Cigdem Emir

She was born in Istanbul in 1978.
She's usually working on woman portraits in her photographs. Portraits in her work represent the state of the unconscious moment. The manipulation of photographs, the reaction to the ordinary. It reveals each portrait as a reflection of the emotional state of the moment. What we can't admit to ourselves, the way we see everything that's going on in the world, whether we're aware or not. She defines her photographs as the reflection of the forms of existence within us. In photo shoots, she does the makeup of the models herself, as she comes from within. Therefore her contribution is crucial in every detail that goes into making the perfect photo, such as finding the right setting and the essential lighting. Her work is widely collected and exhibited both in the Turkey, as well as internationally, through galleries and art fairs.

Self-Taught

Art Antique Fair, Match Art Gallery, 2023
“Sound of sun”, Design Festa Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, 2023
“100 Years of the republic”, Evrim art Gallery, 2023
“Ayıntap” Group Exhibition, Match Art Gallery, Zeugma Museum, 2023
Bodrum Art Fair, Match Art Gallery, Bodrum, 2023
“Great Touches” , Fine Art Association, Akdora Art Gallery, Ankara, 2023
“Art is life” Group Exhibition, Luna Grande Gallery, İstanbul, 2023
“Pasaage” Group Exhibition, Match Art Gallery, Güray Museum, Nevşehir, 2023
“Divine II” Group Exhibition, Galerie D’Art La Vision, The Church of St.Anthony, İstanbul, 2023
“Golden Year II” Group Exhibition, Galerie D’Art La Vision, İstanbul, 2022
Online Group Exhibition, Galeri Art’s&Avayenaghsh Art Group, 23-29 November, 2022
“Golden Section”, Fine Art Association, Galery Art Production, Ankara, 2022
“Interpretive Reflections” Solo Exhibition, Fine Art Association, Zulfu Livaneli Cultural Centre, Ankara, 2019
“Big Touches”, Fine Art Association, Müjdat Gezen Art Center, Ankara, 2019
“Polychrome”, Fine Art Association, Müjdat Gezen Art Center, Ankara, 2019
In-decent Art Exhibition Project Part II, Art Rooms, Cyprus, 2017
Artankara Contemporary Art Fair, 2017
In-decent Art Exhibition Project I, Art Rooms, Cyprus, 2016
Brooklyn Oys...