Çalismalarina Los Angeles'ta devam eden performans ve yerlestirme sanacisi Gul Cağın, islerinde gorme ve algilamanin sadece biyolojik sistemlerin bir parcasi olarak defil., ayni zamanda kulturel bazda belli onyargilarin etkili oldugu bilissel sistemlerin bir parcasi olarak incelemekte.
Guzel Sanatlar lisans derecesini 1999’da Guney Kaliforniya Universitesi’nden aldiktan sonra 2001’de Claremont Lisansüstü Üniversitesi’nden mezun oldu. Sanatçının eserleri Ispanya’da Centre Civic-Barselona, Amerika’da Museum of New Mexico, Los Angeles County Museum of Arts, Highway Performance Space, Raid Projects, Occidental College, San Diego Sanat Enstitüsü, Crazy Space, Armory Sanat Merkezi’nde ve alternatif mekanlarda sergilendi.
Ayrıca, Chapman Üniversitesi’nde Poetics of Proximity, Claremont Lisansüstü Üniversitesi’nde In-Formation, Crazy Space’de Juxtaposing with a Thing gibi bir cok projede küratörlük calismalari oldu. Pasadena Sanat Ittifaki, Angie Battaglia, William, C. Miller odulleri, USC Sanat ve Başarı Burs’larina layik gorulen Çağın Pasadena City College’de ogretim gorevlisi olarak sanat dersleri vermiştir.
Gul Cagin is a Los Angeles-based installation and performance artist whose work examines vision and perception not only as a part of biological systems but also as a part of cognitive systems which display certain biases within the cultural realm.
Cagin received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Southern California (1999) and Master of Fine Arts degree from Claremont Graduate University (2001). Her works have exhibited in venues such as Museum of New Mexico, Highways Performance Space (LA), Raid Projects (LA), Centre Civic-Barcelona, Occidental College (LA), San Diego Art Institute, Crazy Space (Santa Monica), LACMA, The Armory Center for The Arts (Pasadena) and private residencies.
In addition, Cagin curated and co-curated numerous art exhibitions including Poetics of Proximity at Chapman University in Orange, California In-formation, with Arzu Arda Kosar at Claremont Graduate University, Juxtaposing with a Thing at Crazy Space In Santa Monica. She is the recipient of Pasadena Art Alliance, Angie Battaglia, William C. Miller awards and USC Friends of Art Scholarship and Merit Fellowship from Claremont Graduate University, where she worked as a teaching assistant. She has also taught art classes at Pasadena City College.
Guzel Sanatlar lisans derecesini 1999’da Guney Kaliforniya Universitesi’nden aldiktan sonra 2001’de Claremont Lisansüstü Üniversitesi’nden mezun oldu. Sanatçının eserleri Ispanya’da Centre Civic-Barselona, Amerika’da Museum of New Mexico, Los Angeles County Museum of Arts, Highway Performance Space, Raid Projects, Occidental College, San Diego Sanat Enstitüsü, Crazy Space, Armory Sanat Merkezi’nde ve alternatif mekanlarda sergilendi.
Ayrıca, Chapman Üniversitesi’nde Poetics of Proximity, Claremont Lisansüstü Üniversitesi’nde In-Formation, Crazy Space’de Juxtaposing with a Thing gibi bir cok projede küratörlük calismalari oldu. Pasadena Sanat Ittifaki, Angie Battaglia, William, C. Miller odulleri, USC Sanat ve Başarı Burs’larina layik gorulen Çağın Pasadena City College’de ogretim gorevlisi olarak sanat dersleri vermiştir.
Gul Cagin is a Los Angeles-based installation and performance artist whose work examines vision and perception not only as a part of biological systems but also as a part of cognitive systems which display certain biases within the cultural realm.
Cagin received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Southern California (1999) and Master of Fine Arts degree from Claremont Graduate University (2001). Her works have exhibited in venues such as Museum of New Mexico, Highways Performance Space (LA), Raid Projects (LA), Centre Civic-Barcelona, Occidental College (LA), San Diego Art Institute, Crazy Space (Santa Monica), LACMA, The Armory Center for The Arts (Pasadena) and private residencies.
