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Biography

1981geboren in Kütahya, Turkey
1994 -2004Bachelor of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul
2005 -2006European Union Education und Youth Programmes: Leonardo da Vinci Programm, RAM und RAM Foundation, Rotterdam
2008 -2012Master of Fine Arts, Marama Fine Art Institute
lebt und arbeitet in Istanbul, Türkei

Solo Exhibitions

2022"The Eye of the Earth, The Mouth of the Ground" / Gypsum Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
"Entrusted Ground", Curated by Duygu Demir, Choreography: Aslı Öztürk, Sound Design: Berke Can Özcan, Performance: Alara Erdem, Barış Diker, Nazlı Durak, Umut Özdaloğlu / .artSümer Gallery, Istanbul, TR
2019"Cruise of Endless Confession" / Galerie Françoise Heitsch
"Organized Habitation" / Galerie Paris-Beijing, Paris
"Comme les racines parlent, les fissures se creusent" / MAC VAL Garden, Vitry-sur-Seine,France
"Stand Alone and All Together" / .artSümer, Istanbul
2018"Absent Demonstration" / artSümer Gallery, Istanbul
"Reverie of Space" 15th Istanbul Biennial Neighbouring Events / French Institute of İzmir, Curated by Caroline David, Izmir
"Found Landscape" / Condo 2018, Gypsum Gallery hosted by Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, USA
2017"Absent Demonstration" / artSümer Gallery, Istanbul
"Reverie of Space" / French Institute of İzmir, Direction and Curator: Caroline David, Izmir
"Tiny Office Project" / Schwedisches Generalkonsulat, Istanbul
2016"The Trap" Gözde Ilkin / "I’m not obligated to do this" / Taha Belal, Gypsum Galerie, Kairo
"Stained Estate" / artSümer Galerie, Istanbul
z e i g e d e i n e W u n d e 2 0 1 6 / T e i l 2 – Das Environment Heidi Mühlschlegel “Freibad Brotland” (Installation, 2016) und Gözde Ilkin “Stained Estate I – III” (Videoinstallation, 2015), Maximilians Forum / München
2015"Stained Estate" / Francoise Heitsch, München
2014 "Twist" Susanne Katharina Willand ve Gözde İlkin / Galerie Herold, Bremen,DE
2013"Certificate off Origin" / artSümer Galerie, Istanbul
2012"Methodical Inquiries #4" / Polistar, Istanbul
2011"Refuge: Chorus of Voices from Inside" / artSümer Galerie, Istanbul
2010"Please Clear the Dance Floor" / artSümer, Istanbul
2004"Body on Body’ Wearable Art" / Karsi Art Galerie, Istanbul

