volkan diyaroglu is not a painter: "in search of lost reality: nevgeneration"

a heart broken robot (before the depression) 160X240 cm mixed technique on canvas 2009

Group Exhibition:
in search of lost reality: nevgeneration

15.05.2009 - 15.08.2009
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
more information:
http://www.galerinev.com/eng_exhibition.asp

Volkan Diyaroglu was born in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1982. Before the studies in Mimar Sinan University Fine Arts Faculty in Istanbul, he worked in the studios of the some Turkish painters and artists. In Turkey (2002-2003) he began to wash his paintings and to paint with the cars. Than he had the Promoe scholarship and he began to study in Facultad de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia. He was the first fine arts student that he had the Promoe scholarship from Turkey. In 2003 when he was 20, with Galeri Binyil he participated to VIII Istanbul Biennal with the alternative project of the biennal. In 2004, he had the show in Sala Naranja, in 3 rooms of the gallery first time in the gallery history. La Sala Naranja, in these days is one of the most important alternative gallery of Spain. Then, with Sala Naranja he participated so many important projects. In 2005, when he had 23 years old, he was exhibited in the VI Observatori festival in the Principe Felipe Museum in Ciudad de las Artes y Ciencias of Valencia, with the artists like, Gary Hill, Gordon Matta-Clark, Paul McCarthy, Dennis Oppenheim etc. In 2006 he was invited to Paris, France for to prepare an exhibition, in Abbaye de Maubuisson and he realised “Decalages” exhibition in 2007 with the Tram Project of the most important museums of Paris/Ile de France in Abbaye de Maubuisson. At the same time he had his biggest exhibition that he realised in Espacio Forja in Valencia with the organisation of the La Sala Naranja. Than he had the Cite International des Arts Scholarship in Paris, France. Finally in 2008, when he has actually 26 years, Volkan has 10 individual exhibitions, he had shows in 6 museums, he had 5 scholarships, he had shows in 6 different countries. In 2008, he has won one of the most important prize of tha Spain, XXXV Bancaja Painting, Sculpture and Dijital Art Prize… And he was exhibited in IVAM Museum because of the Bancaja Prize in Spain. His paintings are in many private, gallery, foundation and corporate collections. And he has just began to write for the “Artiz” art magazine from Turkey. With his paintings, he realise collage,paper,light and instalation works. His works are publicated in so many magazines in Spain, France and Turkey. Actually he prepares so many projects in different countries like UK, Emirates, Romania, Spain and France.

SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESIDENCES:

1996-2002: TEKFEN HOLDING Scholarship, Turkey

2002-2003: Promoe, fine arts Faculty of UPV San Carlos, Valencia, Spain

2003-2004: Promoe, fine arts Faculty of UPV San Carlos, Valencia, Spain

2006-2007: Residence Abbaye de Maubuisson, Val-d’Oise, France

2007-2008: Residence in Cite International des Arts, Paris, France

http://www.citedesartsparis.net/

2008: Scholarship, The National Museum of George Enescu, “Transfer Project”, Tescani, Romania (the jury: Liviana Dan, art critic & curator, Head of the Departement of Contemporary Art, Brukenthal National Museum - Olivia Nitis, art critic & curator - Silvia Costin, visual artist & curator of the project, The "George Enescu" National Museum - Aurelian Popovici, graphic designer, The "George Enescu" National Museum) (cat.)

2009: Residence in Maus Habitos, Porto, Portugal

http://www.maushabitos.com

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2009:

-“Seeking the paradises” in GALERIE CELAL, (in the project of cultural season of Turkey in France), Paris, France

-Maus Habitos, Porto, Portugal

2008:

-CEET Fondation, Madrid, Spain

-“NEVER_INTIM” in ARSLOCA, Gandia, Valencia, Spain

2007:

- “MI VERTIGO” in Galeria Edgar Neville, Valencia, Spain (cat.)

www.alfafar.com

- “ZIGZAG” in EROA, Cergy, France

www.lyc-galilee-cergy.ac-versailles.fr/eroa/

- “DELIK” in Forja Arte Contemporaneo, curator Toni Calderón, la sala naranja organisation, Valencia, Spain (Cat.)

www.grupoforja.es/delik/

www.lasalanaranja.com

- “DECALAGES” in Abbaye de Maubuisson, Val-d’oise, France (TRAM Paris/Ile-de-France Project 2007 “Hospitalités”)

www.tram-idf.fr

www.valdoise.fr

2006:

- “For the myopics” in Galeri Binyil in Istanbul, Turkey, (Cat.)

www.galeribinyil.com.tr

2004:

- “Post karaoke is higienic” , La Sala Naranja, (In three exhibition rooms (a,b and c), Valencia, Spain

www.lasalanaranja.com/volkan/

2003:

- Kitsch International Artediverso “introduction of post karaoke for the adults”, Valencia, Spain

- VIII ISTANBUL BIENNIAL official paralel event, Galeri Binyil, Istanbul, Turkey

www.galeribinyil.com.tr

2002:

- Fine arts faculty of mimar sinan university Istanbul, Turkey

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009:

-- “XV International Biennial of Cerveira”, Portugal

www.bienaldecerveira.org/pt/bienal.php

-- "Horaley", Mtaar - G.A.F. , Istanbul, Turkey

www.mtaar.org

-- “Caos vs. Ordine”, Ar / Contemporary Gallery, Milano, Italy

www.contemporarygallery.it

-- “In search of lost reality:nevgeneration”, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey

www.galerinev.com

-- “Transfer”, Sub-Carturesti Art Gallery, George Enescu national museum project, Bucarest, Romania (cat.)

