Artists

Hüseyin Rüstemoğlu

Born August 8, 1981, Bursa, Türkiye

Rüstemoğlu graduated from the Department of Painting at Sakarya University’s Faculty of Fine Arts in 2006. In 2012, he completed his master’s degree in Painting at the university’s Institute of Social Sciences with a thesis titled Nudity and Eroticism in Modern Painting.

He has participated in more than 100 exhibitions, art fairs, and biennials in Türkiye and abroad, including ten solo exhibitions. He continues to work in his Istanbul studio. His works are held in various collections, including the Luciano Benetton Foundation.

Solo exhibitions

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2022 — Kendi Ormanında (In His Own Forest), Artgalerim, Istanbul
2018 — Büyüklere Masallar (Tales for Grown-Ups), art212, Istanbul
2015 — Bu Gece Eve Yalnız Dönmek İstemiyorum (I Don’t Want to Go Home Alone Tonight), Maumauartworks, Istanbul
2014 — Neden Her Gittiğin Yerde Bir Parçanı Bırakıyorsun? (Why Do You Leave a Part of Yourself Everywhere You Go?), Galeri Artist Çukurcuma, Istanbul
2012 — His Room, Galeri Espas, Istanbul
2012 — Büyütmeyen Masallar (Tales That Don’t Make You Grow Up), Galeri Artist Çukurcuma, Istanbul
2010 — Uyutmayan Ninniler (Lullabies That Keep You Awake), Galeri Binyıl, Istanbul

Group Exhibitions

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025 — Pembe Bulutların Üstünde (Above the Pink Clouds), Chiartgallery
2025 — Yaşam Şarkısını Söyler (Life Sings Its Song), Loft Art, Istanbul
2018 — Organik Denemeler (Organic Experiments), Galeri Binyıl, Istanbul
2018 — İçime Sakladığım Boşluk (The Void I Keep Within Me), Galeribu, Istanbul
2017 — Taşınma (Moving), Istanbul Biennial Neighbouring Event, ITU Taşkışla, Istanbul
2016 — Uygarlığın Huzursuzluğu (The Unease of Civilization), Periferi Kolektif, İnsMekan, Istanbul
2015 — Nereden Nereye (From Where to Where), Istanbul Pride Week Exhibition, Block Art Space, Istanbul
2014 — I Have a Story, Art Gallery of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo
2012 — Gerçeklik Terörü (The Terror of Reality), Periferi Kolektif, Tütün Deposu, Istanbul
2011 — 30th Anniversary Exhibition of the Association of Painting and Sculpture Museums, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul
2011 — Up and Coming, Artium Art Gallery, Istanbul
2010 — Genç Yeni Farklı 1 (Young, New, Different 1), CDA Project / Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul
2009 — 28th Contemporary Artists Istanbul Exhibition, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul

Artist Residencies

2026 — YASME Yeşim Akçakaya Artist Residency, Bolu
2015 — Popova Shapka Art Colony, Macedonia
2013 — Art Suites, Bodrum, Muğla

Art Fairs and Biennials

2026 — Art Thessaloniki, Galeri Binyıl, Thessaloniki, Greece
2024 — Artweeks, Chiartgallery, Istanbul
2019 — Contemporary Istanbul, Galeri Binyıl, Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul
2018 — ARTİST 28th International Istanbul Art Fair, Galeri Binyıl, TÜYAP, Istanbul
2018 — 57th International Bursa Festival
2017 — Biennale Arcipelago Mediterraneo, Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche Fabrica, Palermo, Italy
2016 — Art Thessaloniki, Galeri Binyıl, Thessaloniki, Greece
2014 — ARTİST 24th International Istanbul Art Fair, Pinelo Gallery, TÜYAP, Istanbul
2014 — 53rd International Bursa Festival
2013 — CHANIaRT 2013 Contemporary Art Festival: Black and White Dreams, Olivepress Contemporary Art Museum, Dromonero, Crete, Greece
2013 — ARTİST 23rd International Istanbul Art Fair, Pinelo Gallery, TÜYAP, Istanbul
2011 — Contemporary Istanbul, Akbank Sanat, Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul
2011 — ARTİST 21st International Istanbul Art Fair, Galeri Espas, TÜYAP, Istanbul
2011 — Artbeat, Myra Galleries, Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul
2011 — Art Bosphorus Contemporary Art Fair, Galeri Binyıl, Fulya Convention and Exhibition Centre, Istanbul
2009 — The International Art Exchange Exhibition in Celebration of Global Fair and Festival, Incheon, South Korea

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