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Damla Yalçın

(b. 1995, Ankara, TR) studied at Ankara Anatolian Fine Arts High School in the Painting Department from 2009 to 2013, graduating with honors. After entering the Painting Department at Marmara University in 2013, she continued part of her education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, Poland, graduating with honors. In 2023, she completed her Master's Program in Textile Department at Marmara University, focusing on sustainability and biotextiles, with her thesis titled “The Place of Biotextiles in Art Practices”. She has participated in various group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad, including Germany, Poland, Korea, Hong Kong, Moldova, Italy, and Cyprus. As part of artist residency programs in Moldova and Italy, Damla Yalçın has been involved in various art initiatives. She opened tree solo exhibions. Besides participating in artist talks, she has also appeared on cultural and art TV programs. She continues her life and artistic production in Istanbul. In her creations, she employs sewing and embroidery techniques, often opting to produce installations that involve the viewer. While transferring traditional elements into contemporary art, she utilizes new media. The synthesis of these approaches takes viewers on a journey exploring concepts of space, memory, identity, and the relationship between humans and nature. The aim is for the audience to accompany the artist on this journey. Her works aim to demonstrate how we fill our living spaces with the dialectics of life, showing how we gradually root ourselves in "a corner of the world." Through her art, Damla Yalçın explores how harmoniously we coexist with nature in our living spaces. Following her thesis, she conducts research and production on bacteria, yeast, and fungi in the field of bioart, continuing her exploration and contributions to this artistic realm. Education 2009-2013 Ankara Anatolian Fine Arts High School, First Place in the Painting Department, Istanbul, TR 2013-2017 Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, First Place in the Painting Department, Istanbul, TR 2015-2016 Erasmus Program-Academia Sztuk Pieknych im. Wroclaw, PL 2020-2023 Marmara University, Institute of Fine Arts, Thesis-based Master's Degree, Department of Textile, Istanbul, TR Solo Show 2025 “a house, in which I live” 5533, Istanbul, TR 2024 “Living Space” Gate 27, Istanbul, TR 2019 “Memory of the Unrememberable”Krank Art Gallery, Istanbul,TR Group Show 2026 between two currents, Karsiyaka Ferry Pier, Izmir, TR 2026 Out-of-From Deviations, Rast Gallery, Istanbul,TR 2026 Biophysics Admission, Austrian Consulate, Istanbul, TR 2026 Continue The Game, Goruntu Art Gallery, Adana, TR 2025 “Beyhude Bir Tutku” 6. Studio Art Gallery, Istanbul, TR 2025 “Artweeks” HorozArt Space, Istanbul, TR 2025 “Contemporary Bloom” Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Hall, Istanbul, Turkey 2025 “Misantrophy” Rast Gallery, Istanbul TR 2025 “Mirror Mirror” Chi Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey 2025 “From Inside the Age Out of the Line” Atlas Pavyon Art Gallery, Izmir TR 2025 “Above the Pink Clouds” Chi Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey 2024 “Suppose You Are Not” Arter Museum, Istanbul, TR 2024 “A Short Neighborhood” Nazım Hikmet Cultur Center & Konak Metro Art Gallery, Bursa & İzmir, TR 2024 “BASELECTED” The Ritz-Carlton Residences, İstanbul, TR 2024 “Miz Volume:10” Gallery/Miz, Istanbul,TR 2023 “On the Trail of Time” Akaretler, Istanbul TR 2023 “Far Near” Painting and Sculpture Museum, Izmir, Turkey 2023 “Artweeks Akaretler” Krank Art Gallery, Istanbul, TR 2024 “Gayr-ı Meskun Mahaller” Ahmet Yesil Art Gallery, Mersin, TR 2023 ‘’Space Between Us” Krank Art Gallery, Istanbul, TR 2023 “Contemporary Bloom” Lutfu Kirdar Convention Center, ArtFair, Istanbul, TR 2023 ‘’Missing” Karsi Art Gallery, Istanbul, TR 2022 ‘’Baselected” Grand