Gurur Birsin

b. 1992, Tekirdağ, Türkiye

The artist lives and works in Istanbul and Tekirdağ. She completed her BA in Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, in 2016, followed by an MA in Painting at the same institution in 2019. Her solo exhibitions include The Backyard of Childhood at Gallery Kairos, Istanbul (2024), and The Wreck of Time at Mixer, Istanbul (2021). Her selected group exhibitions include Ephemeral at Gülden Bostancı Gallery, Antalya (2025); I Closed My Eyes, I Saw Everything at Geek Konak, Gaziantep (2025); Pera’s Century, Prologue: Lost Time at Gallery Kairos, Istanbul (2024); New Lands at Arkas Sanat Alaçatı, Izmir (2024); Reimage: Morning After Dark at Gallery Kairos, Istanbul (2022); and Olimpos Exhibitions: Landscape at Zülfaris Synagogue, Istanbul (2021). She has participated in art fairs including London Art Fair with Gallery Kairos, London (2026); 9th Artweeks with Gallery Kairos, Istanbul (2024); the 18th edition of Contemporary Istanbul and Contemporary Istanbul Bloom with Gallery Kairos, Istanbul (2023); Contemporary Istanbul and Artweeks Akaretler with Mixer, Istanbul (2022); and Artweeks Akaretler with Mixer, Istanbul (2021).