Education

MFA, Northern Illinois University, 2004
Museum Studies Certificate, Northern Illinois University, August 2004
BFA, Mimar Sinan University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Istanbul, Turkey, 2001

Residency

Explor-Art: 2010 Edition, AreaOdeon, Monza, Italy , 2010

School of Visual Arts, New York, Summer Studio Residency, 2003

Honors and Awards

2008
Curator's Choice Award, Small Works Show, 440 Gallery.

2006
Moon and Stars Project, Visual Arts Department 2006 Exhibition Award.

2004
1st Prize, Juror’s Choice Award, Emerging Illinois Artists Juried Exhibition, McLean County Arts Center (MCAC).

2002
2002-2003 Jack Eleanor Olson Art Scholarship Award, Northern Illinois University.

2001
Awarded second in rank upon graduation from the Painting Department of Mimar Sinan University, sponsored by
Sabanci Foundation.

2000
1st Prize, Ipek-Ahmet Merey Painting Competition. Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, Turkey.

1993
1st Prize in the “Environment Consciousness and Sensitivity” titled Painting Competition. SOS Environmental Magazine
Istanbul, Turkey.

Solo Exhibitions

2011
    Impromptu Whereabouts
    Mooney Center Gallery, The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY.

2010
    From My Home Page
    C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.

2008
    Encounters
    Courthouse Gallery, Lake George Arts Project, NY.

    "Belki Boylesi Daha Dogru / Perhaps it's Better This Way"
    C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.

2007
    "My Ongoing Travelogue"
    McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL.

2006
    "Synthetic Lands", an exhibition of paintings and drawings
    The Gallery at The Marmara-Manhattan, New York, NY.

2004
    “Never Land”, an exhibition of paintings and mixed media installations, Graduate Gallery
    Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.

2002
    An exhibition of paintings, Glass Gallery
    Northern Illinois University, Holmes Student Center, DeKalb, IL.

Group Exhibitions

2017
   Journey Around The World
   Elisa Contemporary Art, Riverdale, NY.

2016
   12th National Exhibition
   Ceres Gallery, New York, NY.

   Closer
   Scene (Metrospace), Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

2015
   Structurally Speaking
   Main Street Arts Gallery, Clifton Springs, NY.

   Affordable Art Fair
   New York, NY.

2014
   Structured Spaces
   Elisa Contemporary Art, Riverdale, NY.

   Global Perspective
   Elisa Contemporary Art, Riverdale, NY. & The Design Studio, Bridgehampton, NY.

2013
   Utopia/Dystopia: New Landscape Paintings
   The A.D. Gallery, University of North Carolina, Pembroke, NC.

   Affordable Art Weeks at C.A.M. Gallery
   C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.

2012
    Affordable Art Fair, Elisa Contemporary Art
    New York, NY.

2011
    Gifted
    Elisa Contemporary Art, Riverdale, NY.

    Contemporary Istanbul
    C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.

    Imagine
    C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.

    Plain "an educational art project", curated by Guy Morag
    Gymnasia Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel.

    Drawing Connections
    Siena Art Institute, Siena Italy.

    Art and Technology
    Elisa Contemporary Art, Riverdale, NY.

    Affordable Art Fair, Elisa Contemporary Art
    New York, NY.

2010
    ArtHamptons, Elisa Contemporary Art
    Bridgehampton, NY.

    Affordable Art Fair, Elisa Contemporary Art
    New York, NY.

    Westchester Biennial
    Castle Gallery, The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY.

    Red Dot Art Fair, Elisa Contemporary Art
    New York, NY.

    Colored Glasses
    Da Gallery, New York, NY.

2009
    Space Jam
    Union Editions Gallery, New York, NY.

    One World, Many Voices
    Elisa Contemporary Art, Riverdale, NY.

    The Halpert Biennial, juror Jeffrey Grove
    Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.

    Crossing Lines, juror Darsie Alexander
    Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE.

2008
    Present Perfect Continuous, curated by Denise Wong
    NurtureArt Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.

    Painting Pink Pajamas, curated by Heather Brammier
    Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, IL.

    SAFE, juror Laura McPhee
    Atlantic Works Gallery, East Boston, MA.

    Small Works Show, curated by David Humphrey
    440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.

    Gelecek Program
    C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.

2007
    The 20th Drawing Show: 'Drawing the Line', juror Magdalena Campos-Pons
    The Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA.

    Reconfigured
    The Basement Gallery, Knoxville, TN.

    New Directions '07, juror Jose Luis Blondet
    Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY.

    10th Annual National Prize Show, juror Thomas W. Lentz
    Kathryn Schultz and University Place Galleries, Cambridge, MA.

    Emergence, curated by Hadieh Shafie
    Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD.

    The Square Foot Show
    Art Gotham Gallery, New York, NY.

2006
    26th Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show, juror Tricia Paik, curatorial assistant at the Museum of
    Modern Art, NY
    Stamford Art Association, Stamford, CT.

2005
    Dorothy's Red Shoes
    McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL.

    11th International Exhibition of Women's Art, juror Feresteh Daftari, assistant curator at the Museum of
    Modern Art, NY
    Soho20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY.

    Juried "It's a small world" Exhibit
    Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts, VA.

    Juried 7th Annual All-Media Exhibition, juror Britta Konau, curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at The National
    Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
    Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC.

2004
    MFA Exhibition
    NIU Museum Art Gallery, Chicago, IL.

    Juried Emerging Illinois Artists Exhibition, juror Staci Boris, curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
    McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL.

    Women’s History Month Show
    DeKalb Area Women’s Center, DeKalb, IL.

    NIU Graduate Group Exhibition
    Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL.

2003
    Juried “New Beginnings/ False Starts” Exhibit, juror Holly Hutto and Denise Bronson Allen
    HotHouse Gallery, Chicago, IL.

    Inaugural Exhibition
    Bad Dog Gallery, DeKalb, IL.

    Sixth Annual Chicago Art Open Student Show
    Third Floor Gallery, Chicago, IL.

    Juried Chicago Women’s Caucus for Arts Members’ Exhibition
    DeKalb Area Women’s Center, DeKalb, IL.

    Women’s History Month Show
    DeKalb Area Women’s Center, DeKalb, IL.

    NIU Graduate Group Show
    Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL.

2002
    Fifth Annual Chicago Art Open Student Show
    Third Floor Gallery, Chicago, IL.

    Juried Inaugural Mixed Media Exhibition “Impressions from Diversity”
    NIU Affirmative Action and Diversity Resources, Holmes Student Center, Glass Gallery.

    NIU Graduate Group Show
    Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL.

    TACA Turkish-American Cultural Alliance Chicago Area Artists’ Group Exhibition
    TACA Building, Harlem, Chicago, IL.

    Printmaking Group Exhibition
    Expression Graphics, Oak Park, IL.

2001
    Juried Painting and Sculpture Exhibition “What Will be the Condition of This Country?”
    Cekirdek Art Group, Bilim Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.

2000
    Juried Painting Exhibition
    Turkish Heart Foundation, Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Istanbul, Turkey.

    Student Exhibition -1 & 2
    Mimar Sinan University Painting Department, Istanbul, Turkey.

    Juried Painting Exhibition
    Ipek-Ahmet Merey Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey.

    14th Annual Major Textiles Culture and Art Fair
    Sile Municipality, Sile, Turkey.

    Juried Painting and Sculpture Exhibition “Chaos and Future”
    Cekirdek Art Group, Naval Museum Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.

1999
    Juried Painting Exhibition
    Turkish Heart Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey.

1997
    Painting Exhibition
    Foreign Ministry Women’s Association, Ankara, Turkey.

Artist Registries

Present
    The Viewing Program, The Drawing Center curated artist registry, New York, NY.
    NurtureArt Registry, Brooklyn, NY.
    Artists Space, Irving Sandler Artists File Online, New York, NY.

Bibliography

2012
  INPA 2: International Painting Annual, Manifest Gallery.

2011
  http://newrochelle.patch.com/articles/impromptu-whereabouts-art-exhibit-at-college-of-new-rochelle, article by Sara B Caldwell, January.

2010
   Maison Francaise, interview by Nilufer Artunc, May issue. (Turkish press)

   Marie Claire, interview by Berrak Surucu, April issue. (Turkish press)

2008
    Present Perfect Continuous, NurtureArt Exhibition Brochure, by Denise Wong, November.

    Eve, interview by Leyla Emadi, October issue. (Turkish press)

    The 20th Drawing Show: “Drawing The Line”, Exhibition Catalog, Mills Gallery, BCA.

    Artist Actual, review by Gulgun Basarir, April issue. (Turkish press)

    Milliyet Sanat, review by Zeynep Sanlier, February issue. (Turkish press)

    Para- Weekly Economy Magazine, interview by Bensu Kaya, 13-19 January. (Turkish press)

2007
    Pantagraph, Bloomington, IL. Wednesday, Date: May 16, 2007. D5

    ‘Emergence’ Exhibition Catalog, essay by Robert Jason Fagan, Current Gallery.

2005
    New American Paintings, No. 59

2004
    Painting Published in Juried Emerging Illinois Artists Exhibition Brochure, McLean County Arts Center,
    Bloomington, IL.

    Painting Published in Graduate Group Exhibition Catalog, Northern Illinois University.

2003
    Painting Published in Towers Magazine, Northern Illinois University, Date: 2003, no: 83.

    Painting Published on the cover of Live It Up! and p:2, Daily-Chronicle, DeKalb, Date: March, 6, 2003.

2002
    Painting Published in Northern Star, Date: February 5, 2002, vol: 102, no: 87.

    Painting Published on the back cover of Kane County Chronicle Weekend, Date: February, 23, 2002.

2000
    Painting Published in Art Environment Magazine (Sanat Cevresi), Date: July-August 2000, Issue no: p:261-262.

Collections

Ipek-Ahmet Merey Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey