1973 Istanbul
Education
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul
2007 Proficiency in Arts in Painting
2001 Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Painting
1995 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Stage Design and Costume (Graduated as the Top Student in the Department)
Solo Exhibitions
2019 “Any Balcony?” Tophane-i Amire CAC Singel Dome Hall, Istanbul
2018 “Preliminary Works” MekanBlogspot, Balıkesir
2011 “Transported House” Daire Gallery, Istanbul
2009 “Temporary Space” Apartment Project, Istanbul
2008 “Intervention to Space” Tophane-i Amire CAC Sarnic Gallery, Istanbul
Group Exhibitions
2024 “Taviloglu Collection: Story of an Art Collector” Historical Liquor Factory, Istanbul
2024 “Legacy and Reflection” Osman Hamdi Bey Exhibition Hall, Istanbul
2022 “Autoportrait” Doart Gallery, Istanbul
2020 “Are We Really Locked Down” MekanBlogspot, online
2017 “Did You Know” Boris Georgiev City Art Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2017 “Polyphony” Apodec Gallery, Thessalonike, Greece
2017 “Stay with Me” Curated by Selda Asal, 21er Haus, Vienna, Austuria
2016 “Stay with Me” Curated by Selda Asal, MOM Art Space, Hamburg, Germany
2016 “Stay with Me” Curated by Selda Asal, De Kijkdoos Project Space, Amsterdam, Holland
2016 “Made By Artist” Curated by Denizhan Ozer, Block 33, Thesselonike, Greece
2015 “Stay with Me” Curated by Selda Asal, Werseburg Museum Bremen, Germany
2015 “Stay with Me” Curated by Selda Asal, DEPO, Istanbul
2014 “Stay with Me” Curated by Selda Asal, Apartment Project Berlin, Germany
2013 “Turkish Visual Art” Art Museum of Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
2013 “18th.OASİS” Tophane-i Amire Art Centre, Istanbul
2013 “Green” Artists Without Borders, KargaArt, Istanbul
2013 “18th.OASİS” Osaka Business Park, 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 Art Gallery, Istanbul
2011 “Dear Don’t Please” Curated by Seda Yörüker and Selen Sarıoğlu, Proje 4L Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul
2009 “Transform” Tophane-i Amire Art Centre, Istanbul
2009 “Where is My Privacy” Curated by Denizhan Özer, Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul
2009 “The Most Beautiful Picture Hasn’t Done Yet” Moltkerei Werkstatt, Köln, Almanya
2008 “Frankfurt Book Fair Guest of Honor Turkey Exhibition” Invitation by Turkish Publishers Association, Frankfurt, Germany
2007 “Sofya-Istanbul” Sofia National Academy of Arts Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
2004 “23rd International Contemporary Artists” Curated by Basak Senova, Eyal Danon and Anton Lederer, DSM, Diyarbakir
2004 “23rd International Contemporary Artists” Curated by Basak Senova, Eyal Danon and Anton Lederer, Akbank Art Beyoglu Gallery, Istanbul
2004 “The Bridge from East to West“ Künstlerhaus Gallery, Karlsruhe, Germany
2004 “The Christmas Trees” 3.Boyut Proje Üretim Merkezi, Istanbul
2003 “Black and White” Tophane-i Amire Art Centre, Istanbul
2003 “Contemporary Art on the Island Ferry” Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat, Istanbul
2003 “Tunnel Art Festival” Lokal Restaurant and KUN, Istanbul
2002 “The Encounter” Munster Fine Arts Academy, Germany
2002 “Monologue” Constanta Art Museum, Constanta, Romania
2002 “Monologue” Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture Museum (IMPS) Dolmabahçe, Istanbul
1999 “The Mirror” Osman Hamdi Bey Exhibition Hall, Istanbul
1998 “Representatives of a Tradition” Tophane-i Amire Art Centre, Istanbul
1998 “Children’s Book Illustrations” Tüyap Tepebasi, İstanbul
1998 “Owl [1]” Osman Hamdi Bey Exhibition Hall, Istanbul
1996 “Istanbul Window” United Nations Habitat- 2, İstanbul
Professional Activities
2024 Speaker “Science and Sensebility: Method Meets Art A Transdiciplinary Conference ” LABRC, London
2024 Jury member “Siemens Healthineers Pin Design Competition” Istanbul
