Imren Tuzun

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Born in Demre in 1963, ?mren took a degree in Tourism Management in Akdeniz University. In 1991, she commenced her study of painting at the Kaleiçi Sanatevi – Muhittin Selamet Studio, and has continued her work in an independent capacity since 1996, working from her own studio since 2001.
She has studied the art collections in various museums in London, Venice, Berlin, Florence, Milan, Paris, St. Petersburg, Skopje, Pristina, Detmold, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Nürnberg, Cologne, Kassel, Vienna, Kassel, Atlanta and New York.
She participated in the first Antalya Painting Festival as a member of the Organizational Committee and is a member of International Association of Art-Turkey (AIAP) and BESAM.
She organized The Young Artist Exhibition in Turkey which was related International Paint Pals in Atlanta in 2008.
She made two short films which were titled "On the Move", "Innocent Drawings" and three videos "Walking on the Sea", "a married woman in front of the Mediterrenean" and "silence and desire".
She organized 1. Antalya Lemon Short Film Days on November 20-22, 2009 with Françoise Pierrot, Levent Arslan and Ahmet Tüzün and 2. Antalya Lemon Short Fim Days with Ahmet Tüzün, Françoise Pierrot Atay on March 25-27 March 2011.
Her writings and interviews on literature have been published in various literary magazines.
She is proficient in English and German.
She lives and works in Antalya/Turkey.

Solo Exhibitions
2007 - “Under the Facade” Atlanta
2006 - “Travelling to Balkan : Skopje-Pristina” Antalya
2005 - “Attitudes and Moments” Antalya
2003 - “Silence of Summer” Antalya
2002 - “Little Things” Antalya
1995 - “First Solo Exhibition” Antalya

Group Exhibitions
2012 - 40 Eyes 40 Istanbul - Fotofilm Art Center - Istanbul
2011 - Tor Zum Frieden - Köln - Germany
2011 - Art Expo - Istanbul
2010 - 5+15+5 - Bremen - Germany
2010 - Window - 2th ?zmit Book and Art Fair - ?zmit
2009 - 7th Florance Biennale - Florance - Italy
2009 - Maniac - Manic Episode 1
2009 - Mailart from Turkey
2009 - Letters, Genova-Italy
2008 - "Women, Power and Politics" Online Exhibition - International Museum of Women-San Francisco
2008 - International ART TECH MEDIA Cordoba-0.8 -Tenerife-Spain
2008 - "The Bride to Peace" UPSD Gallery, Istanbul
2008 - "40th Anniversary of 1968, Archaeological Dig of a Wind of Change", Piramid Gallery, ?stanbul
2008 - “Hand to Hand” Spruill Gallery, Atlanta
2007 - “Being Mediterranean and Living Away from the Mediterranean” 17. Istanbul Art Fair, ?stanbul
2007 - “Moving in the City” ?mren Tüzün-Irena Paskali, AKM, Antalya
2003 - “ANSAN Group Exhibition” Nürnberg

Mixed Exhibitions
2008 - ANTÇEV, 10. Traditional Exhibition, Artpark Gallery, Antalya
2008 - ANSAN Mixed Painting Exhibition Antalya
2007 - 1 st Contemporary Artists’ Convention, ?layda Art Gallery ?stanbul
2007 - ANSAN Mixed Painting Exhibition Mersin
2005 - The First International Turkey Grameen Mikrokredi Art Bienale Ankara
2005 - Irena Paskali - Imren Tüzün Veles - Makedonya
2004 - ANSAN Mixed Painting Exhibition Bursa
2002 - The First Antalya Festival of Painting Mixed Painting Exhibition Antalya
2000 - ANSAN 2000 Plastic Arts-Catalogue Exhibition Antalya
1999 - Antalya Female Plastic Artists’ Exhibition Antalya
1998 - Mixed Art Exhibition at the Gallery of the Chamber of Architects Antalya
1997 - Ozan Orkun Art Gallery Summer Mixed Exhibition Antalya
1996 - Türkiye Kalk?nma Bankas? Summer Mixed Exhibition Antalya
1995 - 8th March Women Artists’ Exhibition Antalya

International Artist Colony
2003 - “XL. International Plastic Arts Colony of Strumica” Macedonia
2002 - “The First Heidenheim International Artists Colony” Germany

Filmography
Short Films
2009 - “Innocent Drawings” 5 minutes
2011- 2.Antalya Lemon Short Film Days – Antalya
25-2 March 2011
2011- Artexpo2011Istanbul
10-20 March 2011
2010 - International Straming Festival The Hague - Netherlands
01 - 05 December 2010
2009 - 7th Florance Biennale Florance- Italy (Premiere)
5-13 December 2009

2005 – “On the Move” 7 minutes 28 second
2009 – 8. National Film Festival, Theme “ Migration” - ?stanbul
2008-2009 – 2010 – 2011 Ekavart TV – ?stanbul
2007 – “Moving in the City” –Antalya Cultur Center with Irena Paskali
2006 – 2007 - Documantary Channel “ ?Z TV” in Istanbul
2005- 2. METU Short Film Festival - Ankara
2005 - Simge Litarature Evenings - Antalya 2007, (Premiere)

Video
2011 – “ silence and desire” 1 minute
2011- Crossing Identities –Mexico
16- 18 December 2011
2011 – “ a married woman in ftont of the mediterranean” 1 minut
2012 – World Art Day / UPSD Art Gallery – ?stanbul
15 April 2012
2011- Crossing Identities –Mexico
16- 18 December 2011

2007 – “walking on the sea” 3 minutes
2011- International Videoart Festival - Napoli / Italy
2010 - International Straming Festival The Hague - Netherlands
01 - 05 December 2010
2010 - 2010 - "De l'art dans les bars !" 14 April 2010 - Paris
2009 – 5. International Short Film Festival – ISFF Detmold 09 – Germany
04-07 June, 2009
2008 - Uluslararas? ART TECH MEDIA Cordoba-0.8 -Tenerife-?spanya
2008 - 2. International Beylikdüzü Short Film Festival - Istanbul

2007 - 17. Istanbul Art Fair, “Being Mediterranean and Living Away from the
Mediterranean” exhibition by AIAP Turkey (Premiere)

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