photo by özlem şimşekacademic background
- 2022- ... Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, P.H.D, Department of Painting, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2015-2018 Sabancı University, Master’s Degree, Visual Arts and Communications Design, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2009-2010 Burg Giebichenstein Hochschule für Kunst und Design, Master’s Degree, Department of Painting and Textile, Halle, Germany
- 2006-2007 Münster Kunstakademie, Erasmus Exchange Program, Münster, Germany
- 2004-2009 Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Undergraduate Degree, Department of Painting, Istanbul, Turkey
artist residences and collaborations
- 2023 Dou Print Litography Studio, Ankara, Turkey
- 2022 June Gate 27, Ayvalık, Turkey
awards
- 2019 37th Akbank Contemporary Artists Prize
- 2015 Nuri İyem Painting Awards, display
- 2009 Sakıp Sabancı Art Awards, Painting, 3rd prize
selected group and solo exhibitions
- 2022 “Voids”, solo exhibition, Mixer
- 2022 “Rounded by Sleep”, group exhibition, curated by Eda Berkmen, ARTER
- 2021 “Wizard and the Garden”, group exhibition, curated by Can Akgümüş, Erimtan Archaeology and Arts Museum
- 2021 “Past Present İstanbul”, group exhibition, curated by Murat Germen, Sakıp Sabancı Museum
- 2021 “Atış Serbest - Mecmu”, group exhibition, Barın Inn
- 2021 “Olympos Exhibitions II- Landscape”, group exhibition, curated by Taner Ceylan, Zulfaris Synagogue
- 2020 “A Reason To Visit”, Mixer, solo exhibition, Istanbul
- 2020 “Us Actually”, group exhibition, curated by director Can Kilcioglu, Mixer, Istanbul
- 2019 Akbank Contemporary Artist Prize Exhibition, Akbank Art Center, Istanbul
- 2019 “Atış Serbest -5”, group exhibition, MSGSU Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center, Cistern Galleries, Istanbul
- 2018 “Over and Over”, group exhibition, Mixer, Istanbul
- 2018 “Atış Serbest -4”, group exhibition, MSGSU Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center, Cistern Galleries, Istanbul
- 2016 Mamut Art Project, group exhibition, Istanbul
- 2015 “Nuri Iyem Painting Awards 2015” Exhibition, Evin Art Gallery, Istanbul
- 2013 “Memories of the Forgotten”, curated by Artshift, Adahan, Istanbul
- 2009 “Sakip Sabanci Art Awards” exhibition, Sakip Sabanci Museum, Istanbul
selected art fairs
- 2022 17. Contemporary İstanbul
- 2022 Artweeks Akaretler
- 2022 Nada New York, solo exhibition
artist collectives
- 2021 The coordination of group exhibition “Atış Serbest - Mecmu” (with Ayça Telgeren, Levent Aygül, Çağrı Saray, Volkan Kızıltunç)
- 2018 The coordination of group exhibition “Atış Serbest-4” (with Ayça Telgeren, Levent Aygül, Volkan Kızıltunç)
- 2016- HAH Artist Collective (co-founded with Sevgi Aka, Ayça Telgeren, Defne Tesal, Gizem Karakaş, Murat Yıldız)
selected publications and catalogues
- 2022 “Voids”, Exhibition Catalogue, published by Mixer
- 2022 “Rounded by Sleep”, Exhibition Catalogue, published by ARTER, (pp. 6-8)
- 2021 “Tell Me Your Story”, published by Paper Street Co.
- 2021 “Past Present İstanbul”, Exhibition Catalogue (pp. 38-43)
- 2019 37th Akbank Contemporary Artists Prize, Exhibition Catalogue, (pp. 22-27)