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Biography

Ferhat Özgür (Turkey)


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"A Geographical Expression", Fondazione Re Rebaudengo Sandretto, Turin, Italy
"Role Models- Role Playing", Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Austria
"Time and Memory", 3812 Contemporary Art Projects, Hong Kong
"Festival of Confusion", BEURSSCHOUWBURG, Brussels, Belgium
"Neighbourhood", Mattress Factory Art Museum, Pittsburgh, USA
"I Have A Heart, Too", Public Projects in Ankara, Turkey
"29 Reasons Why Do We Stil Need Superman", Travelling exhibition
(Seoul, Moscow, Havana, Caracus, Bogota, Quito, Lima, La Paz, Santiago, Buenos "Aires, Porto Alegre – Mercosur Biennale 2011", Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais – Ihotim)
"Regeneration / Katharsis", Sanatorium, Istanbul, Turkey
"Where Fire Has Struck", Depo, Istanbul, Turkey
"6th Berlin Biennale: What’s Waiting Out There", Germany
"1st Antakya Biennale: Thank You For Your Understanding", Turkey
"1st Mardin Biennale: AbbaraKadabra", Turkey
"Sinopale 3: Hidden Memories, Lost Traces", Turkey
"Underconstruction", Isola Art Center, Milan, Italy
"PastPresentFuture: Higlights From The UniCredit and Yapı Kredi Collection",
Yapı Kredi Culture Center, Istanbul, Turkey
"Are You A Lucky Artist", Biblioteca civica d’arte Luigi Poletti Palazzo dei Musei,
Modena, Italy
"Not A Lens But A Prism", Eugenio de Almedia Foundation, Evora, Portugal
"Nev Generation", Gallery Nev, Ankara, Turkey
"Chaotic Metamorphosis", Project 4L Elgiz Contemporary Art Museum,
Istanbul, Turkey
"Unplugged", Manzara Perspective, Istanbul, Turkey
"Fasafiso/Goobledygook", Cer Modern, Ankara, Turkey
"Politics of Redistribution", Magazine 4 Kunstverein, Bregenz, Austria
Soft Manipulation, Who Is Afraid Of The New Now",
Casino Luxembourg Forum d’Art Contemporain, Luxembourg Stiftelsen 3,
14, Bergen, Norway
"Seriously Ironic", Centre Pasquart, Biel, Switzerland
"I Received Your Invitation, Thank You!", Mardin, Turkey
"Truth and Images", Bulgarian Art Associations Exhibition Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria
"Word-Tale, Mixed Narrations: A Video Parade From Different Viewpoints",
"Hacettepe Art Museum", Ankara, Turkey
"Emergency Exit", Outlet, Istanbul, Turkey
"As All This Happens", Huarte Contemporary Art Center, Spain
"Turkish Realities: Positions in Contemporary Photographs from Turkey",
Fotografie Forum Frankfurt, Germany
"Save As: Triennale Bovisa", Milan, Italy
"Pieta", Wandsbek Evang-Luth Church, Hamburg, Germany
"All About Him", Public Art Project, Sofia, Bulgari a
10th Istanbul Biennale:
"Not Only Possible But Also Necessary: Optimism In The Age of Global War", Turkey
"Off The Record", Shimbashi Train Station, Public Art Project, Tokyo, Japan
"Transfer", Ludwig Forum Aachen, Germany
"Transfer", Museum Bochum, Germany
"Transfer", Austellungshalle Zeitgenönssische Kunst Münster, Germany
"Transfer", Santral Istanbul, Turkey
"Short-Stories: Photographs 1890-2006", Macy Art Gallery, New York, USA
"Art From Korea And Turkey", Incheon, South Korea
"My Land, My Body", Arcola Gallery, London, England
"Sinopale 1: The Thing", Turkey
"Meltem of Istanbul, Project 4L Elgiz Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
"Secret-Time: Art From Turkey and Korea",
Çankaya Municipality Center For "Contemporary Arts, Ankara, Turkey
"Far Away From Here: A public Space Project",
Ankara Train Station and Istanbul Haydarpaşa Train Station, Turkey
"Free Kick", 9th Istanbul Biennale-Hospitality Zone, Antrepo 5, Turkey
