| 1960 | born in Istanbul, Turkey |
| 1980-1986 | Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria |
| 1986–1991 | University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria |
| Artist in residence in USA, Finland, Turkey, and the Netherlands | |
| Since 2003 | Teaching at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria Institute of Artistic Sciences, Art Education and Communication / I. KKK Department of Design, Architecture and Environment for Art Education / DAE |
| 2005–2006 | Professorship at the University of Art und Industrial Design Linz, Austria, Institute of Art and Design |
| Lives and works in Vienna | |
Solo Exhibitions |
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| 2017 | UPRISE ile hiç, Nev Gallery, Ankara, Turkey |
| 2015 | modular CONSTRUCTION, Viktor Bucher Project Space, Vienna, Austria dual CONSTRUCTION, artON Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2014 | SPACE OF PRESENCE, Mekan 68, Vienna, Austria Selâm_MEKȂN, Foundation Katara, Doha, Qatar |
| 2013 | Reconstructive memory / Yeniden kuran bellek, Nev Gallery, Ankara, Turkey |
| 2012 | Spatial memory / Uzamsal bellek, Operation Room by American Hospital Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey (catalogue) |
| moment_space / an_uzam, Apel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey | |
| 2011 | covalent bonding, Freihaus Gallery, Villach, Austria |
| 2009 | NONPLACE dot, Sankt Georg Gallery, Istanbul |
| 2007 | KiTÂBESi dot / INSCRIPTION dot,AKBANK Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey (catalogue) CANEViNE dot, Nev Gallery, Ankara, Turkey |
| 2004 | yurt tutmusch dot, MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art, Study Collection, Vienna, Austria (catalogue) |
| HOMELIKE dot, Atrium ed Arte Gallery, Vienna, Austria Canan Dagdelen, Atelier Berndt Gallery, Wolfsberg, Austria soyut. somut.,Akbank Sanat, Istanbul , Turkey |
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| 2001 | at home, Gallery 1756, Chicago; Concordia Gallery, New York, USA (catalogue) at home, Apel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2000 | CHILDHOOD white DREAMS, Atrium ed Arte Gallery, Vienna, Austria SELF white EVIDENT, Urart Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey red/white, Siyah Beyaz Gallery, Ankara, Turkey |
| 1997 | WRITE white OUT II, Urart Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey analog II, Objekta Gallery, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland (with D. Schellhorn) |
| 1996 | analog, Ceramic Arts Gallery, Vienna, Austria (with D. Schellhorn) WRITE white OUT, Atrium ed Arte Gallery, Vienna, Austria |
| 1995 | bir yazida seramik, Urart Gallery, Ankara, Turkey Unart Gallery, Villach, Austria |
| scrittura e ceramica, Spatia Gallery, Bolzano, Italy (catalogue) von Schale zu Bild, Friesacher Gallery, Bruneck, Italy |
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| 1994 | Joseph-Greising-Saal, Würzburg, Germany (with Z. Saribatur) |
| 1993 | ceramic ductus, Gallery 1756, Chicago, USA Schriftsteller, Looshaus, Vienna, Austria |
| 1992 | Der keramische Duktus, Ceramic Arts Gallery, Vienna, Austria (catalogue) bir kalemde seramik, Zebra Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey |
Selected Group Exhibitions |
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| 2020 | Malzeminin Hafifliği / Lightness of the Material, Arton Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2019 | Closer to strange, with Giuliana Natali, Palazzo Ducale, Mantova, Italy (catalogue) Vertical Space, with Kemal Seyhan, Mekan 68, Vienna, Austria the PART and the WHOLE / PARÇA BÜTÜN, Arton Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey (catalogue) The Ghosts of Sunday Morning / 50th anniversary of EKWC, Design Museum den Bosch, The Netherlands (catalogue) BEST OF 20 YEARS_, Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna, Austria Golden age / Altın çağ, Nev Gallary, Ankara, Turkey |
