Novák Galéria, Leányfalu, Hungary Group exhibition “The third Wohnzimmer biennale”, Vienna, Austria “Constructive Evolution” a sculpture from 54.Venice Biennale in Brody House, Budapest, Hungary 2012 Group exhibition “1 year Fluxguide Event”, Fluxguide space, Vienna, Austria Solo Exhibition “Sunset - Sunrise”, Symbol Art Galéria, Budapest, Hungary Group exhibition “Opposite positions – Sara Berti’s sculptures”, Koppenhagen Modern Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany Group exhibition, Cered Art Camp “Guest room” project, REÖK Palota, Szeged, Hungary International art colony “Reflections” and group exhibition, Karsiyaka, Izmir, Turkey Group exhibition “Images of men” Event by Pepper Art Projects, Budapest, Hungary Art Market Budapest 2012 with WHITECONCEPTS Gallery and the photographer André Wagner from Berlin, curated by Nicole Loeser, Millenaris Park, Budapest, Hungary 2013 Two sculptures in the Spazio Aperto of the Italian Culture Institute of Budapest, Hungary Group exhibition “Parallel directives”, Gallery B55, Budapest, Hungary Group exhibition Waiting “ArtFactory 03” private event, Palazzo Biscari, Catania, Italy Solo exhibition in THE CHANGE INITIATIVE of Dubai, curated by Joyce Aryanpad, Dubai, UAE Izmir Biennale, Izmir, Turkey ArtFactory03 Catania Art fair, with Galleria Arionte, Catania, Italy ArtFactory03 Catania Art fair, Galleria Artekò, Paternò, Italy Group exhibition, The bridge & Con – Temporary Gallery, Rimini, Italy Artworks in Alaçatı branch of ArtShop Gallery, Izmir, Turkey 5 N.A.K. - group exhibition, Noto, Italy Aspat Sculpture Symposium, Bodrum, Turkey Group exhibition at the Turkish Congress of Aesthetics of Sanart, Congress Hall, Mersin, Turkey Kennedy Foundation Charity Auction – Foyer of Museum MAXXI, Rome, Italy Group exhbition, Eminent Domain A: the inaugural action, MAQUIS PROJECTS Kemeralti, Konak, Izmir, Turkey Residency programme – Maquis Projects, Kemeralti, Konak, Izmir, Turkey Art Market Budapest Art Fair, Gallery Artekò Artecontemporanea, Budapest, Hungary Solo exhibition “Kemeraltı”, Maquis Projects, Kemeralti, Konak, Izmir, Turkey 2014 Group exhibition “Passwort 3”, Handwerksform, Kassel, Germany Group exhibition to celebrate International Women's Day, Guzelyali Kultur Merkezi, Izmir Turkey Group exhibition “Women Artists for Teresa Guccioli” – Curated by Beatrice Buscaroli, Ravenna, Italy Gallery Weekend Berlin, 1 - 5 May 2014 WHITECONCEPTS Gallery Berlin, Germany Art Factory 04 Art fair, with Gallery Artekò Arte Contemporanea, Catania, Italy Charity Auction for Lila, with Galleria Arionte, Catania, Italy Presentation at the conference: Ottoman Cosmopolitanism, Birkbeck College, London, UK Group exhibition in Art Shop Gallery, the first gallery in Turkey entirely dedicated to Sculpture Group exhibition - Palazzo Ducezio - Noto (Italy) Group exhibition - Hungarikon - Kárpáti Collection, Budapest, Hungary Solo exhibition, Brody House Studios, Budapest, Hungary Art Market Budapest with Galleria Artekò, Budapest, Hungary Group exhibition “Preludio non misurato” KòArt Gallery, Catania, Italy 2015 Emirates Fine Art Society membership, UAE Group exhibition Barbara Yoshida - Women Artists Portaits - 100 portraits + work by some of the Women artists, Salena Gallery, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY (USA) Group exhibition – Annual Photo exhibition of the Emirates Fine Arts Society, EFAS, Hearth of Sharjah, UAE Installation in the main hall of World Art Dubai Art Fair, UAE Group exhibition “Tiszta Szoba” of Cered Art Colony, Balassi Balint Institute, Stuttgart, Germany Group exhibition “RGB” in the Gulf Photo Plus Gallery Space, Al Serkal Avenue, Dubai, UAE