"Off Space", Siemens Art, Istanbul, Turkey
"Belgrade in The Past and Present", Prodajna Gallery, Serbia, Montenegro
"Onufri Prizes 4: Chosen Places", National Gallery, Tirana, Albania
"Metamorphosis", Mint Warehouse, Istanbul, Turkey
"Power of Language", Keçiburcu, Diyarbakır, Istanbul, Turkey
"Diary of Shaman", Project 4L Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
"Not Its Surface But Itself", K2 Izmir, Turkey
"20th Year Anniversary Exhibition: Siyah Beyaz",
Siyah-Beyaz Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
"80M2 Music", Antik Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
"Art From 5 Cities", Izmit Municipality Art Gallery, Turkey
"I’m So Sorry To Kill You", Project 4L Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
"Under The Beach: Pavement", Project 4L Contemporary Art Museum,
Istanbul, Turkey
"Turkey-Korean Friendship Exhibition",
Çankaya Municipality Center For Contemporary Arts, Ankara, Turkey
"Turmoil 3", Kargart, Istanbul, Turkey
"11.st Asian Art Biennale: Entropy", Dhaka, Bangladesh
"22.nd Alexandria Biennale", Egypt
"10th Asian Art Biennale", Dhaka, Bangladesh
"Eczacıbaşı:60 Years, 60 Artists", TÜYAP, Istanbul, Turkey
"6 Plus 6:12, Two Generations", Helikon Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
"Human Landscapes From My Country",
Çankaya Municipality Center For Contemporary Arts, Ankara, Turkey
"Corridor", Marmara University Fine Arts Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
"4th METU Plastic Art Festival", METU, Ankara, Turkey
"Journey Into Center of The Life", Kargart, Istanbul, Turkey
"A Crosssection from Turkish Contemporary Ar"t, Incheon, South Korea
"Nomadic Reflections", Tekel Warehouse, Bandırma, Turkey
"1st Tirana Biennale: Escape, Albania
"8th Cairo Biennale, Egypt
"60 Years, 60 Artists: Eczacıbaşı 60th Year Anniversary Exhibition",
TÜYAP, Istanbul, Turkey
"21st Today’s Artist Exhibition: In Image We Trus"t, Atatürk Culture Center,
Istanbul, Turkey
"UNESCO AIAP Ankara Exhibitio"n, State Painting and Sculpture Museum,
Istanbul, Turkey
"Casual Things", Almelek Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul, Turkey
"61st State Painting Competition, State Painting and Sculpture Museum, Ankara, Turkey
"Siyah Beyaz Art Gallery, 15th Year Anniversary Exhibitio"n,
Siyah Beyaz Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
"DYO Painting Competition Exhibition", Travelling exhibition across Turkey
"1st METU Art Festiva"l, METU Exhibiton Hall, Ankara, Turkey
"Esbank Yunus Emre Painting Competetion, Dolmabahçe Culture Center",
Istanbul, Turkey
"Present To 75th Year: Highlights of Living Turkish Art",
Çankaya Municipality Center For Contemporary Arts, Ankara, Turkey
"Project, Work", Marmara University Fine Arts Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
"Young Activity-4", TÜYAP, Istanbul, Turkey
"54th State Painting Exhibition", Atatürk Culture Center, Ankara, Turkey
"Young Art in Ankara", public art project, Ankara, Turkey
"57th State Painting Competition", Ankara Atatürk Culture Center, Turkey
"28th DYO Painting Competition Exhibition", Travelling exhibition across Turkey
"Other, Antrepo 4", Istanbul, Turkey
"17th Today’s Artist Exhibition",
Mimar Sinan University Painting and Scultpure Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
"Young Activity 2: Territory-Deterritorialization", TÜYAP, Istanbul, Turkey
"Istanbul Meeting of Artists from Ankara", Derimod Culture Center, Istanbul, Turkey
"Contemporary Icon For Art", Mi-Ge Art, Ankara, Turkey