| 2018 | The 1990s – A Viennese Divan, Das Wien Museum MUSA, Vienna, Austria (catalogue) CERAMICS NOW! – 60. Premio Faenza, MIC The International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, Italy (catalogue) Encounter #03, Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna, Austria nostospektif V, Apel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey Toprak ve Lif 2018, 20th year`s final exhibition, Apel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2016 | Augen-Blicke, Museum Liaunig, Neuhaus/Suha, Austria (catalogue) When home won´t let you stay, Refectory Heiligenkreuzer Hof, Vienna, Austria (catalogue) Canan Dagdelen, Ahmet Oran, Kemal Seyhan, Ekrem Yalcindag, mekan 68, Vienna, Austria Memory and Continuity / A selection from the Huma Kabakçı Collection, Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey (catalogue) |
| 2015 | Artists in their time, Istanbul Modern Museum of Modern Art Istanbul, Turkey (catalogue) Keramik Preise 2015, Traklhaus Gallery, Salzburg, Austria (catalogue) CROSS BORDERS, Masc Foundation, Vienna, Austria (catalogue) OUR WOUNDS, OUR BALLADS, artOn Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2014 | 1984, Nev Gallery, Ankara, Turkey ODTÜ Sanat 15, Middle East Technical University METU, Ankara, Turkey (catalogue) |
| 2013 | Signs Taken in Wonder / Searching for contemporary Istanbul, MAK Austrian Museum of Applied Arts / Contemporary Art, Exhibition Hall, Vienna, Austria (catalogue) Past and Future / Geçmiş ve Gelecek, , Istanbul Museum of Modern Art Istanbul, Turkey (catalogue) The first ten years of the LENTOS, Lentos Museum of Modern Art Linz, Austria Sampling – Konzert der Skulpturen, Ossiach Abbey, Ossiach, Austria |
| 2011 | Dream and Reality, Modern and Contemporary Women Artists from Turkey, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art Istanbul, Turkey (catalogue) The Collection: 1900-2011, 11 Spaces, 11 Decades, 11 Interventions, Lentos Museum of Modern Art Linz, Austria Sieben Grenzgänge, Wittgenstein House, Vienna, Austria The [Secret] Return of Noever, New Ace Museum on La Brea, Los Angeles, USA 4th International Egeart Art Days, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey |
| 2010 | ‘Mahya’ Competition / Lightinstallation of texts for mosques, New Mosque, Hünkar Pavilion, Istanbul, Turkey, (catalogue) eingeschrieben, Hölzl Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany AbbaraKaddabra, 1st Biennal of Mardin, Zinciriye Madrasah, Mardin, Turkey, (catalogue) + Infinity, A Selection from the Ebru Özdemir Collection, Museum Cermodern, Ankara, (catalogue) wien-ankara/ aus einem teil der alten stadt besteht bloß, die neue stadt, Nev Gallery, Ankara, (catalogue) |
| 2009 | second encounter, artSümer, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2008 | Lichtspuren: Fotografie aus der Sammlung, Lentos Museum of Modern Art Linz, Austria (catalogue) je m’appelle apel – benim adim apel, New Tabaccostore/Apel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey gift,touring exhibition of Think Tank, Contemporary Applied Arts, London, United Kingdom; Gustavsberg Konsthall, Gustavsbergs Hamn, Sweden (catalogue) |
| 2007 | sechs3, Schafschetzy Gallery, Graz, Austria Der Kuss der Schmetterlinge,touring exhibition in Lower Austria at hand, Apel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey 9th Art Festival, ODTÜ/Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Turkish Ceramics Art, Tophâne-i Amire Cultural Centre, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2006 | Nomaden im Kunstsalon: Begegnungen mit der Moderne von Bayer bis Sol LeWitt,Lentos Museum of Modern Art Linz, Austria CROSSOVER III, Koroška galerija likovnih umetnosti, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia forma corporis II, Palais Liechtenstein, Feldkirch, Austria und +,Atrium ed Arte Gallery, Vienna, Austria |
| 2005 | Alternative Paradise, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan (catalogue) Lebt und arbeitet auch in Wien, Projektraum Viktor Buchner, Vienna, Austria forma corporis, Rathausgalerie, Waidhofen/Ybbs Museum, Austria FOR TILES: Infinite Iteration as a Problem of Surface, Hagia Sophia Museum, Istanbul, Turkey (catalogue) BILD und SCHRIFT, Atrium ed Arte Gallery, Vienna, Austria TILES, Art Center Buskerud, Drammen, Norway HERZENSCHREI: Das Kind im Blick der Künste, Österreich & Ungarn 1900–2005, touring exhibition in Lower Austria, WEINSTADTmuseum, Krems, Austria (catalogue) |
