Esin Turan

Esin Turan (born 1970) is a Turkish painter and sculptor who currently resides in Vienna. Turan focuses her work on overcoming Western stereotypes of the Muslim world.
Esin Turan completed her studies at the Sculpture Department of the Arts Faculty of Hacettepe University before, in 1992, continuing her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna with Professor Bruno Gironcoli.

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• Heimat fremde heimat orf 2 gegen vorurteile foto aktion esin turan
• Selected exhibitions
• References

Her works focus on the concept of femininity in reflexions on society, sexuality, current events and their inner connection to the past and the effects of time and space, developing her own unique artistic mark in various modes of expression. Her works have been purchased by the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Arts, the City of Vienna, and various private collectors and have been exhibited in Turkey, Austria, Germany, Spain, USA and Japan.

Selected exhibitions

1998, Gallery Celeste, Vienna

1999, Gallery Aai, Vienna

2001, Gallery Siebenstern, Vienna

2002, Exhibition in the lawyer’s office Gabriel Lansky, Vienna

2004, Austrian Cultural Institute, Istanbul

2009, Gartenstudio, Berlin

2009, Austrian Cultural Forum, New York

2011 Wittgenstein Haus, Vienna

2012 Belvedere Vienna

2103 Cagla Cabaoglu Gallery Istanbul

2014 Galerie Feichtner, Vienna,

2014 Contemporary istanbul

2015 Kuad gallery, Istanbul

2015 Gallery Wolfrum, Vienna

2015 Georgia Contemporary Art Museum,Batumi

2015 21er Haus Museum of Contemporary Art, Vienna