Volkan Diyaroglu was born in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1982. Before he started studying at the Fine Arts Faculty of Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul, he worked in studios of some Turkish painters and artists. In Turkey (2002-2003) he began to wash his paintings and to paint using cars. After being awarded the Promoe scholarship he continued his education at Facultad de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia. Volkan was the first fine arts student from Turkey that was granted the Promoe scholarship. In 2003, at the age of 20, he participated the VIII Istanbul Biennale in collaboration with Galeri Binyil and presented a parallel project of the biennale. In 2004 Volkan exhibited in Sala Naranja in Valencia. At that time Sala Naranja was one of the most important alternative exhibition spaces of Spain. It was the first time in its history that works of a single artist were presented in 3 rooms. In the following years Volkan collaborated with Sala Naranja on many important projects. In 2005, when he was 23 years old, Volkan’s paintings were exhibited in the VI Observatori festival in the Principe Felipe Museum in Ciudad de las Artes y Ciencias of Valencia, together with artists like Gary Hill, Gordon Matta-Clark, Paul McCarthy, Dennis Oppenheim and others. In 2006 he was invited to Paris, France, to prepare an exhibition in Abbaye de Maubuisson. In 2007 he realized the exhibition called “Decalages”, that formed part of the Tram Project which included the most important museums of Paris – Ile de France. The exhibition was held at Abbaye de Maubuisson. The same year Volkan’s biggest exhibition was set up by Sala Naranja in Forja Arte Contemporaneo in Valencia. Shortly after that he was awarded the Cite International des Arts Scholarship in Paris, France. In 2008 he won one of the most important prizes of Spain, XXXV Bancaja Painting, Sculpture and Digital Art Prize. He exhibited in IVAM Museum because of the Bancaja Prize in Spain. He was elected 3 times as one of the top ten artists of Saatchi Gallery among a number of 100 000 artists. In 2009 his work was presented at the Saatchi Gallery in Dubai, Emirates. The same year Volkan represented Turkey at an event called Turkish Culture Season in France. In 2011, at the age of only 29, he was included in Sotheby’s Contemporary Turkish Art Auction in London, UK. His work had been presented at 15 individual exhibitions, his shows had been held in 7 museums, in 10 different countries, and he had been awarded 6 scholarships. Also, many of his works were included in the auctions of 5 different auction houses.
Volkan’s paintings are in many private, gallery, foundation and corporate collections. Apart from painting, his work includes collage, paper, light and installation works. His works are published in many magazines, newspapers and television channels in Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Canada, India, Portugal and Turkey.
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESIDENCES:
1996-2002: TEKFEN HOLDING Scholarship, Turkey
2002-2003: Promoe, fine arts Faculty of UPV San Carlos, Valencia, Spain
2003-2004: Promoe, fine arts Faculty of UPV San Carlos, Valencia, Spain
2006-2007: Residence Abbaye de Maubuisson, Val-d’Oise, France
2007-2008: Residence in Cite International des Arts, Paris, France
http://www.citedesartsparis.net/
2008: Scholarship, The National Museum of George Enescu, “Transfer Project”, Tescani, Romania (the jury: Liviana Dan, art critic & curator, Head of the Departement of Contemporary Art, Brukenthal National Museum - Olivia Nitis, art critic & curator - Silvia Costin, visual artist & curator of the project, The "George Enescu" National Museum - Aurelian Popovici, graphic designer, The "George Enescu" National Museum) (cat.)
2009: Residence in Maus Habitos, Porto, Portugal
http://www.maushabitos.com
AWARDS:
2008:
-XXXV Bancaja Painting, Sculpture, Digital Art Prize, Spain
www.obrasocial.bancaja.es
(The Jury: Bárbara Steffen, Curator of Albertina, Viena, Austria - Michel Buhrs, director of Villa Stuck Museum, Munchen, Germany - Javier Panera, director of DA2, Salamanca, Spain - Vicente Martínez, artist, Valencia, Spain)
-2008 “Next Star Artist Competition”, Finalist, Australia
www.nextstarartist.com
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2010:
-“CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL 2010 ART FAIR, Galeri Binyil, Istanbul, Turkey
www.contemporaryistanbul.com
-“HOY ALGO MAL PASA EN EL ACUARIO”, Maus Habitos, Porto, Portugal
www.maushabitos.com
-“WORMHOLES” in AR / CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, Milano, Italy
www.contemporarygallery.it
2009:
-“SEEKING THE PARADISES” in GALERIE CELAL, (in the project of cultural season of Turkey in France), Paris, France
www.galeriecelal.com
www.saisondelaturquie.fr/
-Maus Habitos, Porto, Portugal
2008:
- CEET Fondation, Madrid, Spain
-“NEVER_INTIM” in ARSLOCA, Gandia, Valencia, Spain
2007:
- “MI VERTIGO” in Galeria Edgar Neville, Valencia, Spain (cat.)