| 2004 | + positive, 2nd Biennial of kunst Meran, Kunsthaus Meran, Italy (catalogue) Paula’s Home: Paula Modersohn-Becker und weitere 103 Künstlerinnen aus der Sammlung Lentos, Lentos Museum of Modern Art Linz, Austria Frau.selbst: Von Lassnig bis Kandl, Altnöder Gallery, Salzburg, Austria Gegen-Positionen: Künstlerinnen in Österreich 1960–2000, Museum of Modern Art, Foundation Wörlen, Passau, Germany Zeitgenössische Kunst aus der Türkei und Österreich,Schlossmuseum Landeck, Austria dereden tepeten, Apel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey Karl Schmidt-Rottluff: Expressionismus – Bestände und Neuerwerbungen aus der Sammlung Lentos, Lentos Museum of Modern Art Linz, Austria Keramikpreis 2004, Traklhaus Gallery, Salzburg; KERAMIK.WERKSTATT, Gmundner Ceramic Factory, Gmunden, Austria (catalogue) |
| 2003 | Mimosen, Rosen, Herbstzeitlosen: Künstlerinnen von 1945 bis zur Gegenwart, Kunsthalle Krems, Austria (catalogue) 21 artists each from America, Europe, Asia, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Korinba Daiwa Gallery, Kanazawa, Japan (catalogue) bağ3 – şairin bahçesi/poet’s garden, Apel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey 30 Jahre Jubiläum, Traklhaus Gallery, Salzburg, Austria artposition 2003, Ottakringer Brauerei, Vienna, Austria (catalogue) artposition at Kunstverein Baden, Kunstverein Baden, Austria |
| 2002 | Between the Waterfronts, Maas Gallery, Rotterdam, Netherlands (catalogue) t≈art,AAI Gallery, Vienna, Austria |
| 2001 | five FRESH voices, Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, USA Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, USA Metamorphosen, Museum Grimmerhus, Middelfart, Denmark (catalogue) |
| 2000 | west-östlicher DIVAN, Museum auf Abruf Gallery, Vienna, Austria (catalogue) Art-Kart, Apel Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey Beyond Postcards from Gallery 1756, 1990–2000, Gallery 1756, Chicago, USA BrennPunkt Keramik, European Porcelain Museum, Hohenberg/Selb, Germany; Municipal Museum of Art, Győr, Hungary |
| 1999 | WEISS, Kunstbunker Tumulka Gallery, Munich, Germany (folder) Toprak ve Lif 2000, Apel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey (folder) 21/2000,Atrium ed Arte Gallery, Vienna, Austria BrennPunkt Keramik, Heiligenkreuzer Hof, Refectory, Vienna, Austria (catalogue) Günce, Apel Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey verein.t 99, Station 3, Vienna, Austria hors d’œuvre de Turquie,Trigon Gallery, Liège, Belgium |
| 1998 | Keramikpreise 98, Traklhaus Gallery, Salzburg, Austria (catalogue) WEISS, Kunstforum beim Rathaus, Hallein, Austria (folder) Three European Artists, Gallery 1756, Chicago, USA |
| 1997 | Ceramic Biennial, Spiez, Switzerland |
| 1996 | Günce, Enersis, Ankara, Turkey 5. Biennale de la Céramique, Andenne, Belgium (catalogue) |
| 1995 | Designers Odyssey, Ankara, Turkey (catalogue) Tragetto Gallery, Venice, Italy Tonhaus, Bolzano, Italy |
| 1993 | Northwestern University, Norris Center, Evanston, USA Zeitgeist, Hinteregger Gallery, St. Pölten, Austria |
| 1992 | Le bol, Leonelli Gallery, Lausanne, Switzerland Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Awards 92, Auckland, New Zealand (catalogue) |
| 1991 | Keramik aus Wien, Hipp-Halle, Gmunden, Austria |
| Querdurch, Designers Saturday, Vienna, Austria | |
Art in Public Spaces |
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| 2005
2010 |
Libellulidae, Lunz am See, Public Art Lower Austria
NONPLACE dot, IKSV, Istanbul,Turkey |
Awards and Scholarships |
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| 2019 | Georg Prize for Art, Prize of the Sankt Georg School Istanbul, Vienna, Austria |
| 2010 | 2nd Prize, ‘Mahya’ Competition / Lightinstallations of texts for mosques, Istanbul 2010 / European Capital of Culture Agency, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2004 | Federal Chancellery scholarship, Ceramic Prize 2004, Salzburg, Austria |
| 2001 | Working scholarship of the Federal Chancellery for the European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC), ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
| 1999 | Working scholarship of the Municipal Department of Cultural Affairs, Vienna, Austria |
| 1998 | Federal Chancellery scholarship, Ceramic Prize 1998, Salzburg, Austria |
