Gökcen Dilek Acay
Visual Artist/ Musician
born in Istanbul, 1983
gokcendilek@gmail.com
+4917647158145

Education

2009-16 Bauhaus Universität Weimar, Diplom in Freie Kunst und Media Art MFA, DE
2006-07 Exchange Program Franz Liszt Musik Hochschule, Weimar, DE
2003-09 Yildiz Technical Universität, Art and Design Music Department Violin BA, Istanbul, TR

Grands

2024 Thüringer Landesstipendien for Visual Arts
2024 IFA - Künstlerkontakt for Beijing Shangyuan Art Museum
2022 SAHA Association for International Projekt Grand Istanbul for Exhibition Projekt in Japan
2022 NEUSTART KULTUR-Stipendium
2021 Freistaats Thüringen Landesstipendium für Bildendenkunst, Germany
2015 Young Türkish Artist 3. Preis organised by by Maçka Art Gallery Istanbul

Residency Program

2024 Shangyuan Art Museum in Huangshan City with support by IFA
2023/2024 Baldreit Stipendium, Baden Baden
2023 Palbok Art Factory, KR
2022 Tra /Travel Artist Residency support with SAHA Foundation Turkey, Osaka
2020 BBK Atelierprogramm in Berlin
2020 TAV Residency, Taipei (6 Months)
2018 Dialogfeldern, Klub Solitaer e.v. , Chemnitz (1 Month)
2016 Yarat Artist Program, Baku (3 Months)
2016 SulcisHub Artist Program, Bjcem, Tratalias (10 days)
2016 Gyeonggi Creation Center Artist Program, South Korea (1 Month)
2015 Cite des Arts, support by IKSV, Paris (3 Months)
2015 WTA Artist Program, Barcelona (3 Months)
2014 Kunstnerhuset Messen, Alvik, NO (2 Months)
2013 LKV Artist Program, Trondheim, NO (2 Months)
2013 Watermill Center, USA (1 Month)
2011 Beijing Shangyuan Art Space (3 Months)

Solo Exhibition

2025 “Have you ever touched a Bug's Belly?”, ACC Galery Weimar
2024 “Knapp unter dem Himmel”, Altes Dampfbad, Baden Baden, DE
2023 “Works of Japan”, Eigenheim Gallery, DE
2022 “More Than Human”, Chibori Bunka, Osaka City, JP
2022 “Unruhe” Stipvisite Landesstipendium, Kunstforum Gotha
2021 “Die Konferenz die Tiere” in Eigenheim Galerie (Salon) Berlin
2020 “İçim(iz)deki Kötü - Evil in me”, Project Space Eigenheim Galerie, Weimar
2018 ‘Happy Dystopia’, NRVK, Ravensburg
2016 ‘Future Primitive’ at Nev Galerie, Istanbul
2015 ‘Dialog’ Guest artist Exhibition in WTA, Barcelona
2013 Guest artist Exhibition ‘Connections’ in Babel Art Space, Trondheim, Norway
2011 ‘Mind Control’, Alan Istanbul, TR
2008 Endless Stories, Rumkammerat Galerie in Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 Photography Exhibition in Underground Photo Gallery, Finland

Group Exhibition (Selected)

2025 “Fact Fakes Fear”, Eigenheim Gallery Weimar

2024 “Humor my love,Humor!”, Roam Project Spacwe, Berlin

2024 “Kurhaus” Baden Baden Stadt Museum

2024 “DIE KUNST IST EINE TOCHTER DER FREIHEIT”, Eigenheim Gallery

2024 “Material Unseen”,Druckwerktatt, Bethanian Berlin

2023 “The Waters you touched now turned to concrete”, Haunt Berlin, DE

2023 “Change+Certainty”, Ipapnamu Hall, Palbok Arts Factory, KR

2023 “Blühende Landschaften”, Kunstfest Weimar, Jenaer Kunstverrein, Jena

2023 “Looking at the Same Horizont”, Gallery Nev Istanbul

2023 “Wir machen Druck”, Eigenheim Gallery Weimar

2023 “ThisPlay”, curated by Emre Baykal, Arter Gallery Istanbul

2022 “Dirty Talking – Thüringer Verführungen”, Acc Gallery, Kunstfest Weimar

2022 “THE WATERMILL CENTER ANNUAL SUMMER BENEFIT”, New York

2022 “Reflecting Nature II”, Kunsthalle Erfurt

2021 “The Seventh Valley”, Gallery Nev Istanbul, TR

2021 “Kollektion Kollektiv”, Gallery Eigenheim in Berlin

2020 “Conquest of the Useless: the realistic style of gloom” TAV guest artist, Taipei

2019 “Words are very unnecessary” curated by Selen Ansen, Arter, Istanbul

Publication
2022 ‘Künstler Edition’ Vynl Format 100 Stück / 2022 Artist Catalogue Thüringen Landesstipendium für Bildende Kunst / 2021 Projekt »Die 100 Pokale von Zella-Mehlis« / 2019 Eigenheim Bauhaus100 Year Catalogue as guest artist / 2017 “Altenburger Trialog - Ein Gastspiel junger Kunst” / 2016 GCC Exhibition Catalogue /2015 >>Ausgewählt<<, Catalogue for Preiswinner, / 2011 Entropy Müll Project