2024 Speaker “Space in Art Conference”, Küçükçekmece Municipality Fine Arts Academy, Istanbul
2023 Paper “Professor Tülay Baytuğ and Kinetic Studies in Basic Art and Design Education” , 1st Basic Art Education Symposium in Memory of Professor Oktya Anılanmert, Sedat Hakkı Eldem Auditorium, Istanbul
2023 Moderator “Transformation Initiated by Basic Art and Design as an Experimental Approach” 1st Basic Art Education Symposium, Sedat Hakkı Eldem Auditorium, Istanbul
2023 Symposium Organizing and the Scientific Committee Member “1st Basic Art Education Symposium in Memory of Professor Oktya Anılanmert” , Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Sedat Hakkı Eldem Auditorium, Istanbul
2022 Exhibition Organization “Rhythm and Practices Exhibition” Osman Hamdi Bey Exhibition Hall, Istanbul
2022 Speaker “Urban Dreams Workshop XV Conference”, UCLEA Chamber of Mechanical Enginers and Architect Istanbul Metropolitan Branch, Istanbul
2018 Paper “International Paris Art and Design Symposium” Made By Artists, Paris, France
2017 Participant “Bağdat Street Workshop” By the invitation of MSFAU Faculty of Architecture and AYİDER, Cercle d’Orient, Istanbul
2016 Speaker “Art and Space Conference” ENKA School, Adapazarı
2015 Speaker “Stay With Me Artist Talk” DEPO, Istanbul
2014 Paper “The Anadolu International Symposium On Arts Education ” Anadolu University, Eskisehir
2011 Author of a Chapter “Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Faulty of Fine Arts Basic Art and Design Department Book-2” MSGSU publication, IstanbuL
2011 Author of a Chapter “Every Child is Born with Rights- Illustrated Children’s Rights Culture Book” Children’s Foundation Publications, Istanbul
2011 Article “A Deceptive World Between Dream and Reality” Visual Design Magazine, Istanbul
2010 Paper “International Architecture and Art Symposium” Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul
2010 Article “Showcase in the Context of Urban Design” Visual Design Magazine, Istanbul
2010 Paper “International Symposium on East of The West and West of The East” Marmara University, Istanbul
2010 Speaker “Art and Space Panel” Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul
2009 Article “Window Display and Visual Communication” Istanbul Aydın University Magazine, Istanbul
2009 Paper, “9th. National Art Symposium Art in Public Space” Hacettepe University, Ankara
2009 Paper “City and Art Forum” Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul
2008 Article “Issue of Supply and Demand” Visual Design Magazine, Istanbul
2008 Participant “The Definition of Art Group” Workshop, STT M, Istanbul
2007 Participant “The Definition of Art Group” Workshop, STT M, Istanbul
2006 Speaker “Window Display as a Visual Communication” Seminar, Okan University, Istanbul
2002 Exhibition Organization “Monologue” Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture – Constanta Art Museum, Romania
Academic Experience
2024 Professor, Department of Stage Design and Costume, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
2021-2024 Chair of the Department of Basic Art and Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.
2021-2024 Chair of the Basic Art and Design Division (Postgraduate Studies), Institute of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
2019 Visiting Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Istinye University, Autumn Semester
2018 Professor, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
2014 Associate Professor, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
2012 Associate Professor in the Field of Plastic Arts, accredited by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), Turkey
2009 Assistant Professor, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
2001-2000 Teaching Assistant Representative, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (MSFAU)
1997 Teaching Assistant, Department of Basic Art and Design, 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)