CV

Özlem Günyol

1977	born in Ankara
1997-2001	studied in Hacettepe University, Sculpture Department, Ankara, TR
2001-2006	studied in Städel Art Academy –Städelschule-, Frankfurt am Main, DE
2006	Meisterschülerin with Ayşe Erkmen, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Städelschule, Frankfurt

Mustafa Kunt

1978	born in Ankara
1996-2001	studied in Hacettepe University Sculpture Department, Ankara, TR
2001-2002	lived and worked in Frankfurt am Main, DE
2002-2009	Johannes Gutenberg University, Sculpture Department, Mainz, DE
2003-2007	studied in Städel Art Academy -Städelschule-, Frankfurt am Main, DE
2008	Meisterschuler with Wolfgang Tillmans, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Städelschule, Frankfurt

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2023	Stiftung Kunstfonds NEUSTARTplus-Stipendium, DE
2022	Kulturakademie Tarabya, Istanbul, TR
2017	HAP Grieshaber Preis der VG Bild-Kunst 2017, DE
2016	Kunstpfad Mainvorland Competition, art in public space, Rüsselsheim, DE
2016	Artists in Resident, Q21, MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, AT
2015	Hessische Kulturstiftung, Travel Grant 2015-16, DE
2014	SAHA Association, Supported Project; „Hemzemin“, Dortmunder Kunstverein, DE
2013	Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung, Ausstellungs- und Katalog Förderpreis 2013, DE
2012	Ars Viva-Preis für Bildene Kunst, Kulturkreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft, DE
2011	Künstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral New York-Grant, New York, US
2010	Artists in Resident, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin, IE
2010	Aus der Stadt aufs Land, Freilichtmuseum, Neu-Anspach, DE
2009	J.W. Hector Art Prize – 2nd Award, DE
2008-2010	Charlotte-Prinz-Stipendium, Darmstadt, DE
2008-2009	Basis Studio Residency, Frankfurt am Main, DE
2007-2008	Jurgen Ponto-Stiftung, Work Grant, DE
2005	Städel-Preis 2005, der Delbrück Bethmann Maffei AG, Frankfurt am Main, DE
2001	State Painting and Sculpture Museum Award, Ankara, TR (cat.) (Kunt)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2025	RATATATAA, curated by Stefanie Patruno, Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe, DE (cat.)
2025	The Forgotten Day, curated by Esra Okyay, Karşıyaka Ferry Terminal, Izmir, TR
2024	Upfalling Ones, Dirimart, Istanbul, TR
2019	The Image Without the Image, Kunstfenster im Haus der Deutschen Wirtschaft, Berlin, DE
2019	Ses-li Harfler I Ses-siz Harfler, Dirimart, Istanbul, TR
2018	SEPARATELYTOGETHER – letters, numbers, punctuation and other signs, Yanköşe, Istanbul, TR
2018	Where am I? As if in a dream… Did we arrive?, art in public space, permanent work, Rüsselsheim, DE
2017	Beyond the Horizon, Projektraum des Deutschen Künstlerbundes, Berlin, DE (cat.)
2015	minute by minute, Dirimart, İstanbul, TR
2015	Özlem Günyol & Mustafa Kunt, FAK, Münster, DE
2014	Özlem Günyol & Mustafa Kunt, Dortmunder Kunstverein curated by Sandra Dichtl, DE (cat.)
2014	Color of Art Color of Money, with Braco Dimitrijević, Galerie Perpétuel, Frankfurt am Main, DE
2014	STAND-BY, Sanat Dünyamız art Magazine, 138th issue Jan-Feb, TR
2012	Dead Zoo, The Return Gallery, Goethe Institute, Dublin, IE
2011	Suspicious Activities, Cuchifritos, New York, US
2011	UP!UP!UP!, Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, studio 16, Dublin, IE
2010	Özlem Günyol & Mustafa Kunt, Gallery Heike Strelow, Frankfurt am Main, DE
2010	Özlem Günyol & Mustafa Kunt, Freilichtmuseum, Neu-Anspach, DE
2010	Junge Kreative zu Gast, HSE AG, Darmstadt, DE
2009	Zonk Zonk, Outlet Project Room, Istanbul, TR
2008	Vier, Museum für Moderne Kunst-Zollamt, curated by Bernd Reiss, Frankfurt am Main, DE
2007	be-cause, Basis e.V., curated by Felix Ruhöfer, Frankfurt am Main, DE (cat.)
