inci eviner

Ankara, 1956

İnci Eviner, graduated from the Painting Department of the National Academy of Fine Arts, Istanbul, in 1980 and later obtained her Ph.D. from the Fine Arts Faculty of the Mimar Sinan University. She opened her first solo exhibition in Istanbul in 1986, followed by regular exhibitions in Ankara and in Istanbul. In 1997, her series entitled “Skinless” was displayed at the Venice Biennial. As of 2000, with the consecutive scholarships she won from Rockefeller, ISCP and Leube, she worked in Bellagio, New York and Salzburg. In addition to these cities, her works were viewed also in a solo show at Tokyo. Additionally, she was invited to group show in the major contemporary art centers in the USA, Mexico, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France and Italy.

More recently, İnci Eviner was represented at the exhibition entitled “Affinities”, which was organized in 2007 to mark the 10th anniversary of the foundation of the Deutsche Guggenheim Museum, with her work entitled “Stolen Signs”. In the exhibition, “Stolen Signs”, which was a new acquisition to the Deutsche Bank collection, was “affiliated” to the works of Sigmar Polke. After Berlin, “Affinities” will travel to Mumbai and Hong Kong. As of 1998, Eviner is teaching at the Arts and Design Faculty of the Yıldız University and continues working at her studio in Istanbul.