Nazan Azeri

She graduated from Istanbul University’s Faculty of Law in 1975. After practicing law for some time, she enrolled in Marmara University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Art. She completed her graduate degree, which she studied between 1994–1996, with her thesis on “First Women Painters in the Westernization Movements” at Marmara University’s Institute of Social Sciences.

She completed her postgraduate degree, which she studied between 1996–2000, with her thesis titled “Playfulness in Visual Arts / Renaissance, Surrealism, Dada.” In 1993 and 1994, she was a member of the board of directors of Unesco-AIAP UPS (International Plastic Arts Foundation). She worked on the subject of copyrighting in art. She organized and took part in the exhibition titled “Metamorphosis”, an exhibition dedicated to artists that use photography in their works, as a part of the 20th IFSAK Photography Days.

She has been working as an associate professor in Beykent University’s Faculty of Fine Arts since 1998.

Exhibitions

2008: "Multiple Connection" Pogmahon Art Gallery, Vienna/Austria ^[1]
2007: "Tashkent Biennale" Tashkent/Uzbekistan
2007: "Tashkent Photography Biennale" Photography House, Tashkent/Uzbekistan
2007: "My Land My body" Arcola Theater, London/England
2006: "Medicine/Gender/Abjection" Arttransponder, Berlin/Germany ^[2]
2005: "Dragging" Billboard exhibition for the 22nd Congress of the International Union of Architects, Istanbul/Turkey
2005: "This is For You: 50 Artist 50 Works" Istanbul Modern Arts Gallery, Istanbul/Turkey ^[3]
2005: "1st Festival of Electronic Media of Rio de Janeiro" Telemar Culture Center, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil
2004: "Metamorphosis" IFSAK 20th Istanbul Photography Days, Darphane-i Amire, Istanbul/Turkey
2004: "Turkish Delight" Video Art Display, Rio Museum de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro/Brazil
2003: "Parallel Time: Edges of the Earth" China Academy of Art, Hangzhou/China
2003: "Families Only" Karşı Art Works, Istanbul/Turkey
1998: "Apples of Heaven" Altanay Art House, Ankara/Turkey
1997: "The Habitat Exhibition" Simurg Art Gallery, Istanbul/Turkey
1997: "A Gaze Inside", AKM, Istanbul/Turkey
1996: "To Play with or A Doll’s House" National Gallery of Fine Arts, Istanbul/Turkey
1995: "To Settle / Not to Settle", Istanbul/Turkey
1994: "31st Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Art Exhibition" Antalya Museum, Antalya/Turkey
1994: Ayşe-Ercüment Kalmuk Foundation Award, Osman Hamdi Hall, Istanbul/Turkey
1994: "Fax Art Exhibition" Heidelberg Castle, Heidelberg/Germany
1993: "The Game”, Installation, The Ancient Acıbadem Pavilion, Istanbul/Turkey
1992: "Young Talents" Sadberg Hanım Museum, Istanbul/Turkey

References

1. ^ http://pogmahon.com/preview-multiple-connection/
2. ^ http://www.sanalmuze.org/sanatcieng/Nazan%5EAzeri.htm
3. ^ http://www.imsg.com.tr/htm/en/sergiler.htm

External links

• The Artist's Web Site: www.nazanazeri.com

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