Alexander Sokht BIO
ALEXANDER SOKHT
Biography
Alexander Sokht, having graduated from the Faculty of Art Graphics of the Kuban State University (Russia), has been professionally engaged in painting since 1993. He participated in more than 50 exhibitions in Russia, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Luxembourg and the UK (Cambridge). The aesthetic and philosophical direction of his creative method can be indicated as Contemporary Fine Art, where professional traditional mastery of artist is combined with a new contemporary philosophy of life.
Since 2005 Alexander Sokht has been involved in the collaborative project S.K.A.S. together with Svetlana Kurmaz.
Exhibition History
The main exhibitions of the last years:
2013 AAF International Art Fair, London, UK
2012 GRAND ART FAIR, Exsel London, UK
COMPLICATED SIMPLE, Personal show, in the Malbert gallery, St.Petersburg, Russia
AAF International Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium
AAF International Art Fair, Milan, Italy
AAF International Art Fair, London, UK
One Man Show in the XPgallery, Prague, CZ
2011 AAF International Art Fair, London, UK
AAF International Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium
AAF International Art Fair, Milan, Italy
One Man Show in the XPgallery, Prague, CZ
AAF International Art Fair, New York, USA
Exhibition in the IROK Galerie, Horst, Holland
2010 ARTE FIERA, Bergamo, Spain
AAF International Art Fair, Brussels, Belgium
OPEN ART FAIR, Utrecht, Holland
2009 "LINEART", International Art Fair, Gent, Belgium
"Edinburgh Art Fair 2009", Edinburgh, UK
"Newcastle Gateshead Art Fair 2009", Newcastle, UK
"Glasgow Art Fair'09", Glasgow, UK
"Maitres figuratifs du XXIe siecle", "b-Art Galerie", Geneve, Switzerland
"One-man Show", "b-Art Galerie", Geneve, Switzerland
2008 “Europ’ART”, Geneva, Switzerland
“Faces”, XPgallery, Prague, CZ
«Affordable Art Fair», Paris, France
« Affordable Art Fair», New York, USA
LINEART, International Art Fair, Gent, Belgium
2007 “Rouge”,One-Man Snow , XPgallery, Prague, CZ
“Art Ireland”,Main Hall, Dublin, Ireland
“Edindurgh Art Fair”,Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
"ELLES", le theme de la feminite, Schortgen Galerie, Luxembourg
2006 ” S.K.A.S.”(One-Man Show with Svetlana Kurmaz) Praxis im Koln Triangle, Cologne, Germany
2005 “Operation Smile” Benefit Auction of Russian Art with the support of CHRISTIE’S. Moscow, Russia
“Painting” One-Man Show, XPgallery, Prague, Czech Republic
2004 “Art-Moscow”. International Art Fair. Moscow, Russia.
"Operation Smile" Charity Auction of Russian Art, Moscow, Russia
2003 “Art Manege”. International Art Fair. Moscow, Russia.
One-Man Show in Central House of Artists. Moscow, Russia.
Peter Batkin & Phillips de Pury & Luxembourg Charity Auction of Contemporary Russian art . Moscow, Russia.
2002 "Operation Smile" Charity Auction of Russian Art, Malyi Manege, Moscow, Russia
One-Man Show in “Hay Hill” Gallery. London, UK.
“Open Ateliers” in Iternational Kunstatelierhause Mengerzeile. Berlin, Germany.
2001 One-Man Show in “Graf von Westphalen Bappert & Modest”. Berlin, Germany.
“Konst in Virsbo”. International Exhibition of Contemporary Art. Virsbo, Sweden.
“10 Let”. Contemporary Moscow’s Art in Municipal Gallery “A-3″. Moscow, Russia.
2000 “20 Parallels”. Moscow Contemporary Art Museum & Sweden Embassy. Moscow, Russia.
“Euroart 2000″. International Art Fair. Barcelona, Spain.
One-Man Show in Russian Cultural Centre. Luxembourg
“Line of Mountains”(with S. Kurmaz) Programme “Artist in Residence”. La Belle Auriole, France.
“Area of Happiness” in Central House of Artists. Moscow, Russia.
1999 “Art-Moscow”. International Art Fair. Moscow, Russia.
“Art Manege”. International Art Fair. Moscow, Russia.
One-Man Show “Island of Apples”(with S. Kurmaz) in “A-3″ Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
1998 One-Man Show “Secret is a Red Flower” in “Vostochnaya” Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
“Art Manege” Inernational Art Fair. Moscow, Russia
One-Man Show “Contrast” (with S. Kurmaz) in Huberhoff. Munich, Germany.
1997 “Russian Collection in Palais des Nations”. Geneva, Switzerland.
One-Man Show “Two Good Ones” (with S. Kurmaz) in Central House of Artists. Moscow, Russia.
1996 One-Man Show “Ad Hominem” (with S. Kurmaz) in Russian State Art Library. Moscow, Russia.
“Art Manege”. International Art Fair. Moscow, Russia.
"Galerie Russe du Centre" Geneva, Switzerland
1995 One-Man Show “Red Trees" in “M’Ars” Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
"Golden Brush" in Central House of Artists. Moscow, Russia.
"Bilders Eines Briefe" in Huberhoff. Munich, Germany
1994 "Russian Collection. End of 20th Century” in “M’Ars” Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
One-Man Show “Ludi” (with S. Kurmaz) in International Youth Center G.la Pirra. Florence, Italy
One-Man Show in Gallery L'immagine. Florence, Italy
"Moscow's Artists" Emmanuel College, Cambrige, UK
1993 "Incontro"(with Elide Cabassi, Italy), Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia
Laureate of contest exhibition"Libera L'idea", Gallery L'immagine, Florence, Italy
1992 “37 Pictures” in “M’Ars” Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
“48 Pictures” in Central House of Artists. Moscow, Russia.
Galleries
The artworks of Alexander Sokht has been presented by the following galleries:
* “XPgallery”. Permanent exhibition. Prague, Czech Republic.
* “Le Siants" Gallery. Prague, Czech Republic
* “M’Ars” Gallery & Museum. Moscow, Russia.
* “Vostochnaya” Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
* “Art Service Center” in New Tretiakov Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
* “Galerie Schortgen”. Luxembourg
* “Hay Hill” Gallery. London, UK.
* CORTE-REAL Galeria, Portugal.
* B-Art Gallery, Vevey, Switzerland.
Collections
The artworks of Alexander Sokht are presented in the following collections:
* Kovalenko Art Museum. Krasnodar, Russia.
* Exhibition Hall of Contemporary Art. Krasnodar, Russia.
* Ministry of Culture of Russian Federation. Moscow, Russia.
* Contemporary Art Museum of “M’Ars” Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
* “Art Chronika” Cultural Life Magazine. Moscow, Russia.
* “Vostochnaya” Gallery. Moscow, Russia.
* Publishing Hause “Krasny Matros”. St Petersburg, Russia
* “Hay Hill” Gallery. London, UK.
* International Youth Centre G.la Pirra. Florence, Italy.
* DTO Company. Munich, Germany.
* Graf von Westphalen Bappert & Modest Company. Berlin, Germany.
* General Motors Company. Moscow, Russia.
*"Price Waterhouse Coopers" Company. Moscow, Russia.
* St.Barnabas Church. London, UK
* Private collections in Russia, Germany, Italy, USA, Switzerland, Israel, Canada, UK, France, Spain, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Belgium, Sweden, Croatia, Austria, Australia, Ireland, Denmark, Holland.
