Yasemin Oncu was born in Edmonton, Alberta in 1990. She received her BA in Visual Arts from Sabanci University in Istanbul in 2012. She completed the Interdisciplinary Masters of Art, Media and Design Graduate Program at OCAD University in Toronto, Ontario in 2016.

Education

2016            MFA, Interdisciplinary Masters in Art, Media and Design, OCAD University, Toronto

2012            BA, Visual Arts, VACD, Sabanci University, Istanbul

Solo & Group Shows

2021 solo show, Pencere, öktemaykut, Istanbul

2021 senkron video art, video series: Les rêveries d'une paresseuse solitaire, öktemaykut, istanbul

2019 Mural performance, contemporary Istanbul art fair, istanbul

2017           Untapped Emerging Artists, The Artist Project, Toronto

2016           Solo show, Monstrum, OCAD U Student Gallery, Toronto

2016           Other Worlds, Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Toronto, (co-curated by Anda Kubis and Jana Macalik) 

2016           Prescience, Luminato Festival, The Hearn Generating Station, Toronto  

2016           Grad Ex, OCAD U Student Gallery, Toronto

2016           Solo show, de.monstra.tion, MFA Thesis Show, Gallery 50, Toronto  

2015           Envelopment(s) Paths Taken and Not Taken, Robert Kananaj Gallery, Toronto

2014           Thresholds, OCAD University Graduate Gallery, Toronto

2012           136 square meter: 8 persona, FASS Art Gallery, Istanbul 

2011           Collaborative project, Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, Gallery Baraz, Istanbul, (in collaboration with Imre Ozkoray)

 

Bibliography

2020 Radarimizdaki 10 sanatçi, yonca keremoglu, timeout magazine, istanbul

2017 the monster in the room, defne caglar, basedistanbul magazine, istanbul

2017           The 30 Most Exciting Artists in Toronto Right Now, Amy Grief, blogTO, Toronto

2017           The Artist Project: 3 Women to Watch, Shedoesthecity, shedoesthecity.com, Toronto (Interview)

2016           Other Worlds, Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Published in Collaboration with OCAD University, Toronto

2016           Inside the Hearn: Previewing Luminato's Massive Makeover, Marcus Mitanis, Urban Toronto, Toronto

2016           De.monstra.tion: The Monster and the Demonization of Other, MFA Thesis, Yasemin Oncu, OCAD University, Toronto

2014           ZEPHYR Issue 3:Transmission, MFA Art Criticism and Writing, School of Visual Arts, New York

2011           Galeri Baraz Catalogue, Contemporary Istanbul'11, Istanbul

 

Awards & Grants          

2017           1st Place Competition Award, The Artist Project, Toronto

2015           Graduate Scholarship Award, OCAD U, Toronto

2014           Dean's Scholarship Award, OCAD U, Toronto

2014           Lisa Visser Graduate Scholarship Award, OCAD U, Toronto