Born in Istanbul, Turkey 1973
Education
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey
PhD in Fine Arts, Institute of Fine Arts – Painting Program (2001 – 2007)
Master of Fine Arts, Institute of Fine Arts – Painting Program (1997 – 2001)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (graduated first in class), Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Stage Design and Costume (1990 – 1995)
Solo Exhibitions
Any Balcony? Tophane-i Amire CAC – Tek Kubbe, Istanbul, 2019
Preliminary Works, Mekan Blogspot (independent art space), Balıkesir, 2018
Transported House, Daire Gallery, Istanbul, 2011
Temporary Space, Apartment Project, Istanbul, 2009
Interference to Space, Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center – Sarnıç Gallery, Istanbul, 2008
Group Exhibitions
Taviloglu Collection: Story of an Art Collector, Historical Liquor Factory, Istanbul, 2024
Palimpsest: Paper Installation Exhibition, SEKA Paper Museum, Kocaeli, 2024
Legacy and Reflection, Osman Hamdi Bey Exhibition Hall, Istanbul, 2024
Autoportrait, Doart Gallery, Istanbul, 2022
Are We Really Locked Down, Mekan Blogspot (independent art space), online exhibition, 2020
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, Austuria, 2017
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 Ozer, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2016
Stay with Me, Werseburg Museum, Bremen, Germany, 2015
Stay with Me, DEPO, Istanbul, 2015
Stay with Me, Apartment Project, Berlin, Germany, 2014
Turkish Visual Art, Art Museum of 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, Japan, 2013
Collaboration, Anıtpark, Kocaeli, 2012
Location Kadikoy- II, Asfalt Art Gallery, Istanbul, 2012
Artexpo Arezzo, Arezzo, Italy, 2012
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, 2011
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, Almanya, 2009
Guest of Honour Turkey Children’s Book Illustrations Exhibition, Frankfurt Book Fair, Invitation by Turkish Publishers Association, Frankfurt, Germany, 2008
Sofya-Istanbul, Sofia National Academy of Arts Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2007
23rd International Contemporary Artists, Diyarbakır Sanat Merkezi 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,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 Proje Üretim Merkezi, Istanbul, 2004
Black and White, Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center – Five Domes Hall, Istanbul, 2003
Contemporary Art on the Island Ferry, Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat, Istanbul, 2003
Tunnel Art Festival, Lokal Restaurant and KUN, Istanbul, 2003
The Encounter, Munster Fine Arts Academy, Germany, 2003
Monologue, Constanta Art Museum, Constanta, Romania, 2002
Monologue, Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture Museum (then located in Dolmabahçe), Istanbul, 2002
The Mirror, Osman Hamdi Bey Exhibition Hall, Istanbul, 1999
Representatives of a Tradition, Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center – Five Domes Hall, Istanbul, 1998
Children’s Book Illustrations Exhibition, Tüyap Tepebaşı Exhibition Hall, Istanbul, 1998
Owl [1], Osman Hamdi Bey Exhibition Hall, Istanbul, 1998
Istanbul Window, Artist’s Window Design Exhibition (as a part of UN United Nations Habitat- II), Istanbul, 1996
Professional Activities
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, Küçükçekmece Municipality Fine Arts Academy, Istanbul — conference, 2024
Professor Tülay Baytuğ and Kinetic Studies in Basic 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
Transformation Initiated by Basic Art and Design as an Experimental Approach, 1st Basic Art Education Symposium, 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, 2023
Rhythm and Practices Exhibition, MSGSU Osman Hamdi Bey Exhibition Hall, Istanbul — organization and coordination, 2022
Urban Dreams Workshop XV: Urban Space, Chamber of Architect Istanbul Branch (TMMOB), Istanbul — invited speaker, 2022
International Paris Art and Design Symposium, Made By Artists, Paris, France, — paper presentation, 2018
Bağdat Street Workshop, MSGSÜ Faculty of Architecture & AYİDER, Cercle d’Orient, Istanbul — invited speaker, 2017
Art and Space: Illusion Practices in Spatial Design, ENKA School, Adapazarı — invited speaker, 2016
Stay With Me, Group Exhibition, DEPO, Istanbul — artist talk, 2015
The Anadolu International Symposium On Arts Education, Anadolu University, Eskişehir — author & paper presenter, 2014
2010 International Architecture and Art Symposium, Author and Paper Presenter, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul
2010 Showcase in the Context of Urban Design, Article, Visual Design Magazine, Istanbul
2010 International Symposium on East of The West and West of The East, Author and Paper Presenter, Marmara University, Istanbul
2010 Art and Space Panel, Speaker, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul
2009 9th. National Art Symposium Art in Public Space, Author and Paper Presenter, Hacettepe University, Ankara
2009 City and Art Forum, Author and Paper Presenter, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul
2008 The Definition of Art Group, Contributor, Workshop, STT M, Istanbul
2007 The Definition of Art Group, Contributor, Workshop, STT M, Istanbul
2006 Window Display as a Visual Communication, Presentation, Okan University, Istanbul
2002 Monologue, Exhibition Organization, Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture (IRHM, Dolmabahçe) – Constanta Art Museum, Romania
Publications
2011 Foundation in Art and Design Department Book – 2: Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Faulty of Fine Arts, Book Chapter Author, MSGSU publication, Istanbul
2011 Every Child was Born with Rights, Book Chapter Illustrator, Children’s Foundation Publications, Istanbul
2011 A Deceptive World Between Dream and Reality, Article, Visual Design Magazine, Istanbul
2009 Window Display and Visual Communication, Article, Istanbul Aydın University Magazine, Istanbul
2008 Issue of Supply and Demand, Article, Visual Design Magazine, Istanbul
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, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
2014 Associate Professor, 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, 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
Basic Art and Design (Undergraduate Course)
Painting Techniques (Undergraduate Course)
Rhythm in Theory and Practice (MFA Course)
Space in Art and Design Course (MFA Course)
The Relationship Between Music, Literature, Visual Arts and Their Experimental Outcomes (PhD Course)