Past has passed!

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EDUCATION

2007 - 2012 )
Hacettepe University

Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Ceramics, Ankara 
“The Propositions on the Role of Art as Social Agent” 
– PhD (Dissertation stage)

2004 - 2006 )
Bilkent University

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Department of Graphic Design, Ankara 
"The Formation of Alevi Syncretism
– MA

1995 - 1999 )
Hacettepe University

Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Ceramics, Ankara 
– BFA

1986 - 1995 )
TED Ankara College

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS and PERFORMANCES

2010 )

Photographs, photo-installations and a video-art – Studio Exhibition, Ankara

2008 )

Sculptures and photographs – Batıbirlik Art Gallery, Ankara

2004 )
"Souvenir"

Sculptures – Bilkent Congress Hall, Ankara

2002 )

Sculptures, video-arts, drawings and a performance – Contemporary Arts Centre, Ankara

1998 )
"Love"
Performance – Hacettepe University, Ankara

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS and PERFORMANCES

2011 )
 
"Dikkat! Kadın"
   

"Until When?" (Video, 2010) – Curator: Denizhan Özer, Ekavart Gallery, Istanbul

2011 )
 
Artisterium 2011 – "Free Fall" – 4th Tbilisi International Contemporary Art Exhibition and Art Events
   

"Fear of Freedom" (Photo-installation, 2011) – Curator: Magda Guruli, Lika Mamatsashvili; Contributing Curator: Denizhan Özer Giorgi Leonidze State Museum of Georgian Literature, Tbilisi, Georgia

2011 )
 
"I Don't Want This"
   

"Fear of Freedom" (Photo-installation, 2011) – Curator: Denizhan Özer, ArtGalerim, Istanbul

2011 )
 

"Disappearance" (Photo-installation, 2011) – Curator: Pembe Gaziler, Naci Talat Foundation, Nicosia, North Cyprus

2011 )
 

"Birth", "Life" (Photograph, 2010) – Alif Art Antikacılık, The Sofa Hotel, Istanbul

2010 )
 

"Self", "Anatolia", "Shadow" (Photograph, 2010) – Alif Art Antikacılık, The Sofa Hotel, Istanbul

2010 )
 
Clayarch Artist In Residency (AIR) Exhibition

"The Rise of the Phallus" (Installation, 2010) – Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae, Busan, South Korea

2010 )
 
20th Istanbul TUYAP Art Fair– "Istanbul Invisible"

"Un-inscribed" (Photo-sculpture, 2010) – Koridoor Contemporary Arts Program, Curator: Denizhan Özer, Istanbul

2010 )
 
2nd Çanakkale Biennial – "Fictional Realities, Transformations"
   

"Un-inscribed", "Eye of the Rock" (Photo-sculpture, 2010), "Until When?" (Video, 2010) – Er Hamamı, Çanakkale

2010 )
 
Clayarch Artist In Residency Open-Studio

"Phallic Trap" (Installation and sculptures, 2010) – Clayarch Gimhae Museum, Gimhae, Busan, South Korea

2009 )
 
"H.U. Department of Ceramics 1999 Graduates 10th Year Anniversary"

"Body" (Sculpture, 2009) – Hacettepe University Faculty of Fine Arts, Ankara

2009 )
 
19th Istanbul TUYAP Art Fair – "Face to Face Dialogues"

"You!" (Installation, 2009) – Koridoor Contemporary Arts Program, Curator: Denizhan Özer, Istanbul

2009 )
 
"Where is my Privacy?"

"You!" (Installation, 2009) – Curator: Denizhan Özer, Casa Dell Arte, Istanbul

2009 )
 
Hacettepe University Faculty Opening Exhibition

"Target" (Sculpture, 2008) – Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Ankara

2009 )
 
"Past is Over, Now Pay The Bill"

"You!" (Installation, 2009) – Curator: Denizhan Özer, Daire Art Gallery, Istanbul

2008 )
 
"Once Upon A Time"

"Tomb" (Installation, 2008) – Curator: Necla Rüzgar, Goethe-Institut Art Gallery, Ankara

2007 )
 
Graduate Students of Hacettepe University Department of Ceramics
   

(Sculpture, 2002) – Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Ankara

2007 )
 
