b. 1981
Lives and works in Istanbul, Turkey.
EDUCATION
2021 Özyeğin University, Design, Technology and Society (Ph.D.)
2007 Koç University, Anatolian Civilizations and Cultural Heritage Management (M.A.)
2004 Koç University, International Relations (B.A.)
2000 I.M.I. Liceo Scientifico Italiano, Istanbul
EXHIBITIONS (ARTIST)
2023 "Summer Jam", solo exhibition, Bonvivant İzmir
2023 "Hey Freedom!", 360 Love Festival, Istanbul Concept Studio, Istanbul
2022 “Bıraktığın Yerde(mi)yim / “Am I Where You Have Left Me”, 360 Love Festival, Soho House, Istanbul
2022 "Rapunzel", Fulart, Istanbul
2021 “Jamboree”, solo exhibition, Istanbul Concept Gallery, Istanbul
2019 “All in one 01”, with Art50.net, Galeri Bu Pavillion, Istanbul
2019 “Printemps des Artistes”, Lycée Français Saint Pulchérie, Istanbul
2018 “Compartminds”, TÜYAP Artist Fair, Istanbul (with Artin90, Curator: Gencer Uçar)
2018 “Turkcell-Communicating with Art”, Athens-Thessaloniki-Izmir-Istanbul-Gökçeada
2018 “Full Karışık –A”, Kümeart, Istanbul (Curator: Seydi Murat Koç)
2018 “Karşının Taksisi / Cabman Unfamiliar with Around Here”, Nur Gürel-Aydın Büyüktaş-Burçin Erdi Studio, Istanbul
2017 Artist 2017 Istanbul Art Fair, with Gallery Bu, Istanbul
2017 “Çorbada Tuzun Olsun / Have a Hand in It” (Pasaj), Kaset Mitanni, Istanbul
2017 Üç Günlük Dünya / Three-Day World initiative exhibition, Tekke Yokuşu n.2, Fındıklı, Istanbul
2017 “Out of the Way”, TÜYAP Artist Fair, Istanbul (with Galeri Bu)
2016 “Aralıktaki İmgeler / Images in Between”, Başkent University, Ankara (Curator: Necmi Karkın)
2016 “Voyage”, Avantgarde Collection Yalıkavak, Bodrum (with Art50.net)
2016 “Irony”, 360 Love Festival, 360 Restaurant, Istanbul (Curator: Işık Gençoğlu)
2015 “Up in the Air”, with Art50.net, Vogue Istanbul
2015 “Aralıksız Duyumsama” / "Uninterrupted Sensation", CerModern, Ankara (Curator: Necmi Karkın)
2015 “Art Alem / Art World”, O’Art, Odeabank Etiler, Istanbul (Curator: Özlem Alıcı)
2014 Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair (with Gallery MCRD)
2014 “REFLEX”, Gallery MCRD – Istanbul
2013 “Creatives Rising”, Long Island, New York
2013 “The Story of the Creative”, See.Me NYC Gallery, New York
2013 The 2nd International Izmir Biennial
2012 "Identities", Koza Visual Culture and Art Association, Istanbul
2012 “Liquid Identities”, Venice, Italy
2012 “Bloc Assembly#13: BIRTHDAY!”, Bloc Projects, Sheffield, UK
2011 Symbiose Art Festival, Breda, The Netherlands
2010 “Bloc Assembly: Correspondence”, Bloc Projects, Sheffield, UK
2010 "Peace near the Black Sea", solo project, Bloc Projects, Sheffield, UK
EXHIBITIONS (CURATOR)
2023 "OCULUS II", Kadir Has University VCD Department end-of-year exhibition, in collaboration with Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality IBB Miras & IBB Kültür, Haliç Sanat Fener Ev 1, Istanbul
