“Being a Turkish native residing in the United States, I have been influenced by both the architectural/ physical and the emotional aspects of certain environments and view them as great potentials to narrate stories through my works.”
- Yasemin Kackar-Demirel
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019 Untethered, Curated by Eileen Jeng Lynch, The Yard, New York
2010 From My Home Page, C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.
2008 Encounters, Courthouse Gallery, Lake George Arts Project, NY.
"Belki Boylesi Daha Dogru / Perhaps it's Better This Way", C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.
2007 "My Ongoing Travelogue", McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL.
2006 "Synthetic Lands", an exhibition of paintings/drawings, The Marmara-Manhattan, NY, NY.
2004 “Never Land”, Graduate Gallery, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL.
2002 Glass Gallery, Northern Illinois University, Holmes Student Ctr, DeKalb, IL.
Group Exhibitions
2019 Summer in the City, Elisa Contemporary Art, NY
2018 Affordable Art Fair, Elisa Contemporary Art, NY
2017 25 Under 26, Elisa Contemporary Art, NY
2016 National Juried Group Show, Ceres Gallery, NY. Juror: Carmen del Valle Hermo, Assistant curator
for Collections, Guggenheim Museum
2015 Aqua Art Miami, Elisa Contemporary Art
2014 Global Perspective, Elisa Contemporary Art, NY and the Design Studio, Bridgehampton NY
Structured Spaces, Elisa Contemporary Art, NY
2012 Affordable Art Fair, Elisa Contemporary Art, NY
2009 Space Jam,Union Editions Gallery, New York, NY.
The Halpert Biennial, juror Jeffrey Grove Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Crossing Lines, juror Darsie Alexander, Delaware Ctr for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE.
2008 Present Perfect Continuous, curated by Denise Wong, NurtureArt Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
Painting Pink Pajamas, curated by Heather Brammier, Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Peoria, IL.
SAFE, juror Laura McPhee, Atlantic Works Gallery, East Boston, MA.
Small Works Show, curated by David Humphrey, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
Gelecek Program, C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.
2007 The 20th Drawing Show: 'Drawing the Line', juror Magdalena Campos-Pons, The Mills Gallery,
Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA.
Reconfigured, The Basement Gallery, Knoxville, TN.
New Directions '07, juror Jose Luis Blonde, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY.
10th Annual National Prize Show, juror Thomas W. Lentz, Kathryn Schultz and University
Place Galleries, Cambridge, MA.
Emergence, curated by Hadieh Shafie, Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
The Square Foot Show, Art Gotham Gallery, New York, NY.
2006 26th Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show, juror Tricia Paik, Stamford Art Assoc, Stamford, CT.
2005 Dorothy's Red Shoes, McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL.
11th International Exhibition of Women's Art, juror Feresteh Daftari, Soho20 Gallery, NY, NY.
Juried "It's a small world" Exhibit, Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts, VA.
Juried 7th Annual All-Media Exhibition, juror Britta Konau, Touchstone Gallery, Wash., DC.
2004 MFA Exhibition, NIU Museum Art Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Juried Emerging Illinois Artists Exhibition, juror Staci Boris,McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, IL.
Women’s History Month Show, DeKalb Area Women’s Center, DeKalb, IL.
2003 Juried “New Beginnings/ False Starts” Exhibit, juror Holly Hutto/Denise Bronson Allen,
HotHouse Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Inaugural Exhibition, Bad Dog Gallery, DeKalb, IL
Juried Chicago Women’s Caucus for Arts Members’ Exhibition, DeKalb Area Women’s Center, DeKalb, IL.
Women’s History Month Show, DeKalb Area Women’s Center, DeKalb, IL.
NIU Graduate Group Show, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL.
2002 Fifth Annual Chicago Art Open Student Show, Third Floor Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Juried Inaugural Mixed Media Exhibition “Impressions from Diversity”,Holmes Student Center,
Glass Gallery.
NIU Graduate Group Show, Jack Olson Gallery, DeKalb, IL.
TACA Turkish-American Cultural Alliance Chicago Area Artists’ Group Exhibition, TACA Building, Harlem, Chicago, IL.
Printmaking Group Exhibition,Expression Graphics, Oak Park, IL.
2001 Juried Painting and Sculpture Exhibition “What Will be the Condition of This Country?” Cekirdek Art Group, Bilim Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.
2000 Juried Painting Exhibition, Turkish Heart Foundation, Museum of Painting/Sculpture, Istanbul, Turkey.
Juried Painting Exhibition, Ipek-Ahmet Merey Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey.
14th Annual Major Textiles Culture and Art Fair, Sile Municipality, Sile, Turkey.
Juried Painting/Sculpture Exhibition “Chaos and Future” Cekirdek Art Group, Naval Museum Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.
1999 Juried Painting Exhibition, Turkish Heart Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey.
1997 Painting Exhibition, Foreign Ministry Women’s Association, Ankara, Turkey.
Collections
Ipek-Ahmet Merey Foundation, Istanbul, Turkey
Residency
2010 Explor-Art: 2010 Edition, AreaOdeon, Monza, Italy
2003 Summer Studio Residency, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Honors and Awards
2008 Curator's Choice Award, Small Works Show, 440 Gallery
2006 Moon and Stars Project, Visual Arts Department 2006 Exhibition Award
2004 1st Prize, Juror’s Choice Award, Emerging Illinois Artists Juried Exhibition, McLean County Arts Center
2002-2003 Jack Eleanor Olson Art Scholarship Award, Northern Illinois University
2001 Awarded second in rank upon graduation from the Painting Department of Mimar Sinan University, sponsored by Sabanci Foundation
2000 1st Prize, Ipek-Ahmet Merey Painting Competition. Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, Turkey
1993 1st Prize in the “Environment Consciousness and Sensitivity” titled Painting Competition. SOS Environmental Magazine Istanbul, Turkey
Education
2004 MFA, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
2001 BFA, Mimar Sinan University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Istanbul, Turkey
