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Born in Izmir. Lives and works in Izmir and Istanbul 

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​EDUCATION


1999 - 2003  BA – Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting, Izmir - Turkey
2005 - 2008  MA – Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting, Izmir - Turkey

ACADEMIC AND INSTITUTIONAL STUDIES
 

2005 - To present Research Assistant at Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Fine Arts – Department of Basic Art, Izmir, Turkey
2003 - 2007  K2 Contemporary Art Center and Artist Initiative, Izmir, Turkey

RESIDENCE
 

In 2007 she was granted by New York School of Visual Arts – Department of Painting and Mixed Media- New York - USA
She prepared an “Open Studio” exhibition at the end of the program.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

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2023  The Century of Loneliness, Anna Laudel Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany

2019  In the Shade of Time, Anna Laudel İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey 

2015  The Sound of Infinite, Masa Project, Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah, İstanbul, Turkey
2014  Lilac Wine Vol.I , ART ON İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey

2012  Wild is the Wind, American Hospital Art Gallery Operation Room, Istanbul, Turkey

2007  Don't Walk Away From Silence / Open Studio, NY School of Visual Arts, New York, USA

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

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2022  The Cyclic Nature of Time, Anna Laudel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

2022  Myths and Dreams in the Elgiz Museum, Arkas Art Center, İzmir, Türkiye

2022  Art Weeks Akaretler with Anna Laudel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

2021  Interactions, İstanbul Modern Art Museum, İstanbul, Türkiye

2021  Back to Izmir, Ahmet Adnan Saygun Art Center İzmir, Türkiye

2021  Akrasia, Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair,  İstanbul, Türkiye

2021  Brave New World, The Main Gallery, Adelaide, Australia 

2020  Contemporary Art From Turkey, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Ukraine

2018  Sorrowful and Restless, A Cross Generational Selection, Art Weeks Akaretler, İstanbul, Türkiye
2018  Carnival and Argument, Kazım Turker Art Gallery, İzmir, Turkey

2018  Imaginative Time, Kare Art Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2017  Afsad 8th Photography Symposium & Photo Event with International Participation, Ankara, Turkey

2017  Women in the Corner,  Kare Art Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2017  Fragility of Now, 42 Maslak ArtSpace, İstanbul, Turkey
2016  Duality within Body / Bedende Dualite, Collection Exhibition, Art Factory, Istanbul, Turkey

2016  Reborn / Yeniden Doğum, Artnivo, İstanbul Turkey

2015  Breathe, Kare Sanat Galerisi, İstanbul, Turkey
2015  Nondescript, Daire Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2015  The Journey to Me, Zorlu Center PSM, İstanbul, Turkey
2015  Latest Version, Daire Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2015  Alone and Crowded, Kadir Has Üniversitesi, Galeri Khas, İstanbul, Turkey
2014  Celebration & Memories, Artnivo Art Project, İstanbul, Turkey
2013  The Istanbul Portfolio, Opera Gallery Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2012  Crossroads II, Art On Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2011  Contemporary Istanbul 2011, International Contemporary Art Fair, Lütfi Kırdar Convention Center - Istanbul, Turkey
2011  30th Contemporary Artists Istanbul Akbank Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2010  Last Six Decades of Turkish Art; Huma Kabakçı Collection Exhibition, Osthaus Museum, Hagen - Germany  

2010  Last Six Decades of Turkish Art; Huma Kabakçı Collection Exhibition Museum Moderner Kunst, Goslar - Germany  

2010  Last Six Decades of Turkish Art; Huma Kabakçı Collection Exhibition Modern Hungarian Gallery, Pecs – Hungary
2010  10 Years in Kasa Gallery, Sabancı University, Kasa Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2009  Ghost Concrete, Sad Tree, Stubborn Hill, Institute Francaise, Izmir, Turkey
2009  View, Trace, Memory II, Ahmet Adnan Saygun Art Center, Izmir, Turkey
2009  In Search of Lost Reality: New Generation, Gallery Nev, Ankara, Turkey 

2009  Plastic Tree Vol. III, Dirimart Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2007  Open Studio, New York School of Visual Arts, New York, USA
2006  Meltem of Istanbul, Turkish and German Artists from the Elgiz Collection, Proje 4L Elgiz Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2005  Gemini Muse Project, Young Artists in European Museums Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2005  The Little, The Cheap, The Trash, Absolutely Passionate, HIAP Studios, Helsinki, Finland

2005  Alice vs. Alice,Sabancı University, Kasa Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2004  Go! Cheap Art from Izmir, Liquidation Total Art Space, Madrid, Spain

2004  Secret Face, K2 Contemporary Art Center, Izmir, Turkey
2004  Not the Surface but Itself, K2 Contemporary Art Center, Izmir, Turkey 

2003  New Suggestions, New Proposals 11 Borusan Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

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ART FAIRS

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2023   Art Karlsruhe International Art Fair with Anna Laudel Gallery, Germany 

2022   Contemporary Istanbul 2022, Contemporary Art Fair with Anna Laudel Gallery, Tersane Istanbul, Turkey 

2022   CI Bloom 2022, Contemporary Art Fair with Anna Laudel Gallery, Tersane Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey 

