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Zeynep Kaynar (b.1992. Samsun, Turkey) studies semi-abstract and abstract visual language by adapting typographic design methods as observational tools in her fine art studio practice. She is an independent visual artist living and working in Finland.

Kaynar has a list of selected exhibitions and publications, including upcoming solo exhibitions at Myymälä2 in Helsinki, Finland, and Simbart Projects in Istanbul, Turkey as well as previous group exhibitions in Istanbul, Madrid, Belgium and Copenhagen. Her works were featured by Emma Cocker, Alexander Damianisch, Cordula Daus, and Lena Séraphin in the SAR (Society of Artistic Research) Catalogue under Practice Sharing published in December 2020. Kaynar has been the recipient of several grants and subsidies, including the Alli ja Allan Salon Erillisrahasto from the Tampereen Taiteilijaseura ry in 2021 and the STEP Travel Grant from the European Cultural Foundation in 2018

Zeynep Kaynar holds a Master’s degree in Education focusing on topics of adult education, instruction design, and workplace pedagogy in organizational learning from Tampere University, which she completed in 2023, and a Master’s degree in Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design from where, she also spent time as a visiting graduate student in the University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

Kaynar is a member of various organizations, including Globe Art Point Ry, Tampereen Taiteilijaseura Ry, and Tampere Intercultural Art Oske, and serves as a Tampere Talent Ambassador for the International House of Tampere City. She has also participated in several residencies, including the Taidekeskus KulttuuriKauppilan Residenssiohjelma in Oulu, Finland, and Thematic Residencies: Rural Tendencies Tested in Ghent, Belgium, and (Re)Union, Lisbon

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Zeynep Kaynar 

(b. 1992, Turkey) 

Living and working in Tampere, Finland since 2020.

 

zeynepkaynar@gmail.com

@zeykaynar 

 

 

MA (Education) Elinikäinen oppiminen ja kasvatus, Kasvatuksen ja yhteiskunnan tutkimuksen maisteriohjelma. Tampereen Yliopisto, 2023.

MA Visual Arts and Visual Communication Design. Sabanci University, 2016-2019. Istanbul, Turkey. (3.87/4.00 GPA) 

Visiting Graduate Student, Fine Art Studio Practice. University of California (UCLA), 2017-2018. Los Angeles, USA. (3.35/4.00 GPA)

 

 

Public Projects and Commissions

  •   Reunion: Past.Present.Istanbul, Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum, 2021. Istanbul, Turkey.
  •   Red Bull Art Around Arnavutköy, Public Art Project. group exhibition in the public space, 2018. Arnavutköy, Istanbul, Turkey.
  •   Kunsthaus Jägermeister, Commissioned Project and group exhibition in the public space, August 2024. Helsinki, Finland.

Solo Exhibitions

  •     The SAPP: Postcards from Dusseldorf, Atelier Am Eck, 20.06- 30.06.2023. Dusseldorf, Germany.
  •     The SAPP, Sleeping: A Performative Process, Myymälä2, 4.3-31.3.2024. Helsinki, Finland.
  •     Kulttuuritalo Laikku, Tampereen Kaupunki, March, 2023. Tampere, Finland.
  •     Satasairaala Taide, October, 2022. Pori, Finland.
  •     Sleeping: A Performative Process, Galleria Uusi Kipinä, 2022. Lahti, Finland.

Group Exhibitions

  • In the Pursuit of Infinity, EKAVART Gallery, December 2023. Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Hybrid Arte Fair, represented by nom-studios, Faburary 2023. Madrid, Italy.
  • Keep in Touch, group exhibition, Galleria Himmelblau, December 2020. Tampere, Finland.
  • Practice Sharing Catalogue. Society of Artistic Research Special Interest Group, Language-based Artistic Research. Group exhibition and publication. November 2020, England and Finland.
  • Akbank 36th Contemporary Artists Prize Exhibition, group exhibition, Akbank Sanat Contemporary Art Gallery, 2018. Istanbul, Turkey.
  • Thematic Residencies: Rural Tendencies Tested. group exhibition Im De Ruimte and (Re)Union Lisbon, 2018. Ghent, Belgium.

Artists Books / Catalogs

  • Practice Sharing Catalogue. Society of Artistic Research Special Interest Group, Language-based Artistic Research. Group exhibition and publication. November 2020, England and Finland.
  • BUSTED, Limited edition photobook, published and printed by MASA Publications, 2017. Istanbul, Turkey.

Grants, Fellowships and Residencies

  • Die Künstlerin Stipendiatin der Landeshauptstadt NRW, Gast aus Tampere in Düsseldorf, May-July 2024. Dusseldorf, Germany.
  •  ART4T: European Union Project for Rethinking Art and Transforming for Training, Sisters of Hope Residency, January 2023. Cophenagen, Denmark (selected)
  •  BAM 2022: Biennale Archipelago Mediterraneo Residency, ART4T: European Union Project for Rethinking Art and Transforming for Traning, September 2023. Palermo, Italy (selected)
  •  Taidekeskus KulttuuriKauppilan Residenssiohjelma, 2022. Oulu, Finland.
  •  Alli ja Allan Salon Erillisrahasto – Tampereen Taiteilijaseura ry, 2021. Tampere, Finland.
  •  Thematic Residencies: Rural Tendencies Tested. Im De Ruimte and (Re)Union Lisbon, 2018. Ghent, Belgium.
  •  STEP Travel Grant. European Cultural Foundation, STEP Beyond Travel Grants Programme, 2018. Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  •   Sabanci University Full Scholarship, Sabanci University, 2016.  Istanbul, Turkey.
  •   Sabanci University High Honor Encouragement Scholarship, Sabanci University, 2014. Istanbul, Turkey.

Art Collections

Kulturamt Dusseldorf, Germany.

Güler Sabancı Art Collection, Turkey.

Orjin Group Art Collection, Turkey.

Satasairaalan Taide, Satasairaala Hospital Art Collection, Finland.

Niklas Engblom Art Collection, Finland.

 

Press

Artist Talk- Zeynep Kaynar @ KulttuuriKauppilan Residenssi (March 2022)

Yonca Keremoğlu, ‘Radarımızdaki 10 Sanatçı’, Time Out Istanbul (Kasım/November 2020),

Altuğ, Evrim. “36 yaşındaki ‘Günümüz Sanatçıları”. Gazete Duvar. July 11, 2018

Ertan, Nazlan. “Turkey’s aspiring young artists seek base of their own”. Al-Monitor. January 2018