MELTEM ŞAHİN
4DMeltem Şahin (Marmaris, 1989) completed her undergraduate education at the Bilkent University Graphic Design Department with first place and completed her master's degree at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Department of Illustration, with a scholarship. With her successful projects, the artist won the school's prestigious award, the Graduate Research Development Grant, in 2015.
The book, with illustrations designed by the artist, was featured in publications and platforms such as P is for Pussy, Huffington Post, Bitch Media, DesignTAXI and BuzzFeed. Selected Illustrations were published in the book American Illustration in 2017. The animation, Flow, received many awards and the film was shown in six different countries. The artist organized her first solo exhibition, Negative Pleasure, in Baltimore in 2016, featuring animation and retro toys. In 2017, PMS curated the first augmented reality show consisting of 22 female artists held in Turkey.
This year, the artist exhibited her works at five different events, including the exhibition at Dumphaus as part of The Wrong Biennale in Tokyo. Nowadays, she is working on augmented reality filters and artificial intelligence products.
Meltem Şahin creates alternative humanist realities where classes, hierarchy, social status, sexual orientations and beauty standards do not exist. The artist establishes a balance between technology and nature by using traditional techniques such as printmaking and adding details that give the impression of error to prevent the perfection brought by technology.
2020, The Wrong Biennale, mixed exhibition, Dumphaus, Tokyo, Japan
2020, A NICE DAY, HYPERCORTEX, mixed exhibition, London, United Kingdom
2019, Flow, personal exhibition, Bilsart Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2019, Ramapano Space Project/Mixer, Contemorary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2019, Artweeks Akarats, mixed exhibition, Acetors, Istanbul, Turkey
2019, In search of digital, a new era of experience, mixed exhibition, Adas, Istanbul, Turkey
2018, Mixer, Contemorary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2018, Nature is the source, mixed exhibition, Collective House Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey
2018, Tomtom Red-Design, mixed exhibition, Tomtom Quarter, Istanbul, Turkey
2017, Across the Line, British Council & Squidsoup, mixed exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey
2017, Second Nature, mixed exhibition, Circular Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2017, Curator: PMS, mixed exhibition, Band Mag. Pool, Istanbul, Turkey
2017, House of Cards, Light City Festival, mixed exhibition, Maryland, USA
2016, Negative Pleasure, personal exhibition, Mixer, Istanbul, Turkey
2016, Negative Pleasure, personal exhibition, Maryland Institute of Art, Maryland, USA
2015, Image Harvest, mixed exhibition, Maryland Institute of Art, Maryland, USA
2015, First Year Juried Show, mixed exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Maryland, USA
2014, Image Harvest, mixed exhibition, Leidy Gallery, Maryland Institute of Art, Maryland, USA
Meltem Şahin (Marmaris, 1989) completed her undergraduate education at the Bilkent University Graphic Design Department with first place and completed her master's degree at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Department of Illustration, with a scholarship. With her successful projects, the artist won the school's prestigious award, the Graduate Research Development Grant, in 2015.
The book, with illustrations designed by the artist, was featured in publications and platforms such as P is for Pussy, Huffington Post, Bitch Media, DesignTAXI and BuzzFeed. Selected Illustrations were published in the book American Illustration in 2017. The animation, Flow, received many awards and the film was shown in six different countries. The artist organized her first solo exhibition, Negative Pleasure, in Baltimore in 2016, featuring animation and retro toys. In 2017, PMS curated the first augmented reality show consisting of 22 female artists held in Turkey.
This year, the artist exhibited her works at five different events, including the exhibition at Dumphaus as part of The Wrong Biennale in Tokyo. Nowadays, she is working on augmented reality filters and artificial intelligence products.
Meltem Şahin creates alternative humanist realities where classes, hierarchy, social status, sexual orientations and beauty standards do not exist. The artist establishes a balance between technology and nature by using traditional techniques such as printmaking and adding details that give the impression of error to prevent the perfection brought by technology.
2020, The Wrong Biennale, mixed exhibition, Dumphaus, Tokyo, Japan
2020, A NICE DAY, HYPERCORTEX, mixed exhibition, London, United Kingdom
2019, Flow, personal exhibition, Bilsart Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2019, Ramapano Space Project/Mixer, Contemorary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2019, Artweeks Akarats, mixed exhibition, Acetors, Istanbul, Turkey
2019, In search of digital, a new era of experience, mixed exhibition, Adas, Istanbul, Turkey
2018, Mixer, Contemorary Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2018, Nature is the source, mixed exhibition, Collective House Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey
2018, Tomtom Red-Design, mixed exhibition, Tomtom Quarter, Istanbul, Turkey
2017, Across the Line, British Council & Squidsoup, mixed exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey
2017, Second Nature, mixed exhibition, Circular Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
2017, Curator: PMS, mixed exhibition, Band Mag. Pool, Istanbul, Turkey
2017, House of Cards, Light City Festival, mixed exhibition, Maryland, USA
2016, Negative Pleasure, personal exhibition, Mixer, Istanbul, Turkey
2016, Negative Pleasure, personal exhibition, Maryland Institute of Art, Maryland, USA
2015, Image Harvest, mixed exhibition, Maryland Institute of Art, Maryland, USA
2015, First Year Juried Show, mixed exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Maryland, USA
2014, Image Harvest, mixed exhibition, Leidy Gallery, Maryland Institute of Art, Maryland, USA
