Didem Yağcı

Didem Yagci is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice has been based between Istanbul and New York for more than a decade. With an academic background in Chemistry from Bosphorus University and further studies in Contemporary Art and Design at the London College of Fashion (EU Scholarship, 2010), the artist moves between analytical precision and spiritual intuition through layered explorations of form. Yagci engages with the tension and harmony between Western analytical approaches and Eastern philosophical sensibilities, evolving from textile-based felt portraits into geometric abstractions and sculptural works. Driven by an ongoing transformation of the self, Yagci recently started to explore new compositions of fragmented, soft-edged, and organic forms on wood, cardboard, and canvas, engaging abstraction as a means of artistic expression and inner dialogue. Education 1994–1999 B.S. in Chemistry, Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey 2009–2011 M.A. in Contemporary Art and Design, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, UK Scholarship awarded by the European Union Selected Art Fairs 2026 Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Art Palm Beach Steidel Contemporary, USA), Palm Beach Modern +Contemporary (Steidel Contemporary, USA), ArtMiami Context (Steidel Contemporary, Miami, USA), Ci Bloom (DG Art Gallery, Istanbul) 2025 Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary (Steidel Contemporary, USA), ArtMiami Context (Steidel Contemporary), Miami, USA, New York Art on Paper Art Fair (Steidel Contemporary NY, USA), Contemporary Istanbul Bloom (DG Gallery, Istanbul) 2019–2024 Regular participation in major US art fairs including Art Palm Beach, Context Art Miami, Art Wynwood, Hamptons Contemporary Art Fair, Scope Miami (ACT Paris Art Platform), SOFA Chicago, Affordable Art Fair (London & Battersea) as well as Contemporary Istanbul Selected Exhibitions (Solo & Group) 2026 Opening Group Show (Laura Rathe Gallery, Austin, USA), Group Exhibition (Merritt Gallery, Washington, Baltimore, USA) 2025 Artist Trio Group Show (Laura Rathe Gallery, Houston & Dallas, USA), Group Exhibition (Merritt Gallery, USA) 2023–2024 Group shows at Laura Rathe Gallery (USA) and Merritt Gallery (USA) 2021–2022 Group shows at Laura Rathe Gallery (USA), Hayes Gallery (Connecticut), Steidel Contemporary (USA) 2020–2019 FREQUENCIES (Artist Duo ACT, Sol Art Gallery, Dublin), Women at the Forefront, Palm Beach Showroom, Steidel Contemporary (USA) 2014–2018 Self Connection (Solo, Gallery Ilayda, Istanbul), This Side of Paradise (Solo, Lucca Art, Istanbul), Eternity Gallery (Singapore), Galerie Bartone (Paris), Regent Park Metro Installation during FRIEZE London, Group shows at Alan Istanbul, Merkur Gallery, Ilayda Gallery Awards & Recognitions 2023 Artwork acquired by Boston Massachusetts Contemporary Museum & Library 2020 Awarded Solo Show at Scope NY (following Scope Miami feature) 2019 Scope Miami Highlighted Artist 2014 Frieze London Outdoor Metro Exhibition, Juror’s Choice 2012 Istanbul Modern Outdoor Board Illustration Award, Juror’s Choice 2010 EU Scholarship for M.A. in Contemporary Art and Design, London Collections Boston Massachusetts Contemporary Museum & Library Private collections in the US, Europe, and Turkey Awards & Recognitions 2023 Artwork acquired by Boston Massachusetts Contemporary Museum & Library 2020 Awarded Solo Show at Scope NY (following Scope Miami feature) 2019 Scope Miami Highlighted Artist 2014 FRIEZE London Outdoor Metro Exhibition, Juror’s Choice 2012 Istanbul Modern Outdoor Board Illustration Award, Juror’s Choice 2010 EU Scholarship for MA in Contemporary Art and Design, London