| 1996 | 1st Prize, 5ème Biennale de la Céramique, Andenne, Belgium |
| 1991 | Achievement Prize of the Austrian Institute of Design (ÖIF) |
| 1990/91 | Federal scholarship, Austria |
Collections |
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| 2019 | Collection of Palazzo Ducale Mantova, Italy Collection of Wolfgang Hanck, Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf |
| 2016 | Museum Liaunig, Neuhaus/Suha, Austria |
| 2015 | Artothek, Federal Collection, Vienna, Austria |
| 2013 | The Huma Kabakci Collection, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2012 | Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Istanbul, Turkey Arter, Vehbi Koç Foundation Contemporary Art Collection, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2011 | Collection of the Museum Lower Austria, St. Pölten, Austria |
| 2009 | Arter, Vehbi Koç Foundation Contemporary Art Collection, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2007 | Ebru Özdemir Collection, Ankara, Turkey |
| 2006 | Lentos Museum of Modern Art Linz, Austria 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan |
| 2005 | Artothek, Federal Collection, Vienna, Austria |
| 2004 | FWF Austrian Science Fund, Piece of the Year 2005, Vienna, Austria |
| 2003 | Collection of the Municipal Department of Cultural Affairs, Vienna, Austria Lentos Museum of Modern Art Linz, Austria Echoes/The Continued Effect of Turkish Traditions on Contemporary Art, Permanent Collection of the American Embassy in Istanbul, Turkey (catalogue) |
| 2002 | Collection of the University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria |
| 2000 | Artothek, Federal Collection, Vienna, Austria |
| 1999 | Collection of the Municipal Department of Cultural Affairs, Vienna, Austria |
| 1998 | Art Collection of Bauholding Strabag, Spittal a. d. Drau, Austria |
| 1995 | Neue Galerie Wien, Federal Collection, Vienna, Austria |
| 1993 | Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria Auckland Institute & Museum, Auckland, New Zealand |
| 1992 | Neue Galerie Wien, Federal Collection, Vienna, Austria |
Projects |
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| 2019 | Liebellulidae III, space installation, private residence, Vienna, Austria |
| 2018 | Çintemani, Georg Award of the Sankt Georg School Istanbul, Vienna, Austria |
| 2017 | Akmak, installation, private residence, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2016 | Şimdi, wall installation, private residence, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2014 | Hay, wall installation, private residence, Vienna, Austria |
| 2013 | Diamond Structure / Diamond Award 2013 OMV, Vienna, Austria Ol, Gala Modern, stanbul Museum of Modern Art Istanbul, Turkey (folder) constructed SELÂM, site specific installation for ceiling, private residence, Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2011 | Selâm, wall installation, private residence, Vienna, Austria |
| 2006 | Im Akt des Sprechens freigesetzt, wall separation, private house, Vienna, Austria |
| 2005 | place., MAM Mario Mauroner Contemporary Art Vienna, Austria |
| 2003 | 5 Objekte, Atrium ed Arte Gallery, Vienna, Austria |
| 2002 | Reflections on an apartment by the architect Hermann Loos, Argentinierstraße, Vienna, Austria (with O. Stimm and U. Neuber) |
| 2001 | Prints for Edition 01 of IG Bildende Kunst, Vienna, Austria Catalogue presentation at home, MASC Foundation, Vienna, Austria Work period in European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC), ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
| 1999 | Work period in artist studio of Eczacibasi Co., Istanbul, Turkey |
| 1998 | friends, porcelain door handles, office building, Spittal a. d. Drau, Austria |
| 1997 | zur Ruh, wall installation, private house, Vienna, Austria |
Prototypes and Designs |
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| 1997 | Pattern design for a dinner service, Arzberg-Hutschenreuther Co., Selb, Germany |
| 1989 | Pattern design for dinner plates, tea service, ÖSPAG Co., Lilienporzellan, Austria Wondrous Bird, pattern design for a cup, Nalban Co., Laihia, Finland |
| 1988 | Piccolino – Zipfelmützendose, box design, Arzberg-Hutschenreuther Co., Selb, Germany |