Ayça Telgeren
(b. 1975, Gölcük)
Ayça Telgeren examines the relationship between body and space, the balance of the masculine and the feminine, and intimacy through the lens of her personal history. She explores the intersections of these themes with collective memory, shaping her research and artistic production accordingly. Her use of various media is a crucial element in her practice, reflecting the essence of her subject matter. She employs a variety of techniques, including drawing, cut-out, watercolour, lithography, sculpture, site-specific interventions, and video.
She completed her undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the Painting Department of Mimar Sinan University’s Faculty of Fine Arts. Having participated in numerous exhibitions both in Turkey and abroad, her works are included in the collections of several institutions, such as Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Bilsart, and Istanbul Modern. Telgeren is a founding member and active participant in collectives such as 216 Düşünce ve Üretim Alanı, HAH, Atış Serbest, and 3 Günlük Sergi.
The artist lives and works in Istanbul.
Education
1998 Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts – B.A Degree
Art Residence
Solo Exhibitions
2020 “Under My Skin“, curated by Ela Atakan, Galerist, Istanbul, Türkiye
2015 “Sugar Cube”, Maquis Art Project, Izmir, Türkiye
2015 “Hand of the Artist“, Galerist, Istanbul, Türkiye
2013 “I’ll Keep It Till You Come Back“, Galerist, Istanbul, Türkiye
2011 “Skin Diving“, Galerist, Istanbul, Türkiye
Group Exhibitions, Projects
2025 “The Volcano Lover”, curated by Anlam de Coster, Galerist, Istanbul, Türkiye
2023 “Everything will be just like now – Just a little different”, Curator: Derya Yücel, Künstlerhaus Palais Thurn & Taxis, Bregenz, Austria
2023 “Healing Ruins”, curated by Anlam de Coster, Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, Istanbul, Türkiye
2023 “Neighbours of Homer” Volissos, Chios, Greece
2023 “Time is a Child”, Galerist in collabration with Perasma, Navy Base of Leros, Leros, Greece
2023 “A Momentary Absence”, curated by Ela Atakan, Galerist, Istanbul, Türkiye
2023 “Always Here”, curated by Öykü Özsoy Sağanak, İstanbul Modern, Istanbul, Türkiye
2022 “Grief and Pleasure”, Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Eskişehir, Türkiye
2022 “I am Nobody, are You Nobody Too?”, curated by Selen Ansen, Meşher, Istanbul, Türkiye
2022 “Oeuvre and Grace”, curated by Derya Yücel, Erimtan Museum, Ankara, Türkiye
2021 “Olumlayan Dünya”, curated by M. Wenda Koyuncu, Summart, Istanbul, Türkiye
2021 “Intervention”, The Artisan Hotel, Istanbul, Türkiye
2021 “Atış Serbest MECMU”, Barın Han, Istanbul, Türkiye
2021 “All Else Is Far”, curated by Ceren Erdem, Dirimart, Istanbul, Türkiye
2020 “Crystal Chateau”, curated by Can Akgümüş, Evliyagil Museum, Ankara, Türkiye
2020 “Almost There”, British Council, Digital exhibition, British Council website
2020 “Us Actually”, Mixer, Istanbul, Türkiye
2019 “The Union”, curated by Haldun Dostoğlu, Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Eskisehir, Türkiye
2019 “Paper”, Pilevneli Gallery, Istanbul, Türkiye
2017 “Printed ’17, The Multiplier Effect”, Mixer, Istanbul, Türkiye
2014 “Closest Distance”, Galerist, Istanbul, Türkiye
2012 “Encounters: Turkish Contemporary Art in Korea”, ARA Art Square, Seoul, Korea
2011 “If the Nature is Heaven, the City is Hell”, Yaygara / CerModern, Ankara, Türkiye
2010 “A Dream…but not yours: Contemporary Art from Turkey”, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C, USA
2010 “Revelation”, artSümer Gallery, Istanbul, Türkiye
2009 “Mind Book”, Moda, 216 Thinking and Production Zone, The Art Studio, Istanbul, Türkiye
2009 “Mind Book”, Hasanpaşa-Gazhane, 216 Thinking and Production Zone, Istanbul, Türkiye
2009 “My Name is Casper”, General Knowledge Exhibition, 216 Thinking and Production Zone, H.Y.L.T. Sümerbank and Karşı Sanat, Istanbul, Türkiye
2009 “System Failure”, 216 Thinking and Production Zone, 19. İstanbul Art Fair Tüyap, İstanbul, Türkiye