Born in Istanbul, Turkey (1973). Lives and works in Istanbul.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Any Balcony?, Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center – Single Dome (Istanbul)
2018 Preliminary Works,Mekan Blogspot (independent art space) (Balıkesir)
2011 Transported House,Daire Gallery (Istanbul)
2009 Temporary Space, Apartment Project (Istanbul)
2008 Interference to Space, Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center – Sarnıç Gallery (Istanbul)
EDUCATION
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey
PhD in Fine Arts, Institute of Fine Arts – Painting Program (2001 – 2007)
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Institute of Fine Arts – Painting Program (1997 – 2001)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Faculty of Fine Arts – Department of Stage Design and Costume (1990 – 1995)
Graduated first in class
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
2024 – Professor, Department of Stage Design and Costume, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
2021 – 2024 Head of Foundation in Art and Design Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.
2021 – 2024 Head of Foundation in Art and Design Division (postgraduate studies), Institute of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
2019 Visiting Lecture, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Istinye University, Autumn Semester
2018 Professor, Foundation in Art and Design Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
2014 Associate Professor, Foundation in A&D Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
2012 Associate Professor in Plastic Arts, accredited by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), Turkey
2009 Assistant Professor, Foundation in A&D Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
2001 – 2000 Teaching Assistant Representative, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (MSFAU)
1997 Teaching Assistant, Foundation in Art and Design Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
1996 Teaching Assistant, Department of Stage Design and Costume, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
ACADEMIC COURSES
Undergraduate
– Foundation in Art and Design (Undergraduate Course)
– Painting Techniques (Undergraduate Course)
MA/MFA
– Rhythm in Theory and Practice (MFA Course)
– Space in Art and Design Course (MFA Course)
PhD
– The Relationship Between Music, Literature, Visual Arts: Their Experimental Outcomes
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 Palimpsest: Paper Installation Exhibition, SEKA Paper Museum, curated by E. Begüm Savçın, Hülya Küpçüoğlu, Duygu Sabancılar (İzmit, Kocaeli)
2024 Story of an Art Collector: Taviloğlu Collection, Historical Liquor Factory, curated by Derya Yücel, Marcus Graf (Istanbul)
2024 Legacy and Reflection, Osman Hamdi Bey Exhibition Hall, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (Istanbul)
2022 Autoportrait, Doart Gallery (Istanbul)
2020 Are We Really Locked Down, Mekan Blogspot (independent art space), online exhibition
2017 Did You Know, Boris Georgiev City Art Gallery (Varna, Bulgaria)
2017 Polyphony, Apodec Gallery (Thessalonike, Greece)
2017 Stay with Me, Belvedere 21, formerly 21er Haus (Vienna, Austria)
2016 Stay with Me, MOM Art Space (Hamburg, Germany)
2016 Stay with Me, De Kijkdoos Project Space (Amsterdam, Holland)
2016 Made By Artist, Block 33, curated by Denizhan Özer (Thessaloniki, Greece)
2015 Stay with Me, Werseburg Museum (Bremen, Germany)
2015 Stay with Me, DEPO (Istanbul)
2014 Stay with Me, Apartment Project (Berlin, Germany)
2013 Turkish Visual Art, Art Museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (Beijing, China)
2013 18th Oasis, Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center– Five Domes Hall (Istanbul)
2013 Green: Artists Without Borders, KargaArt (Istanbul)
2013 18th Oasis, Osaka Business Park (Osaka, Japan)
2012 Collaboration, Anıtpark (Kocaeli)
2012 Location Kadikoy- II, Asfalt Art Gallery (Istanbul)
2012 Artexpo Arezzo (Arezzo, Italy)
2011 Are You Alive? Asfalt Art Gallery (Istanbul)
2011 Interpretations of Turkish Contemporary Artists, History and Archaeology Museum (Constanta, Romania)
2011 Contemporary Artists Exhibition 30th Anniversary, Akbank Sanat (Istanbul)
2011 Dear Don’t Please, Proje 4L Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, curated by Seda Yörüker and Selen Sarıoğlu (Istanbul)
2009 Transform, Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center– Five Domes Hall (Istanbul)
2009 Where is My Privacy, Zilberman Gallery (formerly Casa Dell’Arte – CDA Projects), curated by Denizhan Özer (Istanbul)
2009 The Most Beautiful Picture Hasn’t Done Yet, Moltkerei Werkstatt (Köln, Germany)
2008 Guest of Honour Turkey Children’s Book Illustrations Exhibition, Frankfurt Book Fair, Invitation by Turkish Publishers Association (Frankfurt, Germany)
2007 Sofya-Istanbul, Sofia National Academy of Arts Gallery (Sofia, Bulgaria)
2004 23rd International Contemporary Artists, Diyarbakır Art Center (DSM) curated by Basak Senova, Eyal Danon and Anton Lederer (Diyarbakir)
2004 23rd International Contemporary Artists, Akbank Sanat, curated by Basak Senova, Eyal Danon and Anton Lederer (Istanbul)
2004 The Bridge from East to West, Künstlerhaus Gallery (Karlsruhe, Germany)
2004 The Christmas Trees, 3.Boyut Project Production Center (Istanbul)
