Doğum: İstanbul, 1976
Gülin Hayat Topdemir completed her undergraduate and graduate education at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Faculty of Fine Arts Department of Painting. In 1998, she worked at Salzburg Mozarteum Academy. Her works were exhibited at Christie’s Dubai in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, she was invited to Summart Painting Campus at the OCAD University in Toronto. In 2016, her work “Play Time” was featured on the cover of Bennington Review (U.S.) magazine. In 2017, her work “5 O’clock Tea” was selected the cover art for Anna Journey’s book The Atheist Wore Goat Silk (U.S.). In 2019, she participated in the Tunisia residence program as the United Nations’ IOM guest, and her work was exhibited at Abdelliya Palace. In 2020, her works was participated to group exhibition entitled "5 o'clock Tea" curated by Shulamit Bruckstein at German Consulate. In 2024, she participated in the “Art About Women” exhibition at the Consulate General of Germany with five of her student artists.
Her works are a part of many private collections in Europe, the Middle East, and Turkey including MOCAK (Museum of Contemporary Art Krakow, Poland) and C21 Museum (Kentucky, U.S.). The artist’s works, depicted in a realistic style, reflects the surreal stories of women and the dark corners of their imagination. She masterfully weaves stories by blending the colorless atmosphere of her compositions and Chiaroscuro, a method of treatment of light that dates back to the Renaissance. In the works of Topdemir, whose works are romantic and lyrical just like the symbolists but also comprise a harsh reaction to society and taboo, the “woman” is depicted in a serene, fantastical rendering of dystopia.
Solo Shows:
2024, "Enigmatic Couple Tales", x-ist, İstanbul, Turkey
2019, "Doors to Ustopia", x-ist, İstanbul, Turkey
2015, “Salon Rouge”, Zilberman Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2013, “Black Box”, Zilberman Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2010, “Every Young Girls Dream”, Zilberman Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey
2008, “Complexion”, CDA Projects, İstanbul, Turkey
Group Shows/ Fairs:
2023 & 2024, Artweeks @Akaretler, İstanbul, Turkey
2023 & 2024, Contemporary, İstanbul, Turkey
2023 & 2024, CI Bloom, İstanbul, Turkey
2020, Artweeks @Akaretlerl, İstanbul, Turkey
2019, Contemporary İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey
2017, Contemporary İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey
2016, Contemporary İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey
2015, Vienna Contemporary, Vienna, Avusturya
2015, Art International, İstanbul, Turkey
2015, Contemporary İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey
2014, Contemporary İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey
2015, Art International, İstanbul, Turkey
2013, Contemporary İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey
2012, Artsawa Dubai, Dubai,United Arab Emirates
2012, Contemporary İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey
2011, Marrakech Art Fair, Marrakech, Morocco
2011, Artsawa Dubai, Dubai,United Arab Emirates
2011, Contemporary İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey
2010, Contemporary İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey
2010, Artbosphorus İstanbul, İstanbul, Turkey
Awards:
2007, Nuri İyem Painting Grand