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Born in Ankara, Turkey
Graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Education,
Painting Teaching Program
Graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine Arts,
Department of Painting
Currently lives and works in İstanbul, Turkey

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"A Room of Emotion", Gallery Nev, Ankara, Turkey
"Video Screening and Selection from Early Paintings",
Istanbul Culture University Comtemporary Art Studio, Turkey
"City Log", Yapı Kredi Kazım Taşkent Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
"Monologues", Siyah Beyaz Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
"For The New Couples", Site specific installation, Hacettepe University,
Beytepe Campus, Ankara, Turkey
"Analysing Images", Siyah-Beyaz Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
"Impressions and Toughts (with Turan Aksoy)", Helikon Art Gallery ,
Ankara, Turkey
"Land", Iş Bankası Parmakkkapı Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
"Signs and Fictional Forms", Atatürk Culture Center, Ankara, Turkey
"Fantasy and Tension", Akbank Çankaya Art Gallery, Ankara, Turke

Festivals and Video Screenings

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"Conditioned:Video Art and Experimental Cinema from Turkey",
Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
"Festival of Confusion", Beursschouwburg, Brussels, Belgium
"Les Rencontres Internationales", Centre George Pompidou,France
"Video Dumbo 2010", Brooklyn, New York, USA
"Sister Sister City" , Thomas Solomon Gallery, New York, USA
"I’m Spartacus", Dromahair, Leitrim, Ireland
"Video Capitale", Public art projectisons, Rue Grammont, France
"Travelling Istanbu"l, Gallerie Art-Essai, Rennes, France
"Videfesta 10: International Festival of Media Art"s,
Goethe Institut, Ankara, Turkey
"What’s Art Got To Do With?", The Red House, Sofia, Bulgaria
"Network:Videos Contemporaines Turques" ,
Maison des Arts George Pompidou, Lapopie, France
"Art in Nicosia: Strategies of Survival", Nicosia, Nothern Cyprus
"Two Shadows of Public: Screen and Space", DEPO, Istanbul, Turkey
"Regards Project", Appollonia European Art Exchanges, France
"Polis Adriatic Europe Festival", Pula, Croatia
"VideoIst: New Stops", Tuzla Güllice Culture Center, Istanbul, Turkey
"Video Presentation", A3 Cultural Center, Rileka, Croatia
"River’s Edge Film Festival", Maiden Ally Cinema Kentucky, USA
"Temporary Identitie"s, Noboribisk Art Museum, Russia
"Indiana International Video Art & Architecture Festival",
Indiana University Kokomo Art Gallery,
USA. European Film Festival for the First Five / DocumentART,
Szczecin, Poland and Neubrandenburg, Germany
"Video Dia Loghi", Center Culture Français, Turin, Italy
"Pi-Five", National Museum in Szcecin, Poland
"Discover Now:9th International Media Festival", Friesland, Holland
"Prog:Me, 1st International Electronic Media Festival", Brazil
"3rd Detroit Film and Video Festival", Museum of New Art, USA
"%Kre-Akiv:3rd Recycling Art Festival", Backfabric, Berlin, Germany
"Videomarathon"e, Odeon Cinema, Chisinau, Moldova
"Mission Continues: Turkish Delight", Museu de Arte Moderna, Brazil
"Different/Ciation", Milan Art Fair, Italy
"Gates: Planetery Project", Rome, Venice, Florance, Italy
"The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: 3rd Performance Days",
Istanbul, Turkey
"ViedoIst", Galeri X, Istanbul, Turkey
"Short-Sharp", Gallery 291, London, England
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