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Pinar Yolacan
Pym18Pinar Yolacan, Untitled (Maria series),
2007, C-print; Ed of 6, 40 x 30 in
© Courtesy of the Artist and Rivington Arms, NY
Py0714Pinar Yolacan, Untitled (Maria series),
2007, C-print, Ed of 6, 40 x 30 in
© Courtesy of the Artist and Rivington Arms, NY
Pycelina_16_300Pinar Yolacan, Untitled (Maria series),
2007, C-print, Ed of 6, 40 x 30 in
© Courtesy of the Artist and Rivington Arms, NY
Py0705Pinar Yolacan, Untitled (Maria series),
2007, C-print, Ed of 6, 40 x 30 in
© Courtesy of the Artist and Rivington Arms, NY
Pym21Pinar Yolacan, Untitled (Maria series),
2007, C-print, Ed of 6, 40 x 30 in
© Courtesy of the Artist and Rivington Arms, NY
Pym20Pinar Yolacan, Untitled (Maria series),
2007, C-print, Ed of 6, 40 x 30 in
© Courtesy of the Artist and Rivington Arms, NY
Py0201Pinar Yolacan, Untitled,
2002, C-print, 40 x 32 3/8 in
© Courtesy of the Artist and Rivington Arms, NY
Py0301Pinar Yolacan, Untitled,
2003, C-print, 40 x 32 3/8 in
© Courtesy of the Artist and Rivington Arms, NY
Py0406Pinar Yolacan, Untitled,
2004, C-print, 40 x 32 3/8 in
© Courtesy of the Artist and Rivington Arms, NY
Py0101Pinar Yolacan, Untitled,
2001, C-print, 40 x 26 5/8 in
© Courtesy of the Artist and Rivington Arms, NY
Py0403Pinar Yolacan, Untitled,
2004, C-print, 40 x 32 3/8 in
© Courtesy of the Artist and Rivington Arms, NY
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> QUICK FACTS
BIRTHPLACE:  
Ankara, Turkey
BIRTH YEAR:  
1981
LIVES IN:  
Brooklyn, NY
SCHOOLS:  
The Cooper Union School of Art, 2004, BFA
Chelsea School of Art and Design, 2001, BA
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, 2000, BA
REPRESENTING GALLERIES:  
Rivington Arms
> STATEMENT

Pinar Yolacan works in the tradition of photographic portraiture.  Using a variety of unusual and unexpected meat and poultry products to adorn her sitters with, Yolacan investigates feminist, political and art historical concerns in her enigmatic and sometimes shocking work.

EDUCATION

B. F.A Cooper Union School of Art New York, 2004

B.A, Chelsea School of Art and Design, Fine Art Media, London 2001

B.A. Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Fashion Design with Marketing, London 2000

Foundation Studies, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London 1999

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 

2008   Maria, Yapi Kredi Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey

2007   Perishables, Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki

            Maria, Rivington Arms, New York

            Perishables, Yapi Kredi Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey

2004   Perishables, Rivington Arms, New York

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008   Fotografie Forum International, Frankfurt, September

            Regional Delicacies: Alef's Art Mezze, XVA Gallery, Creek Art Fair, Dubai

            I Will Never Lie to My Mother Again, Mogadisni AAR, Aarhus, Denmark

2006   Wild Girls, Exit Art, New York

            Strangers with Angelic Faces, Akbank Cultural Center, Istanbul

            Strangers with Angelic Faces, SPACE Triangle Gallery, London

            Good Bye To All That, Rivington Arms, New York

2005   Entropy Interrupted, Two Trees Gallery Building, New York

            Art-Robe: Women artists in a nexus of art and fashion, UNESCO, Paris

            Surface Tension, Gallery 500 Portland

2004   Art + Commerce Festival of Emerging Photographers, New York

            Blueprint, Silo, New York

RESIDENCIES

2007   HIAP, Helsinki International Artist-in-residence Programme, Cable Factory, Helsinki, Finland

            UNESCO Aschberg Bursary for Artists, Instituto Sacatar, Bahia, Brazil

PUBLICATIONS 

2008   "Maria" by Pinar Yolacan, Exhibition Catalogue published by Yapi Kredi Art and Culture Publishing, Istanbul

2007   "Perishables" by Pinar Yolacan, Exhibition Catalogue published by Yapi Kredi Art and Culture Publishing, Istanbul

2006   "The Portrait Now" by Sandy Naime and Sarah Howgate, National Portrait Gallery, London
> EXHIBITED AT THESE VENUES
Rivington Arms
> RACKROOM
May, 2008 Interview with Pinar Yolacan
by ArtSlant Team
 
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