b. 1982 / Antalya, Turkey
Education
2000-2004 Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture / Bachelor's
2004-2007 Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture / Master's "Sculptural Forms in Architecture from the 1970s to the Present,”
2012-2016 Marmara University, Proficiency in Art “Practices that Invert Perception of Plasticity in Contemporary Sculpture,”
2020 - Associate Professor at Istanbul Technical University’s Department of Fine Arts, teaching Drawing, Basic Design, Perspective on Sculpture, Contemporary Art, Performance-Dance, and Music.
Solo Exhibitions
2021
"Çevren / Horizon", 8 July - 28 August 2021, Bozlu Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey
2018
"Toz / Dust", 30 January - 6 March 2018, Bozlu Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
"A Bond Inside / İçinde Bir Bağ", Bozlu Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey
"Günün Kapıları", Gümüşlük Academy, Bodrum, Turkey
2023
"Sweeter than a Dream, Beyond a Reverie: 10 Years of Bozlu Art Project", Bozlu Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey
"Uzak Yakın Sergi VOL. II", Belmondo House, Antalya, Turkey
"Uzak Yakın Sergi VOL. I", Izmir Paint and Sculpture Museum Culturpark Art Gallery & History and Art Gallery, Izmir, Turkey
"Beginning From The Middle / Ortadan Başlamak", "Reunion Of Hope / Feshane Umut Buluşması", artistanbul, Feshane, Istanbul, Turkey
"Cross Roads 6", ART ON, Istanbul, Turkey
"Ode to Earth / Yeryüzüne Övgü", Bayetav Sanat, Izmir, Turkey
"Sanat ile Eğitime Destek Projesi / Supporting Education Through Art Project", Salt Galata, Istanbul, Turkey
"Composition: space no space Vol. II", Museum Gazhane, Istanbul, Turkey
2022
"Eloquent Things / Maharetli Şeyler", Milli Reasürans Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
"Composition: space no space", ITÜ Taşkışla, 17th Istanbul Biennial Parallel Event, Istanbul, Turkey
"Le Voyage", Decollage Art Space, Istanbul, Turkey
" Selected Affiliations / Seçilmiş Yakınlıklar", Ahmet Yeşil Art Gallery, Mersin, Turkey
2021
"If a Bird Flies, a Shadow Remains" / Gülten Akın Exhibition, Nazım Hikmet Cultural Center, Bursa, Turkey
"Song of Timelessness", Zindankapı, Bursa, Turkey
“16th CI Contemporary Istanbul”, Art Fair, Tersane Istanbul, Turkey
"15th CI Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair", Lütfü Kırdar Convention Center; Istanbul, Turkey
"Memory Palaces", Bozlu Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey
2020
"15th CI Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair Online", virtual.contemporaryistanbul.com
"I Am Still Alive", Bozlu Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey
"Imperfect Glance", Labirent Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey
2019
"Actually" Feminating Writing II Exhibition, Karşı Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey
"Inspiration Goat", Galeri Mod, Istanbul, Turkey
"ARTIST 2019 / Istanbul Art Fair / Inspiration Goat", TUYAP, Istanbul, Turkey
"Meta-Morphose / Transformation of Commodity", 16th Istanbul Biennial Parallel Event, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
"CI Contemporary Istanbul Contemporary Art Fair", Lütfü Kırdar Convention Center, Istanbul, Turkey
"Innovative Costume of The 21st Century: The Next Generation", State Historical Museum, Moscow, Russia
"Art Tower Events II", Faculty Members and Student Exhibition, Presentations, Screenings and Performances, ITU Taskışla, Istanbul, Turkey
2018
Contemporary Venice”, Venice, Italy
"Düş / Fall Dream", December 1-2, 2018, Macau T-Theater, China
"Düş / Fall Dream", November 21, 2018 Koç University, November 23-24, 2018 Bomonti Alt, Istanbul, Turkey
"Surfaces, Spaces", Ca’Zanardi, Venice, Italy
"CI Contemporary Istanbul", Art Fair, Lütfü Kırdar Convention Center, Istanbul, Turkey
“Mad World”, Bozlu Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey
“Aborda” Sculpture Exhibition, CKM, Istanbul, Turkey
“Mamut Art Project 2018”, Invited Artist, Istanbul, Turkey
“Join The Dots – Connect the Distances”, Turkish Imago Mundi Collection, Salone degli Incanti, Trieste, Italy
“Design on Tomtom Street”, Istanbul, Turkey
2017
"Pillow", Istanbul Concept Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
"Body - Present Flowing into the Past" / Performance, Past Meets Present, Anna Laudel Contemporary, Istanbul, Turkey
“o+oma+a”, Mixer, Istanbul, Turkey
“CI Art. Stories”, Contemporary Istanbul, Bozlu Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey
“Sosyomanya”, Bozlu Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey
The 8th International Mini Textile Art Exhibition "Scythia", Kherson, Ukraine
“Tribute to the Masters of Sculpture, In Memory of Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel”, 9th Terrace Exhibition, Elgiz Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
The 8th International Mini Textile Art Exhibition "Scythia", July 15-30, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
“Imago Mundi Luciano Benetton Collection” / “Istanbul Codex Contemporary Artists from Turkey”, Biennale Arcipelago Mediterraneo, “Imago Mundi Mediterranean Routes”, Cantieri Culturali Alla Zisa, Palermo, Italy
2016
26th International Istanbul Art Fair / Artist 2016 – “Expandable Size”, TÜYAP, Istanbul, Turkey
"Tell Me The Truth, Please", Vis Art, Istanbul, Turkey
“Fear”, Bozlu Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey
“Aporias”, Friday Exit (in collaboration with Academy of Fine Arts Vienna), Vienna
"Think Again" Mixed Works Exhibition, Galeri RA, Istanbul
“A Remix Of The Local”, Art Base Project, Istanbul
2015
"City-Stone", TMMOB Chamber of Architects Istanbul Branch, Istanbul, Turkey
"On Fertile Lands / Art 01 on Fertile Lands", Adana Contemporary Art Meetings, Adana, Turkey
25th International Istanbul Art Fair / Artist 2015 – Karşı Sanat Works, TÜYAP, Istanbul
“Up in the Air”, Art 50, Istanbul, Turkey
“Hidden”, ALAN ISTANBUL, Overthose, Istanbul, Turkey
"Amusement Park", nev Nesil, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
“New Generation Young Contemporary Artists from Turkey”, Od'A-Ouvroir d'Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2014
24th International Istanbul Art Fair / Artist 2014, Karşı Sanat Çalışmaları – TÜYAP, Istanbul, Turkey
“Me, always a LessMore / Ben Hep Bir AzFazla”, Muse Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Young Sculpture, Nişantaşı Artpark, Istanbul, Turkey
Teras Exhibitions <40, Proje 4L, Elgiz Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Mamut Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey
2013
Steel and Life, Sculpture Exhibition, Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center, Istanbul, Turkey
2012
Teras Exhibitions <40, Proje 4L, Elgiz Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2011
Young Sculpture II, Çırağan Palace Kempinski Sculpture Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2010
“Fiction / Kurgu”, Istanbul, Turkey
2009
“Confrontation” (Performance), Gölcük, Turkey
2008
68th State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Izmir, Turkey
2007
67th State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Ankara, Turkey
2006
16th Istanbul Art Fair, Sculptors Association, TÜYAP, Istanbul, Turkey
2004
“Zap Project”, Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture Department, Istanbul, Turkey
Installations / Design
2024
"SIR / Dance Installation", Premiere: March 9, 2024, Nilüfer Theater Festival, Nilüfer City Theater, Nazım Hikmet Cultural Center, Bursa, Turkey
"SIR / Dance Installation", March 21, 2024, Koç University Rumelifeneri Campus, SGKM, Istanbul, Turkey
"SIR / Dance Installation", May 15, 2024, Yıldız Technical University, YTÜ Davutpaşa Congress and Culture Center, Turkey
2022
“Connection / Bağlantı”, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Rail Systems and Parks, Gardens, and Green Spaces Directorate, Kozyatağı Metro Station, Art Installation (Invited Artist), Istanbul, Turkey
2019
Koç University KARMA Mixed Reality Laboratory Official Opening Ceremony, Interactive Dance Performance / Design, Koç University Rumelifeneri Campus, SGKM, May 9, 2019, Istanbul, Turkey
2018
"DÜŞ / FALL DREAM", December 1-2, 2018, Macau T-Theater, China
"DÜŞ / FALL DREAM", November 23-24, 2018, Bomonti Alt, Istanbul, Turkey
"DÜŞ / FALL DREAM", November 21, 2018, Koç University Sevgi Gönül Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey
2017
"Past Meets Present," Anna Laudel Contemporary, September 7 – October 13, 2017
Body – Now Flowing Into the Past / Gövde – Geçmişe Akan Şimdi (Performance), September 28, 2017, 15th Istanbul Biennial Parallel Event, Anna Laudel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Awards
2015
“Next Generation Young Contemporary Artists from Turkey,” Od'A-Ouvroir d'Art Gallery - Maçka Art Gallery, 1st Honorable Mention
2013
Steel and Life, Sculpture Competition, Honorable Mention
2007
First Prize, Kemal Türkler Single-Stage National Monumental Tomb Competition, Chamber of Architects of Turkey, Istanbul Metropolitan Branch, Istanbul