1. EDUCATION
2014 MFA Photography , Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
2011 Photography , University of Applied Arts Vienna
2005 BA Photography , Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
1998 Classical Archeology , Istanbul University
AWARDS
2015 AKBANK CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS PRIZE, (Winner), Istanbul
2014 ART NOVA 100, (Winner), Beijing
2014 ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE, Venice (Shortlisted)
2013 ESSL ART AWARD CEE 2013, (Winner),Vienna
2013 VIG (Vienna Insurance Group) Exhibition Invitation Award, (Winner), Vienna
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 [In] The Threshold, Merkur Gallery, Istanbul
2012 [In] The Threshold, Tek Kubbe, Tophane-i Amire Culture & Arts Center, Istanbul
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015 5TH BIENNALE OF MOVING IMAGES, Curator, Arent Weevers, Deventer, Netherlands
2015 AKBANK CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS PRIZE EXHIBITION, Curator: Philippe Van
Cauteren, Akbank Art Center, Istanbul, Turkey
2015 VISIBLE & INVISIBLE, MEDIA LAB III, Curator: Agata Ubysz, TRAFO CONTEMPORARY
ART SPACE, Szczecin, Poland
2015 REDBULL ART AROUND, Curators: Irmak Arkman, Ceren Arkman, Karakoy, Istanbul,
Turkey
2015 ODTU ART 16, Curator: Emre Zeytino lu, ODTU Exhibition and Congress Center, Ankara,ğ
Turkey
2015 TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, Curators: Melike Bayık & Mergüze Günay, Merkur Gallery, Istanbul,
Turkey
2014 SORRY, WHICH FLOOR?, Curators: Melike Bayık & Mergüze Günay, Merkur Gallery,
Istanbul, Turkey
2014 EUROPEAN WEEKS, Curator: Hector Solari, Passau Museum of Modern Art, Passau,
Germany
2014 JUNGE KUNST, Curator: Philippe Batka, Ausstellungszentrum im Ringturm, Vienna,
Austria
2014 THE ENIGMATIC OBJECT, Filter Photo Festival, Johalla Projects Gallery, Chicago, USA
2014 ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE FINALIST’S EXHIBITION, Arsenale, Venice, Italy
2013 PLUG-IN ISTANBUL, NEW MEDIA SECTION, Contemporary Istanbul 08, Istanbul
2013 TRANSCENDING CULTURES, ESSL ART AWARD CEE 2013 Winner’s Exhibition,

2. Curators: Johanna Langfelder-Hain, Viktoria Tomek, ESSL Contemporary Art Museum,
Klosterneuburg, Vienna, Austria
2013 AVOIDING UTOPIAS, Werkleitz Halle, Halle-Saale, Germany
2013 OUT OF PLACE, UNION OF FAITH, Curator: Emre Zeytino lu, Mova Art Gallery, Kızıltepe,ğ
Mardin, Turkey
2013 ESSL ART AWARD CEE 2013 TURKEY FINALISTS EXHIBITION, Curator: Lora
Sarıaslan,Tek Kubbe, Tophane-i Amire Culture & Arts Center, Istanbul
2013 MAMUT ART PROJECT, Curators: Marcus Graf, Ali Akay, Nil Yalter, Mustafa Tavilo lu,ğ
Sedat Öztürk, Antrepo No:5, Istanbul
2013 WATER WORK, Curator: Melih Görgün, Mürteza Fidan, Vincent W. J. van Gerven Oei,
Gosse de Kort, Siemens Art Gallery, Istanbul
2012 THE END, Curator: Marcus Graf, Plato Art Space, Istanbul
2012 WORLDS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, Goethe Institute Thessaloniki,Thessaloniki, Greece
2012 REALM, Curator: Gabriele Rotteman, Ausstellungszentrum Heiligenkreuzer Hof, Vienna,
Austria
2012 TRANSFORM III, PANDORA’S BOX, Curators: Melih Görgün, Emre Zeytino lu,Teleglionğ
Foundation of Arts, Thessaloniki, Greece
2012 FOCUS, Tatranska Galeria, Poprad, Slovakia
2012 SPACELESS PLACE, Studio 9 Istanbul, Istanbul
2011 AUSSER BETRIEB III, Angewandte Kunst, Vienna, Austria
2011 MY DEAR CARGO, Kunsthalle Bremerhaven , Bremerhaven, Germany
2011 1.ST PHOTOGRAPHY AUCTION IN TURKEY EXHIBITION, Artium Modern, Istanbul
2010 5. INTERNATIONAL ART STUDENTS TRIENNIAL, Marmara University Fine arts Faculty ,
Istanbul
2008 LAST & LOST – PICTURES OF A VANISHING EUROPE, Curator: Rudolf Scheutle,
Welterbe Zollverein Schacht XII, Essen, Germany
2008 LAST & LOST – PICTURES OF A VANISHING EUROPE, Curator: Thomas Mank, Atelier
Kultursysteme Weiße Stadt Brückenhaus, Berlin, Germany
2007 LAST & LOST – PICTURES OF A VANISHING EUROPE, Curator: Thomas Mank, Forum
Gestaltung, Magdeburg, Germany
2007 COURIER INTERNATIONAL VIDEO ART FESTIVAL, Curator: Irmak Arkman, Kargart,
Istanbul
2006 CITY AND BELONGING, Curator: Murat Germen, I. Istanbul Photography Biennial,
Darphane-i Amire Galleries, Istanbul
2006 LAST & LOST – PICTURES OF A VANISHING EUROPE,Curator: Rudolf Scheutle,
Staatlichen Galerie, Neunkirchen, Neunkirchen, Austria
2006 LAST & LOST – PICTURES OF A VANISHING EUROPE,Curator: Rudolf Scheutle,
Literaturhaus of Munich, Munich, Germany
2006 METU VIDEO ART FESTIVAL, Middle East Technical University, Ankara
2005 YOUNG TALENTS IN TURKISH PHOTOGRAPHY III, Istanbul Center of Photography ,

