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Arzu Arda Koşar graduated from the University of Southern California in 1999 and completed her undergraduate work in Studio Arts and Art History, with a minor in Philosophy and Women’s Studies, at the University of Pittsburgh in 1993. Her art focuses on topics related to inter-group relationships and balkanization. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions, including the Shoshanna Wayne Gallery, the 18th Street Art Center Crazy Space in Santa Monica and several others. Kosar’s work has earned major recognition from periodicals such as The Los Angeles Times, OC Weekly, the Lummox Journal, Cumhuriyet, Nokta, and her articles on architecture and sociology have appeared in Doxa magazine. In 2000, she was co-curator of Art and Science Conference, which was held in Los Angeles. In the same year, she participated in the Women’s Caucus on Art Panel in Los Angeles. In 2005, Koşar was a committee member to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of USC. She collaborated with filmmaker Deb Diehl on the project about the history and physical and psychological boundaries of Los Angeles. She also set the groundwork to begin another project “the coming of age process in Istanbul” with artist Gül Çağın in conjunction with Istanbul 2010 European Cultural Capital Projects. Koşar has taught as an instructor at several schools in California. Since 2009, Koşar has taught as an art instructor at Palos Verdes Art Center in California. Currently, she lives and works in California.
Selected Exhibitions:
2000, Drawing on the Portrait, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes
2000, Privatized, Bedford Street, Williamsburg-Brooklyn(catalogue)
2000, Mapdancing, Gumbo Garden, Hollywood (catalogue)
2000, Alternatifler, Sumergen Obelisk Hotel, Istanbul (solo exhibition)
2000, Wall Space, Miller Durazo Gallery, Los Angeles
2000, Immigrant Eyes, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro
2000, Light Revisited, Redland University Gallery, Redland
2001, Stone Soup, Three Day Weekend, Los Angeles
2001, Structures of Knowledge, Raid Projects, Los Angeles
2001, Shards, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena
2002, Odorific, Crazy Space, Santa Monica
2003, "Performans Gunleri", Bilgi University, Istanbul
2003, Open Show, Gallery 825. Los Angeles
2004, Poetics of Proximity, Guggenheim Gallery, Orange(catalogue)
2004, LA LA Land, One Colorado, Pasadena
2004, On Site at the Gate, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro
2004, Drawing Conclusions, Islip Art Museum, Islip, New York
2004, Prism, 18th Street Art Complex, Santa Monica
2005, Registering the Distance, Borusan Art Gallery, Istanbul
2008, Postcards from the Arts’ Edge, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles
2008, Participation in Box of Dreams by Gulay Alpay at Art Basel Miami Beach Week, Miami
2008, Open Show, Gallery 825/ LAAA, Los Angeles
2009, Fresh Works on Paper, International Association of Plastic Arts Gallery, Istanbul
2009, Women on Immigration, by Women’s Caucus on Art. Korean Cultural Center. Los Angeles
2009, Online contribution to Weather Photos organized by Miriam Songster and Hege Dond Sumset for Transcultural Exchange (http://blog.weatherphotos.org)
2009, Street Art Happenings, Istanbul
2009, "Aniden", Play Studio Gallery, Istanbul
2009, Art Night, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica
2010, Erase, Manipulate, Paste, Recreate Istanbul, Kadirga Art Center, Istanbul (solo exhibition)
2010, Art Night, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica
2010, On Architecture, AlanIstanbul Tunel Gallery, Istanbul
2010, Youngtopia, S,M,L,XL. Antrepo, Istanbul
2010, The Mannequin Collective, Santa Monica Place, Santa Monica
2010, BAM Festival, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica
2010, The Purpose of Being, Thomas P. Kelly Art Gallery at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles
2010, Fig Knit-On, Future Studios Gallery, Los Angeles
Reference: arzuardakosar.org, 18thstreet.org, artslant.com, roski.usc.edu
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