Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
M.F.A. in Design & Technology, multimedia . 1999 - 2001

Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
Interior Design . 1993 - 95

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey
B.F.A. in Ceramics & Glass . 1988 - 92

Bosphorus University, Istanbul, Turkey
English Studies . 1987 - 88

Istanbul (erkek) Lisesi, Istanbul, Turkey
Turkish-German highschool . 1979 - 87

Editor in Chief . 2005 - 2006
Photoshop Magazin, Istanbul

'Trans-iT-Design Studio' . 1998 - present
Own multi-disciplinary design studio specializing in multimedia design including information architecture, art direction, graphic and interactive design, and front- and backend web architecture, spatial design, furniture design. Some of the clients include:

• New York City - Eva Zeisel, William McIntosh Design, Charles Rabinovitch Architects, Erica Friedman Design, Carl Da'Quino Architects, Gallery X, www.GaleriX.org, Thinkware Media Inc., Business Forum, www.Forum.org, Asia Minor, Richard Gillette Designs, www.Philomobile.com, www.CafeMetro-nyc.com

• Istanbul - www.TripudioStudio.com, OPSAN Ltd A.S., www.opsan.com.tr, Gallery X, www.GaleriX.org, Cafe Zone, www.muratpaker.com, www.arteight.com

• Göcek - www.CafePort.com, Café Port, www.montenegro.com.tr, Montenegro, www.gocek.info, Deck Bar, Port Art Gallery, Yagmur Apart Hotel, Dawber Residence

Faculty Member . 2000 - 2001
Web design with Flash, Communication Design Dept, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

Faculty Member . 1997 - 99
Ceramics, Product Design Dept, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

Architectural Designer . 1996 - 98
Charles Rabinovitch Architects, New York, NY
Design development and space planning for retail, residential and corporate projects, execution of architectural construction drawings. Duties include taking site-surveys, designing, drafting, model making, furniture design, detailing and specifying, and materials coordination.

Associate Designer / Project Manager . 1994 - 96
Michael Golden Design, New York, NY
Interior and product design firm providing computer aided design services for residential and commercial projects, including development of its own furniture line. Duties include every aspect of a project from conception to execution, product development and desktop publishing. Also designed and developed the firm's catalog. MiniCAD system based office.

Junior Architectural Designer . 1991 - 92
Fatma Ozberki Architecture and Consulting, Inc., Istanbul, Turkey
Design development and space planning for residential and corporate projects, execution of architectural construction drawings, model making, taking site-surveys.

Dean's Scholarship, Parsons School of Design, 1999-2001

Visiting artist / teaching assistant, Parsons School of Design, 1993-96

Guest Artist, 1992-93, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Special Award for Young Artist, May 1992, Ceramics Competition, Izmir Art Museum, Turkey. Award was a month-long trip to Italy which took place in August 1992.

2006 'My Poses are Permanent/Pozlar›m Kal›c›', Gallery A, Istanbul
2003 'On the Move', Port art Gallery, Gocek, Turkey
2000 'From Violation to Fragmentation', Gallery X, NYC
1994 Hoboken Gallery, Hoboken, New Jersey
1993 Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan

2007 'Usual Suspects / Bizim Tayfa', Gallery A, Istanbul
2006 Contemporary Istanbul, w/ Gallery A, Lutfi Kirdar Expo Center
2006 'Yaz 2006 / Summer 2006', Gallery A, Istanbul
2005 ArtIstanbul Expo, w/ Art*8 Gallery, Lutfi Kirdar Expo Center
2005 'TR-anslated Worlds', Abney Hall, London
2004 ArtIstanbul Expo, w/Port Art Gallery, Lutfi Kirdar Expo Center
2004 'Personal Traces', by Vitra, Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum
2003 'Empati-siz/No-emphaty', 9-women show, Galeri X, Istanbul
2003 'No to War', Galeri X, Istanbul
2003 Port Art Gallery, Göcek, Turkey, gocek.info/portart
2002 '5 years of Gallery X', Galeri X, Istanbul
2002 'X-treme X-teriors'.... The Church of All Saints, Harlem-NYC
2001 'Re: Duchamp' Traveling Exhibit in Europe, by NY Art Magazine, Venice Biennale nyartsmagazine.com/duchamp/
2001 June, 'I/O' Thesis Show.... Parsons School of Design, NYC
2001 Video Festival.... Gallery X, NYC
2001 Four-person Show.... Aramona Gallery, NYC
2000 'Corridor'.... Asia Minor, NYC
2000 'Path to Wisdom', interactive 3-D journey, www.istanbulmuseum.org
2000 'Y2CLAY'.... Gallery X, NYC
1999 'X-treme X-teriors'.... Marcus Garvey Park, NYC
1999 'Mayfest 99', Dallas, Texas
1999 'Audio-Video Show'.... Gallery X, NYC
1999 'Women's History Month'.... Parsons School of Design, NYC
1998 'The Art of Change'.... The Times Square Lobby Gallery, NYC
1998 'X-treme X-teriors'.... Marcus Garvey Park, NYC
1998 'Unrelated'.... Gallery X, NYC
1996 American Craft Museum, NYC
1995 '3 Individual Shows of Tea Celebration' Salon.Cafe.Tea Emporium, SoHo, NYC
1994 Hoboken Gallery, Hoboken, New Jersey
1992 'II. Golden Jug Ceramics Competition'.... Izmir Art Museum, Turkey
1992 Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, Turkey

Abra Cadabra Restaurant, Arnavutköy, Istanbul

A psychotherapy office, Nisantas›, Istanbul

Clariden & Leu Swiss Bank, Istanbul Branch, Nisantasi

Computer.....Photoshop, Quark, Illustrator, Director-Lingo, HTML, Flash, Dreamweaver, ImageReady, Premiere, FinalCutPro, After Effects, Media 100, Sound Edit, ProTools, MediaCleanerPro, MiniCAD, etc...

Areas of concentration..... Art, graphic design, multimedia consisting of video, audio, performance arts, web technologies, CD-Rom technologies, spatial/installation design, information architecture, strategy development, project coordination, and art direction... as well as the traditional media: sculpture, painting, mixed media, printed media...

GMK - Association of Graphic Designers / Grafikerler Meslek Kurulusu

IAA Unesco - International Association of Art / UPSD - Uluslararasi Plastik Sanatlar Dernegi

ALI - Art Lovers of Istanbul