www.alfafar.com
- “ZIGZAG” in EROA, Cergy, France
www.lyc-galilee-cergy.ac-versailles.fr/eroa/
- “DELIK” in Forja Arte Contemporaneo, curator Toni Calderón, la sala naranja organisation, Valencia, Spain (Cat.)
www.grupoforja.es/delik/
www.lasalanaranja.com
- “DECALAGES” in Abbaye de Maubuisson, Val-d’oise, France (TRAM Paris/Ile-de-France Project 2007 “Hospitalités”)
www.tram-idf.fr
www.valdoise.fr
2006:
- “For the myopics” in Galeri Binyil in Istanbul, Turkey, (Cat.)
www.galeribinyil.com.tr
2004:
- “Post karaoke is higienic” , La Sala Naranja, (In three exhibition rooms (a,b and c), Valencia, Spain
www.lasalanaranja.com/volkan/
2003:
- Kitsch International Artediverso “introduction of post karaoke for the adults”, Valencia, Spain
- VIII ISTANBUL BIENNIAL official paralel event, Galeri Binyil, Istanbul, Turkey
www.galeribinyil.com.tr
2002:
- Fine arts faculty of mimar sinan university Istanbul, Turkey
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013:
--"Alienation / Estrangement", Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul, Turkey
-- "Gabinete de Hygiene", Espacio V, Valencia, Spain
2012:
-- "Contemporary Istanbul 2012", Istanbul, Turkey
-- "MIMAA_Muestra Internacional de Musica y Audiovisuales Avanzados", La Rambleta, Valencia, Spain
-- "Kreuz-Kassel Zwei", Kreuzberg Pavillon, 100 days in Kassel, Kassel, Germany
-- “Artbosphorus 2012 Contemporary Art Fair”, Istanbul, Turkey
2011:
-- “21st International Istanbul Art Fair, Artist 2011”, Istanbul, Turkey
-- “1st Istanbul Summer Exhibition”, Antrepo 5, Istanbul, Turkey
-- “Contemporary Turkish Art Auction”, SOTHEBY’S, London, UK
2010:
--“7 billionth person project“, The Parachute Factory Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
-- Ar / Contemporary Gallery, Milan, Italy
http://www.contemporarygallery.it
-- “ The Power of the Dynamism”, Galeri Binyil, Istanbul, Turkey
http://www.galeribinyil.com.tr
2009:
-- “Contemporary and Modern Works”, Ar / Contemporary Gallery, Milan, Italy
http://www.contemporarygallery.it
-- “XV International Biennial of Cerveira”, Portugal
www.bienaldecerveira.org/pt/bienal.php
-- “Horaley”, Mtaar – G.A.F. , Istanbul, Turkey
www.mtaar.org
--“Caos vs. Ordine”, Ar / Contemporary Gallery, Milan, Italy
www.contemporarygallery.it
-- “In search of lost reality : nevgeneration”, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
www.galerinev.com
-- “Transfer”, Sub-Carturesti Art Gallery, George Enescu National Museum Project_, Bucarest, Romania (cat.)
--“Al Bastakiya Art Fair”, SAATCHI GALLERY, Dubai, Emirates
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/blogon/
http://creekartfair.com
-- “ Beautiful Freak”, FORJA ARTE CONTEMPORANEA, Valencia, Spain (cat.)
www.forjaarte.es
--“Doga-Ask-Su”, Galeri Binyil, Istanbul, Turkey
-- “Contemporary 1-2009”, Galeri Binyil, Istanbul, Turkey
www.galeribinyil.com.tr
2008:
--XXXV Bancaja Painting, Sculpture, Digital Art Prize Exhibition, Centro cultural de la Asuncion, Albacete, Spain (cat.)
www.obrasocial.bancaja.es
-SLICK PARIS 2008 Art Fair, with the Focus Gallery Dubai, Paris, France (cat.)
www.focusartgallery.org
www.slick-paris.com
-XXXV Bancaja Painting, Sculpture, Digital Art Prize Exhibition, IVAM, Valencia, Spain (cat.)
