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ABOUT

Songül Karakoç (b. 1991, Istanbul)
is a visual artist and graphic designer.
 
She completed her MA in Graphic Design at Yeditepe University in 2018 after graduating from both the Mathematics-Computer Sciences and Graphic Design departments at Bahcesehir University. During her master's years, she also attended a contemporary illustration course held by "Illustrative Today: Independent Art and Culture Organization" and tutored by the artist Saeed Ensafi.
 
Her artistic practice revolves around exploring the concepts of trust, communication, and belonging through experimental scenarios based on human reactions in everyday life by merging lens-based media
and performance. She also interested in abandoned objects, places and hardware stores.

She has worked as a Graphic Designer in various creative industries and has been working remotely as an Art Director at Rafineri Advertising Agency since 2021. At the same time, she continues to create artistic works as an independent artist in Istanbul.

Group Exhibitions

2024 Mamut Art Project, Yapı Kredi bomontiada

Istanbul, Turkey

Jury: Amira Akbıyıkoğlu Arzık, Burçak Bingöl, Jessica Cerasi, Haro Cümbüşyan,

Adnan Yerebakan

2023 Dummy Book Group Exhibition, NOKS Art Space
Istanbul, Turkey

2022 Open Theme - International Group Exhibition, Millepiani

Curated by LoosenArt
Rome, Italy


2022 Elective Affinities, Ahmet Yeşil Art Gallery

Curators: Ezgi Bakçay, Melis Bektaş
Mersin, Turkey

2020 Izole Project, Online Exhibition

2019 38th Graphic Design Exhibition, Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center
Istanbul, Turkey

2018 Base New Artist Platform, Galata Greek School
Istanbul, Turkey
Jury: Ali Akay, Ahmet Elhan, Arie Amaya-Akkermans, Aslı Altay, Başak Doğa Temur, Burçak Bingöl, Ceren Erdem, Deniz Artun, Derya Yücel, Ferhat Özgür, Hale Tenger,

Huma Kabakcı, İnci Aksoy, Nathalie Angles, Sara Reza, Seyhun Topuz, Şener Özmen, Yunus Büyükkuşoglu

2018 37th Graphic Design Exhibition, Union of Turkish Engineers and Architects
Istanbul, Turkey


2017 International Cancer Week Poster Exhibition, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Canakkale, Turkey
Jury: Lech Majewski, Piotr J. Kunce, Finn Nygaard, Alain Le Quernec, Stephan Bundi, Gürbüz Doğan Ekşioglu, Ayşegül İzer, Iraj Mirzaalikhani, Ladan Rezaei, Byoung Il Sun, Erin Wright, Doğan Arslan, Didem Çatal, Özlem Büyükarman

 

2016 Personal Experience; Tehran to Istanbul, Illustrative Today Art Gallery
Istanbul, Turkey
Curator: Saeed Ensafi

​Artist-in-Residence Programs

2025 SomoS Arts

Berlin, Germany

Participated Workshops

2023 From the Concept to Sequence, Producing Photobooks

Volkan Kızıltunç, NOKS Art Space

2023 Shakespeare Readings

Ferit Burak Aydar, FBA English

2023 Color Theory

Ali Taptık, Onagöre

2022 Analog Photography in Digital Age

Ali Taptık, Onagöre

2022 Photography Again

Ali Taptık, Onagöre

2020 Concept Development Workshop

Orhan Cem Çetin, Bum Studio

2020 Photography Workshop for Artists

Orhan Cem Çetin, Karşı Sanat Çalışmaları

2019 Theatre Practices

Pınar Yıldırım, Kadıköy Emek Theatre

2019 Modern Art History

Fırat Arapoğlu, Moda Sahnesi

2019 Interaction of Contemporary Performing Arts with Visual Arts,

Can Bora, Moda Sahnesi

2018 Women Artists in the History of Art and The Transformation of the Female Image

Seda Yavuz, Moda Sahnesi

 

Facilitated Workshops

2018 Read-Call-Design (Book Cover Design) Workshop

FADA Workshop Week, MEF University

2017 Image of Time and Space Workshop

FADA Workshop Week, MEF University

2016 The Dreams Workshop, TEGV

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