BIOGRAPHY

• 1958 Born in Russia
• 1979-74 Bolshoi School of Ballet
• 1974 Emigrated to the USA
• 1974-80 School of American Ballet, New York City, full scholarship
• 1983-87 Art Students League; New York City; full scholarship
• 1990 Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Jersey City, NJ; group exhibition
• 1991 Prince Art Gallery, New York City; “Paintings, Sculptures, and Drawings”; solo exhibition
• 1991 Traveling Exhibition; “Pictures Return to Russia, Pictures Remain in Russia”; book published
• 1992 Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia; group exhibition
• 1994 State Russian Museum Marble Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia; “Guardians of the Soul”; paintings and drawings; solo exhibition; catalog published
• 1994 Warehouse Gallery, Lee, MA; Council for Creative Projects; group exhibition
• 1995 Allan Stone Gallery, New York City, “Talent”; group exhibition
• 1995 Eastwick Art Gallery, Chicago IL; “Bekkerman Reveals His Russianness”,Chicago Tribune; Reviewed by Alan G. Artner, 10. 13. 95; solo exhibition
• 1996 The Reflex Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, Netherlands; work acquired for the permanent collection of the museum
• 1996 Eighth Floor Gallery, Inc, New York City, “Inverted Perspective”; group exhibition
• 1996 Warehouse Gallery, Lee, MA; group exhibition
• 1996 After St. Petersburg (Faces), 69 Perry St., New York City; solo salon exhibition
• 1998 The Montauk Club, Brooklyn, NY; solo exhibition
• 1999 Galerie Lange, Bonn, Germany; “Fantastische Blumen”; solo exhibition
• 1999 Balhaus am Nordpak; Dusseldorf, Germany; “Abschied vom 20. Jahrhundert’ (Goodbye to the 20^th century): group exhibition
• 2000-02 Christo Antico Monastero Sante Chiara, Reppublice, Itay; book published: 2000 Years of Christ, full-page color image; Traveling Exhibition, State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, Vienna, Austria, San Paolo, Brazil
• 2002 Gerneenternuseum, The Hague, Holland; ‘Art and Religion in Russia’; group exhibition
• 2002 Park Avenue Armory Art Fair, represented by ABA Gallery, New York City: group exhibition
• 2003 Retretti Art Center, Punkaharju, Finland; “Christo”; traveling exhibition
• 2003 Lincoln Center, New York City; Guardian paintings used as a stage set ballet Medea
• 2004 The Abud Family Foundation for the Arts; Princeton, NJ; “Dreams”; solo exhibition
• 2005 State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; “Collage in the 20^th Century”; book published; group exhibition
• 2006 Interart Gallery, New York City; “Dreams”; two man show
• 2006 Museum of Contemporary Russian Art, Jersey City, NJ; “Russian America”; group exhibition
• 2006 TAMA Gallery, Tribeca, New York, City; “Spirits of New York”; solo exhibition
• 2006 Art Fair, Art Moscow, House of Artists; Moscow, Russia; represented bY Gallery Burkhard Eikelmann, Dusseldorf, Germany; group exhibition
• 2006 Gallery Edge, St. Petersburg, Russia; “Dreams and Prophets”; solo exhibition
• 2007 TAMA Gallery, Tribeca, New York City; “Angels”; solo exhibition
• 2007 Gallery Burkhard Eikelmann, Dusseldorf, Germany; “Landscapes”; group exhibition
• 2007-08 Kirsha Kaechele Project in partnership with the New Orleans American Institute of Architects; A Course in Minerals; 8 installations by 8 international Artists; special project
• 2008 Armonia International Foundation of Arts, Gaeta, Italy; “Balleto Russo” curated by State Russian Museum; book published; group exhibition
• 2008 State Russian Museum, St. Pertersburg; “Water”; book published; group exibition
• 2009 Barry Friedman Gallery, Chelsea, New York City; group exhibition
• 2009 Barry Friedman Gallery, Chelsea, New York City; “Spirits and Flowers”; One Man Show
• 2009 ABA Gallery, New York City; “Russian Art”; group exhibition
• 2009 MOMA Moscow, Russia; “Russian Art”; presented by ABA Gallery, NYC, and sponsored by HSBC Bank; catalog published; group exhibition
• 2010 State Russian Museum, Russia in collaboration with ABA Gallery New York City; publishing full color book, “Heaven”; retrospective, Art of Edward Bekkerman 1992- 2009
• 2011 MOMA Moscow, Russia; “Dreams”; solo exhibition

INTERNATIONALLY COLLECTED

Internationally collected Edward Bekkerman demonstrates an amazing talent through a variety of styles and media. His palette includes sculptures, drawings and paintings such as portraitures, still life, angels, flowers and abstracts dreams.

The common denominator for all his work in diverse media and technics is the intense magnetic energy with which he express the emotional essence of life only happening when an artist paints with his heart.

With this blog you are invited to enter the Art World of the Artist Edward Bekkerman who's fine art is already part of the permanent collection of the State Russian Museum in St Pertersburg Russia and also in many private collections.

Among many other institutions, he is regularly exhibiting at the Barry Friedman and ABA Galleries in New York City.

In 2009 the MOMA Moscow is including Mr. Bekkerman in it's exhibition "Russian Art" and will host a One Man Show of his Dreams in 2010. Also in 2010 the State Russian Museum is organizing his solo exhibition "Sky" with the published "Heaven" book of his drawings and paintings.