Who is Deniz Say? (1980-Zonguldak)Deniz Say graduated from International Trade Department of Boğaziçi University, Istanbul (1997- 2002). After various professional work experiences, she entered the art world, in which she was interested since her childhood, working with Altan Çelem. Simultaneously she started working with Güneş Özmen. Besides art classes:Art Perspective;“If paint is a tool for adding reality to our impressions of the external world, an ordinary material can turn into an instrument of artistic expression.”
That is how I started this experimental adventure… I have separated objects manufactured for a specific function from their essence. Breaking usual perception patterns, I used them to form different textures and depths. While composing this space, using materials I saved and filtered in my life, generated the concept of time. The materials reached an organic integrity as they blended with layers of paint in time. And this served the layers to increase and densely textured surfaces to form. As a result, textures with pieces of past experiences were formed in every painting of mine. These materials have been my way of transferring experiences to you. Now they will regain life in the light of your own experiences.* Art History, by Arşo Kasparyan (2012- 2015)
* Contemporary and Modern Art History, Istanbul Modern Museum (2015)
* Artwork Analysis, MIM85 Art, by Yalçın Sadak ( 2016 )
* Philosophy, MIM85 Art, by Yalçın Sadak ( 2016 )
* Modern Art History – MIM85 Art, by Yalçın Sadak ( 2016-2018 )
* What Is Contemporary Art? – Artkolik, by Osman Erden (2018)
* Museums and Art Collections - MIM85 Art, by Esra Aliçavuşoğlu (2019)
* From Cave Painting to Picasso- MIM85 Art, by Esra Aliçavuşoğlu (2019-2020)Solo Exhibitions2015 “The Ones I Saved”, Galeri Artist Çukurcuma, Istanbul
2016 “The Ones I Saved II”, Lucca Art Bebek, Istanbul
2018 “Traces of Life”, Art212, Istanbul
2020 “Metamorphosis”, ISD Art Gallery
2022 “Transformation”, Art212, Istanbul
2022 “Cycle”, Four Seasons Bosphorus Hotel, Istanbul
2022 “The Survivors”, Zorlu PSM, Istanbul
2023 “The Second Chapter”, Gallery Marquess, London
2024 “Ten the Edge of Tomorrow”, Turgut Pura Foundation, İzmirGroup Exhibitions2016 “When I Woke Up This Morning”, Beylerbeyi Palace Tünel Art Gallery
2016 “Naked”, Muğla Sekibaşı Hammam
2016 “Stories of Migration”, Bursa Museum of Migration History
2016 “Dream Passengers”, Milta Bodrum Marina Ottoman Art Gallery
2016 “October Gateway”, Marmaris Municipality Culture and Art Center
2018 “ArtShopping” Contemporary Art Fair, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
2018 “Istanbul Art Show”, Hilton Istanbul Exhibition & Convention Center
2019 “Art Blend”, Four Seasons Bosphorus Hotel
2019 Galeri Selvin, Art Ankara 5th Contemporary Art Fair
2019 Gama Gallery, Step Istanbul Contemporary Art Fair
2019 Colorida Art Gallery, Lisbon
2020 Artistes Contemporains Turquie, Art Fair Milan
2020 NG Agency&Art Works, Istanbul
2020 Baraz Art Gallery, IAAF Istanbul
2020 Selvin Art Gallery, Art Ankara 6th Contemporary Art Fair
2021 BB Project, Artweeks Akaretler
2023 “Phoenix”, The Old Street Gallery, London
2023 “Harmony”, NG House of Senses, Istanbul
2024 “Female Soul”, Kas Art Gallery, Istanbul
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