2022   Art Dubai 2022, with Anna Laudel Gallery, International Contemporary Art Fair, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2021   Contemporary Istanbul 2021, with Anna Laudel Gallery, International Contemporary Art Fair, Tersane Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

2021   Contemporary Istanbul 2020, with Anna Laudel Gallery, International Contemporary Art Fair, Lütfi Kırdar Convention Center - Istanbul, Turkey

2020   Contemporary Istanbul 2019, with Anna Laudel Gallery, International Contemporary Art Fair, Virtuel Contemporary, Istanbul, Turkey

2015   Contemporary Istanbul 2015, with Daire Gallery, International Contemporary Art Fair, Lütfi Kırdar Convention Center - Istanbul, Turkey

2014   Contemporary Istanbul 2014, with Artnivo Gallery, International Contemporary Art Fair, Lütfi Kırdar Convention Center - Istanbul, Turkey

2013   Contemporary Istanbul 2013, with Art ON İstanbul Gallery, International Contemporary Art Fair, Lütfi Kırdar Convention Center - Istanbul, Turkey

2012   Contemporary Istanbul 2012, with Art ON İstanbul Gallery, International Contemporary Art Fair, Lütfi Kırdar Convention Center - Istanbul, Turkey
2011   Contemporary Istanbul 2011, with Art ON İstanbul Gallery, International Contemporary Art Fair, Lütfi Kırdar Convention Center - Istanbul, Turkey



PUBLICATIONS AND CATALOGUE

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2021   Back to Izmir, Ahmet Adnan Saygun Art Center İzmir, Türkiye

2020   Contemporary Art From Turkey, Modern Art Research Institute of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Ukraine

2019   In the Shade of Time, Anna Laudel Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey

2017   Afsad 8th Photography Symposium & Photo Event with International Participation, Ankara, Turkey

2017   İzmir Cultural Platform, Annual 2016, Izmir Mediterranean Academy, İzmir, Turkey

2014   Lilac Wine Vol.I,  Solo Exhibition Catalogue, Art ON Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

2013   The Istanbul Portfolio, Opera Gallery Dubai, Dubai, UAE

2012   Wild is the Wind, Solo Exhibition Catalogue, American Hospital Publishing, Istanbul, Turkey

2011   30th Contemporary Artists Istanbul Exhibition Catalogue, Akbank Art Gallery, Beyoğlu –Istanbul, Akbank Sanat Publications, Istanbul, Turkey
2010   Last Six Decades of Turkish Art; Huma Kabakçı Collection Exhibition Catalogue, Braus Edition, Berlin, GERMANY
2010   10 Years in Kasa Gallery Exhibition Catalogue, Sabancı University, Kasa Gallery, Istanbul,Turkey
2006   Meltem of Istanbul, Turkish and German Artists from the Elgiz Collection, Proje 4L Elgiz Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2005   Gemini Muse 2005 Project -Young Artists in European Museums, EU Culture 2000 Program, Istanbul Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey
2005   Alice vs. Alice, Sabancı University, Kasa Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

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ARTIST TALK & PRESENTATIONS

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2022   Woman and Art, İzmir Resim Heykel Müzesi Kültürpark Sanat Galerisi, İzmir, Türkiye

2021   Artist Talk with Vahap Avşar & Sevgi Avcı, Çatı Art Space, İzmir, Türkiye

2020   In the Shade of Time, Artist talk with Melike Bayık, Anna Laudel Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey

2017   Afsad 8th Photography Symposium & Photo Event with International Participation, Ankara, Turkey

2015   İzmir Cultural Platform, Mediterranean Academy, Artist Presentation, İzmir, Turkey

2015   Güncel Sanat ve Tasarımda Temel Sanat Eğitimi'nin Önemi, SwissOtel Büyük Efes, Sanatuar III, İzmir, Turkey

2015   The Sound of Infinite, Artist talk with Evrim Altuğ (President of AICA Turkey), Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah, İstanbul, Turkey

2014   Lilac Wine Vol.I Exhibition Talk with Genç Modern, Art ON Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

2012   The Relationship between Artists and Galleries in Turkey’s Contemporary Art Scene; The Solo Show as an Experience, Pera Museum Auditorium, Pera Museum - Suna and Inan Kıraç Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey

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INTERVIEWS

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2021   Carperart Magazine, with Zeynep Çolak 

2020   In the Way of Mahler, In the Shade of Time - Artfulliving, Interview: Melike Bayık

2014   Artam Global Art & Design sayı:29  Röportaj: Didem Sandıkçı 

2014   XOXO The MAG, Art  Interview, Text by Hazal Ilgım Çelik / Mar 28, 2014

2011   30th Contemporary Artists Istanbul Exhibition Catalogue, Akbank Art Gallery, Beyoğlu –Istanbul, Akbank Sanat Publications, Istanbul TR

2010   Conversation with Hayal Incedogan, Finansbankprivate.com art page website and Finansbankprivate magazine for the month of November, interview with Didem Yazıcı

 

AWARD 

 

2011  30th Contemporary Artists in Turkey,  İstanbul, Akbank Art Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey



WORKS IN COLLECTION​S

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İstanbul Modern Art Museum Collection

Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs Collection

Vehbi Koc Foundation Contemporary Art Collection​​

Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art Collection ​

Hitay Holding Art Collection ​

Huma Kabakçı Collection

Papko Art Collection

and some private collections.