EDA GECİKMEZ
1984, İstanbul, Turkey.
edagecikmez@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
2010 – 2012 Yıldız Technical University, MA on Art & Design Department, Istanbul
2005 – 2010 Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Faculty of Fine Arts, the Department of Painting and Etching Studio, Istanbul
2007 – 2008 Facultad de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
2003 – 2005 Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, the Department of Painting, Istanbul
1998 – 2002 Köy Hizmetleri Anatolian High School, Istanbul
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2010.05 Online Web Exhibition “Plastik Değerler // Plastic Values” in Internet,
http://www.plastikdegerler.blogspot.com
2009.07 “Küçük İşler / Little Works”, Hush Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2012.01 "İkametgah Kadıköy" , Hush Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.istanbulhatirasi.org/dergi/ikametgahkadikoy/index.html
2012.01 “UBIK Project”, Hayaka Artı, Istanbul, Turkey http://ubikproject.blogspot.com/
2011.09 “Tekinsiz Oyunlar / Uncanny Games”, Curator Öznur Güzel Karasu - Pg Art Gallery, Tahtakale Hamamı, Eminönü, İstanbul, Turkey
2011.09 Artbeat Istanbul Contemporary Art Fair - Hayaka Artı, Istanbul, Turkey
2011 Art On The Road - Traveling Mail Art Exhibition, Tovarna Rog, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2011 “Interfacegallery.com issue no.1 / Update!”, Hayaka Artı Project Center, Istanbul, Turkey
2011 “Kent ve Kentli/ City and Citoyen” Transform International Art Exhibition, Art Academies and Universities of Southeast Europe, National Gallery for Foreign Art Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
2011.03 TIHV 20. Year Exhibition “Ateşin Düştüğü Yer / Where Fire Has Struck”, DEPO, Istanbul, Turkey
2011.03 “The Letter Exhibition”, PASAJist, Istanbul, Turkey
2010.11 Feldstaerke International 2010, International Art Students’ Exchange Programme Kadırga Art Center, Istanbul, Turkey
2010.10 City and Art Project, Sanat Limanı, Istanbul, Turkey
2010.05 “Hamam Project”, Çukurcuma Hamamı, Istanbul, Turkey
2010.03 Feldstaerke International, 2010, International Art Students’ Exchange Programme, Centquatre, Paris, France
2010.01 Felstaerke International 2010,International Art Students’ Exchange Programme, PACT Zollverein, Essen, Germany
2009.11 9th Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
2009.10 City and Art Project Final Exhibition, selected projects, Tophane-i Amire Culture Center, Istanbul, Turkey
2009.06 “Kazı Resim Sergisi”, Galatea Art, Istanbul, Turkey
2009.05 Collective Exhibition “City and Art Project” in aula of Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and Gallery Time, Vienna, Austria
2009 Turkish Heart Foundation Painting and Sculpture Competition, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey
2008 “Sense Titol” Gallery Ovnicuadrado, Valencia, Spain
2007 Turkish Heart Foundation Painting and Sculpture Competition, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey
2006 Group Exhibition of Gallery X, Istanbul, Turkey
2006 İpek – Ahmet Merey Painting Competition, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul
2004 Faculty of Fine Arts Student Exhibition of Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
EXPERIENCE:
2011 Working as an assistant in Apartment Project “Re-Locate” Istanbul workshops and backstage, Rumeli Han, Beyoğlu, İstanbul
2011.03 Worked in organization of “Ateşin Düştüğü Yer / Where Fire Has Struck”, DEPO, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Child Book Illustrating, “Kırmızı Pabuçlar” Nesin Yayınevi Çocuk Cenneti Kitaplığı
2010.03 Member of International Art Initiative “MARUCHIS DEL MUNDO”, Valencia, Spain
http://www.maruchisdelmundo.blogspot.com
2010 Participated in Workshops of Feldstaerke International 2010, International Art Students’ Exchange Programme.
1st workshop at 24-31 of January 2010 in PACT ZOLLVEREIN Essen, Germany
2nd workshop at 29 March- 4 April 2010 in CENTQUATRE Paris, France
3rd workshop at 3- 10 October in Kadırga Art Center, Istanbul, Turkey
http://feldstaerke10.blogspot.com/
2009 - 2010 Worked as an assistant with Balkan Naci İslimyeli
15- 31 July 2009 Worked as an assistant in Apartment Project, “Reciprocal Visit” workshop, DEPO, Istanbul, Turkey www.apartmentproject.com
2009 Participated in Workshops of City and Art Project
1st workshop Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul
2nd workshop at 13 – 20 May, Academy of fine Arts Vienna, Vienna, Austria
2008 Worked as an exhibitor assistant in Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair’ 08, RHMD, Istanbul
2007 Organization of Art Festival in Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul
01/ 09/ 2006 – 01/ 01/ 2007 Worked as an assistant in Gallery X, Istanbul
2001… Worked as a scene and playbill designer in private theatres, Istanbul
OTHER EVENTS:
2011.03 Video performance, “Mezarlıktan Diskotek Sesleri” Music by Tuna Pase, Galataperform, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Group performance “ Maruchis del Mundo” Valencia metro station, Valencia, Spain
2010 Video performance in music performance of Tuna Pase “ Eften Püften Sesler Saati” at Gramm, Kadıköy, Istanbul,Turkey
2010 Group performance “CENT QUOI?” and “KARA” with Tuna Pase Feldstaerke International 2010, Centquatre, Paris, France
2009 Group performance “Fat Carpet” City and Art project, Tophane-i Amire Culture Center, Istanbul
2009 Group performance “ FlashRue” with Caroline Selig, ¨cˇu’m„a* Ertesi ACTIVITIES, Eminönü, Istanbul
2008 Performance with Esther Ferrer in Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia “El Arte Es Acciòn”, Madrid, Spain
2008 Performance in the street with class of Bartolomé Ferrando, Valencia, Spain
2008 Group performance with class of Bartolomé Ferrando, Radiocity, Valencia, Spain
