EDUCATION

2008-2010 — Michael Azgour's studio at Pacific Art League, Palo Alto CA

1998 — Yusuf Taktak's studio at Painting and Sculpture Museum, Istanbul Turkey

1996 — Umut Germec's studio, Istanbul, Turkey

1992-1995 — Meryem Arican's studio, Istanbul, Turkey

1986-1989 — Meryem Arican's studio at Painting and Sculpture Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

2007 — Ph.D. In Geodesy and Photogrammetry Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

FEATURED ARTIST EXHIBITIONS

2026 — BLUES, The Main Gallery, Menlo Park, CA

2025 — Homecoming, The Main Gallery, Menlo Park, CA

2024 — Mimic, The Main Gallery, Menlo Park, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026 — Hold Fast, Works / San José, San José, CA

2026 — O Say Can You See … the Soul of Our Nation, K Gallery, Rhythmic Cultural Works, Alameda, CA

2026 — Summer Member Invitational, West Portal Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2026 — Member’s Show, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA

2026 — Community Art Auction, Works / San José, San José, CA

2026 — One Place, The Main Gallery, Menlo Park, CA

2025 — Equilibrium, New Work by 15 Local Artists, West Portal Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2025 — The FALL OF FREEDOM: Freedom of Expression (online), Women’s Caucus for Art  (NCWCA)

2024 — Small Works, Blue Stream Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2024 — Woman Rising (Juried Exhibition), Drawing Room, San Francisco, CA

2024 — MiKiHASi 7th (Juried Exhibition), Blue Stream Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2024 — Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA

2021 — Persistence 3 Annual National All Woman Exhibition (Juried Exhibition), D’art Center, Norfolk, VA  

2021 — Artist’s Vision (Online Juried Exhibition), Marin Society of Artists Gallery, San Rafael, CA  

2017 —Second Selves, Capital Repertory Theater (REP) Art Gallery , Albany, NY

2015 — Wide Open 6 (Juried Exhibition), Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition , Brooklyn, NY

2015 — Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region (Juried Exhibition), University Art Museum, University at Albany, Albany, NY

2015 — The Creative Process (Juried Exhibition), East End Arts, East End, NY

2014 — National Prize Show (Competition),The Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA

2014 — Salon 21 (Juried Exhibition), Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA

2014 — Eye Eye Nose Mouth, Artisttableonline.com, (Second best place)

2014 — Small works (Juried Exhibition), The Shirt Factory Gallery, Glens Falls, NY 

2013 — The 24th National & International Juried Exhibition, Viridian Artists Gallery, New York, NY

2013 — The Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition, The Ames Mansion ,North Easton, MA

2013 — Clothing Optional (Juried Exhibition), National Association of Woman Artists Gallery, New York, NY

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

2026 — Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art (NCWCA) Mentorship Program, CA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2026-Present — Co-chair, The Main Gallery (co-op), Menlo Park, CA

2025-Present — Member Artist, Northern California Women's Caucus For Art (NCWCA)

2023-Present — Member Artist, The Main Gallery (co-op), Menlo Park, CA

2020-Present — Member Artist, Azgour Art Group