Erkan Yaprakkıran
1980 Born in Istanbul.
2001 - 2005 Anadolu University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting, Prof. Dr. Halil Akdeniz Workshop.
2013 - 2015 Masters Degree: Graduate program in Art Theory and Criticism.
Işık University, Graduate School for Social Sciences.
Thesis: "The Body Image on Neo-Expressionist Painting in Turkey"
Personal Exhibitions;
2023 "Inklike Time" Corpus Gallery, İstanbul
2019 "Transcendent Form of the Soul" Sergin Art, Istanbul
2018 "Shadows of the Night" F Art Gallery, İstanbul
2018 "Dispersed Language of Body" Modern Art Gallery, İstanbul
2017 "Stream of Consciousness" Sepa Art Gallery, Ankara
2017 "The Doors of Perception" Atelier, İstanbul
2014 "One - Whole" Mine Art Gallery, Istanbul
2013 "Red Language of Body" Nişart Gallery, Istanbul
2010 "Body Canvas - Canvas Body" Gallery Artist Çukurcuma, Istanbul
Mixed Exhibitions and Activities;
2022 "International Workshop" Art Suites, Bodrum
2022 "Mixed - Nested" Ada Modern Art Gallery, Aydın
2022 "Patchwork3" IAAF Bodrum Art Fair, Gala Gallery, Bodrum
2021 "Artweeks@Akaretler" Mine Art Gallery, İstanbul
2021 "Light to the Future" FSanat Gallery, İstanbul
2021 "Paper" Kelimat Art Gallery, İstanbul
2021 "Open the Floodgates" Mcart.ist, Kiraarthane, Ayvalık
2021 "Compound" Mine Art Gallery, İstanbul
2021 "Time to Act" İstanbul Concept, İstanbul
2021 "25. Summer Exhibition" Mine Art Gallery, Bodrum
2020 "Artweeks@Akaretler" Mine Art Gallery, İstanbul
2020 "Dialogues: Bodrum" Mine Art Gallery, İstanbul
2020 "Art-Market place" Art.Ìst Sauna, İstanbul
2020 "Mixed" Marti Art Gallery, İstanbul
2019 "the Art Capsule" the Art Capsule, İstanbul
2019 "Breath" Plansart Gallery, İstanbul
2019 "Composed" Platform A By Armoni Art Gallery, Ankara
2019 "Perception" Masterpiece Hall, İstanbul
2019 "Parallel Art - City" City's Nişantaşı, İstanbul
2019 "Woman out of Concept" Charity for Goodness, Istinye Park, İstanbul
2019 "Woman" Collectable Art and Design, Four Seasons Hotel İstanbul at the Bosphorus
2018 "New Year Mix" Sepa Art Gallery, Ankara
2018 "F Art Gallery, Mixed Exhibition" Istanbul Tüyap Art Fair
2018 "Summer Selection" F Art Gallery, Mandarin Oriental Bodrum
2018 "Koridoor, Contemporary Art Programs" Neo Art Gallery, Vernice Art Fair, Forli, Italy
2018 "45 Years in Health, 45 Years in life" Gallery Güven, Ankara
2018 4. Artankara Contemporary Art Fair, Ankara
2017 "See of Little Image" Beyoğlu Akademililer Art Center, Istanbul
2017 "I Understand What You're doing" Beyoğlu Akademililer Art Center, Istanbul
2017 "In the Real World" İşlik Art Gallery, İstanbul
2017 "Design in TomTom Street" İstanbul
2017 "Unique Moments" Part Gallery, İstanbul
2017 "All of us" Beşiktaş Contemporary, Mustafa Kemal Center, Istanbul
2016 "Demo" Ering Art, İstanbul
2016 "International Workshop" Art Suites, Bodrum
2016 "Mixed" Kryon Amsterdam, Netherlands
2015 "PostHoc II" Mine Art Gallery, Istanbul
2015 "Nested" Platform A By Armoni Art Gallery, Ankara
2015 "Hello Spring Exhibition" Gallery Akdeniz, Ankara
2015 1. Artankara Contemporary Art Fair, Ankara
2014 "Portakal Çiçeği International Plastic Arts Colony - Existence in Art" Beşiktaş Contemporary, Mustafa Kemal Center, Istanbul
2014 "Ben - Me" Art 212 Art and Culture Platform, Bodrum
2014 "Nine + One" Mine Art Gallery, Istanbul
2013 "Theoretical Dreams" Artgalerim Nişantaşı, Istanbul
2013 Artbosphorus Contemporary Art Fair, Haliç Congress Center, Istanbul
2013 "Dinamo 1 Exhibition" Swissôtel Grand Efes, Izmir
2013 "I love you more than art" Ekavart Gallery, Istanbul
2011 EgeART Art Days, Ege University, Invited Artists Exhibition, AKM, Izmir
2011 "Art at Akmerkez 7 - Young Mixed" Tunca Art, Istanbul
2011 "UPSD Young Activity 5 - Freedom! Back to Square One" Beşiktaş Contemporary, Mustafa Kemal Center, Istanbul
2010 Workshop "SummArt Painters Campus 2010" Chisinau, Moldova
2010 "Young Generation of Contemporary Turkish Painting - Young Masters / Master Youngs" Beşiktaş Contemporary, Mustafa Kemal Center, Istanbul
2009 "Mixed Exhibition" Beyoğlu Akademililer Art Center, Istanbul
2006 "Young Artists Painting Contest" Mac Art Gallery, Istanbul
2005 "Anadolu University Students, Mixed Exhibition" Istanbul Tüyap Art Fair
2005 "Halil Akdeniz Workshop Graduate Exhibition" Anadolu University, Eskisehir
2005 "Mixed Exhibition" Gallery Akdeniz, Ankara
2004 31st DYO Painting Contest, Exhibition
2004 "Dreams ve Acts" Eskisehir State Fine Arts Gallery
The artist currently works in his atelier in Istanbul.