In addition, Cagin curated and co-curated numerous art exhibitions including Poetics of Proximity at Chapman University in Orange, California In-formation, with Arzu Arda Kosar at Claremont Graduate University, Juxtaposing with a Thing at Crazy Space In Santa Monica. She is the recipient of Pasadena Art Alliance, Angie Battaglia, William C. Miller awards and USC Friends of Art Scholarship and Merit Fellowship from Claremont Graduate University, where she worked as a teaching assistant. She has also taught art classes at Pasadena City College.
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Arzu Arda Kosar sanat yuksek lisansini Guney Kaliforniya Universitesi'nde (USC), lisansini ise Sanat Tarihi ve Atolye Sanatlari ana dallarinda, ayrica Felsefe ile Kadin Calismalari yan dallarinda olmak uzere Pittsburgh Üniversitesi’nde tamamladi.
Daha cok sosyal gruplar arasindaki iliskiler, balkanizasyon ve kentsel planlama konularini irdeleyen isleri Amerika’da Crazy Space, 18. Sokak Sanat Merkezi, Shoshana Wayne Galerisi; Galeri 825, Raid Project, 3 Day Weekend/ Üç Günluk Hafta Sonu, Angeles Gate Kültür Merkezi; Palos Verdes Sanat Merkezi, Gumbo Bahçesi, Redland Üniversitesi, Kalifornia Devlet Universitesi Irvine Kampusu Kadın ve Toplumsal Roller Eğitim Merkezi, Brooklyn Bedford Street’te sergilendi. Işleri hakkinda değerlendirmeler Los Angeles Times, OC Dergisi, Lummox Journal, Cumhuriyet, Nokta gibi gazete ve dergilerde, ayrica Margaret Lazzari’nin Sanatçı için Pratik Elkitabı gibi kitaplarda yayinlandi. Sanatcinin Amerikan ulusal kimliği ile ön bahcelerde yeralan çimler arasindaki ilinti arasindaki makalesi Norgunk Yayıncılık’in Doxa dergisinde yer aldi.
USC’den Kaliforniya'da Dünya / Dünyada Kaliforniya fonu kazanan Kosar, 1999-2000 yillarinda Uluslararası Alternatif Sanat Mekanlari adi altinda Yeni Zelanda, Tayland, Türkiye, ABD'de New York ve Kaliforniya’da galeri/muze harici ortamlarda sanat sergileri, atölye çalışmaları dizisi organize etti.
USC, Cypress College, Rio Hondo College ve Los Angeles Southwest College'da sanat tarihi ve resim dersleri veren Kosar, halen Santa Monica, Kaliforniya'daki 18. Sokak Sanat Merkezi'nde resident sanatci olarak calismalarini surdurmektedir.
Arzu Arda Kosar received her MFA from the University of Southern California in 1999 and her BA in Art History and Studio Arts, with minors in Philosophy and Women’s Studies, from the University of Pittsburgh.
Her work, which focuses on topics related to balkanization and urban planning, has been featured in numerous exhibitions including Crazy Space and Shoshana Wayne Gallery and in Santa Monica, CA; Gallery 825, Raid Projects, Three Day Weekend, Angels Gate Cultural Center in San Pedro, CA; Palos Verdes Art Center in Palos Verdes, CA; Gumbo Garden in Hollywood, CA; Redland University Gallery in Redland, CA; Center for Women and Gender Education in Irvine, CA; Bedford Street. Williamsburg-Brooklyn, NY. Reviews of her work appeared in periodicals such as Los Angeles Times, OC Weekly, the Lummox Journal, Cumhuriyet, Nokta and books such as The Practical Handbook for the Artist by Margaret Lazzari. Her articles in topics ranging from gated communities in Southern California to the significance of front lawns in American national identity has appeared in Doxa from Norgunk Yayincilik.
