Statement
In the cycle of life, by apprehending each moment with a new perspective, we are being transformed. Each experience and interaction shapes who we are. Based on temporality, self-healing, trust and love I try to establish collaborations with humans and non-humans who permeate my life and work. I make paintings, installations and publications.
CV
I am an artist living and working in Istanbul
Contact muratayildiza@gmail.com
Education
2019 MA in Fine Art, St. Joost Master Institute of Visual Cultures, ’s-Hertogenbosch / Netherlands
2012 BFA in Combined Art, Yıldız Technical University Faculty of Art and Design, Istanbul / Turkey
Artist Residencies
2023 Ķimale Manor, Kuldīga / Latvia (September)
2023 Platform Living Room Artist Residency, Rotterdam / Netherlands (May-June)
2019 Lähde!, Artist in Community program, KulttuuriKauppila, Ii / Finland (October-November)
2019 Het Vijfde Seizoen, Den Dolder / Netherlands (January-March)
2016 KulttuuriKauppila, Ii / Finland (October-December)
Artist Collective and Collaborations
2019 Dream News (in collaboration with Defne Tesal)
2017 HAH Kolektif (Ahu Akgün, Gizem Karakaş, Ayça Telgeren, Defne Tesal and Murat Yıldız)
2018-19 Admit One (Alireza Abbasy, Elena Chemerska, Annemée Dik, Raffaella Huizinga, Donglai Meng, Simon Oosterhuis, Defne Tesal, Angela Vidić and Murat Yıldız)
Awards, Grants, Scholarships
2019 Jump, Talent development project, supported by Province North Brabant / Netherlands
2017 Holland Scholarship for Master’s in fine arts education, Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Netherlands
2012 Ifsak Short Film Festival, Best Animation Award for Traiter Wolf short film, Istanbul / Turkey
Exhibitions
2025 Upcoming at Arkas Sanat Alaçatı
2025 Between the Layers, duo at Clubhouse Bebek-Istanbul 74 / Istanbul
2024 States of Earth, group exhibition at Yapı Kredi Sanat Galerisi, İstanbul
2024 Sense of Earth, group exhibition at Barbare Bağları, Tekirdağ
2024 Flowers and Leaves, solo at Ormos x Öktem Aykut, Tartışık Köyü-Çanakkale
2024 "Flowers&Leaves", solo at Oktem Aykut, Istanbul / Turkey (18April x 18May)
2023 Artweeks Istanbul, Oktem Aykut Gallery, Istanbul / Turkey (November)
2023 Liste Basel, solo with Oktem Aykut Gallery, Basel / Switzerland (June)
2023 "Not Knowing", Platform Living Room, Rotterdam / Netherlands (June)
2023 Contemporary Istanbul Bloom, Group exhibition, Oktem Aykut, Istanbul / Turkey (May)
2022 Art Weeks Akaretler, group exhibition participating as Dream News at Vision Art Platform, Istanbul / Turkey (November)
2022 17th. Contemporary İstanbul, Oktem Aykut, Group Exhibition (September)
2022 'Water is a sandpaper, You are my eye' Solo Exhibition, at Oktem Aykut Istanbul / Turkey (28 May x 2July)
2022 Contemporary İstanbul Bloom, Oktem Aykut, Group Exhibition
2021 ‘Ambiguous’ in Vision Art Platform, Group exhibition curated by Derya Yücel, Istanbul / Turkey (4 Nov x 24 Dec 2021)
2021 'From Seeing to Acting' Group exhibition curated by Radical Reversibility in Looiersgracht 60, Amsterdam / Netherlands (15 Sep x 3 Oct 21)
2021 Kunstrai Amsterdam, Galerie Mieke Van Schaijk-Jump, Amsterdam / Netherlands
2020 Jump, Group Exhibition, Museum Jan Cunen, Oss / Netherlands
2020 HAHreading- random reading performance at Radio Modyan with Ayşe İdil, Istanbul-Turkey, participated as HAH Kolektif
2019 16th Istanbul Biennial: The Seventh Continent - ‘Digestion Programme / Processor’, as HAH Kolektif
2019 Werkwarenhuis, Group Exhibition, APPÈL Galeries, ’s-Hertogenbosch / Netherlands
2019 Jump, Group Exhibition Kunstpodium T, Tilburg / Netherlands
2018 ‘What Do We Dance For?’ Group Exhibition Gallery Nectar, Tbilisi / Georgia
2018 ‘Transition’, Group Exhibition at Eye Research Lab, Eye Museum, Amsterdam / Netherlands
