Esin Turan

Esin Turan (born 1970)[1] is a Turkish painter and sculptor who currently resides in Vienna. Turan focuses her work on overcoming Western stereotypes of the Muslim world.[2]
Esin Turan completed her studies at the Sculpture Department of the Arts Faculty of Hacettepe University before, in 1992, continuing her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna with Professor Bruno Gironcoli. Between 1992 and 1993 Turan attended the University of Applied Art in Vienna as a guest student under Wander Bertoni. Between 1993 and 1999 she organized and created workshops at Verein Kiddy & Co. in Vienna. Starting in 2009, Turan continued her education with a doctoral degree at Angewante Kunst, Vienna with professor Christian Reder. [3] Today she continues her work and lives in Vienna.

Esin Turan
Born1970
Konya, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
EducationHacettepe University (1992)
Alma materAcademy of Fine Arts in Vienna
Known forPainting
Sculpture

Her works focus on the concept of femininity in reflections on society, sexuality, current events and their inner connection to the past and the effects of time and space, developing her own unique artistic mark in various modes of expression. Her works have been purchased by the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Arts, the City of Vienna, and various private collectors and have been exhibited in Turkey, Austria, Germany, Spain, USA and Japan.

Selected exhibitions
  • 1998, Gallery Celeste, Vienna
  • 1999, Gallery Aai, Vienna
  • 2001, Gallery Siebenstern, Vienna
  • 2002, Exhibition in the lawyer's office Gabriel Lansky, Vienna
  • 2004, Austrian Cultural Institute, Istanbul
  • 2009, Gartenstudio, Berlin
  • 2009, Austrian Cultural Forum, New York
  • 2011 Wittgenstein Haus, Vienna
  • 2012 Belvedere Vienna
  • 2013 Cagla Cabaoglu Gallery Istanbul
  • 2014 Galerie Feichtner, Vienna,
  • 2014 Contemporary istanbul
  • 2015 Kuad gallery, Istanbul
  • 2015 Gallery Wolfrum, Vienna
  • 2015 Georgia Contemporary Art Museum, Batumi
  • 2015 21er Haus Museum of Contemporary Art, Vienna

References

 
  http://www.msn.com/de-ch/nachrichten/vermischtes/fotos-gegen-vorurteile/ss-AAeUqc1?fullscreen=true#image=1
  1. White 8. "Esin Turan". Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  2. The New York Optimist. "The Austrian Cultural Forum: The Seen and The Hidden (Dis)covering The Veil". Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  3. "who's who : esin turan". www.turkishculture.org. Retrieved 2019-04-23.


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