Fırat Engin

Fırat Engin was born in Ankara in 1982. He graduated from the Sculpture Department in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Hacettepe University in 2004. He completed his master′s degree in 2007 and doctoral degree, proficiency in Art in 2012 at his alma mater. From 2008 to 2009, Engin studied as an Erasmus student at Ecole Nationale Supéerieure D′Art de Bourges in Paris. He has had many solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. He has also attended symposiums and conferences. Engin is a founder of Kitschen Contemporary Art Initiative with Ekin Kılıç & Elif Varol Ergen. Engin currently continues his work in Ankara and Istanbul.

Awards:
2007, Çukurova University Painting, Sculpture, Lithograph Competition, Mention Award
2008, Hacettepe University 2006 – 2007 Academic Year, Encouragement in Art Award

Solo exhibitions:
2016, "Boats Filled with Soul, Water and Dreams!," Meclis-i Mebusan Str. nr.25 (found space), Istanbul
2014, "my front, my back, my right, my left," solo performance as a part of ′90 Minute Shows′ CI.14. Contemporary Istanbul
2013, "Blackout," art ON Istanbul, Istanbul
2012, "Crescendo," Ahmet Göğüş Art Gallery, Ankara
2011, "The Invasion," Macart Gallery, Istanbul
2010, "1+1+1+1+1," Macart Gallery, Istanbul
2009, "Metaphore," La Clandestine lieu d’exposition, Bourges
2008, Solo Sculpture Exhibition, Anatolian Agency Art Gallery, Ankara
2005, Solo Sculpture Exhibition, Gallery Kavram, Ankara

Selected group exhibitions:
2016, "Multiples," KUAD Gallery, Istanbul
2015, Mardin Bienalle, "Mythologies," Mardin
2015, Contemporary Istanbul 2015 (with KUAD Gallery & Plato Sanat), Istanbul
2015, Beirut Art Fair (with CI Editions), Beirut
2015, "Now tell me, What would you do?," Arte Sanat, Ankara
2015, "Social Interstice," KUAD Gallery, Istanbul
2015, "Old - New Anatolia," Academy Fine Arts Warsaw, Warsaw
2015, "That Fireworks is you !," Port-Art, Ankara
2015, "The Monster Called Curator," Siyah Beyaz Gallery, Ankara
2015, "DADA cut with the kitchen knife," KUAD Gallery, Istanbul
2015, "ODTU ART 16," Middle East Technical University, Ankara
2015, "Neo-Neon," Plato Sanat, Istanbul
2015, "Fable / Contemporary Teachings," Arte Sanat, Ankara
2014, "There is a madness in my mind," Gülin and Emre Dökmeci Art Collection, Cermodern, Ankara
2014, "Ambiguous, Drunk, Dog!," curated by Kitschen Contemporary Art Initiative, Cermodern HUB Art Space, Ankara
2014, Contemporary Istanbul 2014 (with art ON Istanbul & CI Editions), Istanbul
2013, Contemporary Istanbul 2013 (with art ON Istanbul), Istanbul
2013, "Curved Roads," Ahmet Göğüş Art Gallery, Ankara
2013, "Trajectory," Sarp Evliyagil Art Collection, M1886 Art Projects, Ankara
2013, "Untitled II," Pilevneli Project, Istanbul
2013, "Me, Myself and I′ ME as a Dilemma," curated by the Real Wicked Art Collective, Cermodern, Ankara
2012, "Whatever I am not an Artist!," curated by Kitschen Contemporary Art Initiative, Torun, Ankara
2012, "Intouch and Tolerance," Gallery Kara, Ankara
2012, International Billboard Exhibition, "Art Takes Times Square" by Artist Wanted, Times Square, New York
2012, "Spoken//Unspoken//Reconfigured," M1886 Art Projects, Ankara
2012, "Crossroads II," art ON Istanbul, Istanbul
2012, Contemporary Istanbul 2012 (with art ON Istanbul), Istanbul
2011, "Art Beat" (with Mac Art Gallery), Istanbul
2011, "Baskent University Artweek - I," Baskent University, Ankara
2011, "Footpaths," Cankaya Municipality Contemporary Art Center, Ankara
2011, "Nevnesil - Art of Defence," Gallery Nev, Ankara
2011, "Youth Art 5 - Freedom, Over Again" by UPSD, MKM, Besiktas, Istanbul
2011, "If the Nature is Heaven, the City is Hell" curated by Yaygara Contemporary Art Initiative, Cermodern, Ankara
2011, "Flesh-color," AKM, Ege University, Izmir
2010, "Closed," curated by Kitschen Contemporary Art Initiative, Gallery Kara, Ankara
2010, "2nd. Door / Containers," Cermodern, Ankara
2010, "Fasafiso" curated by Yaygara Contemporary Art Initiative, Cermodern, Ankara

Reference: firatengin.com, firatengin.prosite.com, turkishpaintings.com, artonistanbul.com