Özge Topçu

1987, Born in Kirklareli, Turkey. Lives and works in Lisbon and London.

She graduated from Yildiz Technical University, Art and Design Faculty, Combined Arts Program with the highest honors in 2014. Afterwards, she attended master program at Marmara University, Fine Arts Institute, Painting Department and continued her education at Burg Giebchischenstein Kunsthochschule Halle Germany. In her works, her approach is based on the artificial fiction of the contemporary world system and how the absolute credibility of this fiction was influential on people. Thereupon, in order to question the credibility of the instruments of modernism, which is one of these systems, she felt the need to operate the concepts of family-individual-construction of national identity as well as Architectural propaganda in this new fiction by manipulating their contexts, spaces and places.

​In 2018, she was nominated for the The MAC Belfast, Ulster Bank International Artist Award. Recently she had a solo show in İstanbul which calls Flat Earth\ W axis at Pilot Gallery. Currently she is artist in residence in AIR 351 by the Gulbenkian Grant in Lisbon. Major exhibitions she participated includes; ”MAC International Art Prize” 2018, “Art Night London” 2018, “RedBull Art Around” 2016, “Locality and Global Discourses”  2015, California University School of Art, San Francisco, USA, “Open City”, Pilot Gallery , 2016,  “Alteration Depression” Solo Exhibition, Hush Gallery, 2015, “Fine Tuned and Multiple”, Kuad Gallery, 2015, ”Second Nature”, METU, 2015, “Borders Orbits 15 - 16", Siemens Art, 2014, “Rotary Art Award Exhibition”, Finalist, Proje 4L / Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, 2014.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

(2015-2016) Burg Giebichenstein Art and Design School; Department of Image-Space-Object-Glass    Halle/ Germany

(2014-2016) Marmara University, Institute of Fine Art, Department of Painting (MFA)     İstanbul/ Turkey

(2010-2014) Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Art and Design , Department of Combined Art (BA)   İstanbul/ Turkey

(2005-2009) Istanbul University, Faculty of Education, Department of Science Teaching (BA)   İstanbul/ Turkey

Solo Exhibition

2019, "Flat Earth\ W Axis", Pilot Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

2014, “Alteration Depression”, Hush Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey

Duo Exhibition

2016, "Open City" , Pilot Gallery, İstanbul/ Turkey

Group Exhibitions

​2019, "The MAC Belfast Ulster Bank, International Artist Prize", Belfast/ Ireland

2018, “Art Night London 2018”, New Covent Garden Market, London/ United Kingdom

2018, “Undisciplined”, Kreuzberg Pavilion, Berlin/ Germany

2018, "House of Wisdom Amsterdam", Framer Framed , Amsterdam/ Netherland

2017, "15th Istanbul Biennial Public Programme", IKSV Building, Istanbul/ Turkey

2017, "Synchronicity", Mebusan 25, Istanbul/ Turkey

2017, "House of Wisdom", Dzialdov Berlin, Berlin/ Germany

2016, "Who Knows Where We Are", Apartment Project, Berlin/ Germany

2016, "Point Counter Point", Space Debris Art, İstanbul/ Turkey

2016, "Surplus", Rem Artspace, İstanbul/ Turkey

2016, "Redbull Art Around", Moda Neighborhood, İstanbul/ Turkey

2016, “Borders Orbits 17”, Depo, Istanbul/ Turkey

2015, “Locality and Global Discourses 2015”, California University School of Art, San Fransisco/ USA

2015, “Ministry of Culture, Contemporary Art Project Awards”, CerModern, Ankara/ Turkey

2015, “Fine Tuned and Multiple”, Kuad Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey

2015, “New Generation Contemporary Artist From Turkey”, Od'A-Ouvroir d'Art, İstanbul/ Turkey

2015, “Second Nature” , ODTÜ, Ankara/ Turkey

2014, “Small is Beautiful”, Kuad Gallery, İstanbul/ Turkey

2014, “Borders Orbits 15 - 16”, Depo, Istanbul/ Turkey

2014, “Topology”, Pg Art Gallery, Istanbul/ Turkey

2014, Rotary Art Prize Exhibition, Finalist, Proje 4L Contemporary Elgiz Museum, Istanbul/ Turkey

2014, UPSD “Young Activity 6” Exhibition, MKM Besiktas Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul/ Turkey

2014, Mamut Art Project Fairy, Kucukciftlik Park, Istanbul/ Turkey

Awards

2019, "The MAC Belfast, Ulster Bank International Artist Prize", nominee

2015, “Siemens Art Competition : Borders Orbits 17”, Istanbul, Turkey (Exhibit award)

2015, “Ministry of Culture, Contemporary Art Project Competition” , Turkey (Mansion award)

2015, “New Generation Contemporary Artist From Turkey”, Od'A-Ouvroir d'Art, Turkey (finalist)

2014, “Rotary Art Prize Competition” , Istanbul, Turkey (Second place)

2014, “Siemens Art Competition : Borders Orbits 15 - 16”, Istanbul, Turkey (Exhibit award)

Art Grant

​2019, Gulbenkian Foundation Grant for AIR 351 Cascais, Lisbon

2018, Faruk Sade Art Foundation Grant for Agora Project for Art Night London

2018, SAHA Association Artist Grant for Agora Project​

Artist Residencies

2019, BullsEye Artist in Residence, Almada, Lisbon

2019, AIR 351 Cascais, Lisbon

2016, Apartment Project, Berlin

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Academic Achievement

2010-2014  Highest Ranked Student of the Yildiz Technical University, Art and Design Faculty

2010-2014 Highest Ranked Student of the Yildiz Technical University, Art and Design Faculty, Combined Art Department