Aylin Tekiner (b. 1978, Nevşehir, Turkey) is a New York / İstanbul based artist and activist.
She undertook her B.A. and M.A. at Hacettepe University Fine Arts, Sculpture Department in Ankara, Turkey.
In 2008 she received her PhD at Ankara University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Cultural Fundamentals of Education Department.
Her book "Ataturk Statues: Cult, Esthetics, and Politics" evolved from her PhD thesis and was published by İletişim Yayınları (Turkey) in 2010.
Aylin has had solo shows and participated in the group exhibitions in Turkey and New York.
She taught New Media, Art, and Activism at Long Island University, New York.
In 2015-2016 academic year, she was awarded as a post-doc by the Yale University School of Drama.
She has been living both in New York and Istanbul since 2011.
She is a member of Collective Memory Platform, which was formed by the families of 28 victims of the political murders in modern
Tekiner is a member of Research Institute on Turkey (RIT) based in New York.
Education
2015
Yale University, Post-doc, School of Drama, Connecticut, U.S.A.
2008
Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey Doctorate Degree, The Faculty of Educational Sciences, The Department of Cultural Foundations of Education
2003
Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey Graduate School of Social Sciences, Sculpture
1999
Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sculpture
Publications
2014
“Atatürk Monuments Loved, Exiled, Idolized, and Brued”, Derin Tarih, 27, p. 104-112
2010
“Power, Discourse and Cult: Atatürk Monuments in Turkey” in Official History Discussions 10: Regime and Its Rituals (Resmi Tarih Tartışmaları 10: Rejim ve Ritüelleri), ed. by Mete Kaynar, İstanbul: Özgür University Press.
2010
Atatürk Statues: Cult, Aesthetic, and Politics. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Symposium and Conference Papers
2016
Guest Lecture “The Impact of Art and Activism in Society”, Yale University School of Drama, New Haven, Connecticut.
2016
Guest Lecture “Visual Storytelling Class MA588”, Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York.
2013
Worhshiped, Loved, Scared, Exiled, Buried: Atatürk Monuments, Pist, İstanbul, Turkey.
2010
Atatürk Statues: Cult, Aesthetic, and Politics, Uludağ University, The Faculty of Educational Sciences, Bursa, Turkey.
2010
“Traces of Woman Identity in One Party Era”, As a Category of Science: The Third International Women’s Symposium on Literature, Language, Culture and Art Studies. Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey.
2009
“A Quest of Official History to Become Visible: Atatürk Monuments”, 9th National Art Symposium - Art in Public Sphere, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Solo Exhibitions
2016
“Do All Daddies Have Gray Suits?”, Gallery Zilberman, İstanbul, Turkey.
2012
“Property of Unborn”. Humanities Gallery, Brooklyn Campus, Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York.
2006
“In My Dream”, Art Gallery of Anadolu Agency, Ankara, Turkey.
Group Exhibitions
2017
BAM - Biennale Arcipelago Mediterraneo, Imago Mundi - Mediterranean Routes, Istanbul Codex - Contemporary Artists from Turkey, Palermo, Italy.
2016
İstanbul Codex Contemporary Artists From Turkey, Imago Gundi, Luciano Benetton Collection.
2016
Listening Through Time And Place: An Interactive Oral History Exhibit, Columbia University / The Social Hall, Union Theological Seminary, New York, USA.
2014
5th International Sinopale Biannial, Cluster and Crystals: Observing at Point Zero, Sinop, Turkey.
2014
Inattentional Blindness, CDA Project/Gallery Zilberman, İstanbul. 2013 Lost November Saloon, Heavy Refuge Gallery, New York, USA.
2012
“NEWSFEED: Anonymity and Social Media in African Revolutions and Beyond”, MoCADA Museum, New York, USA.
2011
Return: Innocent Nostalgia, MARS Studio of Architectural Research, İstanbul, Turkey.
2010
“Ahtamara” sculpture exhibition, Ahdamar Church, Van, Turkey.
2009
“Alternatif Platform” exhibition by Karşı Art Studies in İstanbul Art Fair, Tüyap İstanbul ,Turkey.
