Biography
1987 Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Turkish Traditional Arts, İstanbul, Turkey
1990 Master Degree at Marmara University, Institute of Social Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey
1996 PhD at Marmara University, Institute of Social Sciences, İstanbul, Turkey
2013 Associate Professor at Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, İstanbul, Turkey
2019 Professor at Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, İstanbul, Turkey
Have been working as A Professor at Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts
I have researches and publications in the field of Turkish Carpet Art and European Tapestry weaving. I have international awards in the field of Woven Painting and Original Printmaking, have participated in many national and international personal, group exhibitions and Biennials. I have continue my works on Woven Painting and Original Printmaking in Istanbul.
The act of weaving is actually a process. The visual differences and aesthetic structure of weaving techniques from thousands of years of tradition allow us to obtain more than enough elements for the creation of a work of art. While considering the basic principles of weaving as an aesthetic structural element, I create the language of Weaving Painting with the colors I get from yarns as if mixing paint on a palette, while pointing out the contrast between the aesthetic and the practical.
I chose a style of expression in which the abstract and the concrete are intertwined, I am after weaving a simple and original attitude. The games played on the surface with “seals” formed by knitting from the details I chose from traditional motifs both go outside and stay inside the traditional structure.
I have been thinking and producing for a long time on how the traditional can be reinterpreted with a contemporary language.
Curriculum
AWARDS
Prize, “Bienalİzmir” 1. International İzmir Biennale of Arts, Izmir, Turkey, 2011
Honorary Mention, The Fine Arts International Contest 2008” Antonio Gualda Composer”, Granada, Spain, 2008
1st Prize, TRT 2nd Painting and Ceramic Competition Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey, 2003
Special Award of Ministry of Culture, Association of the Academy of Ex Libris İstanbul “Ex Libris International Contest Nazım Hikmet 1902-2002”,Istanbul, Turkey, 2001
1st Prize, Association of the Academy of Ex Libris 1st.Competition “Ex Libris İstanbul 2000”, Istanbul, Turkey 2000
Honorary Mention, 2*Concorso International Ex-Libris Lomazzo (como) Opera Segnalata, Italy 2000
Honorary Mention, 1.st International Exhibition of Miniature Art Czestochowa, Poland 2000
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 “Flora’s Stories”, Güler Art Space Art Gallery, İstanbul
2018 “Woven Exhibition”, Gallery Selvin,
2017 “Seçtiklerim” (My Choices), Woven and Engraving, Merinos Textile Museum, Bursa
2010 “Mühürlediklerim” (the ones I sealed), Woven and Engraving Exhibition, Gallery Selvin, İstanbul,
2006 “Wovens and Engraving”, Bodrum Art Gallery, Bodrum
2006 “Wovens and Engraving”, Antalya Museum, Antalya
2004 “Wovens and Engraving”, Artisan Art Gallery, Istanbul
1998 “Wovens” Basın Museum Art Gallery, Istanbul
SELECTED INTERNATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 6th Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Fair, Thessaloniki, Greece
2020 Out of Covid Art Atelier , İtalia
2018 Exhiport “les travaux sur papier”, Galerie Da Vinci Art, Paris
2018 International art on paper “50”, Tokyo, Japonya
2018 Art Forever Grup Exhibition, Boris Georgiev Varna City Gallery, Varna, Bulgaria
2018 “Mythological Discourses”, Textile Arts Exhibition, City Museums Complex Exhibition Hall, Eskişehir
2018 Olpesido International “art on paper” Barter Project Exhibition, Karlık Evi Boutigue Hotel, Cappadocia
2016 Painting and Sculpture Museums Association, V. International Printmaking Competition, İstanbul Exhibition, Caddebostan Culture Center Art Gallery, İstanbul. Turkey
2016 BEZCE2016 7th International İstanbul Textile Conference and Exhibition “Anadolu’ya DokuNan Bezler” (ClothTouching Anatolia), International Textile Art Exhibition, Marmara University Cumhuriyet Museum, İstanbul, Turkey
2015 CuriosiTIES “A Curious Look on Ties,” Belgium HetLABO and Marmara University Faculty of Fıne Arts Exhibition, Cumhuriyet Museum, İstanbul, Turkey
2015 X Edizione della New Florence Bienale di Arte Contemporanea, Fortezza da Basso,Italy
2013 Biennale Internazionale d’Arte Contemporanea di Firenze, Fortezza da Basso, Italy
2012 “The Labyrinth” Exhibition, Galerie Daliko Krems, Austria
2011 “tHeArt Show” International Painting Exhibition, Erenus Art Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2009 ”MARMARA O Arte Nas Suas Ribeiras, The Art On İts Shores”, Museo Municipal, Ourense, Spain
2009 Internatıonal Women Artists Exhibition, Marmara University, Haydarpaşa Campus, Istanbul, Turkey
2009 Marmara University Faculty of Fıne Arts Exhibition of Faculty Members at Academıa, Gallery Natıonal Academy of Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
2007 Internatıonal Art Exhıbıtıon Celebratıng 50 Years of Diplomatıc Relatıons between Turkey and Korea, Turkey Islam Art Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2006 The Exchange Exhıbıtıon between Korea and Turkey, Korea
2006 5th Egyptian International Print Triennial, Egypt
2005 International Textile Art Exhibition “Visions in Textiles” İzmir State Art and Sculpture Museum, Izmir, Turkey
2004 İnternational Ex Libris Competition “II Bosco Stregato” Italy
2003 V. International Graphic Competition for Ex Libris Gliwice, Poland
2003 Ex Libris Section “The Dream of Aphrodite” Acqui Terme, Italy
2003 6th International Biennial of Engraving Acqui Terme, Italy
2003 14th Internationale Ex Libris Wedstrijd (mythologie) Sint–Niklaas, Belgium
2003 10th Internatıonal Bıennale Exhıbıtıon of Small Forms and Ex-Lıbrıs Ostrow Wielkopolski, Poland
2002 Gallant and Erotic Creation in the Ex Libris and small-sized Graphic Havirov, Czech Republic
2002 19th International Biennial Exhibition of Modern Ex Libris, Malbork, Poland
2000 19th International Biennale Exhibition of Small Forms and Ex-Libres, Ostrow Wielkopolski, Poland
Woman
2014 – 80x160cm – weaving – wool, silk
İn time
2016 -80x160cm – weaving – wool, silk
Laurus
2018 – 80x130cm – weavin – wool, silk
Detail
2013 – 50x160cm – weaving – wool, silk
Being İnside Out
2015 – 40x40cm weaving – wool, silk
