Setenay Özbek (born 1961, in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

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) is a Turkish-born

artist An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only. However, th ...

, writer, and documentary filmmaker. Özbek is of Ubykh descent.

Biography

Özbek was born in 1961 in Istanbul, Turkey and she attended

Erenköy Girls High School Erenköy Girls High School ( Turkish: ''Erenköy Kız Anadolu Lisesi'') is a public girls high school in the Erenköy neighborhood of Kadıköy district in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1911 during the Ottoman Empire, it is the oldest surviving ...

. In 1990, she graduated from

Marmara University Marmara University ( Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a public university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university is named after the Sea of Marmara and was founded as a university in 1982. However, it was created in 1883 under the name of ''H ...

, within the Faculty of

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...

in the Department of

Performing Arts The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perform ...

. From 1983 to 1986, Özbek studied art informally at the "Istasyon Fine Art Academy", under the tutelage of several artists, Sabri Berkel, Hülya Düzenli, Erkan Özdilek and Ergül Özkutan. Her abstract

expressionist Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it rad ...

paintings are created in both acrylic and oil paint, they have a bold appearance due to the contrasting colours and shapes. Since 1986, Özbek went on to branch out into documentary filmmaking. In 2009, she was awarded first prize for the Bakrac Art Gallery 30th Year Painting Competition. In 2009, Fifth Tashkent Biennale of Contemporary Art, "The 3rd Runner up". She is a member of International PEN Association of Writers and International Association of Art (A.I.A.A) to the

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

(UNESCO). In 2015, Özbek moved to the seaside town of

Bodrum Bodrum () is a port city in Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey, at the entrance to the Gulf of Gökova. Its population was 35,795 at the 2012 census, with a total of 136,317 inhabitants residing within the district's borders. Known in ancient t ...

, Turkey and opened an art school for local children.

Filmography

Select art exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

* 2019 "Selection", Gallery Binyıl - Hamam Arts Hub HAH, Kuruçeşme, Istanbul, Turkey * 2017 "Performance Artist", International Ataşehir Municipality Festival, Istanbul, Turkey * 2017 "Selection", Frankie Istanbul, Sofa Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey * 2016 "Imaginary Transformation", Kent Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey * 2014 "Inner Reminiscences", Anna Laudel Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey * 2014 - "Inner Reminiscences", Art 350 Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey * 2012 - "Inner Reminiscences", Berze Collectibles, Istanbul, Turkey * 2012 - "Without Borders", Art 350 Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey * 2011 - Gallery Espas, Istanbul, Turkey * 2010 – TIGGES, Rechtsanwälte, Düsseldorf, Germany * 2010 - Bakrac Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey * 2009 - "Across Land And Time" International Art Studio "Radovan Trnavac Mica", Valjevo, Serbia * 2009 - “Cosmos” Rep. of Turkey, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Suna Çokgür Ilıcak Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey * 2008 - "Cosmos", Austria Consulate General Culture Office, Istanbul, Turkey * 2008 - "Dedicated to the Moment" Gallery Binyil, Istanbul, Turkey * 2007 - "Sincerity" Gallery Artist, Istanbul, Turkey * 2007 – "Inner Reminiscences" Gallery-A, Istanbul, Turkey * 2006 – 6. Ankara Fine Arts Fair, Gallery Binyil, Ankara, Turkey * 2006 – İş Bankası Art Gallery, Izmir, Turkey * 2005 – Ankara Fine Arts Fair, Galeri X, Ankara, Turkey * 2005 – Art Istanbul 2005, Istanbul, Turkey

Group exhibitions

* 2021 - Merqez Art Space, Bodrum Marina Yacht Club, Bodrum * 2021 - Contemporary Istanbul (Fall), Gallery Binyıl Parallel Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey * 2021 - Artcontact İstanbul, Tabularasa Transnational Art, Istanbul, Turkey * 2021 - Contemporary Istanbul (Spring), Gallery Binyıl, Istanbul, Turkey * 2020 - Contemporary Istanbul, Gallery Binyıl, Istanbul, Turkey * 2019 - Ramart Platform, Turkish and Islamic Art Museum, Istanbul, Turkey * 2019 - "Global Views Istanbul", Nişantaşı, Istanbul, Turkey https://globalviews.consulting/representing/#Setenay * 2019 - 40 Artists, İstinye Park, Istanbul, Turkey * 2018 - "Blue and Green", 20 Artists Exhibition, Alta Sanat, Bodrum, Turkey * 2018 - Merey Collection Exhibition, Tophane-i Amire, Tophane, İstanbul, Turkey * 2017 -

Florence Biennale The Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, also known as the Florence Biennale is an art exhibition held in Florence, Italy. Since 1997 it has been held every two years in the exhibition spaces of the Fortezza da Basso, Florence. The li ...