2003 Black and White, Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center – Five Domes Hall (Istanbul)
2003 Contemporary Art on the Island Ferry, Yapı Kredi Culture and Arts (Istanbul)
2003 Tunnel Art Festival, Lokal Restaurant and KUN (Istanbul)
2003 The Encounter, Munster Fine Arts Academy (Munster, Germany)
2002 Monologue, Constanta Art Museum (Constanta, Romania)
2002 Monologue, Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture (Dolmabahçe, Istanbul)
1999 The Mirror, Osman Hamdi Bey Exhibition Hall (Istanbul)
1998 Representatives of a Tradition, Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center – Five Domes Hall (Istanbul)
1998 Children’s Book Illustrations, Tüyap Tepebaşı Exhibition Hall (Istanbul)
1998 Owl [1], Osman Hamdi Bey Exhibition Hall, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (Istanbul)
1996 Istanbul Window, Artist’s Window Design Exhibition, a part of UN United Nations Habitat- II (Istanbul)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2024 Science and Sensebility: Method Meets Art A Transdiciplinary Conference, LABRC (London) — paper presentation
2024 Siemens Healthineers Pin Design Competition (Istanbul) — jury member
2024 Space in Art Conference, Küçükçekmece Municipality Fine Arts Academy (Istanbul) — invited speaker
2023 Professor Tülay Baytuğ and Kinetic Studies in Art and Design Education, 1st Foundation in Art and Design Symposium in Memory of Professor Oktay Anılanmert, MSGSU Sedat Hakkı Eldem Auditorium (Istanbul) — paper presentation
2023 TransformationsEmerging from Foundation in Art & Design, 1st Foundation in Art and Design Symposium in Memory of Professor Oktay Anılanmert, MSGSU Sedat Hakkı Eldem Auditorium (Istanbul) — moderator
2023 1st Foundation in Art and Design Symposium in Memory of Professor Oktay Anılanmert, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Sedat Hakkı Eldem Auditorium (Istanbul) — scientific committee member and chair of the organizing committee
2022 Rhythm in Practice Exhibition, Osman Hamdi Bey Exhibition Hall, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (Istanbul) — artistic direction and coordination
2022 Urban Dreams Workshop XV: Urban Space, Chamber of Architects Istanbul Branch (TMMOB, Istanbul) — invited speaker
2018 International Paris Art and Design Symposium, Made By Artists (Paris) — paper presentation
2017 Bağdat Street Workshop, MSGSU Faculty of Architecture & AYİDER, Cercle d’Orient (Istanbul) — invited speaker
2016 Art, Space through Illusion-Based Practices, ENKA School (Adapazarı) — invited speaker
2015 Stay With Me, Group Exhibition, DEPO (Istanbul) — artist talk
2014 The Anadolu International Symposium On Arts Education, Anadolu University (Eskişehir) — author & paper presenter
2010 International Architecture and Art Symposium, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (Istanbul) — author and paper presenter
2010 Showcase in the Context of Urban Design, Visual Design Magazine (Istanbul) — article
2010 International Symposium on East of The West and West of The East, Marmara University (Istanbul) — author and paper presenter
2010 Art and Space Panel, Department of Architecture, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (Istanbul) — invited speaker
2009 9th National Art Symposium Art in Public Space, Hacettepe University (Ankara) — author and paper presenter
2009 City and Art Forum, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (Istanbul) — author and paper presenter
2008 The Definition of Art Group, STT M, Workshop (Istanbul) — contributor
2007 The Definition of Art Group, STT M, Workshop (Istanbul) — contributor
2006 Window Display as a Visual Communication, Okan University (Istanbul) — conference
2002 Monologue (group exhibition), Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture (Dolmabahçe, Istanbul) — artistic direction and coordination
2002 Monologue(group exhibition), Constanta Art Museum (Constanta, Romania) — artistic direction and coordination
PUBLICATIONS
2016 Kinetic and “Thing”, Genç Sanat Magazine, Vol. 245
2014 Form Studies in the Foundation Course from Bauhaus to the Present, Anadolu University — Proceedings, Vol. II
2011 Foundation in Art and Design, Vol. 2, Faulty of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University — book chapter
2011 Every Child was Born with Rights, Children’s Foundation Publications — book chapter illustrations
2011 A Deceptive World Between Dream and Reality, Vitrin (Visual Design Magazine), Vol. 03 — 04
2010 Light Factor in the Contemporary Art Space, Architecture Media Art — Proceedings, Faculty of Architecture, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
2010 Shop Window in the Urban Environment, Vitrin (Visual Design Magazine), Vol. 08 — 09
2010 IKSV and AIAP in the Context of Globalization, East of the West — West of the East, New Approaches in Art and Design — Proceedings, Faulty of Fine Arts, Marmara University
2009 Global Capital, Public Space and Art Relations, Art in Public Space — Symposium Abstracts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Hacettepe University
2009 Window Display and Visual Communication, Social Sciences Magazine, Istanbul Aydın University, Vol. 1
2008 Issue of Supply and Demand, Vitrin (Visual Design Magazine)
COLLECTION
Taviloğlu Collection (Mustafa Taviloğlu), Istanbul