Ülgen Semerci

Çalışmalarını Londra’da sürdüren Semerci’nin geçtiğimiz iki yıl içerisinde gördüğü var olan, hayali, özlenen, korkulan, geçmişten ve bugünden kişilerin failleştiği, iç içe geçtiği ve birbirine dönüştüğü rüyalardan yola çıkıyor. Bir benlikten bahsederken dahi bireyi soyutlanmış bir mevcudiyet olarak düşünemeyiz. Semerci, aynı anda hem içe hem dışa bakarak, mikrokozm ve makrokozmun örtüştüğü ara bağlantılar ve iç bağlantılar deneyimlemeyi ve benliği ilişkisel bir biçimde algılamayı amaçlamaktadır. Education M.F.A. 2006-2008 Painting, New York Studio School, New York, NY B.F.A. 2002-2006 Painting and Drawing, Concordia University, Montréal, QC Exhibitions 2023 upcoming: 18th Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey 2023 upcoming: three person group show, curated by Deniz Kirkali, ArtOn Istanbul, Turkey 2023 Bloom, Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey 2022 World Weather Network, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea 2022 17th Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey 2022 Bag, Pedestal, Rabbit, Potato, Staffordshire St Studios, London, UK 2022 Asina Project, Bilsart, Istanbul, Turkey 2022 Do I Contradict Myselves?, ArtOn, Istanbul, Turkey (solo) 2021 In the Heart/of the Heart/of Another Country: Neology of Newcomers, London Lighthouse Gallery, London, UK 2020 Lightness of the Material, ArtOn, Istabul, Turkey 2019 Connections, Gerald Moore Gallery, London, UK 2019 Summer Exhibition, ArtOn, Istanbul, Turkey 2019 Sui Generis - Possibilities of a House, Plas Bodfa, Beaumaris, Wales, UK 2019 Fugue, Evliyagil Museum, Ankara, Turkey 2018 X Marks the Spot, NYSS, New York, NY, USA 2018 Part Whole , Art On, Istanbul, Turkey 2017 Floating Tactics After a Sunken Island, Daire Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey 2017 BAHAR, Sharjah Biennial 13, Istanbul,Turkey 2016 Known, Threatened with Unkown / Malumu Mechulle Tehdit, solo show, artnivo, Istanbul, Turkey (solo) 2016 Indie Line, artSumer, Istanbul, Turkey 2015 10th Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey 2015 In Fog, with Burcu Yagcioglu, Operation Room, Istanbul, Turkey 2014 Flooded, with Burcu Yagcioglu, Arnavutkoy, Istanbul, Turkey 2011 Pleasure and Order, Galeri Isik, Istanbul, Turkey 2011 Site of Flesh and Stone / Beden ve Taş Sahnesi, Simotas Building, Istanbul, Turkey 2010 Gittikçe, Bolu artist-in-residence show, Simotas Building, Istanbul, Turkey 2009 35/25, The Painting Center, New York, NY, USA 2008 Thesis Show, New York Studio School, New York, NY, USA 2008 LCU Spring Showcase, New York, NY, USA 2007 Recent Works, with Mary Claire Delony, NYSS, New York, NY, USA 2006 Annual Painting and Drawing Exhibition, Galerie Art Mûr, Montréal, QC, Canada 2005 True Adventures, with Simone Rochon, Belgo Building, Espace 306, Montréal, Canada 2004 Greater than One Interdisciplinary Festival, VAV Gallery, Montréal, Canada Residencies 2012 Arteles Residency Program, Haukijärvi, Finland 2012 Nes Artist Residency, Skagaströnd, Iceland 2010 Bolu Artist Residency, Bolu, Turkey Talks and Presentations 2023 Fire Walk, with Burcu Yagcioglu and Celenk Bafra, Acik Radyo, Istanbul 2022 Fire Walk, with Burcu Yagcioglu, Galerist, Istanbul 2021 Failing Matter(s), with Deniz Sozen and Burcu Yagcioglu, VBKÖ, Vienna 2017 Artist talk, Shenkar School of Art, Ramat Gan, Israel 2016 Conversation with Burcu Yagcioglu and Melek Nur Dudu, Acik Radyo, Istanbul 2016 Nature/Culture panel discussion, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul 2012 Artist talk, Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland