Şener Özmen

Şener Özmen was born in 1971 in İdil. He graduated from Çukurova University Education Faculty Painting Education Department, Painting Department in 1998. He wrote contemporary art articles, exhibition and artist articles for Sanat Dünyamız, Siyahî, art-ist Contemporary Art Magazine, Radikal Kitap and Birgün Newspaper. Şener Özmen, especially in Diyarbakır, Istanbul, İzmir and Ankara, abroad, in Germany, France, England, Kosovo, Serbia, Albania, the United States, Chile, Iran, He participated in mixed contemporary art exhibitions in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Switzerland, Sweden, Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Yugoslavia and Austria. His works have been exhibited at Center Pompidou, Wordly House (Documenta), Stedelijk Museum, Frac, Istanbul Modern, Kunsthalle Fridericianum and PİLEVNELİ. He participated in the 9th Istanbul Biennial with a guide-book called "Istanbul Guide" and in the 13th Istanbul Biennial with his work "Untitled". His video works were exhibited at the Cologne Art Films Biennial in 2005, and at the 52nd International in 2006. It was screened at the Oberhausen Short Film Festival. The artist is also a member of the International PEN Writers Organization.