Devrim Kadirbeyoğlu is a multimedia artist whose installations, performances, and videos transform everyday materials into participatory experiences where the personal meets the collective. Her work often begins with what is close at hand—an object, a memory, a habit—and expands it into a space of shared reflection.
Through subtle gestures and constructed environments, Kadirbeyoğlu invites audiences to inhabit the fragile thresholds between intimacy and distance, presence and absence, the private and public, and self and society.
She studied Sculptural Ceramics and Glass at the Fine Arts Academy of Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul. She earned an MFA from the Studio for Interrelated Media at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston and is currently pursuing a second master’s degree in Multimedia and New Technologies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome.
Her projects have been presented across Turkey, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the U.S., with solo exhibitions in New York, The Hague, and Istanbul.
2011
Who Draws The Line? Archiviazioni. Curated by Giusy Checola. Lecce, Italy
2010
In Case of Loss Please Return To: ALANistanbul. Istanbul, Turkey
2010
Liminal. Baracca. Den Haag, Netherlands
2008
On It’s Head. Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery. New York, U.S.A
2025
Memento Mori. Curated by Franco Ripa di Meana, Maria Cristina Reggio, Mauro Palatucci. Academy of Fine Arts. Rome. Italy
2014
Stay With Me! Apartment Project. Berlin, Germany
Dxes. Convento di San Patrignano. Curated by Antonello Tolve. Collecorvino, Italy
In Dialogue. City Gallery des Kunstverein Wolfsburg im Alvar-Aalto-Kulturhaus. Wolfsburg, Germany
2013
Sguardi sulla realtà. Museo della Carrozza. Curated by Antonello Tolve. Macerata, Italy
2012
International Migrants Day Film Festival. Bogazici University, Mithat Alam Film Center. Istanbul, Turkey
The One. Dino Morra Arte Contemporanea. Napels, Italy
Istanbul Contemporary Art Fair. Galleria Paola Verrengia. Istanbul, Turkey
The Others. Dino Morra Arte Contemporanea. Torino, Italy
Art of Migration. Cezayir. Istanbul, Turkey
Goethe-Institut. Istanbul, Turkey
Time Keeper. Empire Projects. Curated by Leah Stuhltrager. Istanbul, Turkey
Azami Yuk. Kabine Nadire. Istanbul, Turkey
2011
L’intervallo necessario. Artisti in dialogo con Gillo Dorfles. Archivio dell’Architettura Contemporanea. Curated by
Antonello Tolve and Stefania Zuliani. Salerno, Italy
Archiviazioni at IN/OUT and Artissima Lido DOC, Artissima 18. Turin, Italy
Archiviazioni. The Wall (archives) #4. A project by Pietro Gaglianò in collaboration with Archiviazioni. Lecce, Italy
ÇOK . Garaj Istanbul and De Velinx. Collaboration with dancer/choreographer Ayse Orhon. Istanbul, Turkey and Tongeren, Belgium
2010
Prevenire La Cura. 26 cc. Curated by Giusy Checola. Rome, Italy
UNDERDOX. Through September 30 – October 6. Munich, Germany
Videodumbo. Dumbo Arts Center. Curated by Caspar Stracke and Gabriela Monroy. New York, U.S.A
Gratis, Et Amore Artis. Convento di San Filippo Neri. Curated by Antonello Tolve. Salerno, Italy
Merhaba Fureya Merhaba. Macka Sanat. Istanbul, Turkey
Kasa Galeri. 10th Year Anniversary, Book Launch & Exhibition. Istanbul, Turkey
The Outer Edge of Inside. Manzara Perspectives. Istanbul, Turkey
The New New. The EAST/WEST Project. Berlin, Germany
2009
Seriously Ironic: Positions in Turkish Contemporary Art Scene. Kunsthaus Pasquart. Bien, Switzerland
Getting Even. Kasa Galeri. Curated by Isin Onol. Istanbul, Turkey
Bridge Art Fair. Represented by Emmanuel Fremin Gallery. New York, U.S.A
2008
Urban Jealousy. Hafriyat. 1st International Roaming Biennial of Tehran. Istanbul & Berlin
New York, New York, New York. Flux Factory. New York, U.S.A
2007
Istanbul International Contemporary Art Fair. TersHane. Istanbul, Turkey
Biennial Parallel. TersHane. Istanbul, Turkey
Factory Days II. TersHane. Istanbul, Turkey
2006
3rd Ward. A night of Videos for Loft-n-Space. NY, U.S.A
2004
The Brooklyn Society For Ethical Culture. New York, U.S.A
2003
Judi Rotenberg Gallery. Boston, U.S.A
Stephen D. Paine Gallery. Boston, U.S.A
2002
Huntington Gallery. Boston, U.S.A
The Brant Gallery. Boston, U.S.A
2001
Student Life Gallery. Boston, U.S.A
Huntington Gallery. Boston, U.S.A
2000
Canakkale Art Gallery. Canakkale, Turkey
Osman Hamdi Exhibition Space. Mimar Sinan University, Fine Arts Faculty. Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish Ceramics Association. Izmir, Turkey
Izmir Rotary Club. Izmir, Turkey
Seramitek. Istanbul, Turkey
1999
Academy of Fine Arts, Architecture & Design. Prague, Czech Republic
Seramitek. Istanbul, Turkey
2014
Pescara, Italy
2013
5533 in Istanbul, Turkey with D21 in Leipzig, Germany
2011
Dam, Stuhltrager. Berlin, Germany
2011
Archiviazioni. Lecce, Italy
2009
Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Center. Istanbul, Turkey
1999
Academy of Fine Arts, Architecture & Design. Prague, Czech Repulic
2015
Today’s Zaman / Newspaper. Kiger, Rumeysa. Art exhibition explores concept of exchange. January 17th, 2015. (images published)
2014
We have to start somewhere... Arshake. Antonello Tolve. December, 2014 (images published)
L’età soffice. Teoria e piratic dell’arte nell’epoca dei new media. Book published by Quodlibet. Curated by Pierfrancesco Giannangeli and Antonello Tolve.
