I am an art professional based in Istanbul with a focus on Media Arts, working as an independent curator since 2013.
Following my M.A studies in Anatolian Civilizations and Cultural Heritage Management, I embarked on a career at Borusan Holding and Borusan Culture and Arts (2007-2013), where I functioned as the Director of the Borusan Collection, the Manager of the artist residency program ArtCenter/Istanbul and the Exhibition Coordinator at Borusan Music House. I was also one of the members of the founding team of Borusan Contemporary. The exhibitions I worked on during my time there include:
2009 ArtCenter/Istanbul inauguration exhibition (open studio)
2010 "Mind Models", ArtCenter/Istanbul yearly exhibition, Borusan Music House (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2010 "Cosmic Latte: A Selection from the Borusan Collection", Borusan Music House (Curator: Suzanne Egeran)
2010 "Matter-Light", Borusan Music House (Curator: Richard Castelli)
2010 "Five in Istanbul: A Selection of Artists from Lehmann Maupin Gallery", Borusan Music House
2011 "Considering Circumstances", ArtCenter/Istanbul yearly exhibition, Borusan Music House (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2011 "Matter-Light II", Borusan Music House (Curator: Richard Castelli)
2011 "Discipline Factory", Seçkin Pirim, Borusan Music House
2011 "Seven New Works", Borusan Contemporary inauguration exhibition (Curator: Mario Codognato)
2011 "Segment #1", Borusan Contemporary inauguration exhibition (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2011 "Segment 1A", Borusan Contemporary (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2012 "What I Love", ArtCenter/Istanbul yearly exhibition, Borusan Music House (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2012 "River of History", Daniel Canogar, Borusan Contemporary (Curator: Kathleen Forde)
2012 "4to2floors", Gerwald Rockenschaub, Borusan Contemporary (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2012 "tidelines", Raija Malka, Melek Mazıcı, Amin Maalouf, Kaija Saariaho, Borusan Music House
2012 "Segment #2", Borusan Contemporary (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2012 "Cut a Long Story Short", Brigitte Kowanz, Borusan Contemporary (Curator: Kathleen Forde)
2012 "Segment #2", Borusan Contemporary (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2013 "Untold Unwritten", ArtCenter/Istanbul yearly exhibition, Borusan Music House (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
The artists I worked with on commissioned projects include Andrew Rogers, Ayşe Erkmen, Beat Zoderer, Bertrand Ivanoff, Björn Schülke, Daniel Canogar, Ekrem Yalçındağ, Erwin Redl, Jeffrey Shaw, John Gerrard, Leo Villareal, Peter Kogler and Sarah Kenderdine.
In 2013, I switched to a career in the gallery ecosystem. After two project-based collaborations with Louise Alexander Gallery (Porto Cervo) and Galerie Kornfeld (Berlin) as their point person for the local art fairs during the same year, I became the director of Gallery MCRD, a newly founded gallery based in Istanbul with a focus on digital art. Here, I curated two group exhibitions, "thequest" and "REFLEX".
In 2014, I joined x-ist, an established contemporary art gallery based in Istanbul, as their International and Corporate Relations Manager.
As I decided to take a Ph.D., in 2015 I joined the online contemporary art platform Art50.net as a part-time team member, where I worked on content management, artist relations and curating, and I also became one of their artists.
In 2017-2018, Özyeğin University Institute of Design appointed me as their Event Coordinator at ATÖLYE in Bomontiada, where I organized and coordinated several workshops, panels and other events.
In 2020, I embarked on a teaching career at Kadir Has University Faculty of Communication, Department of Visual Communication Design, where I have been teaching courses in Curating and Visual Culture. I also taught Museum History and Theory at Bilgi University Department of Culture and Arts Management and Art History at Özyeğin University School of Applied Sciences.
Since September 2022, my academic career continues as a Visiting Scholar at Kadir Has University Faculty of Communication, Department of Visual Communication Design.