www.obrasocial.bancaja.es
www.ivam.es
2006:
-“DESAFIOS” in Kanazawa Modern Art Museum, Kazanawa Citizen’s Art Center, Kanazawa, Japan
www.lasalanaranja.com
www.artvillage.gr.jp/index.htm
-“Artistanbul 2006” International Contemporary Art Fair of Istanbul, Galeri Binyil, Istanbul, Turkey, (Cat.)
www.artistanbul.com
www.galeribinyil.com.tr
-“Generacion Vulture” Vulture Magazine organization, Feria de Julio, Valencia, Spain
-“Art in evolution” , Espacio Carmen, Antiguo convento Mosén Sorell”, Valencia, Spain
www.lasalanaranja.com
-“O eres tu john wayne o lo soy yo”, la sala naranja, Valencia, Spain
www.lasalanaranja.com
2005:
-Observatori 2005” VI International artistic investigation festival of Valencia” in the museum of Principe Felipe, Ciudad de las artes y ciencias (Sala Arqueria, permanent exhibition), (Cat.)
www.observatori.com
www.lasalanaranja.com/obraobservatori/index.html
-“international fine arts congress” in Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
- lasalanaranja, “post patetic”, Valencia, Spain
www.lasalanaranja.com
2004:
-Exhibition and actuation in “en el margen de Turia” Riba-roja art festival, Valencia, Spain
www.lasalanaranja.com
2003:
- Fons d’art of UPV, Valencia, Spain
2002:
- Fine arts faculty of mimar sinan University Istanbul, Turkey
2001:
- Istanbul State Gallery (Istanbul Devlet Guzel sanatlar Galerisi “atolye 4” Istanbul, Turkey
2000:
- Museum of fine arts of istanbul “ipek-ahmet merey resim yarismasi” Istanbul, Turkey
OTHER EVENTS
2001: “FIRE the family” in Atolye 4 in istanbul, Turkey
2002: “cleaning I” in the mimar sinan fine arts faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
2003: “painting by the car” in Istanbul, Turkey
2003: “painting by the car” in Calatrava street in Valencia, Spain
2004: Actuation in “Kitsch Kitchen” (SOUP I) Valencia, Spain
2006: artist of the month in art magazine “VULTURE” 31st edition in february
www.vulture.es
2006: Selection for an individual exhibition for Edgar Neville Gallery
www.alfafar.com
(the jury: Roman de la Calle, director of MUVIM Museum, Valencia, Spain – Consuelo Ciscar Casaban, director of IVAM Museum, Valencia, Spain – Enric Gomez Alba, Edgar Neville Gallery, Spain – Jose Sanleon, artist, Valencia, Spain – Juan Angel Blasco, Art Historian, Spain)
2007: “Clipstation” Multimedia exhibition in Spain (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia)
2007: “Porte Ouverte”, Paris, France
2013: Maronda, "La Orfebrería Según los Místicos", Album Cover, Spain
PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2013:
- Yapi Magazine, no 377, Gulseli Inal, "Alternative I / Alternative aesthetic", april 2013, Turkey
2012:
- "Tuck Magazine", Michael Organ, December 2012
2010:
- Bulletin on Clinical Psychopharmacology, Volume 20, Number 4, December 2010, Turkey
- Interview by Art-core.tv, December 2010
- Asian Art Newspaper, Lucien de Guise, “Golder Horn of Plenty”, May 2010
- Exibart, “Wormholes”, Ginevra Bria, 8th April 2010, Italia
http://www.exibart.com/notizia.asp?IDCategoria=57&IDNotizia=31141
- “Wormholes”, Francesco Clerici, 1st February 2010, Italia
http://www.contemporarygallery.it/html_it/exhibition_big.asp?posizione=past&func=66
2009:
- Antena 3 Neox TV, “Meeting Point” tv programme, interview, 22nd Novembre 2009, Spain
- “The Art of Volkan Diyaroglu”, Nicholas Forrest, The Visual Artbeat Magazine, September 2009, Austria
- Artist Actual, “in the search of the lost reality”, Baris Acar, July-August 2009, 32nd Page, Turkey
- Tendencias Fashion Magazine, June 2009, no 148, 103rd page, Spain
2008:
- STAR newspaper, 3 August 2008, Mihrisah Safa, 17th page, Turkey
- STAR KIBRIS newspaper, 6 August 2008, Mihrisah Safa, Cyprus
- EL MUNDO newspaper, 25 July 2008, “El Arte del futuro se da cita en el IVAM”, Spain
- EL PAIS newspaper, 25 July 2008, “El turco Diyaroglu y el ucranio Aljoscha, premios Bancaja”, Spain
- LEVANTE newspaper, 25 July 2008, “L’IVAM acull els premis Bancaixa”, Spain
- ABC Newspaper, 25 July 2008, “Tintes Universales en el XXXV Premio Bancaja de Arte”, Spain
- Barbara Steffen, Director of Contemporary Art of the Albertina Museum of Vienna, Austria, XXXV Bancaja de Pintura, Escultura y Arte Digital Prize and interview with Volkan Diyaroglu, Spain
- Yahoo NEWS Spain, 24 July 2008, “El IVAM toma el pulso a las tendencias del arte internacional...”
