After several years as an online exhibition due to the Covid pandemic, the annual Turkish Community Art Exhibition is back as an in-person event and now open for viewing at the Yunus Emre Institute in London. This year’s exhibition features 70 pieces of art by 49 Turkish artists in Britain. They were selected from ore […]
Two artists will be presenting a selection of their ‘Nature’ themed art works in a new joint exhibition being hosted by the Anchorsholme Library in Blackpool. Originally from London and of Turkish Cypriot heritage, Ayten Nightingale’s creativity straddles a range of forms including tapestry and canvas work. Her colourful paintings often feature scenes from the […]
Following her previous successful solo exhibitions in 2017 and 2021, British Turkish artist Nagihan Seymour returns to The Lightbox with a brand new show, ‘The Golden Ratio’. According to the press notes, “the Golden Ratio”, also known as Phi, is a special number which can be seen across the universe from living systems to inanimate […]
For centuries, Turkish culture has encompassed a wide range of art forms, such as calligraphy (hüsn-i hat), paper marbling (ebru), illumination (tezhip), miniature, Turkish ceramic (çini) and batik. A new month-long London exhibition, The Noble, will showcase these traditional Turkish arts, displaying the works of eleven contemporary artists regarded as masters in their respective field. […]
Better known as a vocalist from chart-topping British electronic dance band The Prodigy, Maxim’s career as a contemporary artist is also blossoming. His stunning new solo exhibition, Infinite Drama, is being hosted by the Miart Gallery London, a spectacular 500 sqm modern art centre located in the heart of Mayfair and owned by Irem Deniz. […]
A new group exhibition curated by British Turkish Cypriot Mustafa Hulusi is opening at Pi Artworks London at the beginning of September. Called “Everywhere was nowhere, and nowhere everywhere”, it features the works of 18 artists that explore the sensory experience outside of language, as they challenge our modern era of techno-science driven functionality that […]
If you’re looking to discover and support Turkish creative talent outside of London, then head to theUrban Arts Studio in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, where works by painter and tapestry weaver Ayten Nightingale are currently on display as a group exhibition. From September, even more of Nightingale’s art works will be on show at the […]
Fresh from the success of its Beyond Borders I and II shows, the series returns to London’s Miart Gallery with a new collective exhibition showcasing the works of ten Turkish artists: Ahmet Yeşil, Dicle Çiftçi, İskender Giray, Jülide Günce, Koray Erkaya, Laura Margarita, Oben Yilmaz, Ramazan Tilki, Sebnem Unlu and Yiğit Dündar. According to the […]
London is set to get its first major contemporary Turkish art exhibition, TA London, which opens at the prestigious Saatchi Gallery with a VIP preview evening on Tuesday 26 October. The week-long exhibition features 19 internationally acclaimed Turkish artists from Turkey, Cyprus, Azerbaijan and around the world, and 2 international guest artists. Organised by Renko […]
If you are an artist of Turkish heritage that is based in Britain, the organisers of the annual Turkish Community Art Exhibition would like to hear from you! Now in its third year, and jointly organised by the Yunus Emre Enstitüsü – London and the Turkish Consulate in London, the exhibition “aims to bring together […]
