Summer Mix

Yağızhan Çalışkan

Born in Ankara in 1992, the artist is currently working in Istanbul. After graduating from Ankara Anatolian Fine Arts High School in 2010, he completed his undergraduate education with a full scholarship in Plastic Arts and Painting Department at Yeditepe University, Faculty of Fine Arts. He completed his master's degree at the same university and started his Art Proficiency Doctorate program in the Painting Department at Marmara University in 2019, where he is still continuing his studies. He also works as a research assistant at Yeditepe University.

The young artist examines the relationship between human beings and nature on an existential level. With a multidisciplinary approach, the artist, who works in different production areas, sees human creation as nature's effort to understand itself. In his works, without establishing a relationship between time and space, he questions the sharpness of the artificial-natural distinction of human beings and the dogmatic attitude towards nature that develops from this sharpness.

Hakan Cingöz

Born in 1977, the artist graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Painting in 2004 and attended the Lithography Workshop at the same university between 2005-2008. In 2008, he completed his master's degree at MSGSU Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Painting. In 2004, he won the first prize in the "İpek-Ahmet Merey Painting Competition" and in 2007 he won the "Nuri İyem Painting Award". 

Since 2009, the artist has participated in many solo and group exhibitions and currently lives and works in Istanbul.

Andreas Georgiadis

Andreas Georgiadis was born in 1972 in Thessaloniki. He lives and works in Athens. He studied painting under George Rorris, graphic design at the School of Graphic Arts and Artistic Studies in Athens and illustration in Orleans, France. He has had 13 solo art exhibitions in Greece and overseas and received major distinctions. His works have been acquired by museums, public and private collections, and have illustrated books and records. As a set designer he has helped design the B. and E. Goulandris Foundation as well as many exhibitions at the Gennadius Library, the Museum of Cycladic Art, the Benaki Museum and elsewhere. He also works in theatre as a set and costume designer. He heads the art team of Mikri Arktos publications.

Işıl Gönen

She was born in 1977, Istanbul. Lives and works in Istanbul. After graduating from Istanbul Anatolian Fine Arts High School Painting Department, she graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Painting Department. 

In her paintings, the artist invites the viewer to a journey between dream and reality, woven with the language of dreamlands, ancient sentences extracted from some wells and labyrinths, and symbols glazed in deserts. In this process, where the deep world of the symbolic is combined with the artist's perception of the mythical realms, the work itself produces the artist simultaneously with the production of the artist's work.

Nihal Gündüz

Lives and works in Istanbul. Graduated from the Photography Department of the Fine Arts Faculty at Mimar Sinan University in 1996. Completed her master's degree in Photography at Marmara University in 1999 and then began working professionally in the fields of advertising and fashion. While continuing to work in advertising and fashion, she also teaches Fashion Photography at Yeditepe University's Faculty of Fine Arts.

Deniz Köse

Born in 1981 in Eskişehir, after graduating from Eskişehir Anadolu University, Department of Printmaking, she started her master's degree at the same university and is still continuing her studies.

The artist uses steel construction in her print paintings as a reaction to the unnatural, hybridised nature.

Since 2008, she has participated in many group exhibitions.

Elena Papadimitriou

She studied at the Faculty of Applied Arts between 1989-1990. Between 1991-1996 Professor P. Tetsis and Professor Ch. She took lessons from Mpotsoglou. Between 1993-1994, St. She completed her education at Carles Fine Arts University.

Gabrielle Reeves

Gabrielle Reeves is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Casper, Wyoming. Her work has been showcased in solo exhibitions at The Brinton Museum in Big Horn, Wyoming, The Nicolaysen Art Museum in Casper, Wyoming, The Dahl Arts Center in Rapid City, South Dakota, Zaratan Contemporary in Lisbon, Portugal, and Istanbul Concept Gallery in Istanbul, Turkey. Additionally, her work has been featured in numerous group exhibitions, including “Kaybolan Suretler / Lost Forms” at Istanbul Concept Gallery, “The Brinton 101” at The Brinton Museum, “Le Printemps des Artistes” at Sainte Pulchérie Fransız Lisesi in Istanbul, Turkey.
Gabrielle’s art is held in several permanent collections, including the Nicolaysen Art Museum, The Guray Museum in Cappadocia, and the University of Wyoming Campus in Laramie, WY. She has been a freelance artist and art instructor in Istanbul, Turkey, since 2014.

Özlem Tekdemir

She was born in Istanbul in 1980. She completed master's degree in 2005 and her doctorate in 2013 at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine Art, Department of Painting. In 2019, within the scope of Erasmus, she took part in teaching mobility at Accademia Di Belle Arti Macerata in Italy.She completed his second PhD in Graphic Design at Gazi University in 2020. The artist, who held twelwe solo exhibitions and participated in many national and international events, has works in private and isntutional collections.

The artist, who has art writings, book illustrations and curating works, focuses on the concepts of vulnerability, introversion, loneliness, innocence, uncanny and and anthropocene in her works. Working with different techniques and production tools on the narration parts, the artist continues her life and productions in Ankara. She also works as an Associate Professor in the Graphic Design Department of a foundation university.