b. 1988, New York, USA
Education
2010 Central Saint Martins for Post-Graduate Diploma in Fine Arts at Byam Shaw
2009 Pratt Institute, Bachelor of Fine Arts
Awards
2009 Pratt Institute Fine Arts Department Senior Painting Award
Solo Exhibitions
2024 with Mathias Kessler, Austrian Culture Office, Istanbul, Turkey
2024 Performing Plastic with Mathias Kessler, OG Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2024 Number 4: Man Amongst Men, OG Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2023 Untitled (Blue Sandpaper on Governors Island), Residency Unlimited, Governors Island, New York, USA
2018 Number 3: Grit, Pi Artworks, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 Number 2: Cycles, Entrance, New York, USA
2012 Number 1, Galerie Mourlot, New York, USA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Imagine Climate Dignity, Kunstlerhaus Wein, Vienna, Austria
2021 Utterances, NARS Foundation, New York, USA
2021 Breaking Point, NARS Foundation, New York, USA
2020 Condo London 2020, Oktem & Aykut at Southard Reid, London, UK
2019 SHHH..! Curated by Derya Yucel, santralistanbul Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 Past Meets Present Curated by Huma Kabakci and Mine Kucuk, Anna Laudel Contemporary, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 close, but not touching Curated by James Chen and Kristin Lee, Biggercode Gallery, New York, USA
2017 Shed Curated by Darryl Westly, Christie’s Fine Arts Storage, New York, USA
2016 All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Burnt... Curated by Huma Kabakci and Burcu Yuksel, Manhattan Loft Gallery, London, UK
2016 O Zaman Renk! Curated by Selen Sarioglu, Artnivo, Istanbul, Turkey
2016 FICTION/FACT/FANTASY Curated by Caroline Taylor, Pratt Institute, New York, USA
2016 Works: Reflection on Failure Curated by Osman Can Yerebakan, Radiator Gallery, New York, USA
2016 Meet Me By The Tree, Oktem&Aykut, Istanbul, Turkey
2015 Scent Curated by Julio Felix, Dickinson Roundell, New York, USA
2015 The Frivolous Now Curated by Julio Felix, Alon Zakaim, London, UK
2015 Summer Windows Curated by Kristin Sancken, Garis and Hahn, New York, USA
2014 Hollows, Hollows Art Space, New York, USA
2014 I Want Love, Rox Gallery, New York, USA
2014 Separation Anxiety, Wallplay Gallery, New York, USA
2013 Autocenter Summer Academy: Week 3, Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
2013 Autocenter Summer Academy: Week 2, Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
2013 As the Eye is Formed Organized by Peter Campus, Parrish Art Museum, New York, USA
2013 Heartbreakers, ROX Gallery, New York, USA
2012 Standard For Spring, New York, USA
2012 Global Projects, Broadway Gallery, New York, USA
2010 Byam Shaw Postgraduate Diploma Final Show, Byam Shaw School of Arts, London, UK
2010 In Memory of Light, Kingsgate Workshops Trust, London, UK
2010 Echo… From The Age I Was Able To See It, Koraalberg Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2010 subSTRATUM, Islington Arts Factory, London, UK
2010 Art Bin, South London Gallery, London, UK
2010 OPEN, 14 Cheshire Street, London, UK
2009 Senior Thesis Show, Pratt Institute East Hall Gallery, New York, USA
2009 KNCTRL, Leonard Tourne Gallery, New York, USA
2008 Four from Istanbul, Mezze, New York, USA
Residencies
2023 Residency Unlimited, New York, USA
2021 NARS, New York, USA
2017 Vermont Studio Center, Vermont, USA
2015 Arteles, Haukijarvi, Finland
2013 Autocenter, Berlin, Germany