AYÇESU DURAN
b. 1992 - Fethiye, Turkey
Based in Istanbul and London
EDUCATION
2023 - 2024 MFA in Fine Art at Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford, UK
2012 - 2016 BA in Fine Art at Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, UK
2011 - 2012 Foundation Degree at Central Saint Martins, London, UK
RESIDENCIES
2021 5533, Istanbul, Turkey
2020 dAiRe, Izmir, Turkey
2019 - 2020 Istanbul Biennial Production & Research Programme, Istanbul, Turkey
2015 William Morris Red House Residency, London, UK
2015 Trinity Buoy Wharf Sculpture Residency, London, UK
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Three Days Two Nights, Pilot, Istanbul, Turkey
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Capriola IV edizione, Lecce, Italy
2022 What Water Knows, Pilot, Istanbul, Turkey
2021 Muğlak, Vision Art Platform, Istanbul, Turkey
2021 Does It Feel Cosy?, Museum Without Walls, British Council Turkey
2021 Part I, 5533, Istanbul, Turkey
Unlimited | Artful Living | Daily Sabah
2019 Curriculum Vitae, sub, Çanakkale, Turkey
2017 Midnight Cinema, Harlesden High Street, London, UK
Tzvetnik | Art Rabbit | AQNB
2017 Decadence by DAS Art Project, Pera Palace Jumeirah Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey
Bant Mag. | Artful Living | Sanat Online
2017 the good life by Apologia, Market Peckham, London, UK
2016 Slade School of Fine Art Undergraduate Degree Show, London, UK
2016 Slade School of Fine Art Interim Show, Slade Research Centre, London, UK
2015 A,C,B, Kalkan Kultur Evi, Kas, Turkey
2015 UNICEF 'Childhood in Conflict' A Humanitarian Symposium,
The University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
2015 The Beautifullest Place on Earth: Muckle Mouth #2, Horse Hospital, London, UK
2014 Swimming Lessons, The Gallery on the Corner, London, UK
2014 Rock Room Project, UCL Earth Sciences Rock Room, London, UK