Born in San Francisco on November 2, 1939, Richard Serra studied at Yale University where he received his B.F.A. and M.F.A. Serra was honoured with solo exhibitions at the Kunsthalle Tübingen, Germany, in 1978; the Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, in 1984; the Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld, Germany, in 1985; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, in 1986.

The 1990s saw further honors for Serra’s work: a retrospective of his drawings at the Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht; the Wilhelm Lehmbruck prize for sculpture in Duisburg in 1991; and the following year, a retrospective at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid. In 1993, Serra was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1994, he was awarded the Praemium Imperiale by the Japan Art Association and an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland.

Richard Serra’s work is found in most major museum collections around the world. He has created many site-specific sculptures in public and private venues internationally. These include a major commission from the Guggenheim Bilbao in collaboration with architect Frank Gehry; the longest continuous sculpture he has yet conceived for a private commission in Kaukapakapa New Zealand and a new commission for the Dia Foundation on the Hudson River in Upper State NY.


all images © Richard Serra