Formal Education
2003 - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics Emphasis, Cum Laude, 3.79 GPA,
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, USA
Initiated Projects
2022 - Bodfa Continuum at Plas Bodfa
History, storytelling and contemporary art collided in this fusion exhibition
occupying the entirety of Plas Bodfa 69 creative projects from over 77 artists, makers and creative people
2021 - Sounds for an Empty House at Plas Bodfa
Sounds created by the house itself and its immediate surroundings were live-mixed, augmented and manipulated
by invited, 24 local sound artists and creatives over the course of a 24-hour livestream.
2020 - Unus Multorum at Plas Bodfa
an evolving exhibition with art projects, installations and artist multiples from 111 creatives.
Transformed by the global pandemic, the show is now unfolding inside the house and in the digital realm over the course of 2020
2019 - Sui Generis at Plas Bodfa
67 projects from 66 creatives and collaborative groups filled the entirety of Plas Bodfa, an empty manor house in Llangoed on the Isle of Anglesey.
This remarkably multi-disciplinary group art exhibition explores the idea of ‘sui generis’, a Latin phrase meaning "of its (his, her, their) own kind; in a class by itself; unique”.
2007-14 - Caravansarai Art Space *
initiator and co-director of independent, artist-run art and production space in Istanbul. We hosted and initiated workshops, performances,
a residency program, art production, collaborations, conferences, and other events and projects.
2011-13 - Persembe Pazari Projects *
A series of artworks, exhibitions, performances, and investigations inspired by Persembe Pazari, the hardware district of Istanbul.
The final exhibition was composed of over 40 artworks by 12 local and international artists.
2012-13 - Tan Han Art Teras (THAT) *
A public exhibition space on the back wall of the Caravansarai Art Space, presenting new large-scale art works,
viewable only from the hardware mall below and the neighboring terrace of the prestigious SALT research space.
2010-11 - CaravansarAID *
An artistic exploration of tokenism, nationalism, and diplomacy in the contemporary art world. A series of artworks and
performances exploring our position as Americans running an art space in Turkey, and the expectations created when invited to
present work outside of Turkey.
2010 - Tea,Tavla and Tall Tales *
An investigation into the multiple histories of the Karakoy neighborhood of Istanbul. Commissioned artists created seven
site-specific artworks, incorporating various aspects of these histories into the renovation of the Caravansarai building.
2007-9 - Virtual Chef
The Virtual Chef combines elements of an art opening, a dinner party and a performance. Connected through the internet,
participants in two locations simultaneously cook a dish, while exchanging information about the recipe, ingredients,
and anything else that comes to mind.
* with Anne Weshinskey
Residencies
2023 - Void Fraction @ Pasaj @ Barin Han, Istanbul, Turkey
2021 - We live with the Land / the Land as Other, Stiwdio Maelor, Corris, Wales, UK
2014 - Gyeonggi Creation Center, Sungam-do, Ansan-si, South Korea
2014 - Electro-etching Workshop, Gran Canaria, Spain
2012 - Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo, Japan
2011 - AIZ 11, Interdisciplinary art group SERDE, Aizpute, Latvia
2009 - FreeDimensional Emerging Art Space Support Initiative Toronto, Canada
2009 - Arts and Cultural Studies Laboratory Yerevan, Armenia
2007 - Meeting Point Gulpinar, video workshop, Gulpinar, Turkey
2006 - Aden Art Center, Istanbul, Turkey
Exhibitions
2023 - Peat Bodies, Cors Bodeilio Nature Reserve, Ynys Mon, Wales
2023 - Void Fraction - Quarrying the Vertical, Pasaj @ Barin Han, Istanbul, Turkey
2023 - Void Fraction, Aberlleiniog Sculpture Trail, Llangoed, Wales
2022 - Void Fraction, Oriel CARN, Caernarfon, Wales
2022 - Day on Earth, Sala 752, Zaczernie, Poland
2022 - We Live with the Land, Aberystwyth School of Art Gallery, Aberystwyth, Wales
2022 - Sinopale’s Relational Axis, as part of Sinopale 8 - Upcycling, Sinop, Turkey / online
2021 - A Breath of Welsh Air, Oriel CARN and Galeri Caernarfon in Wales, 48 Hour Neukolln Festival in Berlin
