ABOUT THE ARTIST

Bio & Statement:

I am a self-taught painter, born in 1978 in Istanbul and currently living in the U.S. Ever since I had started painting, it has become one of the priorities in my life.

My art is about experimenting with shapes and colors. I see art as an expression of feelings but more importantly as a domain for freedom. Painting has given me the flexibility to expand in all directions: expanding along the surface of the canvas vertically and horizontally and then going deep into the painting, which completes the idea of space and movement in that space. It's vast.

Exhibitions:

Lewiston Art Festival, Niagara Falls, NY. Forthcoming (August 9-10, 2008).

New York Art Expo, New York City. February 28- March 3 2008.

New York Art Expo, New York City. March 1-5, 2007.

Bella-Arte Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. December 2006.

Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL. October 2005.

Gallery Gora. Montreal, Canada. August 2005.

Other venues my art has been shown:

Art for Autism, Pittsburgh, PA. May 31-June 1, 2008.

Lance Armstrong Foundation (Livestrong) fundraising gala, Austin, TX.

Chez-Zee Gallery, Austin, TX.

Art-pic, Hollywood, CA.