Taner Ceylan

Taner Ceylan (born 1967) is a German-born Turkish photo-realist artist. He lives and works in Istanbul.

Biography

Taner Ceylan studied painting in the Fine Arts Faculty at Mimar Sinan University between 1986 - 1991. He then worked for the Fine Arts Faculty of Yeditepe University between 2001 and 2003 as a lecturer and worked as an editor in chief of arts of Time Out Istanbul Magazine between 2001 and 2006. Many of his painting are in private collections such as those of Martin Browne, Dan Cameron, Fethi Pekin, and museum collections such as the Dr. F. Nejat Eczacıbasi Foundation and the Scheringa Museum of Realist Art.

Tophane ("Cannon House"), a principal military foundry in the Ottoman Empire, is today a center of arts belonging to Mimar Sinan University in Tophane, Istanbul

His highest priced work is the painting 1879 (From the Lost Paintings Series) (2011) in which a veiled Ottoman noblewoman stands before the framed canvas of L'Origine du monde.^[1]^[2] He is represented by Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York City.

Exhibitions

Solo

2013 The Lost Paintings Series, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York
2011 The Lost Paintings Series, Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey
2009 Abstraction of Nothing, I-20 Gallery, New York
2005 De-Composed, Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey
2002 1997 / 2002, Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey
1997 More, Derimod Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
1996 Steven Maurice, Meannertreu, Nürnberg, Germany
1995 The Monte Carlo Style, Devlet Han, Istanbul, Turkey
1994 Young Osman, Armenian Catholic Monastery, Istanbul, Turkey
1992 Private Party, Derimod Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
1991 Scandal, Galerie Fliederlich, Nürnberg, Germany and Mannsbild, Galerie Hemdendienst, Nürnberg, Germany

Group

2011 Double Crescents, Chelsea24 Gallery, New York, USA and Confessions of Dangerous Minds Contemporary Art from Turkey, Phillips De Pury & Company Rooms, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2010 İstanbul Next Wave, Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany and New Works, New Horizons, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul, Turkey
2009 Naked!, curated by Adrian Dannatt, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York.
2006 Works on Paper, Galerist, Istanbul, Turkey
2005 Free-Kick, 9th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey and Liaisons, Stephane Ackermann, Agence D'Art Contemporain, Luxembourg
2004 Poetic Justice, curated by Dan Cameron, 8th Istanbul Biennial, Turkey
2003 Families Only / Aileye Mahsus, Karsi Sanat Calismalari, Istanbul, Turkey and Contemporary Art Fair, Istanbul
2002 Dangerous Things, curated by Levent Calikoglu, Karsi Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey
1997 Performance Days, Darphane, Istanbul, Turkey
1995 Young Artists Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey and Youth Events / Genc Etkinlik, TUYAP, Istanbul, Turkey
1993 Recollection Memory2 / Ani Bellek2, curated by Vasif Kortun, Akaretler, Istanbul, Turkey
1991 Kassel Exhibition, Kassel, Germany and Mixed Eight / Sekizli Karma, Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, Turkey
1990 Mixed Contemporary, Cemal Resit Rey, Istanbul, Turkey

Seminars and conferences

2010 Istancool, LTHM, Istanbul, Turkey
2006 Hinterland Lambda, Istanbul, Turkey
2006 Artistic Reflections of Personal Experiences Kaos GL Ankara, Turkey
2004 The Meta Modern Era in Art History, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
1990 Kassel's Documenta, M.S.U.Oditorium, Istanbul, Turkey
1990 Joseph Beuys, M.S.U.Oditorium, Istanbul, Turkey
1991 Anselm Kiefer, M.S.U.Oditorium, Istanbul, Turkey
1999 Homosexual Aesthetic in the Art History, NON Studio, Istanbul, Turkey

References

^ Harris, Garreth (12 September 2014). "Up front and personal: Turkish artist Taner Ceylan". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
^ "Taner Ceylan 1879 (FROM THE LOST PAINTING SERIES)". Sothebys. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

Sources

External links

http://www.tanerceylan.com/

[1] Harris, Garreth (12 September 2014). "Up front and personal: Turkish artist Taner Ceylan". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

[2] "Taner Ceylan 1879 (FROM THE LOST PAINTING SERIES)". Sothebys. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

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