--“Al Bastakiya Art Fair”, SAATCHI GALLERY, Dubai, Emirates

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/blogon/

http://creekartfair.com

-- “ Beautiful Freak”, FORJA ARTE CONTEMPORANEA, Valencia, Spain (cat.)

www.forjaarte.es

--“Doga-Ask-Su”, Galeri Binyil, Istanbul, Turkey

-- “Contemporary 1-2009”, Galeri Binyil, Istanbul, Turkey

www.galeribinyil.com.tr

2008:

--XXXV Bancaja Painting, Sculpture, Digital Art Prize Exhibition, Centro cultural de la Asuncion, Albacete, Spain (cat.)

www.obrasocial.bancaja.es

-SLICK PARIS 2008 Art Fair, with the Focus Gallery Dubai, Paris, France (cat.)

www.focusartgallery.org

www.slick-paris.com

-XXXV Bancaja Painting, Sculpture, Digital Art Prize Exhibition, IVAM, Valencia, Spain (cat.)

www.obrasocial.bancaja.es

www.ivam.es

2006:

-“DESAFIOS” in Kanazawa Modern Art Museum, Kazanawa Citizen’s Art Center, Kanazawa, Japan

www.lasalanaranja.com

www.artvillage.gr.jp/index.htm

-“Artistanbul 2006” International Contemporary Art Fair of Istanbul, Galeri Binyil, Istanbul, Turkey, (Cat.)

www.artistanbul.com

www.galeribinyil.com.tr

-“Generacion Vulture” Vulture Magazine organization, Feria de Julio, Valencia, Spain

-“Art in evolution” , Espacio Carmen, Antiguo convento Mosén Sorell”, Valencia, Spain

www.lasalanaranja.com

-“O eres tu john wayne o lo soy yo”, la sala naranja, Valencia, Spain

www.lasalanaranja.com

2005:

-Observatori 2005” VI International artistic investigation festival of Valencia” in the museum of Principe Felipe, Ciudad de las artes y ciencias (Sala Arqueria, permanent exhibition), (Cat.)

www.observatori.com

www.lasalanaranja.com/obraobservatori/index.html

-“international fine arts congress” in Burjassot, Valencia, Spain

- lasalanaranja, “post patetic”, Valencia, Spain

www.lasalanaranja.com

2004:

-Exhibition and actuation in “en el margen de Turia” Riba-roja art festival, Valencia, Spain

www.lasalanaranja.com

2003:

- Fons d’art of UPV, Valencia, Spain

2002:

- Fine arts faculty of mimar sinan University Istanbul, Turkey

2001:

- Istanbul State Gallery (Istanbul Devlet Guzel sanatlar Galerisi “atolye 4” Istanbul, Turkey

2000:

- Museum of fine arts of istanbul “ipek-ahmet merey resim yarismasi” Istanbul, Turkey

AWARDS:

2008:

-XXXV Bancaja Painting, Sculpture, Digital Art Prize, Spain

www.obrasocial.bancaja.es

(The Jury: Bárbara Steffen, Curator of Albertina, Viena, Austria - Michel Buhrs, director of Villa Stuck Museum, Munchen, Germany - Javier Panera, director of DA2, Salamanca, Spain - Vicente Martínez, artist, Valencia, Spain)

-2008 “Next Star Artist Competition”, Finalist, Australia

www.nextstarartist.com

FUTURE PROJECTS:

2009:

-Solo exhibition, AR / CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, Milan, Italy

OTHER EVENTS

2001: “FIRE the family” in Atolye 4 in istanbul, Turkey

2002: “cleaning I” in the mimar sinan fine arts faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

2003: “painting by the car” in Istanbul, Turkey

2003: “painting by the car” in Calatrava street in Valencia, Spain

2004: Actuation in “Kitsch Kitchen” (SOUP I) Valencia, Spain

2006: artist of the month in art magazine “VULTURE” 31st edition in february

www.vulture.es

2006: Selection for an individual exhibition for Edgar Neville Gallery

www.alfafar.com

(the jury: Roman de la Calle, director of MUVIM Museum, Valencia, Spain – Consuelo Ciscar Casaban, director of IVAM Museum, Valencia, Spain – Enric Gomez Alba, Edgar Neville Gallery, Spain – Jose Sanleon, artist, Valencia, Spain – Juan Angel Blasco, Art Historian, Spain)