Pera, Istanbul, TR 2022 ‘’Young Wave’’ Lutfu Livaneli Kultur Merkezi, Ankara, TR 2022 ‘’Seçilmiş Yakınlıklar’’ Yenisehir Council Art Gallery, Mersin, TR 2022 ‘’Tümevarım” Kuzgun Art Space, Adana, TR 2021 “Artweeks Akaretler” Krank Art Gallery, Istanbul, TR 2021 “Sommerblut” Cologne Cultural Festival, Cologne, DE 2021 ‘’Baselected’’ Tophane-i Amire, Istanbul, TR 2020 “Every Contact Leaves a Trac” Krank Art Gallery, Istanbul, TR 2019 “BASELECTED I”Akaretler, Istanbul, TR 2019 “Child in Me” Koç’s Collection, Abut Efendi Konağı, Istanbul, TR 2019 “Don’t Bite Me” Made in Cloister, Naples, IT 2019 “Artweeks Akaretler” Krank Art Gallery, Istanbul TR 2019 ‘’Ruhun Doysun” Grunding, Girne CYP 2018 “Güzeşte” Mixer Gallery, Istanbul, TR 2018 “Metamorphosis” Adahan Hotel, Istanbul, TR 2018 “Dinamo 3” Swiss Otel, Izmir, TR 2018 “I am always at home” Muaf Gallery, Istanbul, TR 2018 “Loud and quiet” Grevy Gallery, Colongne, DE 2018 “Young Contemporary Art Exhibition” Polytechnıc University of Hong Kong, CN 2018 “Dreams Country:Troia” Archeology Museum, Darphane-i Amire, Istanbul, TR 2018 “Young New Different 9” Zilberman Gallery, Istanbul, TR 2018 “A j ar”, Numune Art Group, Atelier Çat Kapı, Istanbul, TR 2018 “Bir Kelime Bin Mesele” GalleryBu, Istanbul, TR Art Residency 2025 "Fall into Focus" Arteles Creative Center, Haukijarvi, FIN 2025 “Cyclical Fashion” Devridaim Institute, Istanbul, TR 2024 “Orta Bluesky” GATE27, Istanbul TR 2024 “Konserve” IKSV-Ortaklasa, Bursa, TR 2021 “Istanbul Biennial Work and Research Program” Istanbul, TR 2019 “Don’t Bite Me” Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli, IT 2017 “Cucuteni International Art Camp” Orhei, MD Scholarships 2025 Artist Fund, SADE, TR 2025 Travel Support, IKSV, TR 2024 Artwork Production Support, Orta Anadolu, TR Museum Catalogs 2023 “Suppose You Don't Exist” Arter Museum, Exhibition Catalog 2022 “Don’t Look Back, Deep is the Past” OMM, Exhibition Catalog 2019 “The Child in Me” Ömer Koç Collection Book 2021 ‘’Don’t Look Back Deep is the Past” OMM Museum, Eskisehir, TR 2018 “Dreams Country:Troia” Piri Reis Museum Canakkale, TR 2017 “Marmara University 7th International Student Triennial Exhibition” Kare Art Gallery, Istanbul, TR 2017 “International Exhibition” KP 2017 “3rd Contemporary Art Project” Cermodern, Ankara, TR 2017 “Artist’s Diaries” Kadıkoy Youth and Arts Center, Istanbul, TR 2017 “BASE 17” Galata Greek Primary School, Istanbul, TR 2017 “Captcha Design Festival” Mannheim, DE 2017“Cucuteni International Art Camp” Orhei, MD 2016 “Rytual 13” Art & Industrial Gallery Wroclaw, PL 2016 “Ben-im” Galetaart Gallery, Istanbul, TR 2012 “Göz Kararı” Çağdaş Sanatlar Merkezi, Ankara, TR Documentary 2024 “Gate 27” YouTube, TR 2024 “Biomaterial” qb+production, YouTube, TR 2023 “Women’s Voice” hoox.tv, TR 2023 “Missing” ALIKEV, YouTube, TR 2019 “Muasır” TRT2 TV Channel, TR 2019 “From Life to Art” TRT2 TV Channel, TR Art Talks 2025 “Artist Talks” Mardin Artuklu Univercity, Mardin, TR 2024 “From Embroidery to Bioart” Sabancı University, Istanbul, TR 2024 “The Possibilities that Biomaterials Offer to the Fields of Art and Design” Seminar, Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, TR 2021 “Spreading Space” Kent University, Istanbul, TR 2020 “Culture and Art Meetings to Facebook” Facebook App Online 2020 “Artist Collector Gathering” Spot Art Project, Istanbul, TR 2019 ‘’Artist Talks with Derya Yucel” Krank Art Gallery, Istanbul, TR 2018 “Base Art Talks” Galata Greek Primary School, Istanbul, TR 2018 “Axa Insurance Agents Meeting” Susesi Otel, Antalya, TR Academic Articles Subjected to 2022 “Different Material Approaches in Embroidery Art; Paper Example” Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Mehtap Erdoğan 2019 “The Use of Techniques such as Embroidery, Sewing, Embroidery” Knitting in Contemporary Art in the Context of Gender Discussions, Master's Thesis, T.C. Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Art and Design, Özlem Yiğit