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Özgür Demirci was born in Konya in 1982. After graduating from the Department of Interdisciplinary Art in the Faculty of Art and Design at Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul in 2008, he completed his Master’s degree in C:Art:Media at Valand School of Fine Arts in Gothenburg in 2010. He is currently a PhD candidate at Dokuz Eylül University Art and Design department. Demirci has held many solo exhibitions and participated in various group exhibitions and public projects in Turkey, Sweden, Japan, Italy, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Albania and USA. He has been involved international residencies including "Residency Unlimited" (USA), "Künstlerhaus Dortmund" (Germany), "Arcus Project" (Japan), "Unidee in Residence" (Italy), and at Borusan Art Center (Turkey). Demirci received several grants and prizes for his projects from ArteEast, Goethe Institut, European Cultural Foundation, Turkish Cultural Foundation, Anna Lindh Foundation, Uni Credit Grant, Otto Och Charlotte Mannheimers Fond. Demirci is a member of B.I.T. Collective. He was a co-curator of the IV. Istanbul Children and Youth Art Biennial 2016. He currently lives and works in Istanbul and Izmir.
Reference: ozgurdemirci.com, arcus-project.com
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