1982 born in Konya, TR, lives and works in İstanbul, TR
Education
2002-2007 Yıldız Technical University, Bachelor of Art and Design, Interdisciplinary Arts, İstanbul, TR
2008-2010 Valand School of Fine Arts, C:Art:Media Master Program, Göteborg, SE
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2012
Money Issue (With Elmas Deniz), Curated by Nicoletta Daldanise, PasajIST, Istanbul, TR
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012
Arcus Open Studio Show, Curated by Che Kyongfa, Arcus Project, Moriya, JP
Connect, Break Station Gallery, Tokyo, JP
Reflecting on Reflection, Curated by Abaseh Mirvalı, Galeri Mana, Istanbul, TR
La Turo De Babel, Curated by Emelie Storm, Yitian Tong, Azadeh Esmaili Zaghi, Gallery Experimentell, Göteborg, SE
2011
UNIDEE in Progress, Curated by Katia Meneghini, Cittadellarte, Biella, IT
Friday in F.R.A.C, Curated by Nicoletta Daldanise, Frac Piedmonte Collection,, Biella, IT
2010
Clouds of Witness, Curated by Frida Cornell, Röda Sten, Göteborg, SE
2009
Magic Words, Curated by Ceren Turan, Stanica, Zilinia, SK
Oh no Long Day, Gallery Rotor , Göteborg, SE
Coffee Chats, Garten Studio, Berlin, DE
1st International Roaming Tehran Biennial 3rd Stop, Curated by Serhat Köksal &Amirali Ghasemi, Gallery Elektrika, Belgrade, SRB
2008
What Happened to November, Gallery Rotor, Göteborg, SE
1st International Roaming Tehran Biennial 2nd Stop, Curated by Serhat Köksal &Amirali Ghasemi, Gallery Wallywoods, Berlin, DE
1st International Roaming Tehran Biennial 1st Stop, Curated by Serhat Köksal &Amirali Ghasemi, Hafriyat, Istanbul, TR
Manufacture 2, Curated by Marcus Graf, Gallery 5533, Istanbul, TR
2007
Manufacture, Curated by Marcus Graf, Unkapanı, Istanbul, TR
Working Space, Pera Museum, Istanbul, TR
Borders and Orbits 1, Curated by Melih Görgün & Mürteza Fidan, Siemens Art Gallery, Istanbul, TR
2006
Open Studio, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, TR
4th International Student Triennial, Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Istanbul, TR
2005
TUYAP Art Fair, Istanbul, TR
2003
Basic Design Studio Exhibition, Roxy, Istanbul, TR
Remainder to Art, G-Mall, Istanbul, TR
Selected Film/Video Screenings
2011
Planes, Trains, Automobiles and Boats, Salt, Istanbul, TR
Residence
2012
ARCUS Project, [August - Nov.] Moriya-Ibaraki, JP
2011
Unidee in Residence – Cittadellarte Fondazione Pistoletto, UniCredit Artist Grant, [June -Oct.] Biella, IT
2008
Borusan Art Center, [March - June] Istanbul, TR
Grants
2009
Adlerbertska Hospitiestiftelsen, Göteborg, SE
2008
Otto Och Charlotte Mannheimers Fond, Göteborg, SE
Selected Presentations / Artist Talks
2012
Artist Talk – Presentation, Loftwork, Tokyo, JP
Artist Talk – Presentation, Tokyo University of the Arts, Toride, JP
Artist Talk – Presentation , Moriya East Cast, Moriya, JP
Selected Publications
2012
Özgür Demirci, “Penalty Area – The Experience of Punishment”, Essay published by Lambert Academic Publishing Company, Saarbrücken, DE, 2012
La Turo De Babel, Exhibition Catalog, Gallery Experimentell, Göteborg, SE
Reflecting on Reflection, Exhibition Catalog, Galeri Mana, İstanbul, TR
2011
Unidee 2011, Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto, Art Projects For Responsible Transformation of Society, Biella, IT, 2011
2010
Clouds of Witness, C:ART:MEDIA MASTER 2008-2010, Catalog, Valand School of Fine Arts, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, SE, 2010
2007
Border-Orbits 1, Group Show at Siemens Art Center, Istanbul, TR, 2007
Working Space, Yıldız Technical Universtiy Faculity of Art and Design, Publication of Pera Museum, Istanbul, TR, 2007
2006
4th International Student Triennial Marmara University Faculity of Fine Arts, Istanbul, 2006