SASHA MERETCurriculum vitae Sasha Meret was born in Romania in 1955, of Romanian and Russian parents. He started to study art at an early age, and earned a BA in 1974, and an MA in 1979. After his arrival in New York, he studied printmaking with Tony Harrison at Columbia University. He currently lives and works in New York City, and he had exhibits in Europe, Japan, China and the U.S. His work encompasses a wide range of techniques and styles. He combines painting, drawing, photography, digital imaging with printmaking techniques like: intaglio, woodcut, aquatint, mono-type, and works in a variety of styles, from representational to abstract. His imagery reflects his spiritual explorations, blending European, African, Asian, and esoteric symbolism in a highly personal visual language. The latest development in his work developed a more conceptual component. Incorporating movement as another dimension it materialized into a strong video-art portfolio. He alternates figuration with abstraction in search for a balance between ideas and emotions. For over 20 years he collaborated as a weekly illustrator for "The New York Times", "International Herald Tribune", "Washington Post", etc. and have illustrated several books for "Simon and Schuster", "Harper Collins" "Henry Holt" and other publishing houses. His work is part of many collections, such as: Pfizer, Sony Corporation, Joyce-Gilmore Mertz Foundation, Art Lin YuNu Foundation, Pall Corporation, Romanian Cultural Foundation, Queens Museum, Carcassonne Museum, Brasov Museum, Craiova Museum and other corporate and private collections. Among others he was awarded the Printmaking Prize by the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia and the First Prize for best illustrated book awarded by the Romanian Editors Association. www.sashameret.comwww.sashameretphotography.comwww.sashammeretillustration.com