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Özlem Şimlek was born in Istanbul in 1982. She graduated from the Department of Journalism at Marmara University in 2005. She received a scholarship from the Swedish Institute, and studied photography at Nordens Fotoslola in 2004. She then completed her master’s degree in photography at Dokuz Eylül University in 2009. Şimşek has had many solo exhibitions and has participated in group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. Her first photograph project "Take Care of Yourself” was selected as the “Young Talents in Turkish Photography v.04” by Geniş Açı photography magazine. The project was exhibited in many cities in Turkey and Europe. She has also written critiques for many magazines and newspapers such as Cumhuriyet, Geniş Açı photography magazine and Hürriyet Gösteri. Currently, Şimşek continues her work in Istanbul.
Exhibitions and publications:
2002, "Yük (foto-performans)", 6th Saydam Days, Istanbul
2007, "Take Care of Yourself", Çankaya Contemporary Art Center, Ankara
2007, "Take Care of Yourself", Çetin Emeç Art Gallery, Izmir
2007, "Take Care of Yourself", Geniş Açı Magazine, Special Issue vol. 4, Istanbul
2007, "Growing Up", Gallery Binyıl, Istanbul
2008, "Ne Halin Varsa Gör", Play Studio, Istanbul (curator: Alp Esin)
2008, "Take Care of Yourself", Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul (curator: Denizhan Özer)
2008, "Narratives from the Private", Malmö Museum, Sweden (curator: Serdar Darendeliler)
2008, "Turkish Photography Today", Photography Department, St. Petersburg (curator: Anastassia Zlatopolskaia)
2009, "Past is Over, Now Pay The Bill", Daire Sanat, Istanbul (curator: Denizhan Özer)
2010, Weib′S Bild IV-Fokus Türkei_2010, Alte Feuerwache, Cologne
2011, "Epik Ayartma", Gallery Zilberman, Istanbul (curator: Selin Turam)
2013, "Dramatic Persona", cda projects, Istanbul
Reference: ozlemsimsek.com, galerizilberman.com, cda-projects.com
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