Workshop of 3D drawing pen (3Doodler) 1971 Design Space, Sharjah, UAE Works on display, Hotel Timeo. Taormina, Italy Joint exhibition “ István Nádler e Sara Berti”. KòArt Art gallery, Catania, Italy Symposium of sculpture “Terra”, Kikinda, Serbia Group exhibition “Anaformosi. Forme e Percezioni”, Palazzo Ducezio, Noto, Italy Group exhibition “Vantage point Sharjah 3”, Sharjah Art Foundation, Arts Area, Sharjah, UAE Art Market Budapest, Galerie Koppelmann – Kunstwerk Nippes, Cologne, Germany Group exhibition: Chambre d’amis” – Art saloon Koppelmann – Budapest, Hungary Group exhibition “20 year of Cered Art Colony”, Dornyay Béla Múzeum, Salgótarján, Hungary Art Factory 05, Catania Art Fair, KoArt Gallery, Italy 2016 Conference: "Imagination" American University of Ras Al Kaymak, UAE Art Seminar, College of Engeeneering, Ajman University, UAE 3D printing pen workshop, Alserkal Cultural Foundation, Dubai, UAE Affordable Art Fair 2016, KoArt Gallery from Catania, Milano. IT Workshop "Upcycled glass Art" at the museum Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, UAE Sikka Art Fair - 3D drawing workshop "Create a 3D Portrait", Alserkal Cultural Foundation, Dubai, UAE Sikka Art Fair - 3D drawing workshop "Exploring Arabic Pattern", Alserkal Cultural Foundation, Dubai, UAE Group exhibition “Form & Farbe” Sara Berti, Karoly Klimo and Andras Siflis, Galerie Koppelmann – Kunstwerk Nippes, Cologne (De) Solo Exhibition “Soglie”, Le4Pareti Gallery, Naples Opening speech by Prof. Dr. Elena Tavani Ass. Professor of Aesthetic from the University of Naples “L’Orientale”. (IT) Group exhibition “Terra” with monumental terracotta from the omonimous symposium, Kikinda, Serbia Group exhibition in the Galleria Civica “Montevergini” of Siracura in collaboration with KoArt Gallery, Italy Workshop "3Doodler for Young" Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, UAE Workshop "Egg Tempera" Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, UAE Art Market Budapest, with KoArt Gallery from Catania Workshop “Sculpture: focus on animal”, Yadawei, ceramic studio, Dubai Lecture for Ajman University Students “Sculptural Volums”, Ductac, Dubai Group exhibition “The intricate detail – Symbols in contemporary art”, Whiteconcept gallery, Berlin, DE 2017 Quoz Fest, TheJamJar, Dubai, UAE Workshop from 2D to high Relief, TheJamJar, Dubai, UAE Workshop “Woven Clay, abstract sculpture”, TheJamJar, Dubai, UAE Workshop of 3Doodler for “Sikka around the city”, Sunset beach, Dubai, UAE Workshop “3Doodler” at “The workshop”, Dubai, UAE Group exhibition “Italian Vanity Art Fair” with Galleria Arionte Arte Contemporanea, Ductac, Dubai, UAE Solo exhibition as artist guest, Italian Embassy Abu Dhabi,UAE Group exhibition, Vantage Point 5, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE Positions Berlin Art Fair, with Whiteconcept Gallery, during Berlin Art Week, Stand E01 Group exhibition, Artekò gallery, Catania, Italy Group exhibition, permanent collection,Terra Museum, Kikinda, Serbia 2018 Group exhibition, Sculpture Network, Rewaq Gallery, College of Fine Arts and Design University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE Publication in the Issue 45 of the Magazine The Wednesday – Oxford, UK 3Doodler workshop, Medaf Studio, Uptown Dubai, Dubai (UAE) Group exhibition by Ko’Art: unconventional place at Gagliardi Art Gallery – Boutique Hotel, Noto (IT) 2019 Still life workshop, Medaf Studio, Uptown Dubai, Dubai (UAE)
