Deniz Beser

Deniz Beser (b.1986) is an Istanbul and Vienna-based interdisciplinary artist, curator, and independent publisher. He received his BA degree in Ceramics and Glass Design from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, and studied Painting at the University of Sevilla, Spain.
He is the founder and director of Fanzineist Vienna Art Book & Zine Fair and Open Studio Days Istanbul and the co-founder of the independent art publication Heyt be! Fanzin. His practice revolves around various mediums including painting, installation, zine, art book, music, video, and ready-mades. In his installations, he often combines these different mediums of
art. He took part in numerous exhibitions throughout Europe and Asia.

Beser's works are in private collections in Austria, France, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey, and his art books are in the collections of the British Library in England, Ocean Side Library in the USA, and the University of California, Los Angeles, and Universität Bern library in Switzerland.

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2004 - 2009 BA, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Ceramic and Glass Design, İstanbul, TR

2007 - 2008 University of Seville, Fine Arts Faculty, Painting Department, Seville, ES

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2021- Similarities of Differences, Loja, Tetovo, NMK

2020- Enter The Void, Farabi 15/4, Istanbul, TR

2018- Deniz – Open Performance Space, Farabi 15/4, Istanbul, TR

2017- Attention Wars, New Jörg, Vienna, AT

2012- This model is fitting like a glove!, Quicktime, Antalya, TR

2011- The Letter Exhibition, PASAJist, İstanbul, TR

2009- Bendeniz, Kucuk Beyoglu, İstanbul, TR

2008- Spain-Turkey, Santralistanbul(E-3 Building), İstanbul, TR


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2021- In Between, The Dessous, Vienna, AT

2021- Fanzineist Vienna Art Book & Zine Fair - Online Exhibition

2021- Zine Matters: Self Publishing From Prague to Vienna, Quatro Print Showroom, Vienna, AT

2020- Tenderete Festival, Centre Del Carme Cultura Contemporania, Valencia, ES

2020- Lichtblick, Kunsthalle am Hamburger Platz, Berlin, DE

2019- Druck Druck Druck, Galerie im Körnerpark, Berlin,DE

2019- Phasebook: Prague Art Book & Zine Fair, CAMP Praha, Prague, CZ

2019- Istanbul Comics & Art Festival, Ortaköy Yetimhanesi, Istanbul, TR

2019- Feira da Alegria, Porto Fine Arts Academy, Porto, PT

2019- Fabrikraum #00, Künstlerhaus Wien, Vienna, AT

2018- Vancouver Art Book Fair, Emily C...