In my recent series “Remains of Yesterday” I am taking a walk down memory lane. Expressing faces from the past by scraping them in the mortar and putting them together next to each other... These faces seem to be just odds and ends, some unclear reflections, blurred in the shade of time... Each of them is a stranger and each of them is a little bit of me...
Biography: Born in Istanbul - Turkey, 30.10.1971
Studied Business Administration at the University of Istanbul between 1989 - 1993 and after her graduation, accepted as special student at the Middle Eastern Technical University, Ankara in 1994.
Artstudy:
• 1994 - 2002 Studio Peinture, Istanbul
“Basic Formation of Fine Arts” with G.KAYALI
• 1997 - 2000 Association of State Fine Arts & Sculpture Museum of Istanbul, Atelier of BUBI.
• 2003 - 2004 “Comparative History of Art” and “Contemporary Art Discussions” O.EROGLU
Workshops:
• Dec. 2001 National Gallery, London
“Art and Life: Drawing Sessions” with Ann Dowker
• Jan/Apr 2004 Bilgi University, Istanbul
“Painting & Experimental Art” with Prof.B.N.Islimyeli
Association Memberships:
• “Fine Arts Association, Turkey” (member of the Board);
• “Assoc.of State Fine Arts & Sculpture Museums”,Istanbul-TR
• “D.Fleiss & East - West Artists” , Stuttgart - Germany;
• “Balkan Art” Organization, Sofia - Bulgaria.
Award:
• eMailArt International Contest of AiudOnline – Special Prize of Inter-Art Foundation
Works in Public Collections:
• Museum of Fine Arts, Satu Mare – Romania
• City Hall of Bekescsaba – Hungary
• City Hall of Kemer, Antalya – Turkey
• City Zoo, Baku – Azerbaijan
• The Academy of Fine Arts, Sarajevo – Bosnia
• Cultural Centre Verkatehdas, Hameenlinna – Finland
• Gallery L'Art Vivant, Collioure – France
• Bar of Modern Art, Berlin – Germany
• Khyber Restaurant, Mumbai – India
• Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv – Israel
• Pantanegra, Condesa, Mexico City – Mexico
• Pataka Museum, Porirua City – New Zealand
• Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila – Philippines
• Town Hall, Bacau – Romania
• Centre for Visual Art at Uni.of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• Peace Museum, Seoul – South Korea
• City Council of Chinch?n, Chinch?n – Spain
• Taipei Artist Village, Taipei - Taiwan
• Artemis Art Center, Istanbul – Turkey
• Pauline A. Shaw School, Boston – U.S.A.
• Northside Preparatory School, Chicago – U.S.A.
• The Peace Garden, Washington, DC – U.S.A.
• Fine Arts Museum of Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam
• Centre of Excellence for The Arts, Home of The International Potters' Path - Wales
6 Solo Exhibitions:
“Remains of Yesterday”
• January 2005 Basak Sigorta Art Gallery, Izmir
• October 2004 Pera Art Gallery, Istanbul
“Incognito”
• August 2001 Gallery Inter Art, Aiud - Romania
• June 2001 Naval Museum, Istanbul
• April 2001 Gallery Sredetz, Sofia – Bulgaria
“Thirteen and a half”
• May 1999 Studio Peinture, Istanbul
Over 50 Group Exhibitions: (Selection)
2005
• Convergence, Blue Space Contemporary Art Center,
Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam
• 1st International Biennial of Arad, Romania
• Union of Turkish Artists, 96th Year Anniversary Exhibition,
Istanbul
• 3rd International Biennial of Islamic World Contemporary
Painting, Tehran - Iran
• Museum of State Fine Arts & Sculpture, Ankara
• Museum of State Fine Arts & Sculpture, Izmir
2004
• Ilayda Art Gallery, Istanbul
• OMS Essling, Vienna - Austria
• Nelli Art Gallery, Istanbul
• Basak Sigorta Art Gallery, Izmir
• Antalya Cultural Center, Antalya
• Union of Fine Arts - Gallery Artis, Bucharest - Romania
• Ataturk Cultural Center, Karadeniz Eregli - Turkey
• Uchisar Citadel, Cappadocia - Turkey
• Osmanbey Art Gallery, Istanbul
• BBK – Kuenstlerhaus Galerie, Karlsruhe - Germany
• UNESCO Cultural Center, Bucharest - Romania
2003
• Shagun Art Gallery, Mumbai - India
• Kulturforum Haus Dacherr?den, Erfurt - Germany
• Gallery Inter Art, Aiud - Romania
• Wenckheim Castle, Szabadkigyos - Hungary
• Gallery Panev, Veliko Turnovo - Bulgaria
• Kemer Cultural Center, Antalya
• Taksim Art Gallery, Istanbul
2002
• Rottary Gallery, Cluj Napoca - Romania
• Antalya Cultural Center, Antalya
• City Museum of He Ze - China
• Art Gallery of City Hall, Bekescsaba - Hungary
• History Museum, Aiud - Romania
• Museum of Fine Arts, Satu Mare - Romania
• Gallery Mu-Terem, Debrecen - Hungary
• Palace Hardenberg Vorburg Museum, Essen - Germany
• Naval Museum, Istanbul
• Military Museum, Harbiye - Istanbul
2001
• Gallery of Satu Mare - Philarmoni, Romania
• Concervatory of Debrecen - Hungary
• City Gallery of Gyomaendr?d - Hungary
• Palace Anras, Tirol - Austria
• City Gallery of Varna - Bulgaria
• Tayyare Cultural Center, Bursa - Turkey
2000
• Museum of Fine Arts, Satu Mare - Romania
1999
• Nelli Art Gallery, Istanbul
Country: Turkey
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