MAIN PUBLICATIONS ( the one in bold are written by me and the others are written on the body of my Art Works) 2005 “Liturgia segreta”, catalogue for the exhibition, Galleria Castiglione Arte, Bologna, curator: Franco Basile. 2006 Catalogue for the “Premio Dams Arte, biennale dei giovani artisti”, Bologna, Pinacoteca Nazionale. 2007 Catalogue for the exhibition “Persistenza dell’immagine”, Grafique Art Gallery, Bologna, curator: Franco Basile 2008 “Sara Berti – Corpo Pubblico Corpo Privato”, catalogue for the exhibitions, Memoart Gallery and Gallery IX, text of József Gaál, professor of painting at the Hungarian University of Fins Arts, Budapest 2009 “Il Percento per l’arte in Emilia-Romagna – La legge del 29 luglio 1949 n. 717: applicazioni ed evoluzioni del 2% sul territorio” curated by Claudia Collina. Editrice Compositori, Bologna Brochure for the “Corpo-Casa” exhibition, Italian Culture Institute, Budapest Brochure for the “Corpo Fondamenta” exhibition, Bologna, Villa Guadagnini 2010 “István Nádler and Berti Sara - A dialogue about the inexpressible”, catalogue for the exhibitions, B55 Gallery. Curator: Győrffy László Brochure for the “Corpo Casa” exhibition, Copenhagen Italian Culture Institute, Copenhagen Brochure for the “Like Ulisses” exhibition, Museum of Vaszary Villa in collaboration with Italian Culture Institute of Budapest, Balatonfüred 2011 Catalogue of “S(Corpo)ro”, Pinacoteca of Gaeta, curated by Adriana Soldini Brochure for the 54. Venice Biennale “Italian Pavilion” section “Italian Pavilion in the world”, Italian Culture Institute, Budapest Catalogue of the 54. Venice Biennale “Italian Pavilion in the world”, edited by Skira, Milano Catalogue of “PUF! 2011”, Contemporary Art Festival, Pistoia Catalogue of “Bibó Száz” exhibition homage to Bibó István, Budapest Catalogue of “Cered Art camp”, Budapest 2012 Post Cards of “Opposite positions – Sara Berti’s sculptures”, Koppenhagen Modern Art Gallery, Berlin 2013 Postcards 4 tipology Sanart catalogue of the exhibition and conference, Mersin, Turkey Invitation card “Kemeraltı”, Maquis Projects, Kemeraltı, Konak, Izmir, Turkey 2014 Karpaty collection’s book, Budapest - Hungary 2015 Catalogue of the Annual Exhibition of the Emirates Fine Arts Society Brochure of the exhibition “István Nádler e Sara Berti”, KòArt Gallery, Catania, Italy Catalogue of “Vantage point Sharjah 3”, Sharjah Art Foundation Al Tashkeel journal, article of Sara Berti: “On Old and New Media”, Sharjah, pages 94-97 2016 Article from Tom Keogh in the Art Journal “Contemporary Practices” (UAE) Catalogue of the Sculpture Symposium “TERRA”, Kikinda, Serbia 2017 Catalogue of the Group exhibition, Vantage Point 5, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE Illustration page 7 "The Wednesday", Philosophy and Art weekly journal of the Wednesday group at Albion Beatnik n.20 - Oxford (UK) llustration page 9 "The Wednesday", Philosophy and Art weekly journal of the Wednesday group at Albion Beatnik n.14 - Oxford (UK) Illustration page 7 "The Wednesday", Philosophy and Art weekly journal of the Wednesday group at Albion Beatnik n.20 - Oxford (UK) Brochure of the joint exhibirion “Sara Berti and Istvan Nadler” Ko’Art Galleria, Catania (IT) Catalogue of the group exhibition "Vantage point 5" Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah (UAE) Catalogue of the group exhibition "Vantage point 5" Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah (UAE) 2018 Illustration page 9 "The Wednesday", Philosophy and Art weekly journal of the Wednesday group at Albion Beatnik n.23 - Oxford (UK) Article and Illustration page 6 to 9 of "The Wednesday", Philosophy and Art weekly journal of the Wednesday group at Albion Beatnik n.45 - Oxford (UK) Article and Illustration page 5 of "The Wednesday", Philosophy and Art weekly journal of the Wednesday group at Albion Beatnik n.64 - Oxford (UK) Museum Terra Catalogue, Kikinda, Serbia (SR)