Born in Ankara, Turkey. Lives and works in London, England
EDUCATION
2008-2012
University of Seville, Spain
Post doctorate in Painting
2006-2015
Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul
Ph.D. in Painting
2003–2006
Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul
MFA in Painting
1998–2003
Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul
BFA in Painting
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
"The One", Donne Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2020
“Asli Ozok’s Online Exhibtion”, www.asliozok.com/online-exhibition
2017
“Woman”, Merkur Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2016
“Taste”, The Box, Busan, South Korea (curated by Park Byoung Uk)
2013
“Finales de Zora”, La Galeria Roja, Sevilla, Spain
“Parallel Stories, Fictions, Unknowns”, Galeria Javier Roman for ArtBosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey
2012
“Iconos”, Galeria de Arte Contemporáneo Cristobal Bejarano, Liñares, Spain
2011
“Códigos”, Galeria RTVA, Sevilla, Spain
“Overlays”, Colorida Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2010
“Cultural Intersections II”, Ateneo de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
2009
“Cultural Intersections”, Terakki Foundation Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2004
“Time”, Bodrum Underwater Archaeology Museum & Haluk Elbe Art Gallery, Bodrum, Turkey
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
“Virtues of Rebellion”, Phillips X, New York, USA
Space Gallery, Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy
2019
Cumhuriyet Portaka Cicegi International plastics art colony, Turkey
2018
“The Ahmet Merey Collection”, Tophane Amire Cultural Art Centre, Istanbul & Izmir, Turkey
Phillips London: 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day sale (June)
2017
Christie's Dubai: Modern & Contemporary Art Sale (April)
Phillips London: 20th Century & Contemporary Art Sale (June)
Sotheby's London: Contemporary Art Day Auction (October)
Phillips London: 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day sale (October)
2016
Sunchean Bay Eco-Environmental Art Festival, Nine Dragon Heads Project, South Korea (curated by Park Byoung Uk)
“Don’t Consume”, D’Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
“The Last 60 Years of Turkish Art”, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
“Old Dreams, New Realities” (curated by Denizhan Özer), Korart, Adana, Turkey
“Contemporary Istanbul”, Piramid Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Portakal Çiçegi International Plastic Arts Colony, Berlin, Germany
“Mete Bora Collection Exhibition”, Summart, Istanbul, Turkey
“Nature is Calling You” (curated by Denizhan Özer), Zorlu Performance Art Center, Istanbul, Turkey
“International Design Days” (curated by Kiymet Giray), FYZ Art Center, Istanbul, Turkey
“Fashion Becomes Art” (curated by Denizhan Özer), Summart, Istanbul
2014
“Grupo Pigamento”, Sala de Exposiciones, Malaga, Spain
“Grupo Pigamento”, La Casa del Provencia, Sevilla, Spain
“Sıkıysa Gel, Diren Kalbim, Seni Paylaşıyorum”, Piramid Sanat, Upsd Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul, Turkey
“Existence in Art” (curated by Denizhan Özer), Portakal Çiçeği International Plastic Art Colony, Istanbul, Turkey
“Ben” (curated by Denizhan Özer), Art 212, Bodrum, Turkey
2013
“Art Inside” (curated by Gigi Kracht), Baur au Lac, Zürich, Switzerland
“Hopa Landart Project” (curated by Denizhan Özer), Hopa, Artvin, Turkey
“Face of Time” (curated by Denizhan Özer), Merhart Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
“I Love You More Than Art” (curated by Denizhan Özer), Ekavart Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
“Inside”, Merkur Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2012
“Connecting Time” (curated by Marco Testa), Palaggio di Parte Guela, Florence, Italy
“Survivor: Slow Design” (curated by Marco Testa), Florence, Italy
“Exposición colectiva de pintura”, Ateneo de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
2011
“Exposición colectiva de pintura”, Ateneo de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
“Laboratoria de Procesos: Entre el Cine y la Performance”, Jordanes de Arte Contemporaneo y Educacion, Sevilla, Spain
2010
“Exposición colectiva de pintura”, Ateneo de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
“Exhibition of the Century” (curated by Kiymet Giray), Ankara, Turkey
“Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture”, Sanatın Anadolu Aydınlanması, Istanbul, Turkey
“Project: 0 Point” (curated by Gürol Sözen), Istanbul, Turkey
“Painter’s Teachers, Teacher’s Painters”, Kibele Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
“Young Masters, Masters Youth” (curated by Denizhan Özer), MKM, Istanbul, Turkey
2009
“Summart” (curated by Kiymet Giray), Chisinev, Moldava, Czech Republic
“New Academy Catalog”, Academy Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
“Exposicion colectiva de pintura”, Ateneo de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
