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.

 

Erkan Yaprakkıran