Following my M.A studies in Anatolian Civilizations and Cultural Heritage Management, I embarked on a career at Borusan Holding and Borusan Culture and Arts (2007-2013), where I functioned as the Director of the Borusan Collection, the Manager of the artist residency program ArtCenter/Istanbul and the Exhibition Coordinator at Borusan Music House. I was also one of the members of the founding team of Borusan Contemporary. The exhibitions I worked on during my time there include:
2009 ArtCenter/Istanbul inauguration exhibition (open studio)
2010 "Mind Models", ArtCenter/Istanbul yearly exhibition, Borusan Music House (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2010 "Cosmic Latte: A Selection from the Borusan Collection", Borusan Music House (Curator: Suzanne Egeran)
2010 "Matter-Light", Borusan Music House (Curator: Richard Castelli)
2010 "Five in Istanbul: A Selection of Artists from Lehmann Maupin Gallery", Borusan Music House
2011 "Considering Circumstances", ArtCenter/Istanbul yearly exhibition, Borusan Music House (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2011 "Matter-Light II", Borusan Music House (Curator: Richard Castelli)
2011 "Discipline Factory", Seçkin Pirim, Borusan Music House
2011 "Seven New Works", Borusan Contemporary inauguration exhibition (Curator: Mario Codognato)
2011 "Segment #1", Borusan Contemporary inauguration exhibition (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2011 "Segment 1A", Borusan Contemporary (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2012 "What I Love", ArtCenter/Istanbul yearly exhibition, Borusan Music House (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2012 "River of History", Daniel Canogar, Borusan Contemporary (Curator: Kathleen Forde)
2012 "4to2floors", Gerwald Rockenschaub, Borusan Contemporary (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2012 "tidelines", Raija Malka, Melek Mazıcı, Amin Maalouf, Kaija Saariaho, Borusan Music House
2012 "Segment #2", Borusan Contemporary (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2012 "Cut a Long Story Short", Brigitte Kowanz, Borusan Contemporary (Curator: Kathleen Forde)
2012 "Segment #2", Borusan Contemporary (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
2013 "Untold Unwritten", ArtCenter/Istanbul yearly exhibition, Borusan Music House (Curator: Necmi Sönmez)
The artists I worked with on commissioned projects include Andrew Rogers, Ayşe Erkmen, Beat Zoderer, Bertrand Ivanoff, Björn Schülke, Daniel Canogar, Ekrem Yalçındağ, Erwin Redl, Jeffrey Shaw, John Gerrard, Leo Villareal, Peter Kogler and Sarah Kenderdine.
In 2013, I switched to a career in the gallery ecosystem. After two project-based collaborations with Louise Alexander Gallery (Porto Cervo) and Galerie Kornfeld (Berlin) as their point person for the local art fairs during the same year, I became the director of Gallery MCRD, a newly founded gallery based in Istanbul with a focus on digital art. Here, I curated two group exhibitions, "thequest" and "REFLEX".
In 2014, I joined x-ist, an established contemporary art gallery based in Istanbul, as their International and Corporate Relations Manager.
As I decided to take a Ph.D., in 2015 I joined the online contemporary art platform Art50.net as a part-time team member, where I worked on content management, artist relations and curating, and I also became one of their artists.
In 2017-2018, Özyeğin University Institute of Design appointed me as their Event Coordinator at ATÖLYE in Bomontiada, where I organized and coordinated several workshops, panels and other events.
In 2020, I embarked on a teaching career at Kadir Has University Faculty of Communication, Department of Visual Communication Design, where I have been teaching courses in Curating and Visual Culture. I also taught Museum History and Theory at Bilgi University Department of Culture and Arts Management and Art History at Özyeğin University School of Applied Sciences.
Since September 2022, my academic career continues as a Visiting Scholar at Kadir Has University Faculty of Communication, Department of Visual Communication Design.