-Publication of the interview with Volkan Diyaroglu, VRV
Gallery, Canada
http://www.vrvgallery.com/highlights
-“Turkish Artist Volkan Diyaroglu” of Nicholas Forrest, Artmarketblog, publication of the interview with the art critic Toni Calderon, 28 May 2008, Australia
-“SAATCHI GALLERY ONLINE_TOP 10” of Alix Rule, Saatchi Online Magazine
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/blogon/WeeklyImageArchive.php
-Artiz Magazine, Issue:2, publication of own article, Turkey
-VOLKAN DIYAROGLU: Saatchi Online Critic’s Choice By Nicholas Forrest, Saatchi Gallery
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/blogon/2008/04/volkan_diyaroglu_saatchi_onlin.php
- Artiz Magazine, Issue:1, publication of own article, Turkey
-“TVE2” Spanish national television, tv programme “Metropolis” publication and interview, 3rd February 2008, Spain
- Publication of the works at “JHON MAGAZINE” 20th issue, France
www.jhonmagazine.free.fr
download : http://johnmagazine.free.fr/pdf/JHON20_CA_OK.pdf
2007:
-Text of Christian Parra-Duhalde, “Vértigos globales”, at LEVANTE newspaper, Posdata, 7 th december 2007, Spain
-Text of Toni Calderon, “Volkan Diyaroglu.Mestizaje y Sincretismo” at the “Mi Vertigo” exhibition catalog, Spain
- Connaissance des Arts Magazine “Hospitalites” No:648, april 2007, page number 32, France
- Paris/ile de france, Museums&Monuments, publication of the work, France
- The newspaper “Sabah” 16th April 2007, (First Page), Publication of the work, Turkey
- Sortir Magazine, Cergy-Pontoise, March 2007, Issue : 171, Publication of the work, France
-Tram “Hospitalites” brochure, text of Caroline Coll-Seror, France
-“TRAM brochure”, january-april 2007, Publication of the work, France
- Sortir, Magazine de Spectacles Rhone-Alpes,, april-juny 2007, issue: 20, France
-“EVENE_Artists Celebres”, Publication, France
-“SAATCHI GALLERY ONLINE_TOP 10” of Rebecca Wilson, editor of the Your Gallery Magazine
- Interview with Toni Calderon, Book of “Delik” exhibition, grupo forja, Spain
- Text of Jose Mir, Book of “Delik”, grupo forja, Spain
- Publication at the newspaper “Levante”, Mercalevante, Valencia, Spain
- Interview at the UPV TV, at “ven y veras” prograqmme 07/05/2007, Valencia, Spain
-“Artvisit 2” , Turkey
2006:
-Artistanbul 2006” book, publication of the work, Turkey
-Publication at the “HURRIYET” newspaper, (KELEBEK), 8th Juny 2006, Turkey
-Publication at the “SABAH” newspaper, 17th Juny 2006(GUNAYDIN), Turkey
-Text of Toni Calderón at the “Para los myopes” book, Gallery Binyil, Istanbul, Turkey
-Publication at the “LEVANTE” newspaper, 4th April 2006, Valencia, Spain
-Publication of the works at “VULTURE” magazine, February 2006, Issue: 31, Spain
2005:
-Publication at Observatori 2005 book, Valencia, Spain (text of Toni Calderon)
WORKS AT COLLECTIONS:
-Coca-Cola Foundation
-Bancaja Foundation, Spain
-Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, Turkey
-Ministry of Foreign Affairs Collection, Turkey
-Enka Collection, Turkey
-National Museum of George Enescu, Romania
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