Sinan Tuncay
About
Born in 1986 in Istanbul, Sinan Tuncay received his BA from Sabanci University in Visual Communication Design (2010) and his MFA from the School of Visual Arts in Photography, Video and Related
Media (2013). His acclaimed music video project that he created and directed for the Turkish ‘Piaf’,
Sezen Aksu, has been nationally awarded as the best music video of 2012, by 18th Turkey Music and
39th Golden Butterfly Awards, that both are organized by major media institutions. His video installation, titled ‘Mommy’s Not Home’ was exhibited as a part of ‘Close Quarters’ group show at the
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, in 2013, and it has been subsequently acquired to the museum’s
permanent collection. With his series ‘Public Intimacy’, he was selected as one the 50 international
artists to participate ‘reGeneration3: New Perspectives on Photography’, a touring exhibition and
publication project, that was held by Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne, in 2015. His first solo show, ‘I’m
sorry, Leyla’ was opened in New York, in 2016, and he has been recently awarded a fellowship by New
York Foundation for the Arts. Sinan lives and work in New York and his work is represented by C.A.M.
Gallery, in Turkey.
2010 BA Faculty of Art and Social Sciences, Visual Communication Design, Sabanci
University, Istanbul, Turkey.
2013 MFA Photography, video and related media, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, USA.
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Reserved for the Men, I’ve Never Become
2016 Sentetik, C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul
Üzgünüm Leyla, United Photo Industries Gallery, New York
2008 Selected Photography Works, Sabancı Üniversitesi Kampüsü, İstanbul
1996 Selected Drawing Works, Altunizade Kultur ve Sanat Merkezi, İstanbul
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 Contemporary Istanbul ‘17
2016 Contemporary Istanbul ‘16
2015 Hafızayı Taramak, C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul
‘reGeneration3: New Perspectives on Photography, Musée de Elysée, İsviçre
2014 “Whole”, Governors Island Art Fair, New York, USA, (Catalogue)
“Mommy’s Not Home”, The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art – Landskrona Photo
Festival Landskrona, İsveç
Contemporary Istanbul ’14 with C.A.M. Gallery
Winterwonderland, C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul
2013 “Mommy’s Not Home”, Close Quarters Show, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art,
Istanbul (Catalogue)
“Whole”, MFA Photography, Video, and Related Media Department 2013 Thesis
Exhibition,
SVA Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY (Katalog)
“Mommy’s Not Home”, Interior Motives, SVA Flatiron Gallery, New York, NY
2011 “City / House”’ Sparks, Praxis Gallery Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapur
“City / House”, Sparks, FASS Art Gallery, İstanbul
2010 “Boundaries”, Le Festival Promenades Photographiques de Vendome, Vendome,
France
“I Made This”, UFAT Uludağ University Photography Festival, Bursa
Digital Media, Sabancı University Students Exhibition, FASS Art Gallery, İstanbul
Flow, Sabancı University Students Exhibition, Minervahan, İstanbul (Catalogue)
2009 “Boundaries”, C.A.M Gallery, İstanbul
Flow, Sakıp Sabancı Museum, İstanbul (Catalogue)
Sabanci University Photography Class Exhibition, FASS Art Gallery, İstanbul
19th Istanbul Art Fair, FASS Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2008 Nude Portraits 4, Student Exhibition, FASS Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Collections
The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art Collection, Istanbul, Turkey
Alan J. Rogers Private Collection, New York, NY, USA
Grants & Awards
2013 Alice Beck-Odette Scholarship in the School of Visual Arts
2012 39th Altin Kelebek Awards
‘Best Music Video of the Year’, “Sezen Aksu - Vay” (Project Designer and Director)
18th Kral Music Awards
‘Best Music Video of the Year’, “Sezen Aksu - Vay” (Project Designer and Director)
2009 Sakip Sabanci Encouragement Scholarship, Istanbul, Turkey
2008 Dean’s High Honour List in Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey