Baris GOKTURK
BIO
Baris Gokturk_Bio
Baris Gokturk is a Turkish artist living and working in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently an MFA candidate in sculpture at Columbia University. He also holds an MFA in painting from Hunter College where he taught for seven years. He currently teaches at John Hopkins University and Pace University. He has shown his work internationally in the US, Germany, Spain, France, Korea, Turkey and Puerto Rico. Recent exhibitions include Pera Museum in Istanbul and Spring-Break Art Show in New York. Gokturk recently was an ApexArt fellow in Seoul, Korea, artist-in-resident at YADDO, LMCC, Millay Colony and a participant in SOMA Mexico as well as Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine.
EDUCATION
* COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, MFA in Sculpture * SKOWHEGAN SCHOOL OF PAINTING AND SCULPTURE
* HUNTER COLLEGE, MFA in Painting
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
* LMCC ARTS CENTER RESIDENCY, New York, 2019
* YADDO RESIDENCY, Saratoga Springs, New York, 2019
* COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY DEAN’S TRAVEL GRANT, New York, 2018
* SOMA SUMMER, SOMA, Mexico City, Mexico, 2018
* AIM PROGRAM, THE BRONX MUSEUM OF THE ARTS, Bronx, New York, 2018
* THE MILLAY COLONY FOR THE ARTS, Austerlitz, New York, 2018
* NARS FOUNDATION, Brooklyn, New York, 2017
* SEOUL MUSEUM OF ART-NANJI RESIDENCY, Seoul, Korea, 2015
* APEXART OUTBOUND RESIDENCY TO SEOUL, nominated by Rosemary O’Neill, New York, 2013
* SEOUL ART SPACE-GEUMCHEON, Seoul, Korea, 2013
* VERMONT STUDIO CENTER ARTIST FELLOWSHIP, Vermont, 2012
* CHASHAMA NORTH, New York, 2012
* TONY SMITH AWARD, Hunter College, New York, 2010
* GRAF TRAVEL GRANT, Hunter College, New York, 2008
* FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD, Parsons School of Design, New York, 2005
* REED FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP, Bretagne, France, 2004
SOLO EXHIBITIONS & TWO PERSON PROJECTS
* THE PAVILION, Mural, Columbia University Butler Library, curated by Nancy Friedland, New York, 2019
* S. Y SU APOCALIPSIS with Marcos Castro, Spring Break Art Show, New York, 2018
* LA CATEDRAL, Casa Pueblo, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, 2016
* THE COOLEST HISTORICAL MEMORABLE MOMENTS, Novella Gallery, New York, 2015
* SONRA, RH+, Istanbul, 2012
* PURULENT MATTER, RH+, Istanbul, 2010
* GUIDANCE COUNSELOR with Sarada Rauch, Winkleman Gallery, Miami Basel, Miami 2010
* SYNERGY RELATED HEAD COUNT ADJUSTMENT, Hunter College, New York, 2010
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
* NAPOLEON, Napoleon, curated by Lewis Colburn, Philadelphia, 2020 * DISTANCE, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Projects, New York, 2019
* AESTHETICALLY FUNCTIONAL ONLY, 1675 Broadway, curated by Edsel Williams, New York, 2019
* ATM BAN KING, Pad Gallery, curated by Patrick Mohundro, New York, 2019
* MEKTEP MEYDAN GALATASARAY, Pera Museum, curated by Celenk Bafra, Istanbul, 2018
* COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY FIRST YEAR MFA SHOW, Wallach Gallery, curated by Natalie Bell,
New York 2018
* JUNTE, Mecanismos, MECA Art Fair, curated by Carla Acevedos-Yates, San Juan, 2017
* NARS Foundation Residency Exhibition, New York, 2017, curated by Eriola Pira
* ROAD, Unexpected Territories- 26th Istanbul International Art Fair, curated by Zeki Coskun,
Istanbul, 2016
* ANTAGONISTIC MONUMENT, Amado Art Space, curated by Yanghee Shin, Seoul, Korea,
2016
* FOR SALE BY OWNER, Madison, Maine, 2016
* TURING’S APPLE, Redling Fine Art, Los Angeles, organized by Tony Oursler, 2016
* ON THE INNER AND OUTER SELF, curated by Daniel Nelson and Piriya Singh, New York,
2015
* BORDERLANDS, Coop Gallery, invited by Karen Seapker, Nashville, Tennessee, 2015
* YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS, 68projects, Berlin, curated by Quang Bao, 2015
* ICEBERG’S TONGUE, National YoungArts Foundation, Miami, organized with James Wein-
grod, 2014
* CAMPFIRE, Academic, New York, curated by Shawn Powell, 2014
* PERSON, PLACE OR THING, 68projects, Berlin, curated by Quang Bao, 2014
* RUM PUNCH! 204 Parkside, Brooklyn, 2014
* HUDSON RISING, Openhouse, organized by Robert O’connell, New York, 2014
* ROLL CALL, 17-17 Troutman, Brooklyn, 2014
* EVERYTHING IS CLOSE, Jonathan Allen Space, Vermont, 2013
* INAUGURAL, Novella Gallery, New York, 2013
* TRANSFORMATION/TRANSCREATION, Hogarth International, curated by Elisa London, New York, 2012
* TWO RIVER, One River Gallery, curated by Matt Ross, Englewood, NJ, 2012
* CAN’T STOP THE RED LOBSTER, Martos Gallery (Shoot the Lobster), New York, 2012
* ALGUN LUGAR EN LA HOROPTERA, Espacio Mediodia Chica, curated by Maria Barbo, Madrid, 2012
* RUMBLE ABOVE THE CLOUDS, Openings, New York, 2011
* ART BEAT ISTANBUL, Casa Del'Arte, Istanbul, 2011
* ETERNITY, Tunca Sanat, Istanbul, 2011
* STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU, Casa Del'Arte, Bodrum, 2011
* ROGUE ELEMENT, RH+, Istanbul, 2011"
* TILSIMLI HALLER/MAGICAL MOODS, Cep Sanat, Istanbul, 2011
* APERTURES:OUTOPIA, EUTOPIA AND OTHER SPACES, curated by Dr. Thalia Vrakopolos, Gallery 4Walls, Seoul, Korea, 2010
* NAKED MEASURES, SAP, New York, 2010
* PECHA KUCHA FREE STYLE, ISCP, New York, 2009
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
* IN ON, Mike Cloud, Maureen StVincent, Karla Wozniak, Heliopolis, New York, 2014
* BIG WINDOW LITTLE FIELD, Samita Sinha, K J Holmes, David Kagan, Dhira Rauch, Christi- na Freeman, Zack Fabri, Shaun Leonardo, Heliopolis, New York, 2014
* WITNESS MY HAND, Paul Ramirez Jonas, Heliopolis, New York, 2013
* TICKLISH OBJECT, Judith Linhares, Zoe Sheehan Saldana, Jeff Grant, Heliopolis, New York, 2013
* CIRCLED THE MAN, Daniel Bozhkov, Dineo Seshee Bopape, Erkan Özgen and Sener Öz- men, Ji Hye Yeom, Susana Gaudêncio, Heliopolis, New York, 2012
ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITIES
* ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Hunter College, CUNY, 2011-Present Courses: Introduction to Study of Visual Experience, Advanced Drawing
* ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Pace University, NY, 2014-Present Courses: Principles of Design, Digital Design, Drawing, Painting
* ART PROGRAM DIRECTOR, John Hopkins University New York Education Program, 2008- Present
BIBLIOGRAPHY
* BOMB MAGAZINE, Interview by Sabine Russ, September 2018
* PERA MUSEUM, Catalogue Essay by Celenk Bafra, September 2018
* SOFT TRUTH HARD TIMES, edited by Thea Spittle, August 2018
* THE AIR SHEETS, issue 6, Sorry Archives, edited by Vanessa Thill and Claire Mirocha, No- vember 2017
* BIG BELL POETRY MAGAZINE, issue 9, artwork edited by Jay Grabowski, April 2016
* SEOUL MUSEUM OF ART, Catalogue Essay by Yanghee Shin, December, 2015
* FRESH PAINT MAGAZINE, February, 2015
* PATTY JOHNSON, Art Fag City, August 2014
* DILEK SENER, Soru isaretine donen soyut konusmalar, RH+ Art Magazine, Istanbul 2012
* NECMI KARKIN, A Call for Aesthetic Precedence in "After", Catalogue, Istanbul 2012
* MELIH TUGTAG, www.kirkincikapi.com, Istanbul 2011
* ANAIS LELLOUCHE, Catalogue published by Tevfik Ihtiyar Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul 2010
* HAYRI SUAT KUCUK. "Genc Kose", RH+ Sanart, September 2007
* PINAR OGUNC. " Bana Google'in resmini yapabilir misin Abidin?", Radikal 2006