Yeşim Akdeniz

Yeşim Akdeniz

1978                 Turkey
Teaches at the Art Academy Düsseldorf
Lives and works in Bruxelles and Düsseldorf

1998-2002      studied at the Art Academy Düsseldorf in the class of Dieter Krieg
2002-2004      studied at deAteliers, Amsterdam
2004                   Buning Brongers Prize, Amsterdam
2005-2006      Peter Mertes Stipendium, Kunstverein Bonn
2010                   studio residency Platform, Istanbul

selected solo exhibitions

2021  'orienting around' duo exhibition with Marwan Bassiouni
Dürst Britt& Mayhew, Den Haag
2019 ‘insituwo’ Ballonrouge, Brussels, in collaboration with Galerist,Istanbul
2017‘but first you must learn how to smile as you kill’ GalerieJochen Hempel,Berlin
2017  ‘fidelity’ Galerie Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam
2016 ‘leise fuchs’ with Christoph Westermeier Poligon, Istanbul
2016 ‘club dystopia’ Pi Artworks, Istanbul
2015 ‘the secret life of my coffee table’ Pi Artworks, London
2014 ‘those opposing and those sympathizing’ Dirimart, Istanbul
2011 ‘a dream within a dream’ PAK Kunstverein Glückstadt, Hamburg
2011 ‘the tell-tale heart’ Dirimart, Istanbul
2011 ‘ulalume’ Fons Welters, Amsterdam
2009 ‘a world full of lies’ in the artist’s studio in collaboration with Galerist,Istanbul
2008 ‘the new professionals’ Fons Welters, Amsterdam
2008 ‘in the light of casual culture, Galerist, Istanbul
2007 ‘sterblichkeit hat ihren preis’ Produzentengalerie Hamburg, Hamburg
2006 ‘education’ Elisabeth Kaufmann, Zurich
2006 ‘trying to grow’ Peter Mertes Stipendium Kunstverein Bonn, Bonn
2006 ‘THE MAN’ curated bu Christiane Schneider West London Projects, London
2005 Open Space / Art Cologne, Cologne
2005 ‘atlas shrugged’ Galerist, Istanbul
2004 ‘Tue Greenfort -Yesim Akdeniz’ curated by Nicolas Schafhausen
Beaumontpublic + Königbloc, Luxembourg
2002 ‘cocaine nights’ Galerie Klinkhammer und Metzner, Düsseldorf
2001 ‘quicksun' Galerie Klinkhammer und Metzner, Düsseldorf
2000 ‘hotel’ Villla de Bank, Enschede

selected group exhibitions

2021    'MIRRORS AND WINDOWSSammlung Philara, Düsseldorf
2020 ‘invitation to love’ curated by FORT Kunstverein Bremerhaven, Bremen
2020 ‘ZOOM’ a project on view Sammlung Philara, Düsseldorf
2019 ‘zwei’ Produzentengalerie Hamburg, Hamburg
2018 ‘home is where the heart is’ curated by Yann Perreau Galerie Paris-Beijing,
Paris
2018 ‘meeting the universe halfway’ Kit-Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf
2017 ‘the new normal’ curated by Hiba Farhat, Murat Adash The Hangar Beirut,
SUPA Salon Istanbul
2017 ‘soft g’ Schwules Museum, Berlin
2016 ‘future landscapes’ Laurence Bernard, Geneva
2015 ‘german promises’ Ornis A. Gallery, Amsterdam
2014 ‘facing nature’ Museum Belvedere, Heerenveen
2013 ‘le peintre de la vie moderne’ Jochen Hempel, Leipzig
2013 ‘signs taken in wonder’ Museum für Angewandtekunst/ MAK, Vienna
2013 ‘wir drei’ Guggenheim Gallery, Los Angeles
2012 ‘sexy boyfriend’ Jb Jurve, Los Angeles
2012 ‘reality terror’ Depo, Istanbul
2011 ‘soft city’ curated by Nihan Çetinkaya, publicsphere, Istanbul
2011 ‘confessions of a dangerous mind’ Saatchi Gallery, London
2008 ‘between the lines’ Elisabeth Kaufmann, Zurich
2008 ‘18’ Center, Berlin
2007 ‘wunderbare begebenheiten und andere märchen’ General Public, Berlin
2007 ‘less is more – more could be less’ Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
2007 ‘cultural confusion’ Elisabeth Kaufmann, Zurich
2006 ‘auch das unnatürlichste ist die natur’ Michael Neff, Frankfurt
2006 ‘wild at heart’ KunstRai, Amsterdam
2005 ‘le peintre de la vie moderne’ Museum de Paviljoens, Almere
2005 ‘regarding düsseldorf’ 701 e.v. , Düsseldorf
2004 ‘20/20 vision’ Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
2003 ‘deutchemalereizweitausenddrei’ Kunstverein Frankfurt, Frankfurt

public collections

Sammlung Philara, Germany
Deutsche Bank Collection, Germany
De Heus-Zomer Collection, The Netherlands
Nederlandsche Bank Collection, The Netherlands
De Ateliers Collection Amsterdam,The Netherlands
Fries Museum Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Achmea Collection, The Netherlands
Özyegin University Collection, Turkey
Papko Collection, Turkey
Sevil Sabancı Collection Frankfurt, Germany

 

