Osman Dinç

b. 1948, Turkey, lives and works in Paris.

Selected exhibitions include; Ankara-Istanbul, Tophane-i Amire (solo), Istanbul, Turkey (2019), Dessiner l'horizon (solo), Galerie Municipale Julio Gonzalez, Arcueil, France (2018); Beewax is the Elbow Grease of Bees (solo), Pi Artworks Istanbul, Turkey (2018); What's The Riddle, Pi Artworks London, UK (2016); A Story of the World (solo), CerModern, Ankara, Turkey (2014); Les Jeux de l'Eau et du Miel (duo), with Andre Guenoun, curated by Sylvie Turpin, L'Agart, Amilly, France (2014); Theorem (solo), Pi Artworks Istanbul, Turkey (2014); Cosmic Touch, Espace Art Roche, Paris, France (2013); Logique de la Mappemonde (solo), l'École Nationale Supérieure d'Art de Bourges, France (2013); In and Out of Istanbul, Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, USA (2008).

Dinc has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Ankara Art Foundation's 2002 Sculptor of the Year, the 1993 UNESCO Sculptor of the Year, and has been thrice awarded the State Museum of Turkey's Sculpture and Painting Award.

Selected collections including his work; Fondation Cartier, Paris, France; Cirva, Marseille, France; The Art Collection of the Municipality of Paris, France; Centre National de la Photographie, Paris, France; Musee d’Annecy Collection, Annecy, France; Istanbul Modern Museum, Turkey; Merkez Bank Collection, Ankara, Turkey; and State Museum of Sculpture and Painting, Ankara, Turkey.