2018 ‘There is another possibility: Open space and artist collectives’ exhibition at Kasa Gallery, Istanbul-Turkey, participated as HAH Kolektif
2017 ‘Maybe, we will benefit from our neighbour’s good fortune exhibition’ curated by Işıl Eğrikavuk at Halka Art Project, Group Exhibition, Istanbul / Turkey, participated as HAH Kolektif
2017 ‘Vesile’ (Occasion) Group Exhibition by HAH Kolektif members together with guest artists Etem Sahin, Selim Birsel and Lara Ogel at HAHmekan, Istanbul / Turkey
2017 5th. The Rijswijk Textile Biennial, Group Exhibition, Museum Rijswijk, Den Haag/Netherlands
2016 ‘Keeping the Trace’, KulttuuriKauppila, Duo Exhibition with Defne Tesal, Ii / Finland
2016 ‘Are we happy?’ Group Exhibition, Galeri 5, Istanbul / Turkey
2015 ‘Teneffus’, Group Exhibition, Galeri 5, Istanbul / Turkey
2010 ‘Ambiguous Situations’, Group Exhibition, Yüksel Sabancı Art Center, Istanbul / Turkey
Performances
2021 Non-eye centric drawing performance as a part of ‘From Seeing to Acting’ group exhibition curated by Radical Reversibility in Looiersgracht 60 (performing everyday from 12pm till 6pm between 15 Sep-24 Sep) Amsterdam / Netherlands.
Texts
2022 Elâ Atakan -" Öteki Benim Gözüm" - Unlimetedrag
2022 Selin Tamtekin - "Bugünün hayalleri yarının haberleri olmalı" - T24
Publications
2022 Dream News / Bidayat Cedideh (Yeni Başlangıçlar - New Beginings) in collaboration with Kamer Foundation, issue 5 (16 pages A3 collaborative newspaper, 1000 copy) Mardin / Turkey
2021 Dream News / Ambiguous, issue 4, (12 pages A3 collaborative newspaper, 250 copy) Vision Art Platform, Istanbul / Turkey
2021 Dream News / Chains, issue 3, (28 pages A3 collaborative newspaper, 300 copy), Istanbul / Turkey
2020 Dream News / Hayal Gazetesi, issue 2, (12 pages A3 collaborative newspaper, 500 copy), Çanakkale - Turkey
2019 Dream News / Unelma Uutiset, Issue 1, (24 pages A3 collaborative newspaper, 1000 copy), Ii / Finland
2018 HAHcalendar, calendar publication of HAH collective, Art Unlimited publication
2014 Amaçsız Cocuk (Aimless Boy), 180 pages, semi-autobiographical fiction, self-publication
Workshops
2023 "After Back and Forth" walking workshop collaborating with Sarmad Platform on 7th June - Rotterdam / Netherlands
2023 "No Route" walking workshop collaborating with Sarmad Platform on 4th June - Rotterdam / Netherlands
2019 1h 34’ 07’’ workshop to Akv St. Joost Bachelors Fine Art, ’s-Hertogenbosch / Netherlands (in collaboration with Ying Liu, Defne Tesal)
2019 Making Traces and Spaces, St. Joost Master Institute of Visual Cultures, ’s-Hertogenbosch / Netherlands (in collaboration with Eric Patel)
2018 Decentralization as a Form of Resistance, Studium Generale, St. Joost MIVC, Breda / Netherlands (in collaboration with Eric Patel)
2018 Individuals in Collective Practices, St. Joost Bachelors Fine Art, ’s-Hertogenbosch / Netherlands (in collaboration with Ektor Ntourakos)
2016 Random Creation Project, Iin Lukio, Ii / Finland (in collaboration with Defne Tesal)
Artist Talks-Presentations
2019 Research Presentation, V2_, Lab for the Unstable Media, Rotterdam / Netherlands
2017 Being part of a Collective, As part of "Kuşla Göz Arasında" exhibition, Depo, Istanbul /Türkiye
2014 Artist Talk, Text Analysis, Yeditepe University, Istanbul / Turkey
Short films:
2011 Hain Kurt (Traitor Wolf), Stop Motion Animation (in collaboration with Defne Tesal)
Screenings for Hain Kurt:
2012 Ifsak 32. Film Festival, National Short Film and Documentary Competition, Experimental Category, Finalist
2012 Akbank 8. Short Film Festival, Short Animation Category
2011 Malatya 2. International Film Festival, National Short Film Competition, Finalist
2011 International 48. Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival, Special Screening Istanbul 7. Animation Festival, Short Film Competition, Finalist
Gallery