2006	Gold Mine, Gallery Appel, Frankfurt am Main, DE
2004	show, W12, Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main, DE (cat.)
2004	W12, Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main, DE (cat.)
2003	clothes, W12, Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main, DE (cat.)
2003	354512 cm², Altes Hauptzollamt, Frankfurt am Main, DE

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025 ⧐	Is Not Cooperation  curated by Kıymet Daştan and Başak Kaptan, 5533, Istanbul, TR
2024 ⧐	ON THE STRONG POSSIBILITY ON AN ENCOUNTER, Episode 1: Laws, news, slogans curated by Borga Kantürk, Hayy Open Space, Izmir, TR
	Changing Skies curated by Kevser Güler, Cappadox Festival V, Uçhisar, Cappadocia, TR
	Manifest materiality curated by Charles Merewether, Osage Art Foundation, Hong Kong, HK
2023 ⧐	The Age of Fire curated by Can Akgümüş, Çankaya Çağdaş Sanatlar Merkezi, Ankara, TR
	Zwischenhalt im Zwischenraum Museumskarree M²plus competition exhibition, MdbK, Leipzig, DE
	Summerfestival Kulturakademie Tarabya, Istanbul, TR
	10: ABSTRACTIONS, INTIMATIONS, RUMINATIONS curated by Duygu Demir, Imalat-hane, Bursa, TR
	Choreography of Resistance curated by Dr. Kobi Ben-Meir, Haifa Museum of Art, IL
	Auditions for An Unwritten Opera Around the works by Mutlu Çerkez curated by Misal Adnan Yıldız, Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, DE
	To See a World in a Grain of Sand curated by Dr. Sylvia Metz and Christin Müller, Kunstverein zu Assenheim, Assenheim, DE
2022 ⧐	In a Multiple-Perspective curated by Fırat Arapoğlu, Yarat Contemporary Art Space, Baku, AZ
	How Do We Work Together? 8th Çanakkale Biennial, organised by CABININ, Çanakkale, TR
	The 90s Onstage Salt Beyoğlu, Salt Galata, Istanbul, TR
	Myths and Dreams curated by Billur Tansel, Elgiz Museum, Istanbul, TR (Günyol)
	Would you still love me if I painted parrots all day? curated by Anissa Touati and Marc-Olivier Wahler, Dirimart, Istanbul, TR
	And Now The Good News Works from the Nobel Collection, curated by Christoph Doswald, Pera Museum, Istanbul, TR (cat.)
	Myths and Dreams curated by Billur Tansel, Arkas Art Center, Izmir, TR (Günyol)
	WALK! curated by Dr. Fiona Hesse and Matthias Ulrich, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, DE (cat.)
2021 ⧐	Dirimart Presents VIII İstinye Park, Izmir, TR
	This Place curated by Kevser Güler, YKY Kültür Sanat, İstanbul, TR (cat.)
	Einwanderungs-Denkmal auf Zollverein Entwürfe von sechs Künstlerinnen und Künstlern, curated by Necmi Sönmez, Ruhr Museum, Essen, DE
	Dedicated to the Future of Nostalgia WhiteBox, curated by Çağla İlk and Misal Adnan Yıldız, Munich, DE
	wassergeister… mythos wasser in der antike und gegenwart! Neue Galerie Kassel, DE (cat.)
