Gökhan Deniz is a Turkish artist.
Born in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1974, Deniz is concerned with human interrelations by working on notions of fear, anxiety and guilt. Deniz is active in civil society activities related to human rights violations and children at risk. In 2003, Gökhan Deniz was awarded the TOYP prize of “Turkey’s 10 Successful Young People” in the category of “Contribution to Human Rights, Children and World Peace”. Aside from his artistic career, Deniz continues to manage art workshops in institutions such as prisons and psychiatric institutions.
Education:
- Painting Department, Atatürk Faculty of Education Fine Arts at Marmara University.
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Selected Events
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 2012 Which one is more real?, Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2018 Metamorphosis, Adahan Hotel, İstanbul, Turkey
- 2018 Immortality, Adahan Hotel, İstanbul, Turkey
- 2017 Cabinet of Curiosity, Scope New York – Miami Art Show, USA
- 2017 Istanbul Codex : Contemporary Artists From Turkey, İmago Mundi, Palermo, Italy
- 2016 Somethin’ Just Happened, Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2015 Stay with me, GEZİ Park, Werseburg Museum, Bremen, Germany, Belvedere Museum, Vienna, Austria
- 2014 Contemporary İstanbul Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2012 Encounters: Turkish Contemporary Art in Korea, ARA Art Square, Seoul, South Korea
- 2010 Art-Attack, Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair, Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery, Shanghai, China
- 2010 Evil Men and Witnesses, Çağla Cabaoğlu Gallery, Istanbul, TR
Selected Awards
- 2003 TOYP prize, “Turkey’s 10 Successful Young People” contest, “Contribution to Human Rights, Children and World Peace” category.
