Birsen Ozbilge was born in Ankara, Turkey, in 1970. Soon after, her family moved to Istanbul. After she graduated in 1987 from Kandilli Kiz Lisesi she joined Mimar Sinan, The Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul, and graduated in Mastering Paintings with Mosaic and Fresco. After graduation she exhibited in several collective shows. In 1996 she had her first solo exhibition called "Pulp Art", in Sefahatane, Istanbul. In 1996 she moved to New York City, where she lived for seven years, and worked for Novo Art Design Company as a painter. In 2001, she got hired by the prestigious The Frick Museum at Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, where she participated in two group exhibitions. In 2003 she moved to the Canary Islands, Spain and she started working full-time as a freelance artist. She participated on several collective exhibitions in Istanbul and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. In 2011 she exhibited "Ars Longa Vita Brevis" (Art is Long, Life is Short) solo show at Odakule Sanat Galerisi in Istanbul, Turkey. She recently exhibited her solo show named "CactuSueƱos" (Cactus Dreams) at the ULPGC Art Gallery in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Please visit her blog for her latest news. |