2009
“My Name is Casper” exhibition by Karşı Art Studies, Historical Sümerbank Building, İstanbul, Turkey.
2008
“55 Artists 55 Works of Art” exhibition by The Society of Painters Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey.
2008
“Bu Gemi Nereye Gider?”, exhibition by Pramit Art Gallery, İstanbul, Turkey.
2007
“Katmanlar”, Society of Contemporary Sculptors Exhibition, Ankara, Turkey.
2005
8th Society of Contemporary Sculptors Exhibition, Center of Contemporary Art, Ankara, Turkey.
2004
7th Society of Contemporary Sculptors Exhibition, Center of Contemporary Art, Ankara, Turkey.
2003
64th State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Ankara, Turkey.
2001
“21” Group Exhibition, Art Gallery of Hacettepe University Main Campus, Ankara, Turkey.
1999
Hacettepe University The Faculty of Fine Arts Traditional Graduation Exhibition, Center of Contemporary Arts, Ankara, Turkey.
1996
Greenpeace Sculpture Symposium against Akkuyu Nuclear Power Station, Akkuyu, Mersin, Turkey.
Performances
2016
Do All Daddies Have Gray Suits?, Multidisciplinary shadow theatre/Memory Play, Yale University Satellite Cabaret Festival, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.
2013
Stoop leader Conversation of Women From NYC Gezi in Between the Door & The Street (Project of Creative Time and the Brooklyn Museum) by Suzanne Lacy, New York, U.S.A.
2012
“I Have to Believe That You Will Come Back” during 400th sit ins of The Saturday Mothers, Istanbul-Turkey.
Awards / Grants
1999
Hacettepe University, The Faculty of Fine Arts 10th Traditional Bust Competition Award.
1998
Sabancı University, Kasa Gallery Project Competition award nomination by Hacettepe University
1998
59th State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, exhibition award, Ankara
Press/Review
2014
TRT Türk, “Türkiye’de Siyasal Akımlar”, interview by Emre Can Dalıoğlu
2012
a-haber, “Eski Defterler”, live interview by Cemil Koçak, Mehmet Alkan, and Hakan Erdem
2012
T24, “Her gün yeni bir ölüm daha giydiriliyor çocuklara”, interview by Isil Oz, http://t24.com.tr/haber/her-gun-yeni-bir-olum-daha-giydiriliyor-cocuklara/212962
2012
Haber Turk TV, “Doğru Açı”, live interview by Belkıs Kılıçkaya
2011
Agos, “Atatürk heykelleriyle topluma nizam veriliyor”, interview by Figen Uçar
2011
Today’s Zaman, “Author Aylin Tekiner Says TSK Main Buyer of Atatürk Statues,” interview by Fatih Vural, http://www.todayszaman.com/news-‐232594-‐author-‐aylin-‐tekiner-‐says-‐tsk-‐main-‐buyer-‐of-‐ataturk-‐statues.html
2011
Hurriyet Daily News, Unaesthetic Atatürk Monuments Remain Taboo in Turkey, interview by Işıl Eğrikavuk, http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=unastethic-‐ataturk-‐monuments-‐remains-‐taboo-‐in-‐turkey-‐2011-‐01-‐09
2010
Bir+Bir Magazine (Nov-Dec), “Devlette devamlilik esastir: Kült, estetik,siyaset”, interview by Ahmet Gurata
2010
Özgun Duruş, “Aylin Tekiner’le Ataturk Heykelleri Üzerine”, interview by Asım Öz
2010
NTV, “Oguz Haksever’le Son Söz”, live interview by Oguz Haksever
2010
CNNTurk, “5N1K”, live interview by Cüneyt Özdemir
2009
Halk TV, “Sabri Duransoy’la Hergün Başka”, live interview by Sabri Duransoy
2009
Halk TV, “Halk Kafe”, live interview by Canan Arslan Hamalı
Memberships
Research Institute on Turkey (RIT)
Collective Memory Platform
Society of Contemporary Sculptors
