Seda Hepsev
I Always Think About You In My Spare Time, acrylic on canvas, 120 x 180 cm, 2009
1978, İstanbul
Academical Title
Research Asistant, Faculty of Arts and Design, Yildiz Technical University
Education
2004 - PhD. Candidate, Art and Design PhD Program, Yildiz Technical University
2001-2004 Master’s Degree, Art and Design Program,Yildiz Technical University
1996-2000 Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts
1992-1996 Haydarpaşa High School
Solo Exhibitions
- 2011- ''Everyone is a Kid at a Kids' Birthday Party', x-ist, Istanbul
- 2009 - "Some Wrongs Do Make A Right", x-ist, İstanbul
- 2008 – “Knit and Run”, Fiskars Artist in Residence Gallery, Finland.
- 2007 - "Null Element", x-ist, İstanbul
Exhibitions
- 2011 - “Dream and Reality”, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Istanbul.
- 2011- ''Istanbul Contemporary'11'', Istanbul
- 2011- '' Art Beat 2011'', Istanbul
- 2011- ''Vienna Art Fair 2011'', Vienna, Austria
- 2011- "A New Hook. Rethinking Needlework", Museum Bellerive, Zurich
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2010 - “Lives and Works in Istanbul“, Exhibition and Workshop with Sophie Calle, Antrepo, Istanbul
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2010 - “Even my mum can make a book”, Manzara Perspectives, Istanbul
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2010 - Scope Basel, Switzerland.
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2010 -Feldstärke International Workshop Exhibition CENTQUARTE, Paris, France.
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2010 - Feldstärke International Workshop Exhibition, Pact Zollverein,Essen, Germany
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2009 – “New Works, New Space”, Proje4L, Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul
- 2008 - "Knit and Run", Fiskars Artist in Residence Program, Finland
- 2008 - "ContemporaryIstanbul08"
- 2007 - "ContemporaryIstanbul07"
- 2007 - "Istanbul Now", Lukas Feichtner Gallery, Wien, Austria
- 2006 - "Ressource Humaines", Musée des Beaux-Arts – Mulhouse, France
- 2006 - "Collaborations on Site", Kiasma Contemporary Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland
- 2006 - "Natür-mort", Galerist, Istanbul
- 2006 - "Acid-Dust", K2 Sanat Merkezi, İzmir
- 2006 - "Cervantes Art Colony", Gallery Yubin, Belgrad
- 2005 – "Intersection", x-ist, Istanbul
- 2005 – "Art Dulcinium", Cervantes Art Colony, Ulcinj, Yugoslavia
- 2005 – "Young Expansions 2005", Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2005 – "On Our Own, as Women", C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2004 – "Return from Athens", Kasa Gallery,Istanbul, Turkey
- 2004 – "Illusion, Life", Siemens Art, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2003 - "11th Biennial of Young Artists of Europe and The Mediterranean", Athens, Greece
- 2003 – "10th New Proposals, New Suggestions", Borusan Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2002 - "63rd State Painting Competition Exhibition", State Fine Arts Gallery, Ankara
- 2002 - "Taste" Group Exhibition, Is Bank Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2001 - "1/6" Painting Exhibition, Halis Kurtca Cultural Centre, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2000 - "Chaos and the Future" 3rd Contemporary Arts Exhibiton, Naval Museum, İstanbul, Turkey
- 1999 - "Art Fair Exhibition" Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Istanbul, Turkey
- 1999 - "Les Portes d’Istanbul", Amiens, France
Grants
- 2011 – January-April, Cite International Des Arts, Paris, France.
- 2008 – December-March, Fiskars Artist in Residence Program, Fiskars, Helsinki Finland.
- 2006 – August-December, Pro-Helvetia, Christoph Merian Foundation IAAB, International Exchange Program, Basel, Switzerland.
- 2006 - July 21st-August 7th, “Collaborations on Site”, Workshop, Helsinki, Finland. 2005 – September-
- October, Art Dulcinium, Ulcinj, Montenegro.
Website: http://www.sedahepsev.com
PRESS CLIPS
Innovated Magazine, March 2011
Ironic Statements (PDF)
House Beautiful, February 2011
The art of resistance againt life (turkish) (PDF)