Through referencing archaeological sites, primitive architecture, ruins, and aerial views, my art pieces, including paintings, sculptures, and installations, showcase a range of small and large forms, their compositions, and their interplay with the existing space.
Although the main material that I feel comfortable using is glass, ceramics, paper, or many other elements that allow me to communicate with the space or the project can be included in my works.
As a working method, I embrace pushing the limits of the technical possibilities offered by the materials I use and their relationship with other materials, to evaluate new materials by using different applications, and by moving away from technical details turning the results into questionable works with their process and plasticity properties.
2008 – 2010
Ceramics and Glass MFA
Mimar Sinan University, Fine Arts Faculty, Istanbul
1995 – 2000
Ceramics and Glass, BFA
Mimar Sinan University, Fine Arts Faculty, Istanbul
1991 – 1995
Painting Department
Istanbul Fine Arts High School, Istanbul
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
14.01.2012 – 04.02.2012
Visual Memory II
Kiziltoprak Art Gallery, Istanbul
15.11.2011 – 09.12.2011
Visual Memory
Galatea Art Gallery, Istanbul
07.12.2010 – 31.12.2010
Silhouettes
Ormo Art Gallery, Istanbul
07.04.2009 – 01.05.2009
Optical Impressions
Enka Dr.Vickers Art Gallery, Istanbul
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
09.02.2024 – 22.03.2024
Doğ
Mahal, Çanakkale
20.05.2023 – 29.07.2023
Archive of the A.I.R.
Past Present Projects, Philadelphia, USA
08.02.2022 – 28.03.2022
ON: MSGSU-VitrA Ceramic Art Studio / 2012-2022
Tophane-i Amire Culture & Art Center, Bes Kubbe Gallery
Istanbul
27.06.2019 – 11.07.2019
Onsekiz-Ondokuz / MSGSU-VitrA Ceramic Art Studio
VBenzeri Mekan, Istanbul
14.11.2017 – 25.12.2017
Across the Line / British Council – AltCity
Digi.logue, Zorlu, Istanbul
22.01.2014 – 27.03.2014
State of Material-2
Armaggan Art and Design Gallery, Istanbul
22.01.2014 – 27.03.2014
+1: Glass
Lincoln Arts Project, Waltham, MA
06.08.2011 – 22.10.2011
Invisible Cities – Reflections on Travels Between
Istanbul and New York City
Floating World Projects / The Society of Arts and Crafts
Boston, MA
AWARDS, GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
Wheaton Arts,
Creative Glass Center of America Fellowship 2018
Millville, NJ
Turkish Cultural Foundation
Cultural Exchange Fellow 2013, 2018
The Republic of Turkiye, Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Travel Grant 2010, 2013, 2018
Rotary Art Prize 2012
Catalog Selection
Glass Furnace, Full Scholarship 2002
Therman Statom, Sallie Portnoy
RESIDENCIES
15.09.2022 – 15.12.2022
STARworks Glass Residency
Star, NC
10.12.2018 – 27.12.2018
MSGSU-VitrA Ceramic Art Studio Residency
Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul
18.04.2018–18.07.2018
Wheaton Arts, Creative Glass Center of America
Millville, NJ
23.10.2017–05.11.2017
AltCity Istanbul Residency Programme
Zorlu Performing Art Center, Istanbul
29.05.2016-10.06.2016
Open Studio Residency
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Floating World Projects 2010-2011
Artists Group Project held in Istanbul and NYC
15.09.2001 – 15.10.2001
Schott Desag Factory Residency
Grunenplan, Germany
FAIRS
07.10.2013 – 10.10.2013
Contemporary Istanbul International Art Fair
with Armaggan Art and Design Gallery
22.10.2012 – 25.10.2012
Contemporary Istanbul International Art Fair
with Gallery Ilayda
27.04.2012 – 01.05.2012
Artexpo Arezzo, Italia