2020 ⧐	Dirimart Presents VII: Still Life Dirimart, Istanbul, TR
	Crystal Chateau  curated by Can Akgümüş, Evliyagil Museum, Ankara, TR
2019 ⧐	Regular Insanity curated by Marcus Graf, Akbank Sanat, Istanbul, TR
	Light Like A Bird, Not Like A Feather curated by Signs Art Space, Istanbul, TR
	Paper – A Selection of Turkish Contemporary Art Pilevneli Mecidiyeköy, Istanbul, TR
	Standart curated by Melike Bayık, Adas, Istanbul; Eldem Sanat Alanı, Eskisehir, TR
2018 ⧐	How Will the Weather be Tomorrow? organized by Özlem Günyol & Mustafa Kunt, Between Bridges, Berlin, DE
	Büyük Çayır 2018 Sergileri | Large Meadow 2018 Exhibitions organized by Norgunk, Ark Kültür, Istanbul, TR
	Appropriation?/Case? Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat, curated by Nazlı Pektaş, Istanbul, TR (cat.)
	NOTHING until now!! KULTURHAUS, Stuttgart, DE
2017          ⧐	In Fact Project 4L Elgiz Contemporary Art Museum, curated by Selin Turam, Istanbul, TR
	ZEIGEN. Eine Audiotour durch die Sammlung der GfZK von Karin Sander Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst (GfZK), Leipzig, DE
	Beauty of Concept Plato Sanat, curated by Marcus Graf, Istanbul, TR
	Tu m’arcel Ariel Sanat, Istanbul TR
2016 ⧐	Lines of Passage (in medias res) a selection from Elgiz Contemporary Art Museum Collection, Municipality of Mytilene Art Gallery, Halim Bey Mansion, curated by Basak Senova, Lesvos, GR (cat.)
	MOMENT.MOVEMENT Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna, AT
	As rights go by / On loss of rights and lack of rights Freieraum, MuseumsQuartier, curated by Sabine Winkler, Vienna, AT
	Memory and Continuity, A Selection from the Huma Kabakcı Collection Pera Museum, curated by Huma Kabakcı and Esra Aliçavuşoğlu, Istanbul, TR (cat.)
2015 ⧐	Crossing Lines The Gallery on the Corner, curated by Billur Tansel and Huma Kabakçı, London, UK
	Je me souviens – La Traverse Centre d‘art Contemporain d‘Alfortville, Alfortville, FR
	Parfümiert mit Dynamit Basis e.V., curated by Gürsoy Dogtas, Frankfurt am Main, DE
	Mythologies 3rd Mardin Biennial, curated by Döne Otyam, Mardin, TR (cat.)
	Je me souviens du génocide arménien… I remember and I demand… Sobering Gallery, Paris, FR
	New Frankfurt Internationals: Solid Signs Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt a.M / Nassauischer Kunstverein, curated by  Lilian Engelmann (FKV), Elke Gruhn (NKV), Wiesbaden, DE (cat.)
	SMALL FACES, LARGE SIZES Project 4L Elgiz Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul, TR
2014 ⧐	1984, Gallery Nev Ankara, TR
	40 VIDEOS FROM 40 YEARS OF VIDEO ART IN TURKEY 25th International Film Festival, curated by Ege Berensel, Ankara, TR
	Who Shall Deliver Us From the Greeks and Romans? Gallery Mana, curated by Cristiana Perrella, Istanbul, TR
	There is a madness in my mind Cer Modern, curated by Ali Akay, Ankara TR (cat.)
2013 ⧐	ars viva 12/13 – Systeme Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, curated by  Christiane Meyer-Stoll, Vaduz, LS
	New Kids of the Block Tanas, organized by Ayşe Erkmen, Berlin, DE (cat.)
	ars viva 12/13 – Systeme Kunsthalle zu Kiel, curated by Anette Hüsch, Kiel, DE (cat.)