2023 “CARPE URBEM I: City and Life”, Bonvivant, İzmir (Can Yeşiloğlu-OnstOn, Eda İlbeyci, Emre Evcimen, Funda Alkan, Leyla Pekmen, Volkan Dinçer)
2022 “Co-Generation”, Mine Art Gallery Experimental, Istanbul (Halil Akdeniz, İsmet Doğan, Koray Ariş,
Matthew Biederman, Pierre Ajavon, Thomas Valianatos, Timo Kahlen, Tomur Atagök)
2022 “OCULUS”, Kadir Has University VCD Department end-of-year exhibition, CoBAC Workspace, Istanbul
2020 Web Biennial 2020 APEIRON, online international exhibition, 7th edition (webbiennial.com)
2020 “The Goddess in Me”, Swissotel the Bosphorus & Art50.net (Bengisu Bayrak, Müge Ceyhan, Merve Dündar,
Leyla Emadi, Ece Gauer, Baysan Yüksel)
2020 “Pride and Punishment”, Labirent Sanat (Şeyma Barut, Sefa Çatuk, Feyzi Çelikten, Gamze Zorlu), Istanbul
2019 “Intergalactic”, Anna Laudel Istanbul (Beyza Boynudelik, Şafak Çatalbaş, Alper Derinboğaz, Emin Mete Erdoğan,
Mustafa Horasan, Ekin Su Koç, Ali Miharbi, Ali İbrahim Öcal, Özcan Saraç, Meltem Sırtıkara, Merve Şendil, İrem Tok)
2019 “Myths and Dreams”, Kıraathane Istanbul Literature House & Art50.net (Ahmet Rüstem Ekici, Aslı Dinç, Baysan Yüksel,
Deniz Defne Acerol, Doğukan Çiğdem, Güliz Baydemir, Genco Gülan, Kerem Topuz)
2019 “Speculative Spaces”, Kare Art Gallery (Burcu Aksoy, Can Aytekin, Çağla Sel, Monika Bulanda, Murat Germen,
Seher Uysal, Seydi Murat Koç), Istanbul
2018 “Crossed Destinies: Homage to Calvino”, Bilsart (Özcan Saraç, Bengü Karaduman, Lara Kamhi, Uygar Demoğlu), Istanbul
2018 “Complex Plane”, MERKUR (Ahmet Duru, Aslı Aydemir, Deniz Defne Acerol, Gamze Zorlu, Görkem Dikel, Gözde Başkent,
Kerem Ağralı, Melike Kılıç, Şener Yılmaz Aslan), Istanbul
2017 “Synchronicity”, Mebusan 25 (Aliye Arslan, Doğukan Çiğdem, Meltem Sırtıkara, Özge Topçu, Sırma Doruk, Şevket Sönmez,
Tan Taşpolatoğlu), Istanbul
2017 “Neighboring Galaxies”, Galeri Bu (Merve Şendil, Sümer Sayın, Şafak Çatalbaş), Istanbul
2017 “Introspective”, Galeri Bu (Eda Emirdağ), Istanbul
2017 “Reflections”, İstanbul Kültür University & Art50.net (Aslı Aydemir, Aslı Dinç, Ayna, Ayşegül Karakaş, Karbon, Eda Emirdağ,
Genco Gülan, Saliha Yılmaz, Yıldırım İnce)
2016 “Profiler”, Galeri Bu & Art50.net (Baysan Yüksel, Eda Emirdağ, Erim Bikkul, Genco Gülan, Karbon, Özge Yağcı, Saliha Yılmaz,
Taşkın Esin), Istanbul
2014 “REFLEX”, Galeri MCRD (Alexandre Dujardin, Ayşe Ören, Balca Arda, Derin Çiler, İbrahim Gençer Yüzer, İpek Yeğinsü,
Jeff Harvey, Lale Delibaş, Özlem Paker, Sonia Klajnberg, Yasemin Cengiz Çağatay), Istanbul
2014 “thequest”, Galeri MCRD (Alexandre Dujardin, Asena Hayal, Balca Arda, Gökhan Yıldız, Murat Cengiz, Sair Sinan Kestelli,
Sonia Klajnberg, Yiğit Hepsev), Istanbul
EMPLOYER HISTORY
(in alphabetical order)
Art50.net
Bilgi University
Borusan Culture and Arts
Borusan Holding
Galerie Kornfeld
Gallery MCRD
Kadir Has University
Koç University
Louise Alexander Gallery
Özyeğin University
x-ist
Lives and works in Istanbul, Turkey.
