Lives and works in New York
Selected Exhibitions
2018 Land, Freshkills Reclaimed Lands Conference: Transforming Our Disturbed Urban Landscapes, NYU Tisch, New York, NY
2017 MFA Thesis, Solo Exhibition, Z-14: Replacing The Forgotten, One Night Performance, May 9th, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Relativity: Symbol, Interface, Experience, Compton-Goethals Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Senses Exposed, Compton-Goethals Gallery, New York, NY
2013 Young Photographers Award Exhibition, Presented by Moon and Stars Project, The American Turkish Society, Istanbul, Turkey
2012 Tema(s)sız / Themeless-Contactless, Gallery Ilayda Istanbul, Turkey
2012 Chance, Chaos and Coincidence, Yeditepe University Istanbul, Turkey
2012 Disi Sanat / Female Art, Pramid Art Centre, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Crossections, 8. Korea – Turkey Exchange Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Graduation Exhibition, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
2009 Young Painters of the Year, Presented by Rh+ Art Project, Rh+ Art Magazine, Istanbul, Turkey
2009 Haz” Contemporary Art Exhibition, Adressistanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Performances
2017 Not A Rehearsal: In Flux of Upturned Pleasure, El Museo de Los Sures, Brooklyn. NY
2016 Afraid On History, CCNY, New York, NY
2009 Küf-Mold, Old Charlois, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Collaborative Performances
2018 “36 Peaks”, Baryshnikov Arts Center, New York (Collaboration and performance with Sarah Cameron Sunde, Oliver Burns, Joshua Dumas, Lanxing Fu, Deborah Z. Maciel, Sophia Mak, Irene Siegel)
2018 Immigrant Ball, Flux Factory, Queens, New York (Performer in collaboration with artist Katya Grokhovsky, Sierra Ortega, Katy Halfin)
2017 “36.5”, “Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY, (Performer in collaboration with Interdisciplinary Artist Sarah Cameron Sunde and Actor Oliver Burns)
Exhibitions Curated
2016 WEAR(E), One Bryant Park Urban Garden Room, Chashama, City College of New York, New York, NY (Collaborative curated show with Andrea Bass, Lori Brungard, Priyanka Dasgupta, Woojin Lee, Jean Carla Rodea, Erik Sanner, Jennifer Seastone, Emma Yi
Teaching Experience
2018 – 2018 Graduate Teaching Assistant on Photography and Visual Perception, Professor Amy Gartrel, CCNY, New York
2010 – 2013 Teaching Assistant, Professor Özden Uslu, Visual Perception and Design, Job Psychology, Yeditepe University, Istanbul
Related Experience
2018 Founder of LucidLux Studio, New York
2012 – 2013 Visual Communication Design Specialist, ISTEK Inc., Istanbul
2012 – 2012 Assistant, Daire Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 – 2011 Project Coordinator, Art.homes Art Project, Istanbul
2007 – 2009 Art Installation Assistant, IKSV-Istanbul Foundation for Culture&Arts, Istanbul
Collections
Koç Family, Ömer Koç Private Collection, Istanbul, Turkey
Bedri Baykam Private Collection, Istanbul, Turkey
RH+ Art Magazine, Public Collection, Istanbul, Turkey
Grants/Awards
2017 DIAP Scholarship, City College of New York, New York, NY
2009 Young Painter of The Year, 3rd Place, Rh+ Art Magazine, Istanbul, Turkey
2005 Special Talent Fellowship, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
Education
2015 – 2018 MFA, DIAP – Digital and Interdisciplinary Art Practice, City College of New York, NY
2010 – 2010 Public Relations, Erasmus Study Abroad, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona
2009 – 2013 BFA, Dual Degree, Visual Communication Design, Yeditepe University, Istanbul
2005 – 2010 BFA, Plastic Arts (Painting, Sculpture, Ceramic), Yeditepe University, Istanbul
2004 – 2013 BBA, Business Management, Anadolu University, Istanbul
Lectures/Panels
2017 Panel Talk, Nonnative: Murmurs and Dissent by Krisia M. Ayala, Archive and Special Collection Gallery, City College of New York, New York, NY
2012 Lecture/Presentation, Perception of Design, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
Publications as Author
“Z-14: Replacing The Forgotten”, Master of Fine Arts in Digital and Interdisciplinary Arts Practice, Department of Art City College of New York, New York, NY, 2017 https://www.academia.edu/34978411/Z-14_REPLACING_THE_FORGOTTEN
Website Publication
Jennifer Hattam, “Citylab”, Apr 4, 2014, https://www.citylab.com/equity/2014/04/hidden-side-turkeys-urban-transformation-told-10-pictures/8798/
Deniz İncepglu, Tektipleşmiş Yaşamlara Karşı Tema(s)sız, 2012, https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/tektiplesmis-yasamlara-karsi-temassiz-20186643
Gallery Affiliations
Daire Gallery – Istanbul, Turkey, Ilayda Gallery – Istanbul, Turkey, Pyramid Art – Istanbul, Turkey
Alan Istanbul – Istanbul, Turkey, Dirimart – Istanbul, Turkey
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