XI, Florence, Italy * 2017 - Galleria Luz de la Vida, Malaga, Spain * 2016 - In Honor of Barış Manço, Beşiktaş Municipality Gallery, Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey * 2014 - "War, Exile, Life" – KAFDAV, Gallery Uray, Çankaya Municipality, Ankara, Turkey * 2013 - "9 artist / 9 works", Delegation of Turkey to the EU, Brussel, Belgium * 2013 - "Free and 90, Republic Exhibition", Embassy of the Republic of Turkey , Berlin, Germany * 2011 - Citibank A.Ş. and Gallery Espas, Citigold Select, Levent, Istanbul, Turkey * 2011 - K.T.O. Konya Karatay University 1st International Art, Culture, Science Days, Konya, Turkey * 2011 - Izmir 1st International Art Biennale, Izmir, Turkey * 2011 - IROK Gallery, Horst, Netherlands * 2010 - "Power of Dynamism", Gallery Binyıl, Istanbul, Turkey * 2010 - WALL FOR PEACE – W - AFPIAAP, Sanski, Sarajevo,

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* 2010 - "FEED_BACK," group exhibition,

Los Angeles Center for Digital Art The Los Angeles Center for Digital Art (LACDA), established in April 2004, acts a gallery for the display digital artworks in Los Angeles, California, United States. The founder and director of the gallery is Rex Bruce. The first LACDA venue was on ...

(LACDA), Los Angeles, California, United States, curated by: Roxanne Brousseau-Félio * 2010 - "Comparison of Tomorrow in Turkey", Beşiktaş Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey * 2010 - Fourth International Art Forum,

Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh ( ar, شرم الشيخ, ), commonly abbreviated to Sharm, is an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 53,670 ...

, Egypt * 2010 - Egypt Culture Centre, Istanbul, Turkey * 2009 - 5th Tashkent International Biennale of Contemporary Art, Uzbekistan * 2008 - "October Passage VII",

Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University ( tr, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, commonly referred to as ITU or The Technical University) is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third-oldest technical university ...

(ITU) Maslak, Istanbul * 2008 - 3rd International Art Festival,

Dryanovo Dryanovo ( bg, Дряново, ) is a Bulgarian town situated at the northern foot of the Balkan Mountains in Gabrovo Province; amphitheatrically along the two banks of Dryanovo River, a tributary to the Yantra River. The town is a centre of t ...

, Bulgaria * 2007 - International Art Camp, group exhibition and art auction, Association Saint Henri,

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

, France * 2007 - "Uchisar Group Exhibition", French Cultural Association, Istanbul, Turkey * 2007 - Adana Caucasian Culture Association, Adana, Turkey * 2007 - INTES Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey * 2007 – "Caucasian Art and Cultural Heritage", Belgian North Caucasian Association, MuHKa Museum, Belgium * 2007 – International Art Symposium and Group Exhibition, in Uchisar and Istanbul, Turkey * 2007 – Baglarbasi Caucasian Culture Association, Istanbul / Turkey * 2006 – Adana Caucasian Culture Association "An Invitation For The Peace", Adana / Turkey * 2006 – 238th Summer Exhibition,

Royal Academy of Arts The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpo ...

, London, England (shortlisted) * 2005 – Mersin University "October Passage IV", Mersin / Turkey

Bibliography

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References

External links

Official Site of Setenay Özbek
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozbek, Setenay 1961 births Living people 20th-century Turkish women artists 21st-century Turkish women artists Artists from Istanbul Marmara University alumni Turkish women painters Turkish writers Turkish people of Circassian descent Erenköy Girls High School alumni