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Metehan Özcan was born in Istanbul in 1975. After studying architecture at St. Louis University from 1993 to 1995, he graduated from the Department of Interior Design at Bilkent University in 2000. He completed his master′s degree in Visual Communication Design at Bilgi University in 2012. Özcan is interested in traces of daily life, which reveal the alienation of people and their surroundings, questioning space and existence. Özcan has had several solo exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. Currently, he lives and works in Izmir.
Solo exhibitions:
2013, "Illustrated Information" curated by Merve Ünsal, Elipsis Gallery, Istanbul
2010, "Vacuum" Operation Room, American Hospital, Istanbul
2000, "Four" Gazi University, Ankara
Group exhibitions:
2013, "Please Don′t Disturb" curated by Ertuğ Uçar, Istanbul Modern
2011, "Benim de kalbim var" Çankaya International Public Art Festival curated by Jerome Symons, Kızılay, Ankara
2011, "Art of Defense" Nevnesil curated by Deniz Artun, Gallery Nev, Ankara
2010, "An Exhibition on Architecture" curated by Efe Korkut Kurt, Alanistanbul
2009, "Turn ON" curated by Özkan Cangüven, Slag Gallery, NY
Reference: metehanozcan.com, vitracagdasmimarlikdizisi.net, m-est.org
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