“86/86 Repuclic Group Exhibtion”, Art & Life Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2008
“Garden”, Mi Ge Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
2007
Kervansaray/Station, Koridoor Contemporary Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Mimar Sinan Fine Art University & Sofia University, Sofia University Government Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
“The Colour of Femininity” (curated by Kiymet Giray), MKM, Istanbul, Turkey
2006
“Gallery Collection Exhibition”, Istanbul Modern Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
29 October Republic Day, Summart Exhibition, Turkish Embassy, Moldova
TJK Juried Exhibition, Bakirköy Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
“Young Interpretations in Figurative Expressions” (curated by Kiymet Giray), Ortakoy Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
“Garden Exhibition”, Mi Ge Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
“35 (-)”, Terakki Foundation Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2005
“Triptych”, KargArt, Istanbul, Turkey
“Where is Istanbul?” (curated by Emre Zeytinoglu), Istanbul Modern Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Summer Group Exhibition, Cagla Cabaoglu Art Gallery, Istanbul
“Young Expansion in Contemporary Turkish Art”, Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
“Soul in Search of its Owner”, Istanbul Chamber of Industry, Istanbul, Turkey
“Young Portraits”, Tesvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul
“7 Art Factory”, 7 Art Factory Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2004
65th State Painting Juried Exhibition, State Painting & Sculpture Museum, Ankara, Turkey
4th Sefik Bursali Juried Exhibition, State Painting & Sculpture Museum, Ankara, Turkey
2003
64th State Painting Juried Exhibition, State Painting & Sculpture Museum, Ankara, Turkey
Mimar Sinan University Juried Painting Exhibition, State Fine Arts Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
15th Tekel Juried Exhibition, Harbiye Orduevi Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich, London, UK
Ziraat Bank Museum Collection, Ankara, Turkey
Devrim Erbil Contemporary Art Museum of the City Archive, Balikesir, Turkey M.S.G.S.U. Painting & Sculpture Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
BIENNIAL PARTICIPATION
2017
15th International Istanbul Biennal, “Taste of Tea” (curated by Park Byoung Uk)
2016
London Biennale Manila, Manila, Philippines
2013
Tashkent International Biennale of Contemporary Art (curated by Kamola Akilova, Taskhent, Uzbekistan
2012
5th International Biennial of Contemporary Art, “The Faces of Time” (curated by Denizhan Özer), Baku, Azerbaijan
2011
Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
International Biennial of Izmir, Izmir, Turkey
2005
International Turkish Grameen Microfinance Art Biennial, Arif Hikmet Koyunlu Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
ART FAIRS
2016
Contemporary Istanbul International Art Fair, Merkur Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Tokyo Art Fair, Tokyo, Japan
2013
Art Fair Milano, Galeria Javier Roman, Milan, Italy
Art-Innsbruck, Galeria Javier Roman, Innsbruck, Austria
2012
Contemporary Istanbul International Art Fair, Merkur Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2009
“Face-to-Face Dialog” (curated by Denizhan Özer), Koridor Art, Tuyap Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
Contemporary Istanbul International Art Fair, Arnavutkoy Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2008
Contemporary Japan Art Fair, MKM Gallery, Tokyo
SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPATION
2019
Outside the Box Symposium, Women’s Day: through the Eyes of 40 Artists, Iyilik Için Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey
2008
Ankara II. International Aesthetics of Young Art Historians, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey “Changes” Symposium, created by Kiymet Giray, Mi Ge Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
2007
II. International Painting & Sculpture Symposium, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
2006
Ankara University 60th Anniversary Painting & Sculpture Symposium, Ankara
University, Ankara, Turkey
Summart Painters Campus 3, curated by Kiymet Giray, Chisinau, Moldova
2005
Art Istanbul 2005 Fine Arts Fair, Kiymet-Giray, Mi Ge Art Gallery, Lufti Kirdar
Exhibition Hall, Istanbul, Turkey
2003
Aspat Painting Symposium, group exhibition, Toyan Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
AWARDS
2005
Istanbul Juried Painting Exhibition, special mention prize, Haldun Alagas
Cultural Centre, Istanbul, Turkey
Young Painter of the Year Competition, finalist , Antik Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2002
Istanbul Besiktas Municipality Wall Painting Competition, second place, Ortakoy, Istanbul, Turkey
2001
Mimar Sinan University Faculty for Fine Arts and American Accenture Art Fair
Juried Exhibition, first place, MSU Osman Hamdi Bey Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey