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Taner Ceylan was born in Selb, Germany in 1967. He graduated from the Painting Department in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Mimar Sinan University in 1991. Because of his art works, Ceylan was slated in the local press and suffering from the onslaught both on his skills and his person in 2007. He transferred these emotions and experiences onto his paintings. Ceylan is now approved as the most impressive hyperrealist artist and one of the foremost artists on the contemporary in Turkey. He has had many solo exhibitions and participated in lots of group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. Currently, Ceylan lives and works in Istanbul.
Solo Exhibitions:
1991, MannsBild, Gallery Hemdendienst, Nurnberg
1992, Private Party, Gallery Derimod, Istanbul
1994, The Young Ottoman, The Armenian Catholic Monastery, Istanbul
1995, The Monte Carlo Style Istanbul
1997, More Gallery Derimod, Istanbul
1996, Steven Maurice, Maennertreu, Nurnberg
2002, “1997-2002”, Galerist, Istanbul
2005, De-Composed, Galerist, Istanbul
2009, Abstraction of Nothing, I-20 Gallery, New York
2010, Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey
Group Exhibitions:
1993, Recollection-Memory-2 No:50, Istanbul
1995, Youth Events-Genç Etkinlik, TUYAP, Istanbul
1997, Performance Days, Darphane Istanbul
2002, Dangerous Things, Karsi Sanat Gallery, Istanbul
2003, Families Only / Aileye Mahsus, Karsi Sanat Gallery, Istanbul
2003, Istanbul Art Fair (Galerist), Istanbul
2004, Istanbul Biennial, Justice, Istanbul
2005, Free-Kick, Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul
2005, Liaisons - Stephane Ackermann- Agence d’art contemporain, Luxembourg
2006, Works on Paper, Galerist, Istanbul
2009, Naked!, curated by Adrian Dannatt, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
2010, Istanbul Cool! What’s Happening in Contemporary Turkish Art Now, LTMH Gallery, New York
Reference: artnet.com, artnews.org, sothebys.com, .i-20.com, jwanderson.wordpress.com |
