Mehmet Dere

Mehmet Dere was born in 1979 in İzmir. He graduated from Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting Department at Dokuz Eylül University. He completed his MA in the same faculty and now studying his PhD in Faculty of Arts and Design, Painting Department at Sakarya University. The language that the artist creates in his work exists in an area of many (sociological-psychological) layers that touch one another. The conceptual framework of Dere's early works exists in a political area and deals with the socio-political history of Turkey, its multi-culturalism, identity and creating multi-vocality in terms of belonging and cultural democratization. In terms of form, Dere's generally produce installations through which he can reach the whole from smaller parts. Dere use objects, photos, charcoal patterns and object installations in order to create a personal archive (narrative) in a sense. Also, he create objects based upon the social memory and senses and work on video. In his own words, Dere likes to collect "invisible stories" while creating his works. For the artist, a whole is travelling in time composed of small episodes. Dere constantly feeds his work in this way in their reckoning with and creating reality.

Deriving from Turkey's cultural...

Education
2000 – 04 BA, Painting and Drawing, Dokuz Eylül University. Faculty of Fine Arts, Izmir / Turkey

2013-2015 MA,Painting and Drawing, Dokuz Eylül University.Institute of Fine Arts, Izmir / Turkey

2016-2020 PHD Painting and Drawing , Sakarya University Faculty of Fine Arts ,Sakarya / Turkey

Solo Exhibitions
2023 A.g.e*" [Op. cit.] Merdiven Art Space, Istanbul, Turkey
2021 Elective Affinities SANATORIUM, Istanbul
2015 Payback,İMÇ5533, Independent Art Initiative, Istanbul, Turkey

2015 But Now,49A & IO / NON PROFIT SPACE, Izmir, Turkey
2014 Papercut
Zorlu Center & Art On Istanbul, Turkey
2012 Everything and Nothing,Atölye Flash, Izmir, Turkey
2012 Black Truths, White Lies ,49A / Izmir, Turkey
2012 First Blood,MASA, Istanbul, Turkey
2011 Quid rides? De te fabula narratur?Rampa Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 One Night Stand,49A, Izmir, Turkey
2008 Stardust 49A, Izmir, Turkey



Group Exhibitions
2023 Onunla (Odeabank) O’art,Fişekhane
2023 Uzak Yakın Exhibitons Vol.I T.C kültür Bakanlığı & Kolekta

2022 On A Beam of Light Curated by Begüm Güney. Taksim Sanat, Istanbul

2022 A bit of Unruly Complexity,Curated by Misal Adnan Yıldız. SANATORIUM, Istanbul

2021 Afresh, AKM, Istanbul Küratörler: Haldun Dostoğlu & Gizem Gedik

2020 Mask/Connotations Baksı Museum, Bayburt, Turkey

2020 Drawing the Soul Toward Truth, Online Exhibition
Centre for the Art & Religion, Doug Adams Gallery, Berkeley, U.S.A

2020 Mask "Connotations" Exhibition Baksı Museum , Bayburt

2020 "Drawing the Soul Toward Truth" Online Exhibition, Centre for the...