Volkan Diyaroğlu

 
Style of Art : Artist / painter
Branch of Art : Painting, collage, installation works
Art Profile :

Volkan Diyaroğlu was born in Istanbul in 1982. He graduated from the Painting Department in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Mimar Sinan University. He then received Promoe Scholarship and studied at the Valencia San Carlos Fine Arts Faculty at Universidad Politecnica from 2002 to 2004.

In 2006, he was invited to Paris, France to prepare an exhibition in Abbaye de Maubuisson. At the same time he had his biggest exhibition that he realized in Espacio Forja in Valencia with the organization of the La Sala Naranja. Diyaroğlu had the Cite International des Arts Scholarship in Paris between 2007 and 2008. In 2008, he won one of the most important prizes in Spain, the "XXXV Bancaja Painting, Sculpture and Digital Art Prize". He exhibited his paintings in the IVAM Museum.  In the same year, Diyaroğlu also received a scholarship from the National Museum of George Enescu for the Transfer Project in Tescani, Romania.

Since 2003, he has had many solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Turkey, Spain, France, UK, Emirates, Romania, and Japan. His works can be seen in numerous galleries, foundations and private collections in the world. They have also been published in many magazines in Spain, France and Turkey. Currently, Diyaroğlu continues his work in Istanbul, Paris and Valencia.

Awards:
2008, XXXV Bancaja Painting, Sculpture, Digital Art Prize, Spain
2008, “Next Star Artist Competition”, Finalist, Australia

Solo Exhibitions:
2002, Fine arts faculty of Mimar Sinan University Istanbul
2003, Kitsch International Artediverso “introduction of post karaoke for the adults”, Valencia, Spain
2003, VIII Istanbul Biennial official parallel event, Galeri Binyil, Istanbul
2004, “Post karaoke is higienic” , La Sala Naranja, (In three exhibition rooms (a,b and c), Valencia
2006, “For the myopic” in Galeri Binyil in Istanbul
2007, “Mi Vertigo” in Galeria Edgar Neville, Valencia
2007, “Zigzag” in Eroa, Cergy, France
2007, “Delik” in Forja Arte Contemporaneo, curator Toni Calderón, la sala naranja organization, Valencia
2007, “Decalages” in Abbaye de Maubuisson, Val-d’oise, France (TRAM Paris/Ile-de-France Project 2007 “Hospitalités”)
2008, Ceet Foundation, Madrid
2008, “Never_Intim” in Arsloca, Gandia, Valencia
2009, “Seeking The Paradises” in Galerie Celal, (in the project of cultural season of Turkey in France), Paris
2009, Maus Habitos, Porto, Portugal
2009, Ar / Contemporary Gallery, Milano
2010, "Wormholes", Ar/Contemporary Gallery, Milano

Gpoup Exhibitions:
2000, Museum of fine arts of Istanbul “İpek-Ahmet Merey Painting Competition” Istanbul
2001, Istanbul State Fine Arts Gallery, “atelier 4”, Istanbul
2001, “FIRE the family” in Atelier 4, Istanbul
2002, “cleaning I” in the Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul
2002, Fine Arts Faculty of Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul
2003, Fons d’art of UPV, Valencia
2003, “painting by the car” in Istanbul
2003, “painting by the car” in Calatrava street in Valencia
2004, Exhibition and actuation in “en el margen de Turia” Riba-roja art festival, Valencia
2004, Actuation in “Kitsch Kitchen” (Soup I) Valencia
2005, “Observatori 2005” VI International artistic investigation festival of Valencia in the museum of Principe Felipe, Ciudad de las artes y ciencias (Sala Arqueria, permanent exhibition)
2005, “International Fine Arts Congress” in Burjassot, Valencia
2005, lasalanaranja, “post patetic”, Valencia
2006, “Desafios” in Kanazawa Modern Art Museum, Kazanawa Citizen’s Art Center, Kanazawa (Japan)
2006, “Artistanbul 2006” International Contemporary Art Fair of Istanbul, Gallery Binyil, Istanbul
2006, “Generacion Vulture” Vulture Magazine organization, Feria de Julio, Valencia
2006, “Art in evolution” , Espacio Carmen, Antiguo convento Mosén Sorell”, Valencia
2006, “O eres tu john wayne o lo soy yo”, la sala naranja, Valencia
2006, artist of the month in art magazine “Vulture” 31st edition in February
2006, Selection for an individual exhibition for Edgar Neville Gallery
2007, “Clipstation” Multimedia exhibition in Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia)
2007, “Porte Ouverte”, Paris
2008, XXXV Bancaja Painting, Sculpture, Digital Art Prize Exhibition, Centro cultural de la Asuncion, Albacete
2008, Slick Paris 2008 Art Fair, with the Focus Gallery Dubai, Paris
2008, XXXV Bancaja Painting, Sculpture, Digital Art Prize Exhibition, IVAM, Valencia
2009, “XV International Biennial of Cerveira”, Portugal
2009, "Horaley", Mtaar - G.A.F., Istanbul
2009, “Caos vs. Ordine”, Ar / Contemporary Gallery, Milano
2009, “In search of lost reality: nevgeneration”, Gallery Nev, Ankara
2009, “Transfer”, Sub-Carturesti Art Gallery, George Enescu national museum project, Bucharest
2009, “Al Bastakiya Art Fair”, Saatchi Gallery, Dubai
2009, “ Beautiful Freak”, Forja Arte Contemporanea, Valencia
2009, “Doga-Ask-Su”, Gallery Binyil, Istanbul
2009, “Contemporary 1-2009”, Gallery Binyil, Istanbul

Reference: postkaraoke.blogspot.com, galeribinyil.com.tr, bananemag.com

City : Istanbul / Paris
Country : Turkey / France / Spain
Preferred Lang. : Turkish / English / Spanish
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