Serge Sorokko
| Serge Sorokko | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 April 1954 Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR |
| Residence | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Art dealer, publisher |
| Spouse(s) | Tatiana Sorokko (1992-present) |
| Children | Katya Sorokko |
| Awards |
 Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des LettresRussian Academy of Arts Medal of Merit |
| Website | Serge Sorokko Gallery |
Serge Sorokko (born 26 April 1954) is an American art dealer, publisher and owner of the Serge Sorokko Gallery in San Francisco. He played a major role in establishing the first cultural exchanges in the field of visual arts between the United States and the Soviet Union during the period of perestroika. Sorokko is the recipient of various international honors and awards for his contributions to culture.
Serge Sorokko turned a lifelong appreciation for art into eponymous fine art galleries featuring many of the world's leading contemporary artists. He was born in Riga, Latvia, then part of the Soviet Union, and now member of the EU. His mother was a lawyer and father an architect and art collector, recognized for designing, in the 1960s and 1970s, some of Riga's most prominent public buildings. Sorokko graduated magna cum laude from the Latvian State University (now University of Latvia) in 1977 with an advanced degree in English literature. In 1978, at the age of 24, he emigrated to the United States and settled in San Francisco. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1984.
Shortly after his arrival in the United States in 1979, Sorokko began work as an art consultant for a San Francisco contemporary art gallery. In 1982, he became co-owner of the Bowles/Sorokko Galleries in San Francisco and, together with his business partner Franklin Bowles, opened a new two floor gallery on Rodeo Drive, in Beverly Hills. The Sorokko galleries, which by 1987 also included a location in New York City, exhibited works by the School of Paris artists such as Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso, Jules Pascin and Joan Miró, as well as the next generation of European painters, such as Pierre Alechinsky, , , Karel Appel, , Mick Moon and David Hockney, among others.
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