Ülgen Semerci
born in Istanbul
lives and works in London


Education
M.F.A. 2006-2008 Painting, New York Studio School, New York, NY
B.F.A. 2002-2006 Painting and Drawing, Concordia University, Montréal, QC

Exhibitions

2023 Let There be Light, Studio Amwell, London, UK 

2023 The Age of Fire, Cankaya Centre for Contemporary Art, Ankara, Turkey

2023 Asia Now, Paris, France

2023 18th Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey

2023 Sweet Garden of Vanishing Desires, Art On Istanbul, Turkey

2023 Bloom, Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey
2022 World Weather Network, Art Sonje Center, Seoul, Korea
2022 17th Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey
2022 Bag, Pedestal, Rabbit, Potato, Staffordshire St Studios, London, UK
2022 Asina Project, Bilsart, Istanbul, Turkey
2022 Do I Contradict Myselves?, Art On, Istanbul, Turkey (solo)
2021 In the Heart/of the Heart/of Another Country: Neology of Newcomers, London Lighthouse Gallery, London, UK
2020 Lightness of the Material, ArtOn, Istabul, Turkey
2019 Connections, Gerald Moore Gallery, London, UK
2019 Summer Exhibition, Art On, Istanbul, Turkey
2019 Sui Generis - Possibilities of a House, Plas Bodfa, Beaumaris, Wales, UK
2019 Fugue, Evliyagil Museum, Ankara, Turkey
2018 X Marks the Spot, NYSS, New York, NY, USA
2018 Part Whole, Art On, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 Floating Tactics After a Sunken Island, Daire Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 BAHAR, Sharjah Biennial 13, Istanbul,Turkey
2016 Known, Threatened with Unkown / Malumu Mechulle Tehdit, solo show, artnivo, Istanbul, Turkey (solo)
2016 Indie Line, artSumer, Istanbul, Turkey
2015 10th Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey
2015 In Fog, with Burcu Yagcioglu, Operation Room, Istanbul, Turkey
2014 Flooded, with Burcu Yagcioglu, Arnavutkoy, Istanbul, Turkey
2011 Pleasure and Order, Galeri Isik, Istanbul, Turkey
2011 Site of Flesh and Stone / Beden ve Taş Sahnesi, Simotas Building, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Gittikçe, Bolu artist-in-residence show, Simotas Building, Istanbul, Turkey
2009 35/25, The Painting Center, New York, NY, USA
2008 Thesis Show, New York Studio School, New York, NY, USA
2008 LCU Spring Showcase, New York, NY, USA
2007 Recent Works, with Mary Claire Delony, NYSS, New York, NY, USA
2006 Annual Painting and Drawing Exhibition, Galerie Art Mûr, Montréal, QC, Canada
2005 True Adventures, with Simone Rochon, Belgo Building, Espace 306, Montréal, Canada
2004 Greater than One Interdisciplinary Festival, VAV Gallery, Montréal, Canada

Residencies
2012 Arteles Residency Program, Haukijärvi, Finland
2012 Nes Artist Residency, Skagaströnd, Iceland
2010 Bolu Artist Residency, Bolu, Turkey

Talks and Presentations

2023 Fire Walk, with Burcu Yagcioglu and Celenk Bafra, Acik Radyo, Istanbul

2022 Fire Walk, with Burcu Yagcioglu, Galerist, Istanbul

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3MidXWTpM4BA9LfmnwyfM4?si=7M1_sjy2Q7GcW3iuq_ccxA
2021 Failing Matter(s), with Deniz Sozen and Burcu Yagcioglu, VBKÖ, Vienna
2017 Artist talk, Shenkar School of Art, Ramat Gan, Israel
2016 Conversation with Burcu Yagcioglu and Melek Nur Dudu, Acik Radyo, Istanbul 
2016 Nature/Culture panel discussion, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul
2012 Artist talk, Pori Art Museum, Pori, Finland