Doğum: Londra, 1987
After obtaining a Certificate of Higher Education in Computer and Video Games from Southampton Solent University in 2009, the artist pursued a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Illustration at Ringling College of Art and Design in 2013. This was followed by a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Painting at the New York Academy of Art in 2015.
Following participation in numerous group exhibitions abroad, the artist showcased works in prominent exhibitions such as Take Home a Nude (Sotheby’s, 2015), Mamut Art Project (2017), and Closed Doors (Müze Evliyagil, 2019).
In 2018, the artist held their first solo exhibition titled “A House on a Hill.” Their work brings together fragments of nameless and ambiguous narratives within a series. Inspired by the idea of creating silent paintings, the artist draws on key themes such as mystery, eeriness, loss, longing, surrender, disappearance, and warmth to guide their compositions along a dark and introspective path.
The artist’s oil paintings, which seek meaning in tranquility, are accompanied by drawings rendered in gouache and ink. The artist continues to produce work in Istanbul.
Education
2015 New York Academy of Art MFA in Painting
2013 Ringling College of Art and Design BFA in Illustration
2009 Southampton Solent University, Certificate of higher education in Computer and Video Games
Art Fairs
2024 Contemporay Istanbul (represented by x-ist Gallery), Istanbul
2024 Mamut Art Annual Exhibition collaboration with Toyartist
2024 Contemporay Istanbul Bloom (represented by x-ist Gallery), Istanbul
2023 Contemporay Istanbul Bloom (represented by x-ist Gallery), Istanbul
2022 Artweeks@Akaretler (represented by x-ist Gallery), Istanbul
2022 Contemporary Istanbul (represented by x-ist Gallery), Istanbul
2021 Contemporary Istanbul (represented by x-ist Gallery), Istanbul
2021 Artweeks@Akaretler (represented by x-ist Gallery), Istanbul
Solo Exhibitions
2025 “Choose Your Own Adventure”, x-ist Gallery, Istanbul
2022 “WORRY NOT GREAT ADMIRAL, FOR FEAR WILL ALWAYS FIND YOU”, x-ist Gallery, Istanbul
2018 “A House on a Hill”, Pilot Gallery, Istanbul
Group Exhibitions
2023 “Ey Kutsal Basitlik”, x-ist Gallery, Istanbul
2021 Back in Town, x-ist Gallery, Istanbul
2021 Intersection VI Three-Person Show, x-ist Gallery, Istanbul
2019 Closed Doors Muze Evliyagil, Ankara
2018 Burnt Palaces Three-Person Show, PILOT GALERI, Istanbul
2017 Mamut Art Annual Exhibition, Istanbul
2015 Take Home a Nude, Sotheby's, NY
2015 Deck the Walls, Wilkinson Gallery, New York Academy of Art
2015 Tribecca Ball, New York Academy of Art
2014 Tribecca Ball, New York Academy of Art
2014 Deck the Walls, Wilkinson Gallery, New York Academy of Art
2013 Deck the Walls, Wilkinson Gallery, New York Academy of Art
2013 Senior Thesis Show, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida
2013 Best of Ringling, Ringling College of Art and Design,Sarasota, Florida
2012 Illest of Ill, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida
2010 Best of Ringling, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida
Publication
Archive 00 – Issue 02, 2020
Bone Magazine Jan/Feb, 2019
Hurriyet Daily News, Jan, 2019
Istanbul Art News, Jan, 2019
Time Out, Jan, 2019
Cercle d'Orient Magazine, 2017