The 44th National 18th International Hacı Bektaş Veli Memorial Ceremonies and Cultural Activities
   

"Balance" (Sculpture, 2007) – Hacıbektaş

2001 )
 
1st  TRT Ceramic Competition

(Sculpture, 2001) – Contemporary Arts Centre, Ankara; Painting and Sculpture Museum, Izmir, Istanbul

2000 )
 
6th  Altın Testi (Golden Pitcher) Ceramic Competition

"Chained" (Sculpture, 1999) – Izmir Rotary Club, Izfaş Art Gallery, Izmir

1999 )
 
2nd  Youth Art Activity
   

"Body in Coincidence" (Video installation, 1999) – Contemporary Arts Centre, Ankara

1999 )
Graduation Exhibition

"Chained" (Sculpture, 1999), "Incision" (Sculpture, 1999), "Blood" (Video, 1999) – Contemporary Arts Centre, Ankara

1999 )
Hacettepe University Art Festival

"Effort? So What" (Performance) – Hacettepe University, Beytepe Campus, Ankara

1998 )
Hacettepe University Art Festival

"Dance With Mud" (Performance) – Hacettepe University, Beytepe Campus, Ankara

1996 )
Fantastic Teapot Competition
(Sculpture, 1996) – Turkish Ceramic Society, Painting & Sculpture Museum, Istanbul

 

PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS

2012 )
 
Book: "The Artistic Reflection of the Formation of Alevi Syncretism"
   

In progress, will be published by The Hacıbektaş Education and Culture Society Publications

2010 )
 
   

2nd Çanakkale Biennial Bulletin

2010 )
 

Online art journal DergiSanat.com

2010 )
 
Conference: "The Artist’s Artistic and Ideological Stance: Possibilities and Impossibilities"

Invited speaker by Ankara Women Painters Society, Turko-British Association, Ankara

2010 )
 
Projection: "Until When?"

um:ag - 17th "The Week of Justice and Democracy" activities. Contemporary Arts Centre, Ankara

2010 )
 
Panel Moderator: "Today’s Justice and Democracy in the Viewpoint of Artist"

Speakers: Artist Bedri Baykam and Zafer Gençaydın, mountain climber, writer, photographer Nasuh Mahruki.
um:ag -17th "The Week of Justice and Democracy" activities. Contemporary Arts Centre, Ankara

2008 )
 

Hacıbektaş Journal, March-April 
(Publication of The Hacıbektaş and Institutions of Higher Education Aid Society)

2007 )
 
Article: "Conclusion: The Formation of Alevi Syncretism”

Hacıbektaş Journal, January-February

2005 )
 

Abstract of the conference speech. Hacıbektaş Journal, November-December

2005 )
 
Conference: "The Representation of Alevis in Turkish Cinema"

Invited Speaker in The 42nd National 16th International Hacı Bektaş Veli Memorial Ceremonies and Cultural Activities, Hacıbektaş

 

PROJECTS

2011 )
 
Kreş "Çıplak" Music Album Cover
   

“You!” installation photograph

 
2010 )
 
Artist-in-Residency: Clayarch Gimhae Museum
   

June-September, Ceramic Creative Center, Busan, South Korea

2010 -  ... )
  Accessory Designs
   

Ongoing display and sale of accessories at Cer Modern Museum, Ankara

2009 )
 
Photography Project: “800th Year of Birth of Hacı Bektaş Veli”

Cover photo and 20 photographs for the journal layout. Hacıbektaş Journal
Special Issue of “800th Year of Birth of Hacı Bektaş Veli” (Publication of The Hacıbektaş Education and Culture Society)

2009 )
 
Ceramic Panel Application

Department of Political Science, Hacettepe University, Ankara

2007 )
 
Workshop: "Political Violence, Organized Crimes, Terrorism and Youth"

NATO project, 13-14 September, Hacettepe University, Ankara

2001 )
 
Art Director

"Dickhead" Short Film, New York

2001 )
 
Production Assistant

"Lucid" Featurette Film, New York 

2000 )
 
Exterior Facade Panel Application
Ceramic, Hacı Bektaş Veli Foundation, Ankara

 

OTHER WORK

2011 )
 
Book Cover
   

"Çağdaşımız Hacıbektaş" – Ali Dursun Koç
Publication of Hacıbektaş Education and Culture Society, Ankara

