/About

Huri Kiriş lives and works in London and Istanbul.

2018 – PHD, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Institute of Fine Arts, Faculty of Painting

2004 – 2007 MFA, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Institute of Social Sciences

1998 – 2004 Bachelor’s, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Faculty of Painting

1994 – 1998 High School, İstanbul Fine Arts High School

Solo Exhibitions

2018 – “Terra”, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Tophane-i Amire CAC Single Dome Hall, İstanbul

2016 – “The Disaster takes care of everything”, Alan İstanbul, İstanbul

2012 – “Vertigo”, Contemporary İstanbul’ 12, İstanbul

2011 – “Peanut Butter”, Mabeyn Gallery, İstanbul 

2011 – “Altar”, Pasajist, İstanbul 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2019– “Letters from Anatolia”, The Lightbox, Woking, United Kingdom, 2018 – “Animal Side”, Mixer, İstanbul 2017 – “The Dialogues 1”, Mana Contemporary, New York, U.S.A., 2016 – Contemporary İstanbul’ 16, Alan İstanbul, İstanbul, 2016 – “Unexpected Territories”, Tüyap Art Fair, İstanbul, 2016 – “Six Pack”, Huri’s Studio, İstanbul, 2016 – “CHE VUOİ? ‘Fantasy screen of Contemporary Art”, Alan İstanbul, İstanbul, 2015 – “Amarcord”, Tüyap Art Fair, İstanbul, 2015 – “Food”, Milano Expo, Milano, İtalya, 2014 – “Gala Modern 6”, İstanbul Modern Art Museum, İstanbul, 2012 – “Draft”, Mabeyn Gallery, İstanbul, 2012 – “Sorry, I could not recognize you!”, Türkiye, 2012 – “Portart”, Ankara, 2012 – “Self Portrait”, Alan İstanbul, İstanbul, 2012 – “Prescript”, Karşı Sanat, İstanbul, 2011 – Contemporary İstanbul’ 11, Mabeyn Gallery, İstanbul, 2011 – “Dreams, Colours, Truths”, Art Bosphorus Contemporary Art Fair, İstanbul, 2011 – “By yourself”, Artsuites Gallery, İstanbul, 2011 – “Where Fire Has Struck”, Depo, İstanbul, 2011 – “From Figure to Figure: Examples of Portraits from Osman Hamdi Bey to the Present Day”, İstanbul, 2010 – “Prologue”, Kentİstanbul İstanbul, 2010 – “Figurative”, Alan İstanbul, İstanbul, 2010 – “Liselim”, Tophane-i Amire, İstanbul, 2010 – “Food”, Karşı Sanat, İstanbul, 2009 – “Fake Safari”, Tüyap Art Fair, İstanbul, 2009Tüyap Art Fair, İstanbul, 2009 – “My Name is Casper”, İstanbul, 2009 – “SummArt Painters Campus 2009”, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, 2009 – “Nazım 1902 – 2009”, Nazım Hikmet Culture and Art Foundation Gallery, İstanbul, 2008 – “Summer Exhibition”, Casa Dell’Arte Gallery, İstanbul, 2007 – “Young Portraits”, Teşvikiye Art Gallery, İstanbul, 2005 – “Young Expansions”, Pera Museum, Istanbul, 2005 – “Changing Faces”, State Fine Arts Gallery, İstanbul, 2002 – “Değirmendere II. Painting Symposium Exhibition”, Kocaeli, 2001 – “Şile Culture and Art Festival Exhibition”, İstanbul, 1995 – 1998 “KSM Exhibitions of Youth”, İstanbul

Awards

2008 – Special Prize, Nuri İyem Painting Competition, 2006 – Honorable Mansion, Ümraniye Municipality 2. Traditional Painting Competition, 2005 – Second Prize, Tekel Painting Competition, 2002 – Third Prize, İpek-Ahmet Merey Painting Competition, 2001 – Second Prize, İpek-Ahmet Merey Painting Competition, 2000 – Honorable Mansion, Türk Kalp Vakfı Painting Competition