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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 Vol.I, 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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2024 Taviloğlu Collection - The Journey of a Collector, İş Sanat Kibele Art Gallery, İstanbul, Türkiye  

2024 The From Sketch to Pixel Digital Art Exhibition "Anatolia Edition", Ankara Culture Route Festival, Ankara, Türkiye

2023 100 Year Perspective of Art: The Adventure of the Modern and Contemporary in Türkiye, Taksim Sanat, İstanbul, Türkiye

2023  Uzak Yakın Vol.II,  Republic of Turkey  Culture and Tourism Ministry’s Cultural Road Festival, Antalya, Türkiye 

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, Türkiye

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

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

2016  Reborn / Yeniden Doğum, Artnivo, İstanbul Türkiye

2015  Breathe, Kare Sanat Galerisi, İstanbul, Türkiye
2015  Nondescript, Daire Gallery, İstanbul, Türkiye
2015  The Journey to Me, Zorlu Center PSM, İstanbul, Türkiye
2015  Latest Version, Daire Gallery, İstanbul, Türkiye
2015  Alone and Crowded, Kadir Has Üniversitesi, Galeri Khas, İstanbul,Türkiye
2014  Celebration & Memories, Artnivo Art Project, İstanbul, Türkiye
2013  The Istanbul Portfolio, Opera Gallery Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2012  Crossroads II, Art On Istanbul, Istanbul,Türkiye
2011  Contemporary Istanbul 2011, International Contemporary Art Fair, Lütfi Kırdar Convention Center - Istanbul, Türkiye
2011  30th Contemporary Artists Istanbul Akbank Art Gallery, Istanbul, Türkiye
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,Türkiye
2009  Ghost Concrete, Sad Tree, Stubborn Hill, Institute Francaise, Izmir, Türkiye
2009  View, Trace, Memory II, Ahmet Adnan Saygun Art Center, Izmir, Türkiye
2009  In Search of Lost Reality: New Generation, Gallery Nev, Ankara,Türkiye

2009  Plastic Tree Vol. III, Dirimart Gallery, Istanbul, Türkiye
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,Türkiye
2005  Gemini Muse Project, Young Artists in European Museums Pera Museum, Istanbul, Türkiye
2005  The Little, The Cheap, The Trash, Absolutely Passionate, HIAP Studios, Helsinki, Finland

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

2004  Secret Face, K2 Contemporary Art Center, Izmir, Türkiye
2004  Not the Surface but Itself, K2 Contemporary Art Center, Izmir, Türkiye
2003  New Suggestions, New Proposals 11 Borusan Art Gallery, Istanbul, Türkiye

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ART FAIRS

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2024   Art Weeks 2024, with Anna Laudel Gallery, International Contemporary Art Fair, The Ritz Carlton Residences, Istanbul, Türkiye

2024   Art Show 2024, with Anna Laudel Gallery, International Contemporary Art Fair, The Ritz Carlton Residences, Istanbul, Türkiye

2023   Abu Dhabi Art Fair 2023, with Anna Laudel Gallery, International Contemporary Art Fair, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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

2023   Contemporary Istanbul 2023, Contemporary Art Fair with Anna Laudel Gallery, Tersane Istanbul, Türkiye

2023   CI Bloom 2023, Contemporary Art Fair with Anna Laudel Gallery, Tersane Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye

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

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

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, Türkiye

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

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

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

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

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

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



PUBLICATIONS AND CATALOGUE

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2023  The Century of Loneliness Vol.I, Anna Laudel Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany

2023  100 Year Perspective of Art: The Adventure of the Modern and Contemporary in Türkiye, Taksim Sanat, İstanbul, Türkiye

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, Türkiye

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

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

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

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

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

2011   30th Contemporary Artists Istanbul Exhibition Catalogue, Akbank Art Gallery, Beyoğlu –Istanbul, Akbank Sanat Publications, Istanbul, Türkiye
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,Türkiye
2006   Meltem of Istanbul, Turkish and German Artists from the Elgiz Collection, Proje 4L Elgiz Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul, Türkiye
2005   Gemini Muse 2005 Project -Young Artists in European Museums, EU Culture 2000 Program, Istanbul Exhibition, Istanbul, Türkiye
2005   Alice vs. Alice, Sabancı University, Kasa Gallery, Istanbul, Türkiye

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ARTIST TALK & PRESENTATIONS

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2024   Artist Talk with Seren P. İlkdoğan, The Century of Loneliness Vol.I, Institut Français İzmir, Türkiye

2023   Artist Talk with Melike Bayık, The Century of Loneliness Vol.I, Minoa Pera, İstanbul, Türkiye

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, Türkiye

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

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

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

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

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

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, Türkiye

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INTERVIEWS

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2023   Art Unlimited Magazine, Interview with Merve Akar Akgün

2023   Andante Magazine, Interview with Melike Bayık

2020   Artisans Magazine,  Interview with Ali Deniz

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, Türkiye

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 ​

Ferko Signature Art Collection

Hitay Holding Art Collection ​

Huma Kabakçı Collection

Papko Art Collection

and some private collections.

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