She is a recipient of SC/W Southern California in the World/ World in Southern California Grant and USC School of Fine Arts Special Achievement Award. In 1999-2000 she organized the International Survey of Alternative Artscene: a series of art exhibitions, workshops and lectures in locations including New Zealand, Thailand, Turkey, New York and California. She taught drawing, painting and art history classes at the University of Southern California, Cypress, Rio Hondo, Los Angeles Southwest Colleges. She is currently a resident artist at the 18th Street Arts Center.
Daha cok sosyal gruplar arasindaki iliskiler, balkanizasyon ve kentsel planlama konularini irdeleyen isleri Amerika’da Crazy Space, 18. Sokak Sanat Merkezi, Shoshana Wayne Galerisi; Galeri 825, Raid Project, 3 Day Weekend/ Üç Günluk Hafta Sonu, Angeles Gate Kültür Merkezi; Palos Verdes Sanat Merkezi, Gumbo Bahçesi, Redland Üniversitesi, Kalifornia Devlet Universitesi Irvine Kampusu Kadın ve Toplumsal Roller Eğitim Merkezi, Brooklyn Bedford Street’te sergilendi. Işleri hakkinda değerlendirmeler Los Angeles Times, OC Dergisi, Lummox Journal, Cumhuriyet, Nokta gibi gazete ve dergilerde, ayrica Margaret Lazzari’nin Sanatçı için Pratik Elkitabı gibi kitaplarda yayinlandi. Sanatcinin Amerikan ulusal kimliği ile ön bahcelerde yeralan çimler arasindaki ilinti arasindaki makalesi Norgunk Yayıncılık’in Doxa dergisinde yer aldi.
USC’den Kaliforniya'da Dünya / Dünyada Kaliforniya fonu kazanan Kosar, 1999-2000 yillarinda Uluslararası Alternatif Sanat Mekanlari adi altinda Yeni Zelanda, Tayland, Türkiye, ABD'de New York ve Kaliforniya’da galeri/muze harici ortamlarda sanat sergileri, atölye çalışmaları dizisi organize etti.
USC, Cypress College, Rio Hondo College ve Los Angeles Southwest College'da sanat tarihi ve resim dersleri veren Kosar, halen Santa Monica, Kaliforniya'daki 18. Sokak Sanat Merkezi'nde resident sanatci olarak calismalarini surdurmektedir.
Arzu Arda Kosar received her MFA from the University of Southern California in 1999 and her BA in Art History and Studio Arts, with minors in Philosophy and Women’s Studies, from the University of Pittsburgh.
Her work, which focuses on topics related to balkanization and urban planning, has been featured in numerous exhibitions including Crazy Space and Shoshana Wayne Gallery and in Santa Monica, CA; Gallery 825, Raid Projects, Three Day Weekend, Angels Gate Cultural Center in San Pedro, CA; Palos Verdes Art Center in Palos Verdes, CA; Gumbo Garden in Hollywood, CA; Redland University Gallery in Redland, CA; Center for Women and Gender Education in Irvine, CA; Bedford Street. Williamsburg-Brooklyn, NY. Reviews of her work appeared in periodicals such as Los Angeles Times, OC Weekly, the Lummox Journal, Cumhuriyet, Nokta and books such as The Practical Handbook for the Artist by Margaret Lazzari. Her articles in topics ranging from gated communities in Southern California to the significance of front lawns in American national identity has appeared in Doxa from Norgunk Yayincilik.
She is a recipient of SC/W Southern California in the World/ World in Southern California Grant and USC School of Fine Arts Special Achievement Award. In 1999-2000 she organized the International Survey of Alternative Artscene: a series of art exhibitions, workshops and lectures in locations including New Zealand, Thailand, Turkey, New York and California. She taught drawing, painting and art history classes at the University of Southern California, Cypress, Rio Hondo, Los Angeles Southwest Colleges. She is currently a resident artist at the 18th Street Arts Center.
