ESREF YILDIRIM

Bursa, 1978
He lives and works in Istanbul.

EDUCATION:
1998 - Uludag University. Iznik Vocational High School Department of Ceramic, (associate degree).

2005 - Mimar Sinan University of Fine Art, Department of Painting (BA).

Mimar Sinan University, Social Sciences Institute (MA).

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 – ‘’bride’’, Tevfik Ihtiyar Artgallery, Istanbul.
2009 – ‘’düsüncesidegilkendisi’’, ubu cafe-bar, Istanbul.
2005 – ‘’amabelkisadece’’, Baska Culture House, Istanbul.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2011 – ‘’Rogue Element, Newyork-Istanbul’’, Rh+artgallery, Istanbul.
2011 – ‘’Magic Moods’’, Cep Art Gallery, Istanbul.
2010 -  They lived in Istanbul, worked in Istanbul and produced for Istanbul, Sanat Limani, Istanbul.

2010 - ‘’In Between-Arada-Tra’’, Istanbul 2010 European CapitalOf Culture, Directorate Of Visual Arts, Lives and Works in Istanbul Project, Antoni Muntadas Workshops Project Exhibition, MSGSU Tophane-i Amire Culture Center, Istanbul.

2010 – ‘’Urban Trials’’, Kadirga Art Production Center, Istanbul.

2010 – ‘’Cross Sections – 8. Korea-Turkey Exchange Exhibition’’, MKM, Istanbul.

2010 -  ''Embracing the Solitude'', Yellowfishart, Montreal.
 
2009 - ‘’Borders Orbits 6’’, Siemens Art, Istanbul.

2009 - 69th State Painting and Sculpture Competition Exhibition, the State Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Ankara.

2009 - Ege University, 3rd Aegean Art Days, Young Artist Painting Competition Exhibition", Konak Municipality Center, Izmir.

2008 – ‘’ Art against the occupation in the Middle East", Karsi Art Works, Istanbul and Berlin.

2008 - 8th Sefik Bursali Painting Competition Exhibition, the State Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Ankara.

2008 - Contemporary Istanbul ′08,  Tevfik Ihtiyar Art Gallery, Lütfi Kirdar International Congress and Exhibition Center, Istanbul.

2006 - The Exhibition of the Competition "Young Painter of the Year", Tevfik Ihtiyar Art Gallery, Istanbul.

AWARD:
2008 - Award of merit in the 8th Sefik Bursali Painting Competition.
WORKSHOPS:
2010 – ‘’Urban Trials’’, City and Art 2010, Munich and Istanbul.
2009 -  Istanbul 2010 European CapitalOf Culture, Directorate Of Visual Arts, Lives and Works in Istanbul Project, Antoni Muntadas Workshop, Istanbul.
2008 – ‘’Discomfort at the Performance’’, Nezaket Ekici Performance Workshop, Siemens Art, Istanbul.
Since 2005 – The Definition of Art Group, Conseptual Art Works, Istanbul.