2013
Who Draws the Line? Reorient. Arie Akkermans. January 20th, 2013. (images published)
2012
Ubiquità. Book published by Quodlibet. Antonello Tolve
Art Conquers All: A Contemporary Istanbul 2012 Review. The Istanbul Guide. November 2012
The Others. Dino Morra Arte Contemporanea. Torino, Italy. Exhibition catalog, p. 4, 5, 25 (image published)
Acik Radyo / Radio Station. Interview. April 1st, 2012
Who Draws the Line?. Radio Papesse / Radio Station. Interview. April 3rd, 2012
2011
Salento Web TV. Interview with Novembre Andrea. September 25th, 2011.
La Repubblica. Antonella Marino. September 24th, 2011. page XIX (images published)
Quisalento. Valeria Raho. September 2011. page 58
Il Paese Nuovo. CM. September 24th, 2011. page1,12 (images published)
Il Paese Nuovo. Gioia Perrone. September 28th, 2011. page 9 (images published)
La Gazetta Del Mezzogiorno. September 24th, 2011. page XV
2010
Guide / Magazine. November 2010
6 NEWS / TV. Interview with Eugenia Moroz. October 2010
Ekavart / Online TV. October 2010
Today’s Zaman / Newspaper. Interview with Rumeysa Kiger. October 12th, 2010 (images published)
Cumhuriyet Gazetesi / Newspaper. Interview with Sinem Donmez. October 3rd, 2010. Culture & Arts Section (images pub.)
Vogue Turkey. Interview with Hande Oynar. October 2010 (images published)
Harper’s Bazaar. Interview with Sebnem Kirmaci. October 2010 (images published)
Tasarim / Architecture, Interior Design, Urban Design and the Arts Magazine. October 2010 (images published)
Travel & Leisure. Interview with Zeynep Erekli. October 2010 (images published)
Istanbul Life. Interview with Sami Ozbudak. October 2010 (images published)
Time Out – Istanbul. Critics Picks. October 2010 (images published)
Hurriyet / Newspaper. September 27th, 2010 (image published)
Renkli Anlar / TRT Radio 1 Station. Interview with Zehra Karabel. October 15th, 2010
10th Year Anniversary at Kasa Galeri, February 2010 (image published)
2009
Arte e Critica 59. June 2009. p. 60 (image published)
Seriously Ironic: Positions in Turkish Contemporary Art Scene. Le CentrePasquArt exhibition catalog, p. 56 – 59
Turkish Art in Switzerland. Sabah Gazetesi/Newspaper. June 28, 2009
Kasa Gallery hosts young Middle Eastern artists. Sabah Gazetesi/Newspaper, Arts & Culture Section. May 19, 2009 (images pub.)
Radikal Gazetesi / Newspaper. May 29, 2009. (image published)
Semtonline.com / Art and Culture Blog. May 2009 (image published)
todayszaman.com / E-Newspaper. June 10, 2009 (image published)
Etrafta. Art and Culture Blog. Boran Guney. January 2009 (image published)
2008
Eve Art. Leyla Emadi. Eve Magazine, June 2008 (images published)
Critic’s Pick. James Kalm. Wagmag.
Detritus Forest. Review, January 28, 2008, p.3. (image published)
Flux Factory, NYNYNY exhibition catalog, p.23. (images published)
2007
In Fashion. Zeynep Tunuslu. ATA TV. Interview, December 23, 2007
TersHane, Biennial Parallel exhibition catalog, p.15,16,17,18. (images published)
Contemporary Istanbul exhibition catalog, p.135. (image published)
4 Days, Not Enough. Ebru Drew. Vatan Gazetesi / Newspaper. Review on ‘Liminal’. December 3, 2007. Lifestyle Section.
Liminal at Istanbul Contemporary. Sinem Donmez. Cumhuriyet Gazetesi, / Newspaper. Interview, December 1, 2007, p.3. (images published)
Evrensel Gazetesi / Newspaper, December 1, 2007, Arts & Culture Section, p.12. (image published)
Afis. Nur Aydin. CNN Turk. Interview on ‘Liminal’. November 30, 2007
Acik Radyo / Radio Station. Announcement on ‘Liminal’. November 29, 2007. Arts & Culture Section. Eraslan Saglam.
‘Acik Dergi Program’ Acik Radyo / Radio Station. Interview on Biennial Parallel. September 7, 2007
2006
Let’s all go to the Fair. Hincal Uluc. Sabah Gazetesi / Newspaper, December 23, 2006, p.21.
2003
MFA Graduate exhibition catalog, p.26, 27. (images published)
2000
Seramik. Art, Science & Technology Magazine. August/September Issue 2000, p.36 (image published)
Izmir Rotary Club 6th Golden Tray exhibition catalog, p.8. (image published)
2007
White Noise
Bienal Paralel
2006
Compassion. Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery. New York. NY. U.S.A.
One is Better. Dam, Stuhltrager Gallery. New York. NY. U.S.A.