BIOGRAPHY
Exhibitions
2019
Haberdashery, Gallery Apel, Istanbul, Turkey
Umay, A Weaving Artist’s Show, The University of Mersin, Mersin, Turkey
Raku Plates, the Honorary Consulate to Turkey, Leiden, The Netherlands
2018
Local Botany and Carved Wood Print Workshop, The Mersin Science Festival, Mersin, Turkey, and the Turkish Agricultural Research and Development Center (TAGEM) in cooperation with the Ege Kent Schools, Izmir, Turkey
Istanbul Children and Youth Art Biennial, A Script-writing and Drama Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey
The Subject is not Women, The Subject is Women’s Ä°ssues, Fulya Sanat Merkezi, Istanbul, Turkey
2017
Harbour, Gallery Apel, Istanbul, Turkey
"For the love of Bee", the founding of the artist initiative with the purpose of educating and spreading awareness about (honey-) bees
Related Shows;
To Be Saved First in case of Fire at the Palais de Hollande and with the Independent Immigrants Artists Initiative at the Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
Sinopale, The 6th International Art Biennial, An Engraving Print Book Workshop, Sinop, Turkey
The Bodrum Biennial, MuÄŸla, Turkey
The 4th Istanbul Ceramics Days, GalleryMaksem (IBB Republican Art Gallery), Istanbul, Turkey
2016
Balcony, Gallery Apel, Istanbul, Turkey
The 3rd Istanbul Ceramics Days GalleryMaksem (Ä°BB Republican Art Gallery), Istanbul, Turkey
Givings and Takings, Caddebostan Cultural Center Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2015
Be-gin-ning, Gallery D’Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Nevruz, Gallery Apel, Istanbul, Turkey
The 2nd Istanbul Ceramics Days, GalleryMaksem (Ä°BB Republican Art Gallery), Istanbul, Turkey
Around, the making of a statue, TekirdaÄŸ, Turkey
Destruction Without Alternative, Symposium of Atmosfer Art Projects, Ayvalık, Balıkesir, Turkey
2014
A Commercial Break, Gallery Apel, Istanbul, Turkey
Photosynthesis Symposium of Atmosfer Art Projects, Kefken, Turkey
Finalizing and presenting of the fortnightly radio program “Propolis” at Açık Radyo
2013
Women and Water, Palmyra Sculpture Centre, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Abduction, Gallery Asfalt, Istanbul, Turkey
Komplizen, Ostrale, Dresden, Germany
The 1st Bodrum Biennial, Bodrum, MuÄŸla, Turkey
Apel 15, Galeri Apel, Istanbul, Turkey
2012
Big-Small /The Lake’s Mysteries, solo exhibition at the Büyükçekmece Lake and Amphitheatre, Istanbul, Turkey
Who Left?-What Behind? Pleven, Bulgaria / Ankara, Turkey
Solo exhibition, Galerie 10+10, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Interdisciplinary Workshop, Gazimagosa, Cyprus
The First Izmir Biennial, Izmir, Turkey
Whereabouts is the Diyarbakır Prison?, Gallery Karşı Sanat Çalışmaları, Istanbul-Diyarbakır, Turkey
The October Parade No 10, traveling show in Marmaris, MuÄŸla, Sinop, and Izmir, Turkey
2010
Masters and Pupils, Gallery Işık, Istanbul, Turkey
Tornavideo, Video-art Activity, Tamirhane, Ankara, Turkey
The International Women’s Day Festival, Izmir, Turkey
Group Show, Fabrikart Group, Cappadocia, NevÅŸehir, Turkey
The 11th Art Festival METU, Ankara, Turkey
Very Beautiful (portable art), Istanbul, Turkey
My Father and My Son, NakkaÅŸ Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
When Waste Turns Into Art, Berkay Ä°letiÅŸim, Istanbul, Turkey
Mosaic mural, Art as a social project for The Rotary School in Ä°stinye, Istanbul, Turkey
The Grape Vine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
OnkruidVergaat Niet, Het Kruithuis s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
De Zonnenbloemen van Van Gogh, Gallery 10+10, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The making of “Kaçak”, a statue on the shore of the Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey
2009
Asymmetric Relations, Güzelyalı Cultural Center, Izmir, Turkey
Solo Exhibition and conference, Awaiting, Istanbul, Prof. Dr. UÄŸur Oral Cultural Center, Mersin, Turkey
2008
Solo exhibition, Gallery Kent, Istanbul, Turkey
The Other Tent, 5533, Golden Days, Istanbul, Turkey
ABA, The Third International Women Artist Symposium, The Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
Solo exhibition, Abdülbaki Pasha Library, Istanbul, Turkey
Dialogue-The Contemporary Printmaking and Ex-Librises From Turkey, Het Stedelijk Museum, St. Niklaas, Belgium