2021 - Telephone - worldwide
2021 - Possibilities of a Pond - a origin story, six . shot . gallery . The Signifier, worldwide
2020 - Unus Multorum, Plas Bodfa, Anglesey, Wales
2019 - Sui Generis, Plas Bodfa, Anglesey, Wales
2017 - in-finite, Operation Room, Istanbul, Turkey *
2017 - Floating Tactics after a Sunken Island, Daire Sanat, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 - Trans-ID, Serp Yerrotutyun Church, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 - Face Value - Material Mimicry, Space Debris, Istanbul, Turkey *
2016 - Contemporary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2016 - Art on a Card, CIRCUT, Istanbul, Turkey
2016 - The Metromorphic Varieties, TOZ artist run space, Istanbul, Turkey *
2016 - At Home and Further Afield, Rumsey Street Project, Grand Rapids, USA
2016 - A CONCIOUS ISSUE, publication launch, Gallery Nectar, Tbilisi, Georgia
2016 - The Metromorphic Varieties, Pasaj, Istanbul, Turkey *
2015 - PyeongChang Biennale, PyeongChang, South Korea
2014 - Living and Working in Flux, Gyeonggi Creation Center, Ansan-si, South Korea
2014 - Telephone, Satellite Collective, New York, USA
2013 - Layered Karaköy, BAUART, Istanbul, Turkey *
2013 - Hacked me in Intimacy, Ark Kültür, Istanbul, Turkey
2013 - Perşembe Pazarı Projects, Caravansarai, Istanbul, Turkey
2013 - Mamut Art Project, Antrepo No. 3, Istanbul, Turkey
2013 - Paslaşmalar Exhibition, Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey
2013 - Diligent Desires, Halka Art Project, Istanbul, Turkey
2012 - Sanatçı Dokumaları (Artists' Textiles), Atatürk Kültür Merkezi, İzmir, Turkey
(a project of the Baksı Museum)
2012 - Hovering between Yesterday and Tomorrow, Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo, Japan *
2012 - Water Tower Art Fest, Laboratory of the Bulgarian Rose, Sofia, Bulgaria
2012 - Perşembe Pazarı Projects Preview, Caravansarai, Istanbul, Turkey
2012 - 'Garden of the Ottoman Bank' TanHanArtTeras, Istanbul, Turkey
2012 - Eat Art, Museum Hartberg, Hartberg, Austria
2011 - AIZ 11 Exhibition, Aizpute City Festival, Aizpute, Latvia
2011 - Supermarket Art Fair, Kulterhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 - Grand Valley State University, Art & Design Alumni Exhibition, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
2010 - Supermarket Art Fair, Kulterhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 - Portable Art Exhibitions, as part of Istanbul Capitol of Culture 2010, Istanbul, Turkey
2009 - Artprize 2009, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
2009 - Long Distance Call, Hotel Maria Kapel, Hoorn, The Netherlands
2009 - Gender Trouble, Yerevan, Armenia
2008 - Necessary Discourse on Hysteria, Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
2008 - Galata Visibility Project, Galata Perform, Istanbul, Turkey
2008 - Sinopale, the Second Sinop Biennial, Sinop, Turkey
2008 - Fama_Fame / Fame_Hunger, Kunstlerhaus S11, Solothurn, Switzerland
2008 - Art is my Playground, Kücük Çiftlik Amusement Park, Istanbul, Turkey
2008 - Tehran Biennial Hafriyat Karaköy, Istanbul, Turkey - Berlin, Belgrade
2008 - Love Difference Pastries, CAMeC Modern/Contemporary Art Center, La Spezia, Italy
2007 - Hanging Around, Phoenex WEST, Dortmund, Germany
2006 - Art for an Opening, Bin Bavul (1000 Suitcases), Istanbul, Turkey *
2005 - The Mouse, Global Arts Village, New Delhi, India
2003 - Visceral Consumption, Delta Properties Warehouse, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
2003 - Paper/Plastic, Free Radical Gallery Site, Grand Rapids, MI, USA *
2002 - Hawke Lays an Egg, Lo-Fi Project Space, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
2002 - He Said, She Said...Is anyone Listening?, C-Pop Gallery, Detroit, MI, USA
2002 - Kaboom, Museum of New Art, Detroit, MI, USA
* solo shows
Arts Consultancy / Administration
2019 to present - Plas Bodfa Projects Association, chairperson
creating unique, inclusive, creative projects with roots on the Isle of Anglesey and branches throughout Wales and the world
2019/2022 - Utopias Bach - Revolution in Miniature
core partner and coordinator of an open-ended art project imagining ways in which the world could be a better place for humans and non-humans.
