Canan Tolon

Page 1 | Biography

Born: in Istanbul
Lives: and works in Emeryville, California.

Education
1983
Master of Architecture, University of California at Berkeley, CA

1980
Bachelor of Art, Middlesex University/Architectural Association, London, England

1979
Fachhochschule, Trier, Germany

1976
Napier University, Department of Design, Edinburgh, Scotland

1975
Baccalaur�at, Philosophie-Lettres, Ecole Fran�aise d'Istanbul

Solo Exhibitions
2012
"Then, and then", Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA

2012
"Reflex", Galeri Nev, Istanbul

2010
"Fugue", Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey

2009
"Break-in", Artists Gallery, San Francisco Museum of Modern Arts, San Francisco, CA

2008
"Glitch", Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
"Glitch", Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA

2005
"Everything is Honky Dory",Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
"Everything is Honky Dory", Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey

2004
"Blind Trust", Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
"Blind Trust", Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey

2003
Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
"Angle of Repose", Mills Museum of Art, Oakland, CA

2001
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey

2000
Cit� Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
"Nothing to Declare", Borusan Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

1999
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey

1998
"Kaza Eseri", Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey

1997
Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey

1996
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey

1993
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
"Still Lifes", Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey

1992
Garden of the Zodiac Gallery, Omaha, NE
Harcourts Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1991
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Pro-Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
Bemis Gallery, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Ma�ka Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

1990
University of California at Berkeley, CA

1984
University of California at Berkeley, CA

Group Exhibitions
2011
Zw�lf im Zw�lften, Tanas, Berlin
"Suretin Sireti / Beyond the Apparent", Pera Museum, Istanbul
"Hayal ve Hakikat / Dream and Reality" Istanbul Modermn Museum, Istanbul
"Driven to Abstraction", Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY
"Confessions of Dangerous Minds", The Saachi Galliery, London England

2010
Ikinci Sergi / Second Exhibition", Arter, Istanbul, Turkey
"+infinity", curator: Deniz Artun, Cer Modern, Ankara, Turkey
"A Dream� But Not Yours", curator: Esra Sarıgedik, National Museum of Woman in the Arts, Washington DC

2009
"Istanbul Next Wave", Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany
"New Works, New Horizons", Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Istanbul, Turkey

2008
"In and Out of Istanbul", Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
"Bay Area Now 5", Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
"Modern Experiences", Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Istanbul, Turkey

2007
"J.P. Morgan Chase Collection", Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
"Istanbul Now", Lukas Feichtner Gallery, Vienna, Austria
"21st Annual Exhibition", Emeryville, CA
"Modern and Beyond", curator: Fulya Erdemci, SantralIstanbul, Istanbul
"Nev/Tepebaşı", Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey

2005
"�ini I�in", İznik Tiles Foundation, Hagia Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey
"Contagious Nature", Aksanat, Istanbul, Turkey
2nd Pedestrian Exhibition, curators: Fulya Erdemci/Emre Baykal, Karak�y, Istanbul, Turkey
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey

2004
"Observation, Interpretation, Multiplicity", Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Istanbul, Turkey

2003
"Turkey-Plastic Dialogues: Verheugen Selection", City Hall, Brussels, Belgium
The Blue Room, San Francisco, CA
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
"Organized Conflict", Proje4L Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul, Turkey
U.N. Art Center, Brussels, Belgium

2002
Rundet�rn Art Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
Permanent Collection, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Istanbul, Turkey
"1st Pedestrian Exhibtion", curator: Fulya Erdemci, Nişantaşı, Istanbul, Turkey

2001
Topkapı Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

2000
Galeri Nev, Ankara & Istanbul, Turkey

1999
Galeri Nev, Ankara & Istanbul, Turkey
University of California Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
De Paul University Art Gallery, Chicago, IL

1998
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Bolinas Museum of Art, Bolinas, CA

1997
Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA

1995
Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Charlottenborg Center for Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark

1994
"Forms of Address", Walter/McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Nexus Institute Gallery, Berkeley, CA
"Zyzzyva", Victoria Room, San Francisco, CA
Euphrat Museum-DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA

1993
Topkapı Museum, Istanbul
Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA

1992
3rd International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul
"Sanart '92", Ankara
Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Bemis Gallery, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
Garden of the Zodiac Gallery, Omaha, NE
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Alsace Plurielle, Mulhouse

1991
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE

1990
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE

1989
Gallery Vienna, Chicago, IL
Nerlino Gallery/Soho-New York, NY
American Institute of Architects, San Francisco, CA

1988
Viridian Gallery, 54th Street-New York, NY

1987
California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, CA

Grants/Awards
2007
Emeryville Public Arts Award, Emeryville, CA

2000
Cit� Internationale des Arts, Paris, France

1999
Center for Mediterranean Studies, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

1998
Arts Council of Wales
Berllanderri Sculpture Workshop, Wales

1997
Gamblin Fellowship
Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center

1996
Artist in Residence, The Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France

1995
Artist in Residence, The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH

1994
Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)/NEA; Painting

1992
Artist in Residence, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE

1991
Artist in Residence, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE

1989
San Francisco Focus Design Award, San Francisco, CA