Group Exhibitions

2022"Brain Fog / Artist Pick Artist" / .artSumer Gallery, Istanbul
"Skin and Soul", Curated by Beral Madra, A Selection from Museum Evliyagil & PAPKO Collections / Evliyagil Dolapdere, Istanbul, TR
"Venedigsche Sterne" Curated by Susann Wintsch and Stephan Kunz / Bündner Kunstmuseum, Chur, Switzerland
"Rooted Being" Curated by Barbara Rodriguez Munoz / Wellcome Collection, London, UK
"Yukarı Bak, Sınırlı Coğrafyanın Yıldızlı Ufukları", Curated by Yekhan Pınarlıgil / Nilüfer, Bursa, TR "Womanhood and Sustainability, Cultural Exchange Project Switzerland - Turkey" Concept & Project management: Carole Kambli, Ariane Tinner and Burçak Yakıcı, Organised by Swiss Embasy, Cer Modern Ankara and Barın / Han İstanbul, TR
"It's Just a Phase" Curated by Rhea Dall and Elmgreen & Dragset by Ingar Dragset / Kjøpmannsgata Ung Kunst, Trodheim, Norway
"Don’t look back deep is the past" / OMM, Eskişehir, TR
2021"Allegories of Threads", Curated by Somedutta Mallik / Dhi Artspace, Telangana, India
"Breaking Boundaries Project", Organized by The Artist and The Others in cooperation with 8 curators of 6 art spaces in 4 countries: Karsi in Istanbul (TR), Patty Morgan Showroom in Amsterdam (NL), De Medelkamer in Maastricht (NL), a.topos in Venice (IT), Officina 15 in Castiglione dei Pepoli (IT) and Super+ Centercourt in Munich (DE)
“Litho Days” Exhibition Letter To A Friend Organized by Dou Print Studio / Ka Ankara, Turkey
"12th Survival Kit Festival", Curated by Övül Durmuşoğlu, Joanna Warsza / Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, Riga, Latvia
"Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning" / The 13th Gwangju Biennale
"As The Roots Spoke, the Cracks Deepen 2019–2020 \ Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning" / The 13th Gwangju Biennale
"UnNatural History – A major new exhibition exploring natural history and climate change curated by Invisible Dust" / Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry, UK
"All Else is Far", Curated by Ceren Erdem / Dirimart, Istanbul
2020"Up above was fog, down below was a cloud of dust" / DEPO, Istanbul
2019"Gaia has a Thousand Names", Curated by Tara Londi / Elgiz Museum, Istanbul "Journey to The Spirit Of Place", Curated by Bahar Güneş / Öykü Demirci Halka Art Project, Istanbul
"Unspeakable Home, Enchanting Companions" / Curated by Derya Bayraktaroğlu, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe
"The Event of a Thread: Global Narratives in Textiles" / Istanbul Modern, Istanbul
"Artist Pick Artist" / artSumer Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
"Dancing with Witches", A Digital Exhibition, Curated by Mine Kaplangı / British Council
2018"artist pick artist" / artSümer Gallery, Istanbul
"Under the Radar: 5533" / ISCP, New York
"Found Landscape" / CONDO New York, Gypsum Gallery, Hosted by Franklin Parrasch Gallery with Misako & Rosen, New York
"Stitched & Drawn" Gözde İlkin / Siwa Mgoboza, Matter Gallery, Toronto
“Home is Where the (He)art is“ / Galerie Paris-Beijing, Paris
2017"A Good Neighbor- On the move" 15th Istanbul Biennial / Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
"A Good Neighbor" / 15th Istanbul Biennial, Curated by Elmgreen and Dragset, Istanbul
Sana Ghobbeh (Iran) | Gözde İlkin (Turkey) / Gallery PODROOM, Cultural Centre of Belgrade, Curated by Zorana Đaković Minniti, Belgrade
"No Matter" / Apartment Project Berlin, Berlin "Muscle Memory" / Kunstraum Kreuzberg – Bethanien, Berlin; kuratiert von Ece Pazarbaşı "Here Forward" / Matter Gallery, Toronto, Kanada
2016"Artist Pick Artist" / artSümer Galerie, Istanbul, Türkei
"Inverse Greyscale – Wider den Grautönen" / Galerieräume der Pasinger Fabrik, München; kuratiert von Ceren Erdem
"Zeigedeine Wunde 2016 / Teil 2" / Das Environment Maximilians Forum, München
"Stay with me – Artists’ Diaries from Istanbul" / Salon für Kunstbuch, Belvedere, Wien
"A Sharp Cliff After A Soft Landing" Curated by Mehmet Kahraman / Gaia Gallery, Istanbul, TR
2015"Spaceliner" / Arter, Istanbul; kuratiert von Barbara Heinrich
"Future Queer" Curated by: Övül Ö. Durmuşoğlu, Assistant Curator : Aylime Aslı Demir / ARK Kültür, Istanbul, TR
"Stay with me, Artists Diaries from Istanbul" Organised by Apartman Projesi- Berlin; as part of the exhibition project "Inside the City" of the Study Center for Artists' Publications of the Museum Weserburg, Bremen
"Fine Art Books" Director of the 'Studienzentrum für Künstlerpublikationen: Anne Thurmann-Jaje, der Stadtbibliothek Bremen, DE
2014"Stay with me" / Apartment Poject Berlin, Berlin
Learned Helplessness: On Authority, Obedience, And Control Curated by Işın Önol / Bergsen &Bergsen Gallery, Muse Istanbul, TR
2013"No one belongs here more than you" / 54th October Salon, Belgrade; kuratiert von Red Min(e)d
"Sublime Porte: Art and Contemporary Turkey" Curated by Yulia Tikhonova and Parvez Mohsin / Dr. M. T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery, Queens, NYC
2012"Journey Wanderings in Contemporary Turkey" Curated by: Herve Mikaeloff / Louis Vuitton, Paris, FR
"Underconstruction" Apartment Project - Berlin, DE
"In Growing up Amid the Historical Mysteries of Proximity: Pros and Cons of Being Neigbours" / ITS-Z1, Ritopek, Belgrade, SR
"Siyah-White" Curated by: Başak Şenova / cda projects, Istanbul, TR
2011"Sergi" / Francoise Heitsch Galerie, München; zusammen mit Gülcin Aksoy und Yasemin Nur
"Dream and Reality" / Istanbul Modern, Türkei; kuratiert von u.a. Fatmagül Berktay
2010"Hyper Real The Passion of the Real in Painting and Photgraphy" / MUMOK, Wien, Österreich; kuratiert von Susanne Neuburger und Brigitte Franzen
"Cityscale" / Lothringer 13, München; kuratiert von Francoise Heitsch
"If you`re trapped in the dream of the other, you`re fucked!" Curated by: Katja Kobolt, Skuc Gallery, Organized by: Cross Border Experience project / The Peace Institute, Ljubljana, SI
"Turbo Works" Galerie Kullukcu / Munich, DE
"Istanbul Appraisal" Guest Curator: Lars Breuer / Pori Art Museum, Pori, FI
2010"Istanbul Cool! What’s Happening in Contemporary Turkish Art Now" / Leila Taghinia- Milani Heller (LTMH) Gallery, New York, NY
"Hyper Real The Passion of the Real in Painting and Photography" Curated by Susanne Neuburger and Brigitte Franzen / MUMOK, Vienna, AU
"Reciprocal Visit, Experimental Workshop Project", Concept: Serra Özhan, Selda Asal / Association for Culture and Education Kibla, Maribor, Slovenya
"Cityscale" Curated by: Francoise Heitsch / Lothringer 13, Munich, DE
"New Talents' Bienalle" Artistic Director // Curator Art and Media: Jochen Heufelder / DEG, Cologne, DE
2009"Under my feet I want the World, not heaven" / Istanbul Next Wave, Akademie der Künste, Berlin; kuratiert von u.a. Çetin Güzelhan, Beral Madra
"Second encounter" / artSümer, Istanbul
"Tatbikat-I (Field Exercise)" / Hafriyat Karaköy, Istanbul
"Seriously Ironic" Positions in Turkish Contemporary Art Scene exposition de groupe irony, Co-Curators: Dolores Denaro, Işın Önol, Centre Pasquart / Biel, CH
2008"7th Turkish-Korean Contemprary Art Exchange Exhibit" / Incheon Culture & Art Center, Südkorea; kuratiert von Derya Yücel
"Connect the Dots 1.5" Organized by Koray Kantarcıoğlu / Fargfabriken, Stockholm, SW
2007"SOBE!" / Bilsar Building, Istanbul; kuratiert von Leyla Gediz