2005/12 - Res Artis, worldwide network of artist residencies
website editor, communications, content development, special projects
2006 - Apothiki Art Center, Paros/Athens, Greece
artist residency consultant, residency program development
2006 - Cyril Lixemberg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
documented the extensive Dutch print collection of Cyril Lixemberg
2005 - UfaFabrik International Culture Center, Berlin, Germany
Res Artis conference coordinator and documentor, conference book editor
2005 - re:mix Festival
Spinning Gear Productions (co-owner of company)
Development/ initiation of an international Red Bull nomadic fusion arts and music festival
2005 - Global Arts Village, New Delhi, India
international residency coordinator, program developer and manager
2004 - Artrain USA, Allesee Fellow, throughout the USA
art museum inside a train – traveling tour staff member, gift shop manager, demonstrating artist, press spokesperson
2003 - Camp Kippewa for Girls, Monmouth, USA
art department head, supervised 14 staff members who instructed 120 children, managed classes/studios, produced publications/exhibitions
1995-2003 - Arts & Scraps, Detroit, USA
arts instructor, volunteer, graphic designer
2002 - Detroit Science Center Detroit, USA
exhibit designer and fabricator
1999-2002 - Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, USA
Ceramics Studio Assistant
2000 - EA Graphics, Sterling Heights, MI, USA
Graphic Designer
1996-98 - Children's Museum of Detroit, Detroit, MI, USA
Arts Instructor
Network and Group Membership
CARN
We Live with the Land research project
Anglesey Arts Forum
Welsh Historic Garden’s Trust
Anglesey Antiquarian Society
Res Artis
Utopias Bach
Coracle Society
Geological Society of London (friend)
Related Skills
clear English content development, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Word, Excel, spreadsheet, database, basic html, multiple CMS systems, digital and manual photography, basic sound and camera systems, internet promotions, networking, streaming media, web-based communications, social media
Woodworking tools, power tools, all ceramics-related skills, basic metal fabrication, mold-making, casing, woodworking, multiple hanging systems, exhibition design, framing, matting, use-what-you-have problem solving and building
English - native tongue
Turkish - conversational
Welsh - learning
Honours / Awards / Grants
2009 - Distinguished Alumni of the Year, Art and Design Department, Grand Valley State University
2009 - Step Beyond Travel Grant from the European Cultural Foundation to Yerevan, Armenia
2007 - Step Beyond Travel Grant from the European Cultural Foundation to Targu Mures, Romania
2003 - Glen Niemeyer Award for Academic Excellence, Grand Valley State University
1/2 awards campus-wide; academic achievement/community service; highest award for graduates
2002 - Grand Valley State University Female Athlete of the Year
given to one female athlete per year with high academic and athletic accomplishments
2002 - Post-Graduate Scholarship, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
1/17 awards student athletes nation-wide, academic/athletic achievement, service
1999-2002 - Dean's List, Grand Valley State University
3.5 grade point or higher 10/10 semesters