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Elvan Alpay was born in Ankara in 1968. She finished primary school in Stockholm. After studying at Galatasaray high school in Istanbul, she got AFS scholarship and studied at Rochester East Ridge High School in America. She then entered the Faculty of Fine Arts of Marmara University in 1986 and studied at the workshop of Hüsamettin Koçan. After her graduation, she worked as an assistant at her alma mater for two years. She received her master’s degree at Marmara University after working for a short while at the Salzburg Academy. Alpay opened her first solo exhibition in Ankara in 1990. She has had many solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions in Ankara and Istanbul. Her three dimensional works, contrasting the familiar art objects, have also been exhibited in various international art centers such as Cologne, London, Düsseldorf, New York and Paris. Her works can be seen in several public and private collections in Turkey and abroad, including the Foundation Cartier Collection in Paris. As of today, Alpay lives and continues her work in Istanbul.
Solo exhibitions:
1990, Galeri Zon, Ankara
1992, Galeri Zon, Ankara
1994, Taksim Gallery, Istanbul
1995, Galerie Le Monde de L’Art, Paris
1997, Galeri Nev, Istanbul
2001, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Istanbul
2005, Galeri Nev, Istanbul
2008, “Düş-Orman”, Galeri Nev, Istanbul
Group Exhibitions:
1989 Almelek Gallery, Istanbul
1990, Sadberk Hanım Museum, Istanbul
1990, 11th Today’s Artists Exhibition, Istanbul
1990, “Big Show”, Istanbul
1990, Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Auction, Istanbul
1991, “Big Show”, Ankara
1991, The Museum of Painting and Sculpture Association exhibition, Istanbul
1992, Arkeon Gallery, Istanbul
1993, Galeri BM, Istanbul
1996, Galeri BM, Istanbul
1996, AKM, Istanbul
1996, Sotheby’s, London
2002, “Alt/Üst”, C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul
2002, Istanbul Art Fair, Lütfi Kırdar, Istanbul
2005, Galeri Nev, Istanbul
Reference: galerinev.com, sanatgezgini.com, taraf.com.tr
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