Last Updated /July.2009
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Personalia
1981 Bergama, TR
She currently lives and works in Istanbul
2007-2004 Project Director of K2 Contemporary Art Center in Izmir
2003 Founder member of K2 Artist Initiative
2002 Founder member of KUTU (Box) Portable Art Gallery
Education
2003 - 1998 Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting Department
1998 - 1995 Izmir Anatolian Fine Arts High School / Visual Arts
Solo Projects / Exhibitions
2007 - On Volatility /Despre Votalititate (with Pilvi Takala), Curated by Oana Tanese, Galeria Nouva, Bucharest, RO
2006 - Nothing Can Happen to Us, Alti Aylik Project Space, Initiated by Sylvia Kouvali, Kristina Kramer, Oyku Ozsoy, Istanbul, TR
Group Exhibitions: Selection
2009 - There is No Audience, Curated by Adnan Yildiz, Montehermoso,Vitoria-Gasteiz, ES
- Contingent Identities, Initiated by Isidora Ficovic, Depo, Istanbul,TR
- Creative Destruction, Outlet, Istanbul, TR
2008 - e-flux video rental, The Building, Berlin, DE
- On produce-ability, initiated by Alti Aylik, 5533, Istanbul, TR
2007 - Bound By, Basement Gallery, initiated by Claudia Weber,Vienna, AT
- Urban Pedestals, Norregade (Public space), Curated by Lotte Juul Petersen,Copenhagen, DK
- Punctured Tyree, initiated by participant artists, K2 Gallery, Izmir, TR
2006 -5th Gyumri Biennale, The Seas, Dreams and Illusions, Curated by Arpine Tokmakjan (Buy a Dream store), AM
- Vasl International Artist workshop exhibition, Karachi, PK
- Check in Europe, European Patent Office, Curated by Veronika Wiman, Munich, DE
2005 -Gemini: Muse Project, Amstelkring Museum, Amsterdam, NL
-AIWA International Artist workshop exhibition, Aley, Beiruth, LB
-Normalization / that from a long way off look likes flies… Platform Garanti CAC, curated by November Paynter - Vasif Kortun, Istanbul, TR
- Alice vs. Alice, Kasa Gallery, Istanbul, TR
2004 -The Visitor, Galerist, Curated by Emre Baykal -Rob Perree, Istanbul, TR
-The Tedium and The Rainbow, Aksanat, Istanbul, TR
-Üstü Değil Kendisi / Not its Surface but itself, K2 Gallery, Izmir ,TR
-And I m always here… K2 Documentation Office, Izmir, TR
-Go! 'Cheap-art from Izmir 2' Liquidation Total, Madrid, ES
2003 -B-Fact: Back Sea/ Baltic Sea/ Barents Sea, Initiated by Huseyin Alptekin, Bilgi Atelier 111, Istanbul, TR
-Ventriloquist, Ileitisim Gallery, Izmir; TR
2002 - Under the Beach: The Pavement, Istanbul Museum of Contemporary Art, Curated By Halil Altiundere-Vasif Kortun, Proje 4L(2001-2004), Istanbul,TR
-New Suggestions, New Proposals 8, Borusan Art Gallery, Istanbul, TR
- In between, Palmiye Shopping Center, Izmir, TR
Residency / Grants
2009- July-August, Sextant de Plus - La Friche Belle de Mai, Marseilles, FR
2008- June-July-August, DIVA Residency, Copenhagen, DK
2007- April, CPH Air residency program, Copenhagen, DK
2007- March, Berlin Goethe Institute Culture-Program Artist Grant, Berlin, DE
2006- February, Vassl Artist international workshop/residency: Gadani, Karachi, PK
2006- IASPIS expert visitor program, Malmö-Stockholm, SE
FRAME expert visitor Program, Helsinki, FI
2005 -September, Artist International Workshop/residency: Beiruth, LB
Workshops
2007 - 21st 22th May, “Anonymous”, production workshop leaded by the artist, Kultur University, Istanbul, TR
2006 – 22nd 25th of February, P2P Izmir workshop, K2 CAC, organized by Veronica Wiman
- 11th –12th of June, Platform Garanti CAC/ PIST / BAS, Istanbul / Alternative Art spaces, organized by
Pelin Tan and Anton Vidokle
2006 - 6th-14th of August, Gyumri Biennale workshop, Armenia, organized by Arpine Tokmakjan
2004 - 11th –12th of June, Platform Garanti CAC, Istanbul, Artist initiatives from Brussels, Istanbul, Izmir, Diyarbakir
Events / Presentation/ Talk
2009- "Başka olasılıklar; tarifler, notlar..." Relative Positions and Conclusions Exhibition, Curated by Onder Ozengi, Suriye Pasaji (temporary exhibition space) Istanbul, TR
2008 – Alternative practices, Orhangazi University, Eskisehir, TR
2007 - “Open Table: Esra Okyay”, organized by Mürüvvet Turkyilmaz, Platform Garanti CAC, Istanbul, TR
- Artists Talk, with Adnan Yildiz, Overgaden Art Institute/ Cousina Autonomia, Copenhagen, DK
- Event organized by David Goldenberg, “Post-Autonomy practices”, Serpentine Gallery, London, UK
- Performance, All About Lies, Apartment Project, Istanbul, TR
2006 - Artists Talk, with Ahmet Ogut, Kultur Universty, Istanbul, TR
2005 - Art Actually Concept origin by Fatos Ustek, Michel Thrusz, Contribution to fanzine, Istanbul/New York
Bibliography
2009 - There is No Audience an Exhibition about Public Imagination, Catalogue, Texts by Adnan Yildiz- Noam Chomsky
2009 - Dersimiz Guncel Sanat , Outlet Güncel Sanat Dizisi-1, Editor Azra Tuzunoglu, ISBN: 978-605-60677-0-9 Mayıs 2009, 144 Sayfa
2007 - “User’s Manual- Contemporary art in Turkey between 1986-2007”, Artist Productions, Istanbul
2007 - Contemporary art meetings II, Yapi Kredi Books, Istanbul
2006 Feb - “ Young Turkish Artists” Tema Celeste , by Fatos Ustek
2006 July -“ Alti Aylik Project Space” Art Review, by November Paynter
2006 - Vasl International Artist Workshop Exhibition Catalogue, Karachi, PK
2005 - Alice versus Alice, Exhibition Catalogue, Istanbul
2005 - December, Rh Art Magazine “ The Face” by Elmas Deniz- Tufan Baltalar
2005 - AIWA International Artist Workshop Exhibition Catalogue, Beiruth, LB
2004 - The Tedium and The Rainbow Exhibition Catalogue, Aksanat, Istanbul, TR
2002 - Arada Kalmak, Exhibition Catalogue, Izmir