with Neo Art Gallery
30.10.2010 – 07.11.2010
Artist 2010, Istanbul Art Fair
with Enka Dr. Vickers Art Gallery
03.12.2009 – 06.12.2009
Contemporary Istanbul International Art Fair
with Arda Art Gallery
SYMPOSIUMS AND TALKS
17.05.2023
ODTU Music and Fine Arts Department, Glass Art Lesson
Artist Talk with Assoc. Prof. Ödül Işıtman
Online talk at Zoom
17.11.2022
Artist Talk
STARworks Glass, Star, NC
26.01.2021
MSGSU-VitrA Ceramic Art Studio
Artist Talks with Yeşim Zümrüt
Online talk at Zoom
11.12.2020
Artist Talk, with Şanel Şan
online Instagram live @tasarimparki
13.05.2019
Artist Talk
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Fine Arts Faculty,
Ceramic and Glass, Canakkale
17.12.2018
Artist Talk
Mimar Sinan University, Ceramic and Glass, Istanbul
13.06.2013 – 16.06.2013
GlassBoston Glass Conference, USA
participated artist
02.10.2010 – 12.10.2010
L’viv International Blown Glass Symposium, Ukraine
participated artist
PUBLICATIONS
Ayers, Elaine. Quarantine Herbarium, 2020
Gucluturk, Fem. Maison Française, January 2016: 49,
Page: 112
Turan Eke, Öznur. “A Studio and Two Sisters”,
Art-ı Mekan, May-June 2014: 45,
Page: 118, 119, 120
Hız, Dilhan. “Silhouettes Behind Glass with Gülfidan Özmen”, Focus, January-February 2011: 23,
Page: 80, 81, 82
Yanık, Figen. “Urban Reflections in Glass”, Sabah Daily Newspaper, December 26, 2010
Faces / Hundreds of Istanbul
100 Glass Artists in Istanbul
Gültekin Çizgen. Page: 34
Best of Worldwide Glass Artists Vol.1.
Kennedy Publishing, 2010, Page:112.
Creativ Dergi, October, 2009
Page: 8-9
Tasarım, Review of Architecture, Interior Design and
Visual Arts, 2009: 191.
Page: 46
Kohler, Lucartha. Women Working in Glass.
Schiffer Publishing. 2003
Page: 186
PUBLISHED WRITING
Glass: The UrbanGlass Art Quarterly
Summer 2023, Issue 171 Page 64-57
Reflection Article “Artist-in-residence programs, already so important to developing artists, become even more critical when artists become victims of disasters.”
Turkish Ceramic Society VI. International Ceramic Congress, Sakarya with Dr. Hasdemir, İlhan
PATE DE VERRE AND VITROMASS IN GLASS FORMING Page:23 2006: 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460.
SELECTED TEACHING EXPERIENCES
09.07.2022 – 27.07.2022
Teaching Assistant at Pilchuck Glass School, USA
Session-4
07.09 / 28.09.2013
One of Three: Serigraphy Workshop (+15-20)
as part of the Suna and Inan Kıraç Foundation Collection Exhibition
Pera Museum, Istanbul
29.05.2013
Olé! Pop Art: Serigraphy Workshop (+15-20)
as part of Manolo Valdés Exhibition
Pera Museum, Istanbul
08.03 / 12.04.2014
Glass within Glass: Mixed Media Workshop (+15)
as part of Aurora: Contemporary Nordic Glass Art Exhibition
Pera Museum, Istanbul
2008-2014
Lecturer at Mimar Sinan University, Ceramic and Glass
Contemporary Glass Art and Design 1
Contemporary Glass Art and Design 2
Glass Studio 3
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
01.06.2015 – current
Freelance Artist
31.03.2015 – 04.05.2015
Valens Mosaic and Tiles, Istanbul
Product and Design Advisor
05.06.2008 – 29.02.2012
Gülfidan Özmen Art & Design Consulting Service
for VitrA Tiles, Ferer Pigments
01.03.2004 – 31.03.2008
VitrA Tiles, Istanbul
Chief of Production, Production and Design Specialist
15.05.2003 – 30.09.2003
Art Objects, USA
Assistant of Therman Statom
15.01.2003 – 01.05.2003
Cenan Uyanusta Studio, Istanbul
Assistant of Cenan Uyanusta
01.09.2002 – 20.12.2002
Cam Mühendislik
Glass Objects Design Advisor
08.08.2000 – 31.08.2002
Fuzyon Teknik
Architectural Glass Designer