Water=Bright!, The Dutch Pavillion, The 3rd International Contemporary Art Festival Cappadocia, NevÅŸehir, Turkey
The First Çanakkale Biennial, Çanakkale, Turkey
The First International Printmaking Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey
Je m’appelle Apel, Gallery Apel in the French Cultural Institute, Istanbul
Multiple Connections, Gallery Kent, Istanbul, Turkey-Vienna, Austria
TÜYAP Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
2007
ABA, The 2nd International Women Artists Symposium of Mersin, Mersin, Turkey
The 44th International Festival of Troya, Çanakkale, Turkey
Exhibition of the Işık University Faculty of the Fine Arts Department, The Işık University Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
TÜYAP Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
Overload, Het Stok-Kruithuis s’Hertogenbosh, The Netherlands
International Interdisciplinary Art Workshop, LefkoÅŸa, Cyprus
2006
Tenses of the Tulip, The Imperial Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Stillife, Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey
Artist’s residency program for the social transformation of the village, Gölyazı, Bursa, Turkey
2005
ABA, The First International Women Artists Symposium, of Mersin, Mersin, Turkey
66 Women 66 Works, Art workshop Çekirdek, Istanbul, Turkey
Nevruz, Diyarbakır Art Center, Diyarbakır, Turkey
Neighbour, Gallery Apel, Istanbul, Turkey
Visions in Textiles, From Tradition to Textile Art, The Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry, The Ä°zmir State Painting and Sculpture Museum, Izmir, Turkey
Memento Mori; Artist’s Grapple with Issues of War and Peace, Cleveland State University Art Gallery, Ohio, USA
The Lulea Summer Biennial, Lulea, Sweden
2004
From Hills and Dales, Gallery Apel, Istanbul, Turkey
Anatolian Impressions, Artist’s prints from the studio of Master Tekcan, The Meridian Center, Washington, USA
7 Days Troyan, Solo exhibition, Art School Ceramics of Troyan Gallery, Troyan, Bulgaria
2003
What’s Missing? Gallery Karşı Sanat Çalışmaları, Istanbul, Turkey
The 3rd International Terra Cotta Symposium of EskiÅŸehir, Turkey
Videoist 2003, Gallery Kargart, Istanbul, Turkey
Families Only, Gallery Karşı Sanat Çalışmaları, Istanbul, Turkey
Aesop’s Friends, Gallery Apel, Istanbul, Turkey
2002
Earth and Fibre, Gallery Apel, Istanbul, Turkey
Floreal 3, Gallery Nelli Sanat Evi, Istanbul, Turkey
Temporary, a postcard project, during The Human Nude, Gallery Dutch-Art NL., Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Solo exhibition, Galerie Pjotr, Tilburg, The Netherlands
2001
Engraving in Turkey From The Beginning Till Now, Karşı Sanat Çalışmaları, Istanbul, Turkey
Voices From The Nation, Karşı Sanat Çalışmaları, Istanbul, Turkey
2000
Local Produce, The Elhamra Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
From Canvas to Earth, The Bodrum Castle, MuÄŸla, Turkey
1999
The 12th German International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Frechen, Germany
Premio Internazionale Biella per L’incizione, Biella, Italy
Solo exhibition, Nelli Sanat Evi, Istanbul, Turkey
Solo exhibition, Natura Non-Facit Saltus, The Cemal ReÅŸit Rey Saloon, Istanbul, Turkey
All Times, The Osman Hamdi Salon, The Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey
1998
The 5th International Biennial of Miniature Art, Belgrade, Serbia
Tokyo International Print Triennial, Tokyo, Japan
1997
International Mini Print Biennial, Cluj, Romania
PRIZES
1997
International Mini Print Biennial, Honourable Mention, Cluj, Romania
1979
Istanbul State Academy of Arts, The Osman Hamdi Bey Stained Glass
Competition, First Prize
COLLECTIONS
The Grasso Machine Factory mosaic wall panel, Istanbul
Artist’s Prints at The National Museum of Art, Cluj, Romania
Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo, Japan
The Central Academy of Kuala Lumpur
The Marmara University, Istanbul
Several private collections
Education
2004 PhD, Institute for Social Studies, The Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, Turkey. The thesis was headed & quote; "On the Relation of Nature and Artistic Creation in the Plastic Arts after the 1960s"
1980 MA, Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts.
1977 Student exchange, Painting Department Leeds Polytechnic, England.
1973-1976 St. Joost Akademie Breda, The Netherlands.
Maria Sezer also is an art educator.