Melike Kılıç
Melike Kılıç was born in Şebinkarahisar in 1982. She grew up in Istanbul, lives and works in Istanbul. After completing her undergraduate and graduate studies at Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting, the artist continued her education at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. She synthesizes east and west in his works. As a storyteller, she includes narratives from the future and the past. Papers constitute his main material. Ecological destruction, dystopian future stories, utopian tales, esoteric symbols. She meticulously constructs his fictional world with the influence of painting and sculpture, cinema and theater. Since she believes that the way to be human is through her hands, she has adopted the craft and the way to learn it. She works on embroidery and jewelry techniques. Melike Kılıç's works have been included in many private collections. Coca-Cola Turkey and MasterCard Turkey collections have been included in domestic and international collections. She has participated in fairs and exhibitions abroad, four solo exhibitions in Turkey and more than forty prestigious group exhibitions.
Solo Exhibitions
2024 “Art on Paper” Fremin Gallery, NY, USA
2023 “In the Forest of the Night”, C.A.M. Gallery
2019 “Beyond the Wall Unknown Lands”, Büyükdere35, Istanbul
2017 “Terra Tenebris”, Blok Art Space, Istanbul
2009 “ Yok Ülke”, Karga Art, Istanbul
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 “Art On Paper Fair” Fremin Gallery, NY, USA
2024 “Contemporary Istanbul Bloom”, C. A.M Gallery, Istanbul
2024 “Affordable Art Fair”, Fremin Gallery, New York, USA
2024 “LA Art Show Modern and Contemporary” Fremin Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2023 “Contemporary Istanbul”, C.A.M. Gallery
2023 “Contemporary Istanbul Bloom”, C.A.M. Gallery
2023 “Fragments”, C.A.M. Gallery Istanbul
2022 “New Generation 7”, Ekavart Gallery, Istanbul
2022 “Promesse”, Decollage Art Space, Istanbul
2022 “Contemporary Istanbul”, Ekav Foundation, Istanbul
2022 “Resistance Exhibition”, Curator Yasemin Vargı, Artisan Istanbul Hotel, Istanbul
2022 “Fragile”, Curator Atila Güllü, Portart Gallery, Ankara
2022 ‘C6H10O5’, Ka Atölye, Ankara
2022 “Aşk'la”, Ekavart Gallery, Istanbul
2022 “Farazi”, Taksim Sanat, Istanbul
2021 “Contemporary Istanbul”, Ekavart Gallery, Istanbul
2021 “Face Your Shadow”, Nelumbo Studio, Istanbul
2020 “Step Istanbul”, Projectradar Istanbul
2020 “Artist to Artist”, Büyükdere35 Istanbul
2019 “Miside Time Layers” Galeri N Bursa
2019 “Yaz Vakti” Curator Yasemin Aslan Bakiri Nev Mekan Istanbul
2019 “Step Istanbul” Ekavart Gallery Istanbul
2018 “Contemporary Istanbul” Galeri Baraz Istanbul
2018 “Odtü Sanat 19”, Odtü, Ankara
2018 “Dinamo 3”, Büyük Efes Sanat Swiss Hotel İzmir
2018 “Beş Harf” Ekavart Gallery Istanbul
2017 “Karmaşık Düzlem”, Gallery Merkür, Istanbul
2017 “Arka Bahçe”, Curator Mehmet Kahraman, Rem Art Space, Istanbul
2017 “Tactical Posture”, Cer Modern Group exhibition, Ankara
2017 “Tomorrow Exhibition”, Gaia Gallery, Istanbul
2017 “Drawing Today”, Curator Marcus Graf O'art, Istanbul
2016 “On Botany”, Blok art Space, Istanbul
2016 “Tahayyül Ya Da Bir Gercek Dream”, Kare Sanat, Istanbul
2016 “Artstroke Fair Munich”, Mixer Art, Istanbul
2016 “Dead Nature”, “Giants Table”, Curator Marcus Graf Plato Sanat, Istanbul
2016 “On Paper”, Group Exhibition Mixer Art, Istanbul
2016 “Indie-Line”, ArtSumer, Istanbul
2015 “Line -Çizgi”, Mixer Gallery, Curator Mehmet Kahraman, Istanbul
2015 “Fine Tuned and Plural”, Kuad Gallery, Istanbul
2015 “Contemporary Istanbul Plato Sanat, Istanbul
2015 ”Contemporary Istanbul“, Mixerarts Istanbul
2015 ”Indie Line“ ArtSümer, ‘Sanatatak’, Istanbul
2014 ”Untold Stories", Art50 with TEB Etiler Private Banking, Istanbul
2014 “Small is Beautiful”, Kuad Gallery, Istanbul
2014 “Stay With Me”, Apartman Project Berlin, Berlin
2013 ‘Online’, Kuad Gallery, Istanbul
2013 “NevNesil- Head Paper”, Galeri Nev, Ankara
2013 “Odtü Sanat 14”, Odtü, Ankara
2013 “Do what I want” (Curator: Nihan Çetinkaya), Mixer Arts, Istanbul
2012 " Who left? What is left behind?“, (Curator: Döne Otyam), Çankaya Municipality Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara
2012 ”Coca-Cola Red Collection“, Istanbul
2012 ”What a wonderful world“ (Curator: Marcus Graf), Plato Art, Istanbul
2011 ”Rungang", Traditional Vienna Academy Exhibition, Vienna.
2011 “Young New Different 2” (Curator: Selin Turam), Cda Projects, Istanbul.
2011 “Return; Guiltless Nostalgia” (Curator: Emre Zeytinoğlu), MarsIstanbul, Istanbul
2010 “Ham Haller” Siemens Sanat (Curator: Mürteza Fidan, Melih Görgün) Istanbul
