Oben Yılmaz
Oben YILMAZ was born in 1977 in Schramberg/Germany. She graduated from the Department of Graphic Arts, Fine Arts Education, Çukurova University. The artist has participated in fifty-eight group exhibitions both in Turkey and abroad. Her first group exhibition was in 1998 at the Çukurova University Exhibition Hall in Adana. Later, she participated in group exhibitions at the following locations:
- 2000: 75th Year Art Gallery, Adana
- 2001: Sabancı Cultural Center, Adana
- 2002: Metropolitan Municipality Theater Foyer, Adana
- 2012: 75th Year Art Gallery, Adana
The artist has held thirteen solo exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. Her first solo exhibition was in 2012 at Taş Mekan in Adana. She also opened solo exhibitions in the following years and locations:
- 2013: Müjdat Gezen Art Center, Ankara
- 2013: Atatürk Park, Adana
- 2013: Çukurova University - Mithat Özhan Amphitheater, Adana
- 2013: Prime Mall AVM Exhibition Hall, Antakya
- 2014: Transparan Art Gallery, Ankara
Her first solo exhibition abroad was in 2014 at "Alante" Social Center in Sofia, Bulgaria. She also had solo exhibitions in Istanbul, such as:
- 2014: Nişart Art Gallery, Nişantaşı, Istanbul
- 2015: Galateart Art Gallery, Galata, Istanbul
- 2015: "Art Became Fashion," Summart Art Gallery, Istanbul
- 2015: "Witness to the Past," 25th International Istanbul Art Fair, Tüyap, Istanbul
The artist participated in her first international group exhibition in 2016 at the International Thessaloniki Contemporary Art Festival in Greece. She has also participated in various international group exhibitions in the following years:
- 2016: 8th Portakal Çiçeği International Art Colony, Sapanca, Sakarya
- 2016: Batumi International Print Festival, The 1st International Print Festival, Batumi, Georgia
- 2016: Imagine, Galeri İdil, Istanbul
- 2016: Tbilisi International Print Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia
In 2017, she participated in the "8 March International Women's Day Exhibition" at Erinç Art Gallery, Nişantaşı, Istanbul, and many more exhibitions, including:
- 2017: 8th International Portakal Çiçeği Plastic Arts Colony Exhibition, Ankara
- 2017: Anadolu'dan Genç Sanat 3 Yeni Ufuklar, UNIQ, Istanbul
- 2017: "New Space," Galeri Soyut, Ankara
The artist continued to participate in group exhibitions and also held solo exhibitions in 2018 and beyond. Some highlights include:
- 2018: "Now is the Time to Wake Up," Dibeklihan, Bodrum
- 2021: "Up-Pop," Vagabond Gallery&Studio, Adana
- 2022: ArtAnkara 8th International Contemporary Art Fair, and ArtContact Contemporary Art Fair
Most recently, she participated in exhibitions such as:
- 2022: MiArt Gallery London - "Beyond Borders III" (Sınırların Ötesinde 3), and the Tabularasa with 100'e 1Kala at the Ankara Contemporary Art Exhibition.