Curated Exhibitions

2024, “Rivers in the Ocean“, Korai Project Space, Nicosia, Cyprus

Exhibition Handout

2022-2023, “Meaningful Coincidences” European-Mediterranean Art Association (EMAA) and the Cyprus Research Centre at the Eastern Mediterranean University (DAU-KAM), Nicosia and Famagusta, Cyprus

2022, “Ismet Tatar: Meditations in Blue” Rüstem’s Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

2022, “Kadrajin Otesinde Rauf R. Denktas: Fotografla 80 yil” IBB Taksim Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul, Turkey

2021, “Till we meet again” The Centre for Visual Art and Research (CVAR), Nicosia, Cyprus (Co-curated with Nicos Chr Pattichis)

2020, “Müzeci & Ressam: Cevdet Çağdaş” Rüstem’s Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus (Co-curated with Halil Duranay)

2018, “Paper Touch 2” SOL Atelier and Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

2017, “Heidi Trautmann”, İsmet Vehit Güney Exhibition Hall, Nicosia, Cyprus (Collective project with EMAA Board Members)

2017, “Sylvat Aziz: Stating Collateral“, EMAA Capital Art Centre (Coordinator together with Artist and Curator: Sylvat Aziz)

2015, “Pembe Plümer: Land and Seascapes”, İsmet Vehit Güney Exhibition Hall, Nicosia, Cyprus

2015, “Geomorphologies: Collecting specimens and creating space”, European-Mediterranean Art Association (EMAA) and the Cyprus Research Centre at the Eastern Mediterranean University (DAU-KAM), Nicosia and Famagusta, Cyprus

2014, “Yellow River’s Daughter: dance performance and workshop, The Naughton Gallery at Queen’s event for the annual Culture Night in Belfast, Northern Ireland (Event Coordinator)

2014, “Out of the Ordinary: Contemporary Visions of the Avant-garde“, Naughton Gallery at Queen’s. (Assistant curator to Curator: Tara Plunckett)

2014, “Material Subversions”, The Naughton Gallery at Queen’s event for the annual Craft Month in Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Assistant curator to Curator: Shan McAnena)

2014, “Down the Line: Gönen Atakol Retrospective”, European-Mediterranean Art Association (EMAA) and the Cyprus Research Centre at the Eastern Mediterranean University (DAU-KAM), Famagusta, Cyprus

2013, “Passport to the Arts, Belfast Festival at Queen’s“, Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen’s, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Ancillary Events Coordinator, Artistic Director: Richard Wakely)

2013, “Art in the Asylum: creativity and the evolution of psychiatry”, Djanogly Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom (Co-curated with Dr. Victoria Tischler)

Jury Memberships

2023, Jury Member, Sustainable Art Competition, Arkin University of Creative Arts and BOCCHI.

2023, Jury Member, Video Competition, Technical Committee for Culture.

2022, Jury Member, Poster and/or a postcard design competition on the “Benefits of the European Green Deal”, European Union Infopoint.

2021, Jury Member, EMAA Art for All Sculpture Residency Program, European-Mediterranean Art Association

2018, Jury Member and Chair, International Paper Touch 2 Exhibition, Cyprus Paper Artists’ Association

2016, Jury Member, 4th Young Photographers’ Contest, Girne American University

Memberships in Scientific & Professional Organizations

Since 2022, International Association for Art Critics, AICA Turkiye

Since 2022, International Society for the Study of Surrealism, USA

Since 2021, Technical Committee on Culture, Cyprus

Since 2020, Association of Historical Dialogue and Research, Cyprus

Since 2019, Technical Advisor, Visual Voices, Cyprus

Since 2017, Cyprus Paper Artists Association, Cyprus

Since 2007, European-Mediterranean Arts Association (EMAA), Cyprus

Civil Society Projects

Consultancy+Management

Exhibitions

Curation+Jury Memberships

Invited Talks

Conferences+Lectures+Workshops+Interviews

Publications

Books+Chapter+Articles

Teaching & Learning

Education+Lectureships

“From Narration to Dialogue: Thinking about the Way We Talk about Contemporary Visual Art in the Turkish Cypriot Community”

in

Contemporary Art from Cyprus

Politics, Identities, and Cultures across Borders

Details here

Unica Zürn

Art, Writing and Post-War Surrealism

details here

“Painting As a Space For Recollection, Interaction, Or Confession.”

in

Turan Aksoy: All the Demons

Nicosia: Arucad Press and Art Rooms Gallery, 2023.