Yeşim Akdeniz

1978                 Turkey
Teaches at the Art Academy Düsseldorf
Lives and works in Bruxelles and Düsseldorf

1998-2002      studied at the Art Academy Düsseldorf in the class of Dieter Krieg
2002-2004      studied at deAteliers, Amsterdam
2004                   Buning Brongers Prize, Amsterdam
2005-2006      Peter Mertes Stipendium, Kunstverein Bonn
2010                   studio residency Platform, Istanbul

selected solo exhibitions

2021  'orienting around' duo exhibition with Marwan Bassiouni
Dürst Britt& Mayhew, Den Haag
2019 ‘insituwo’ Ballonrouge, Brussels, in collaboration with Galerist,Istanbul
2017‘but first you must learn how to smile as you kill’ GalerieJochen Hempel,Berlin
2017  ‘fidelity’ Galerie Gerhard Hofland, Amsterdam
2016 ‘leise fuchs’ with Christoph Westermeier Poligon, Istanbul
2016 ‘club dystopia’ Pi Artworks, Istanbul
2015 ‘the secret life of my coffee table’ Pi Artworks, London
2014 ‘those opposing and those sympathizing’ Dirimart, Istanbul
2011 ‘a dream within a dream’ PAK Kunstverein Glückstadt, Hamburg
2011 ‘the tell-tale heart’ Dirimart, Istanbul
2011 ‘ulalume’ Fons Welters, Amsterdam
2009 ‘a world full of lies’ in the artist’s studio in collaboration with Galerist,Istanbul
2008 ‘the new professionals’ Fons Welters, Amsterdam
2008 ‘in the light of casual culture, Galerist, Istanbul
2007 ‘sterblichkeit hat ihren preis’ Produzentengalerie Hamburg, Hamburg
2006 ‘education’ Elisabeth Kaufmann, Zurich
2006 ‘trying to grow’ Peter Mertes Stipendium Kunstverein Bonn, Bonn
2006 ‘THE MAN’ curated bu Christiane Schneider West London Projects, London
2005 Open Space / Art Cologne, Cologne
2005 ‘atlas shrugged’ Galerist, Istanbul
2004 ‘Tue Greenfort -Yesim Akdeniz’ curated by Nicolas Schafhausen
Beaumontpublic + Königbloc, Luxembourg
2002 ‘cocaine nights’ Galerie Klinkhammer und Metzner, Düsseldorf
2001 ‘quicksun' Galerie Klinkhammer und Metzner, Düsseldorf
2000 ‘hotel’ Villla de Bank, Enschede

selected group exhibitions

2021    'MIRRORS AND WINDOWSSammlung Philara, Düsseldorf
2020 ‘invitation to love’ curated by FORT Kunstverein Bremerhaven, Bremen
2020 ‘ZOOM’ a project on view Sammlung Philara, Düsseldorf
2019 ‘zwei’ Produzentengalerie Hamburg, Hamburg
2018 ‘home is where the heart is’ curated by Yann Perreau Galerie Paris-Beijing,
Paris
2018 ‘meeting the universe halfway’ Kit-Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf
2017 ‘the new normal’ curated by Hiba Farhat, Murat Adash The Hangar Beirut,
SUPA Salon Istanbul
2017 ‘soft g’ Schwules Museum, Berlin
2016 ‘future landscapes’ Laurence Bernard, Geneva
2015 ‘german promises’ Ornis A. Gallery, Amsterdam
2014 ‘facing nature’ Museum Belvedere, Heerenveen
2013 ‘le peintre de la vie moderne’ Jochen Hempel, Leipzig
2013 ‘signs taken in wonder’ Museum für Angewandtekunst/ MAK, Vienna
2013 ‘wir drei’ Guggenheim Gallery, Los Angeles
2012 ‘sexy boyfriend’ Jb Jurve, Los Angeles
2012 ‘reality terror’ Depo, Istanbul
2011 ‘soft city’ curated by Nihan Çetinkaya, publicsphere, Istanbul
2011 ‘confessions of a dangerous mind’ Saatchi Gallery, London
2008 ‘between the lines’ Elisabeth Kaufmann, Zurich
2008 ‘18’ Center, Berlin
2007 ‘wunderbare begebenheiten und andere märchen’ General Public, Berlin
2007 ‘less is more – more could be less’ Kerlin Gallery, Dublin
2007 ‘cultural confusion’ Elisabeth Kaufmann, Zurich
2006 ‘auch das unnatürlichste ist die natur’ Michael Neff, Frankfurt
2006 ‘wild at heart’ KunstRai, Amsterdam
2005 ‘le peintre de la vie moderne’ Museum de Paviljoens, Almere
2005 ‘regarding düsseldorf’ 701 e.v. , Düsseldorf
2004 ‘20/20 vision’ Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
2003 ‘deutchemalereizweitausenddrei’ Kunstverein Frankfurt, Frankfurt

public collections

Sammlung Philara, Germany
Deutsche Bank Collection, Germany
De Heus-Zomer Collection, The Netherlands
Nederlandsche Bank Collection, The Netherlands
De Ateliers Collection Amsterdam,The Netherlands
Fries Museum Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Achmea Collection, The Netherlands
Özyegin University Collection, Turkey
Papko Collection, Turkey
Sevil Sabancı Collection Frankfurt, Germany