b. Istanbul,  Turkey, 1978. Lives and works in New York City.

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

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

Honors and Awards

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

2004                1st Prize, Juror’s Choice Award in 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

2008                Encounters, (10 May - 13 June)
                        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

2008                Painting Pink Pajamas
                        Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, IL.

                        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.

Publications

2008                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