EDUCATION
2021 Özyeğin University, Design, Technology and Society (Ph.D.)
2007 Koç University, Anatolian Civilizations and Cultural Heritage Management (M.A.)
2004 Koç University, International Relations (B.A.)
2000 I.M.I. Liceo Scientifico Italiano, Istanbul
EXHIBITIONS (ARTIST)
2023 "Summer Jam", solo exhibition, Bonvivant İzmir
2023 "Hey Freedom!", 360 Love Festival, Istanbul Concept Studio, Istanbul
2022 “Bıraktığın Yerde(mi)yim / “Am I Where You Have Left Me”, 360 Love Festival, Soho House, Istanbul
2022 "Rapunzel", Fulart, Istanbul
2021 “Jamboree”, solo exhibition, Istanbul Concept Gallery, Istanbul
2019 “All in one 01”, with Art50.net, Galeri Bu Pavillion, Istanbul
2019 “Printemps des Artistes”, Lycée Français Saint Pulchérie, Istanbul
2018 “Compartminds”, TÜYAP Artist Fair, Istanbul (with Artin90, Curator: Gencer Uçar)
2018 “Turkcell-Communicating with Art”, Athens-Thessaloniki-Izmir-Istanbul-Gökçeada
2018 “Full Karışık –A”, Kümeart, Istanbul (Curator: Seydi Murat Koç)
2018 “Karşının Taksisi / Cabman Unfamiliar with Around Here”, Nur Gürel-Aydın Büyüktaş-Burçin Erdi Studio, Istanbul
2017 Artist 2017 Istanbul Art Fair, with Gallery Bu, Istanbul
2017 “Çorbada Tuzun Olsun / Have a Hand in It” (Pasaj), Kaset Mitanni, Istanbul
2017 Üç Günlük Dünya / Three-Day World initiative exhibition, Tekke Yokuşu n.2, Fındıklı, Istanbul
2017 “Out of the Way”, TÜYAP Artist Fair, Istanbul (with Galeri Bu)
2016 “Aralıktaki İmgeler / Images in Between”, Başkent University, Ankara (Curator: Necmi Karkın)
2016 “Voyage”, Avantgarde Collection Yalıkavak, Bodrum (with Art50.net)
2016 “Irony”, 360 Love Festival, 360 Restaurant, Istanbul (Curator: Işık Gençoğlu)
2015 “Up in the Air”, with Art50.net, Vogue Istanbul
2015 “Aralıksız Duyumsama” / "Uninterrupted Sensation", CerModern, Ankara (Curator: Necmi Karkın)
2015 “Art Alem / Art World”, O’Art, Odeabank Etiler, Istanbul (Curator: Özlem Alıcı)
2014 Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair (with Gallery MCRD)
2014 “REFLEX”, Gallery MCRD – Istanbul
2013 “Creatives Rising”, Long Island, New York
2013 “The Story of the Creative”, See.Me NYC Gallery, New York
2013 The 2nd International Izmir Biennial
2012 "Identities", Koza Visual Culture and Art Association, Istanbul
2012 “Liquid Identities”, Venice, Italy
2012 “Bloc Assembly#13: BIRTHDAY!”, Bloc Projects, Sheffield, UK
2011 Symbiose Art Festival, Breda, The Netherlands
2010 “Bloc Assembly: Correspondence”, Bloc Projects, Sheffield, UK
2010 "Peace near the Black Sea", solo project, Bloc Projects, Sheffield, UK
EXHIBITIONS (CURATOR)
2023 "OCULUS II", Kadir Has University VCD Department end-of-year exhibition, in collaboration with Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality IBB Miras & IBB Kültür, Haliç Sanat Fener Ev 1, Istanbul
2023 “CARPE URBEM I: City and Life”, Bonvivant, İzmir (Can Yeşiloğlu-OnstOn, Eda İlbeyci, Emre Evcimen, Funda Alkan, Leyla Pekmen, Volkan Dinçer)
2022 “Co-Generation”, Mine Art Gallery Experimental, Istanbul (Halil Akdeniz, İsmet Doğan, Koray Ariş,
Matthew Biederman, Pierre Ajavon, Thomas Valianatos, Timo Kahlen, Tomur Atagök)
2022 “OCULUS”, Kadir Has University VCD Department end-of-year exhibition, CoBAC Workspace, Istanbul
2020 Web Biennial 2020 APEIRON, online international exhibition, 7th edition (webbiennial.com)
2020 “The Goddess in Me”, Swissotel the Bosphorus & Art50.net (Bengisu Bayrak, Müge Ceyhan, Merve Dündar,
Leyla Emadi, Ece Gauer, Baysan Yüksel)
2020 “Pride and Punishment”, Labirent Sanat (Şeyma Barut, Sefa Çatuk, Feyzi Çelikten, Gamze Zorlu), Istanbul
2019 “Intergalactic”, Anna Laudel Istanbul (Beyza Boynudelik, Şafak Çatalbaş, Alper Derinboğaz, Emin Mete Erdoğan,
Mustafa Horasan, Ekin Su Koç, Ali Miharbi, Ali İbrahim Öcal, Özcan Saraç, Meltem Sırtıkara, Merve Şendil, İrem Tok)
2019 “Myths and Dreams”, Kıraathane Istanbul Literature House & Art50.net (Ahmet Rüstem Ekici, Aslı Dinç, Baysan Yüksel,
Deniz Defne Acerol, Doğukan Çiğdem, Güliz Baydemir, Genco Gülan, Kerem Topuz)
2019 “Speculative Spaces”, Kare Art Gallery (Burcu Aksoy, Can Aytekin, Çağla Sel, Monika Bulanda, Murat Germen,
Seher Uysal, Seydi Murat Koç), Istanbul
2018 “Crossed Destinies: Homage to Calvino”, Bilsart (Özcan Saraç, Bengü Karaduman, Lara Kamhi, Uygar Demoğlu), Istanbul
2018 “Complex Plane”, MERKUR (Ahmet Duru, Aslı Aydemir, Deniz Defne Acerol, Gamze Zorlu, Görkem Dikel, Gözde Başkent,
Kerem Ağralı, Melike Kılıç, Şener Yılmaz Aslan), Istanbul
2017 “Synchronicity”, Mebusan 25 (Aliye Arslan, Doğukan Çiğdem, Meltem Sırtıkara, Özge Topçu, Sırma Doruk, Şevket Sönmez,
Tan Taşpolatoğlu), Istanbul
2017 “Neighboring Galaxies”, Galeri Bu (Merve Şendil, Sümer Sayın, Şafak Çatalbaş), Istanbul
2017 “Introspective”, Galeri Bu (Eda Emirdağ), Istanbul
2017 “Reflections”, İstanbul Kültür University & Art50.net (Aslı Aydemir, Aslı Dinç, Ayna, Ayşegül Karakaş, Karbon, Eda Emirdağ,
Genco Gülan, Saliha Yılmaz, Yıldırım İnce)
2016 “Profiler”, Galeri Bu & Art50.net (Baysan Yüksel, Eda Emirdağ, Erim Bikkul, Genco Gülan, Karbon, Özge Yağcı, Saliha Yılmaz,
Taşkın Esin), Istanbul
2014 “REFLEX”, Galeri MCRD (Alexandre Dujardin, Ayşe Ören, Balca Arda, Derin Çiler, İbrahim Gençer Yüzer, İpek Yeğinsü,
Jeff Harvey, Lale Delibaş, Özlem Paker, Sonia Klajnberg, Yasemin Cengiz Çağatay), Istanbul
2014 “thequest”, Galeri MCRD (Alexandre Dujardin, Asena Hayal, Balca Arda, Gökhan Yıldız, Murat Cengiz, Sair Sinan Kestelli,
Sonia Klajnberg, Yiğit Hepsev), Istanbul
EMPLOYER HISTORY
(in alphabetical order)
Art50.net
Bilgi University
Borusan Culture and Arts
Borusan Holding
Galerie Kornfeld
Gallery MCRD
Kadir Has University
Koç University
Louise Alexander Gallery
Özyeğin University
x-ist