	Alienation/ Estrangement Proje 4L, Elgiz Contemporary Art Museum, curated by Billur Tansel Istanbul, TR
2012 ⧐	Uniformisation film screening, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, curated by Çelenk Bafra and Senem Sekban, Istanbul, TR
	eine/r aus siebzehn Vordemberge-Gildewart Art Grant Exhibition 2012, Museum Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, DE (cat.)
	ars viva 12/13 – Systeme Neues Museum Nürnberg, curated by Melitta Kliege, Nuremberg, DE (cat.)
	km 500 5 Kunsthalle Mainz, curated by Justus Jonas, Mainz, DE (cat.)
	IT DOESN’T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE BEAUTIFUL, UNLESS IT’S BEAUTIFUL Muslim Mulliqi Prize Interna-tional Exhibition, The Kosova Art Gallery, curated by Galit Eilat & Charles Esche, Prishtina, Kosovo
	Out of Lines film screening, Parasol Unit, curated by Dr. Ziba Ardalan, London, UK
2011 ⧐	Lines of Thought Parasol Unit, curated by Dr. Ziba Ardalan, London, UK (cat.)
	ISTANBUL EINDHOVEN-SALTVANABBE POST ’89 SALT, curated by Charles Esche and Vasıf Kortun, Istanbul, TR
	Untitled 12th International Istanbul Biennial, curated by Adriano Pedrosa and Jens Hoffmann, Istanbul, TR (cat.)
	Heimatkunde Jewish Museum, curated by Margret Kampmeyer, Berlin, DE (cat.)
	Benim de Kalbim Var Yüksel Street, curated by Jerome Symons, Kızılay, Ankara, TR (cat.)
	We are Nowhere and its Now OCCUPY Space, curated by Didem Yazıcı and Patrick Keaveney, Limerick, IE
2010 ⧐	The Invisible Play Organized by Catrin Bolt and Sonia Leimer, Istanbul, TR
	VIDEFESTA’10 International Festival of Media Arts Goethe Institut Ankara, curated by Ege Berensel, Ankara, TR
	LOVE KILLS.Betting on the muse. LEVEL 5, curated by Florian Heinke and Sandra Mann, Frankfurt, DE (cat.)
	Thank you for your Understanding 2nd International Antakya Biennial, curated by Dessislava Dimova, Arzu Yayıntaş, Antakya, TR (cat.)
	Silence _ Storm 2nd Port Izmir International Triennial, curated by Necmi Sönmez, Izmir, TR (cat.)
	When Ideas Become Crime Tobacco Warehouse, curated by Halil Altındere, Istanbul, TR (cat.)
	Feeding the World Basis, curated by Ludwig Seyfarth, Frankfurt am Main, DE
	Unerwartet/Unexpected Kunstmuseum Bochum, curated by Necmi Sönmez, Bochum, DE (cat.)
	Enovos Preis Junge Kunst 2010 Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen, DE (cat.)
2009 ⧐	Hector Kunstpreis 2009 Kunsthalle Mannheim, curated by  Thomas Köllhofer, Mannheim, DE (cat.)
	Now, New Proje 4L, Elgiz Contemporary Art Museum, Istanbul, TR
	El Dorado, About the promise of Human Rights Kunsthalle Nürnberg, curated by Harriet Zilch, Nürnberg, DE (cat.)
	Grenzland Kunstverein Aschaffenburg, curated by Christian Kaufmann, Elisabeth Claus, Aschaffenburg, DE (cat.)
	good, bad, ugly Goethe-Institut Ankara, curated by Yaygara, Ankara, TR
	Meeting Europe – Istanbul  ’35 years of Turkish video art Wacken Exhibition Centre, curated by Çelenk Bafra and Ege Berensel, Strasbourg, FR
	VİDEO ODASI/VIDEO ROOM-35 VIDEOS FROM 35 YEARS OF VIDEO ART IN TURKEY 20th International Ankara Film Festival, curated by Ege Berensel, Ankara, TR
2008 ⧐	Moment of Agency Kunsthalle Basel, Kunstmuseum Bern, curated by Fatos Ustek, CH
	Inside-Outside Atelier Frankfurt, curated by Hortense Pisano and Corinna Thiele, Frankfurt a.M., DE
	Anywhere I lay my Head Römer9, curated by Christian Kaufmann, Frankfurt am Main, DE
	Making a Scene Fondazione Morragreco in Naples, curated by Jörg Heiser, IT (cat.)