3. Istanbul
2001 ASPECTS OF BALKAN PHOTOGRAPHY, Curator: Thanassis Rapsis, Photography Center
of Thessaloniki , Thessaloniki, Greece
ART FAIRS
2014 CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL 09, Merkur Gallery, Istanbul
2014 UNPAINTED MEDIA ART FAIR, Merkur Gallery, Munich, Germany
2013 CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL 08, Merkur Gallery, Istanbul
2013 ABU DHABI ART FAIR, UAE Pavillion, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2013 ART MARKET BUDAPEST, Millenaris Park Culture & Convention Center, Budapest,
Hungary
WORKSHOPS
As the tutor
2014 ” Experimental filmmaking with found footage material “,Video Art Workshop, Cine-Train
Project, Istanbul
2014 ” Discovery of the Invisible ” Video Art Workshop, Salt Galata, Istanbul
2013 ” Urban Archeology ” Photography Workshop, Ecoweek Festival, Istanbul
As the participant
2013 “Avoiding Utopias”, Tutors: Malte Roloff, Maike Fraas, Melih Gorgun, Wekleitz Festival,
Werkleitz, Halle-Saale, Germany
2013 “Vinicity of Narrative”, Tutor: Todd Hido, ISSP ( International Summer School Of
Photography), Kuldiga, Latvia
2013 “Water Work- Between Bridges”, Tutors: Melih Görgün,Vincent W. J. van Gerven Oei,
Gosse de Kort, Siemens Art Gallery, Istanbul
2012 “Middle Town”, Tutors: Bas Vrooge, Hans van der Meer, ISSP ( International Summer
School Of Photography), Kuldiga, Latvia
PUBLICATIONS
Contemporary Istanbul 09, Catalogue
European Weeks Exhibition Catalogue, Museum of Modern Arts Passau Publications
Arte Laguna Prize Finalists Book, The Italian Cultural Association MoCA Publications
Transcending Cultures, Essl Art Award CEE 2013, Edition Sammlung Essl
Out of Place: Union of Faith, Exhibition Catalogue
Mamut Art Project, Exhibition Catalogue
6. International Art Students Trianniel, Exhibition Catalogue, Marmara University Fine Arts

4. Faculty Publications
Water Work, Exhibition Catalogue, Siemens Art Publications
Transform III, Pandora’s Box/ Hope, Exhibition Catalogue
The End, Exhibition Catalogue, Plato Art Center Publications
No More Luggage, Exhibition Catalogue, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Publications
100 Young Face, Exhibition Catalogue
Collaborations of Young Artists, Exhibition Catalogue
Art Photography ,I.st Photography Auction in Turkey, Exhibition Catalogue, Artium Modern
Publications
5. International Art Students Trianniel, Exhibition Catalogue, Marmara University Fine Arts
Faculty Publications
Courier International Video Art Festival , Exhibition Catalogue
Third Circulations Artist, 2006 16. Istanbul Art Fair, Exhibition Catalogue
Last & Lost – Atlas d’une Europe Fantome, Les Editions Noir sur Blanc
Last & Lost – Bilder Eines Verschwindenden Europas , Suhrkamp Verlag
Young Talents in Turkish Photography III , Geni Aci Photography Magazine, Special Issue,ş
Genis Aci Publications
Aspects of Balkan Photography , Exhibition Catalogue, Thessaloniki Center of Photography
Publications