2008 )
 
Book Cover

"Türk Toplumunun Çağdaşlaşmasında Atatürkçü Laiklik" – Abdullah Tekin 
Publication of Hacıbektaş Education and Culture Society, Ankara

2008 )
 
Book Cover

"Babalılar Ayaklanması" – Abdullah Tekin
Publication of Hacıbektaş and Institutions of Higher Education Aid Society, Ankara

2005 - 2006 )
 
Teaching Assistantship

Bilkent University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Department of Graphic Design, Ankara

2004 - 2005 )
 
Ceramic Course

Private group, Ankara

2003 - 2004 )
 
Presentation Manager – Web Page Designer

Electron Medical, www.electronmedical.com, Ankara

2001 )
 
Intern

Harvestworks Productions, New York

2001 )
 
Creative Consultant

Istanbul Grand Bazaar, New York

2001 )
  Art Director, DP, Editor, Designer
    "Turkish Basketball Federation"  Music Video, Album and Single Cover, Venom Productions, Chicago - Ankara

 

PRESS

Cumhuriyet Daily Newspaper"Tiflis'in Orta Yeri Sanat", 10.11.2011
Daily News"Tbilisi Art Fair Hosts Turkish Artists", 10.11.2011
Quality of Magazine,
"Bunu İstemiyorum, I Don't Want This", October 2011
Klass Magazine,
"Art Galerim 'Bunun İstemiyorum' Sergisiyle Sezona Merhaba Dedi", October 2011
Hello Türkiye,
"Art Galerim Yeni Sezona Hazır", 24.09. 2011
Genç Sanat Journal,
 "Bunun İstemiyorum", September 2011
AS Journal,
 "Bunu İstemiyorum, I Don't Want This", September-October 2011
Haberdar Newspaper,
 "Farklı Kültürler 'Sanat'la Buluştu", 17.06.2011

Forbes Türkiye, Handan Bayındır, "Gençlere Yer Açın", November 2010
Busan FM,
 
"See The World", South Korea, 15.07.2010

Hürriyet Daily Newspaper, Ertuğrul Özkök, "Beni Alsalar İpe Koysalar", 4.10.2009
CNN Turk,
 Afiş Program, 17.09.2009
Ekavart TV, “Where is my Privacy?”, 23.9.2009
Taraf Daily Newspaper
, Erkan Doğanay, "Nerede Kaldı Özelimiz", 17.09.2009
Genç Sanat Journal, April 2009
Time Out Istanbul in English Journal, April 2009
Time Out Istanbul Journal, "Geçmiş Tükendi, Şimdi Faturayı Öde", April 2009
Maison Française Journal, April 2009
Cumhuriyet Daily Newspaper, Selda Güneysu, "Batı Bizimle Alay Ediyor", 15.03.2009
Channel B, Atölye Program, 19.04.2009

Birgün Daily Newspaper, Gülşen Çandar, "Dayanışmayı Özleyen Eller", 15.11.2008
Cumhuriyet Daily Newspaper, "Selmanpakoğlu'ndan 'Ateşe İmge Üflemek' Sergisi", 12.11.2008
Journal Bilkent, "Ateşin İmgelerle Dansı", December 2008
Deliler Teknesi Journal
, İbrahim Karaoğlu, "'Ateşe İmge Üflemek' Sergisi Üzerine Ceren Selmanpakoğlu ile Söyleşi", Nov.-Dec. 2008
Hacıbektaş Journal, Ceren Selmanpakoğlu, "Ateşe İmge Üflemek", September-October 2008
Sabah Daily Newspaper, "Ateşe İmge Üflemek", 3.11.2008
Çayyolu Bulletin, "Ateşe İmge Üflemek", October 2008
Batıbirlik Bulletin, September 2008
Bilimkent Journal, August-September 2008

Milliyet Sanat Journal, Dilek Şener, "Topraktan Doğan Bedenler", 19.11.2002
Hürriyet Daily Newspaper, Barış Oral, "Vücudunu Kalıplayıp Sergiledi", 13.11.2002
Ankara Magazin Journal, "'Ki!'lerde Beden- 'Fakart'", September 2002
Channel ATV, September 2002
Channel A, September 2002
Radio Vizyon, September 2002