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Ardan Özmenoğlu was born in Ankara in 1979. She graduated from the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Design in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Bilkent University in 2002. Between 2003 and 2006, Özmenoğlu worked as a part time landscape architecture and urban designer at Kentimaj Urban Design & Architecture Company in Ankara. In 2005, she worked as a teaching assistant in the course named “Introduction to Printmaking” for a summer school session at Bilkent University. She completed master’s degree in the Department of Graphic Design at her alma mater in 2006. Özmenoğlu worked as a guest artist at the Kala Art Institute, Berkeley in the USA (2007), Ateliergemeinschaft Milchhof e. V., in Berlin (2007) and Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee in Belgium (2008). In 2007, she was a part of San Francisco Art Institute Visiting Artist Summer Lecture Series.
Since 2002, Özmenoğlu has had her solo exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. She generally creates her arts using original print onto different materials. Among galleries she worked with are: Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin and Lower East Side Print shop, New York. As of today, Özmenoğlu continues to work at her workshop in Istanbul.
Certificates:
1998, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA. ”Occupancy in People Places”, Honorary certificate 2008, 23rd Annual Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, Certificate of Excellence, New York
2004, Starbucks Coffee, Honorary certificate
2005, Turkish Association of Paralyzed Spinal Cord, Honorary certificate
2005, International Interactive Advertising Design Workshop, Honorary certificate
2006, Bilkent University Student Art Collection, Honorary certificate
2006, Painting and Sculpture Museum Association, Honorary certificate
2006, Ateliers of Alexandria, AAW International Workshop, Honorary certificate
2007, Buca Education Faculty 2nd International Visual Arts Izmir Biennial, Honorary certificate
Awards:
2005, Turkish Association of Spinal Cord. Design of Honorary certificate & slogan. First prize
2005, Post-it Design Competition by 3M, Third prize
2006, Art works had been selected for Bilkent University Art Exhibition Collection, Ankara
Solo Exhibitions:
2008, Galerie IAC Berlin “Play Revisited”, Berlin
2008, ES Concept Gallery, “Appointment”, Istanbul
2010, Ekavart Gallery, “Things On My Mind”, Istanbul
2010, ALANistanbul, “Taxi driver”, Istanbul
2010, Daire Sanat, “Political Arena”, Istanbul
Group Exhibitions:
2002, Diploma work "Izmir-Alsancak Harbor Design Project”, student’s exhibition. Ankara
2002, Senior Design Studio Projects exhibited by Izmir Great Municipality, Izmir
2005, Bilkent University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, student′s exhibition, Ankara
2005, Design competition organized by the "Starbucks Coffee" .Selected Posters exhibited, Istanbul
2005, International Interactive Advertising Design Workshop exhibition in Kadir Has University. Istanbul
2005, Design competition organized by 3M Post-it Company. Selected works exhibited in Akmerkez, Istanbul
2006, My prints had been selected for Bilkent University Art Exhibition Collection. Ankara
2006, “Silkscreens from the Silk road: Student Prints from Bilkent University”, Puryear Hall, Room 110, University of Richmond
2006, “Feiticio- Object Petitio- Fetishism”. Bilkent University, Main Campus, Fine Arts, Design and Architecture Building, Exhibition Hall. Ankara
2006, 4th International Student Triennial. Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Istanbul
2006, The 25th Contemporary Artists Istanbul Exhibition, Painting and Sculpture Museum Association hosted by Akbank Art Center, Beyoğlu, Istanbul
2006, Ateliers of Alexandria, AAW International Workshop Exhibition, Assembly of Artists and Writers, Alexandria
2007, Buca Education Faculty 2nd International Visual Arts Izmir Biennial, Izmir
2007, Ilayda Art Gallery, “1st Contemporary Artists Meeting”, Istanbul
2007, Istanbul Modern Arts Gallery, “Young Artists”, Istanbul
2007, Monotype Marathon 2007, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, CA, USA.
2007, Pyramid Art Gallery, “mixed placement inside the gallery”, Istanbul
2008, “The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition Exhibition”, Agora Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2008, “Art is my playground”, Kucuk Ciftlik Eglence Park, Istanbul
Reference: ardanozmenoglu.net, piramidsanat.com, ekavartgallery.com, dairesanat.com |