	Sampling Centre of Popular Arts and Traditions, curated by Locus Athens (Maria-Thalia Carras & Sofia Tournikiotis), GR (cat.)
2007 ⧐	Here..There..Abroad IFA Galerie Berlin & IFA Galerie Stuttgart, curated by Fatos Ustek, DE
	Türkisch Delight Galerie der Stadt Backnang, curated by Barbara Heinrich, DE (cat.)
	Be a realist, demand the impossible! Karşı Sanat Gallery, curated by Halil Altındere, Istanbul, TR (cat.)
	Hit the Road Jack Städel Museum, curated by Tobias Maier, Frankfurt am Main, DE (Kunt)
	Türkisch Delight Städtische Galerie Nordhorn, curated by Barbara Heinrich, DE (cat.)
	Photo Biennial Dunaujvaros 2007 Institute of Contemporary Art, curated by Franciska Zólyom, Dunaujvaros, Hungary (cat.)
	Alman Mali Kunstverein München, curated by Stefan Kalmar, Munich, DE
2006 ⧐	MeltemofIstanbul Project 4L Elgiz Contemporary Art Museum, curated by Necmi Sönmez, Istanbul, TR (cat.)
	Contemporary Art Biennale of Fukushima Fukushima, JP (cat.)
	100 TAGE=100 VIDEOS Heidelberger Kunstverein, Heidelberg, DE (Günyol)
	Goods to declare Ben-Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, IL (cat.)
	the Graduates Städel Museum, curated by Meike Behm, Frankfurt am Main, DE (Günyol)
	Gut ist was gefällt Museum für Moderne Kunst, curated by Daniel Birnbaum and Udo Kittelmann Frankfurt am Main, DE (cat.) (Kunt)
2005 ⧐	Academy Remix. Städelschule, Frankfurt meets Missing Identity, Prishtina curated by Nikola Dietrich and Mehmet Behluli, Portikus, Frankfurt am Main, DE
	Academy Remix. Städelschule, Frankfurt meets Missing Identity, Prishtina curated by Nikola Dietrich and Mehmet Behluli Museum of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo
	Free Kick 9th International Istanbul Biennial, Hospitality Zone, Antrepo 5, curated by Halil Altındere, Istanbul, TR (cat.)
	no big deal Kunstverein Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen, DE (Günyol)
	bits & pieces T-Online Headquarters, curated by Nikola Dietrich and Dirk Fleischmann, Darmstadt, DE (Günyol)
	Dream Universe Yoko Ono, Portikus, curated by Nikola Dietrich, Frankfurt am Main, DE
	Stimmen, nachdurchwachsen, Stränge Borusan Art Gallery, curated by Necmi Sönmez, Istanbul, TR (cat.) (Günyol)
2004 ⧐	Die Angst St.Stepfhan Church, curated by Frieldhelm Mennekes, Mainz, DE (Kunt)
	Product Placement Hafen 2, curated by Andreas Gärtner, Offenbach, DE (Kunt)
	elegant-underground-5 Frankensteinerhof, curated by Ekrem Yalçındağ, Frankfurt am Main, DE
	geneses Raumpool, Frankfurt am Main, DE
	Emporter des femmes a paris Goethe Institut, curated by David Bochers, Athen, GR (cat.)
	Emporter des femmes a paris Frankensteinerhof, curated by David Bochers, Frankfurt am Main, DE (cat.)
2003 ⧐	Festival Junger Talente Offenbach, DE (cat.)
	Polyzentrisch Chiristuskirche, Mainz, DE (cat.) (Kunt)

2018 ⧐	How Will the Weather Be Tomorrow?, Between Bridges, organised by Özlem Günyol & Mustafa Kunt, Berlin, DE
2010 ⧐	Curated the Graduation Show of Art University Kassel, documenta-Halle, Kassel, DE