2007: “Clipstation” Multimedia exhibition in Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia)

2007: “Porte Ouverte”, Paris, France

PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY:

2009:

- "The Art of Volkan Diyaroglu", Nicholas Forrest, The Visual Artbeat Magazine, September 2009, Austria

- Tendencias Fashion Magazine, June 2009, no 148, 103rd page, Spain

2008:

- STAR newspaper, 3 August 2008, Mihrisah Safa, 17th page, Turkey

- STAR KIBRIS newspaper, 6 August 2008, Mihrisah Safa, Cyprus

- EL MUNDO newspaper, 25 July 2008, “El Arte del futuro se da cita en el IVAM”, Spain

- EL PAIS newspaper, 25 July 2008, “El turco Diyaroglu y el ucranio Aljoscha, premios Bancaja”, Spain

- LEVANTE newspaper, 25 July 2008, “L’IVAM acull els premis Bancaixa”, Spain

- ABC Newspaper, 25 July 2008, “Tintes Universales en el XXXV Premio Bancaja de Arte”, Spain

- Barbara Steffen, Director of Contemporary Art of the Albertina Museum of Vienna, Austria, XXXV Bancaja de Pintura, Escultura y Arte Digital Prize and interview with Volkan Diyaroglu, Spain

- Yahoo NEWS Spain, 24 July 2008, “El IVAM toma el pulso a las tendencias del arte internacional...”

http://es.noticias.yahoo.com/ep/20080724/ten-el-ivam-toma-el-pulso-a-las-tendenci-d798d35.html

-Publication of the interview with Volkan Diyaroglu, VRV Gallery, Canada

http://www.vrvgallery.com/highlights

-“Turkish Artist Volkan Diyaroglu” of Nicholas Forrest, Artmarketblog, publication of the interview with the art critic Toni Calderon, 28 May 2008, Australia

-“SAATCHI GALLERY ONLINE_TOP 10” of Alix Rule, Saatchi Online Magazine

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/blogon/WeeklyImageArchive.php

-Artiz Magazine, Issue:2, publication of own article, Turkey

-VOLKAN DIYAROGLU: Saatchi Online Critic’s Choice By Nicholas Forrest, Saatchi Gallery

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/blogon/2008/04/volkan_diyaroglu_saatchi_onlin.php

- Artiz Magazine, Issue:1, publication of own article, Turkey

-“TVE2” Spanish national television, tv programme “Metropolis” publication and interview, 3rd February 2008, Spain

- Publication of the works at “JHON MAGAZINE” 20th issue, France

www.jhonmagazine.free.fr

download : http://johnmagazine.free.fr/pdf/JHON20_CA_OK.pdf

2007:

-Text of Christian Parra-Duhalde, “Vértigos globales”, at LEVANTE newspaper, Posdata, 7 th december 2007, Spain

-Text of Toni Calderon, “Volkan Diyaroglu.Mestizaje y Sincretismo” at the “Mi Vertigo” exhibition catalog, Spain

- Connaissance des Arts Magazine “Hospitalites” No:648, april 2007, page number 32, France

- Paris/ile de france, Museums&Monuments, publication of the work, France

- The newspaper “Sabah” 16th April 2007, (First Page), Publication of the work, Turkey

- Sortir Magazine, Cergy-Pontoise, March 2007, Issue : 171, Publication of the work, France

-Tram “Hospitalites” brochure, text of Caroline Coll-Seror, France

-“TRAM brochure”, january-april 2007, Publication of the work, France

- Sortir, Magazine de Spectacles Rhone-Alpes,, april-juny 2007, issue: 20, France

-“EVENE_Artists Celebres”, Publication, France

-“SAATCHI GALLERY ONLINE_TOP 10” of Rebecca Wilson, editor of the Your Gallery Magazine

- Interview with Toni Calderon, Book of “Delik” exhibition, grupo forja, Spain

- Text of Jose Mir, Book of “Delik”, grupo forja, Spain

- Publication at the newspaper “Levante”, Mercalevante, Valencia, Spain

- Interview at the UPV TV, at “ven y veras” prograqmme 07/05/2007, Valencia, Spain

-“Artvisit 2” , Turkey

2006:

-Artistanbul 2006” book, publication of the work, Turkey

-Publication at the “HURRIYET” newspaper, (KELEBEK), 8th Juny 2006, Turkey

-Publication at the “SABAH” newspaper, 17th Juny 2006(GUNAYDIN), Turkey

-Text of Toni Calderón at the “Para los myopes” book, Gallery Binyil, Istanbul, Turkey

-Publication at the “LEVANTE” newspaper, 4th April 2006, Valencia, Spain

-Publication of the works at “VULTURE” magazine, February 2006, Issue: 31, Spain

2005:

-Publication at Observatori 2005 book, Valencia, Spain (text of Toni Calderon)

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