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Mathilde Melek An, born in 1989 in Vincennes, France, is a Franco-Turkish artist whose work reflects the rich duality of her heritage. Straddling the cultural landscapes of France and Turkey, she bases her artistic practice between Normandy and Istanbul.
In 2012, An earned her DNSEP from the École Supérieure des Arts et Médias de Caen/Cherbourg in France, following an enriching experience in the Erasmus program at the University of Mimar Sinan in Istanbul in 2011.
Her artistic trajectory features a dynamic array of solo and group exhibitions across the globe, among them Made Anywhere at the Fondation Fiminco in Paris [2024], Mamut Art Project in Istanbul [2022], MArchives Forms in Mexico City [2018], and Mavi Melek in Berlin [2016] as part of the Month of Photography OFF Berlin.
Collaborating with various artists and collectives has also been a significant aspect of her work. Highlights include her participation in Murmuration at the festival Mahalla in Istanbul [2021], and Manhattan... I only could dream of it, with the collective Wasteband, in New York City [2016].
Beyond visual arts, An has ventured into performance art with projects with projects such as Golddess and Uzun ince bir yoldayim. She showcased her performances at festivals and events such as New Narratives at the Festival Mahalla in Malta [2018], the Örebro Biennale in Sweden [2019], and the Festival Giswil Art International in Switzerland [2022].
Through diverse forms of expression, Mathilde Melek An has cultivated a unique artistic language that explores memory, identity, and multiculturalism, transcending geographical and cultural boundaries.
2012 _ DNSEP _ ESAM _ École Supérieure des Arts et Médias de Caen/Cherbourg _ Caen _ France
2011 _ Programme Erasmus _ University of Mimar Sinan _ Fine Arts Faculty _ Istanbul _ Turkey
2010 _ DNAP _ ESAM _ Caen _ France
Mavi Melek _ Event as part of the Month of Photography OFF Berlin _ Erratum gallery _ Berlin _ Germany _ 2016.
A Drop in A Pool _ Parallel event for the 14th Istanbul Biennial _ Gama gallery _ Istanbul _ Turkey _ 2015
Gelincik _ Gama gallery _ Istanbul _ Turkey _ 2014
MArchives Forms _ with Amnon Friedman _ Salón Silicón gallery _ Mexico City _ Mexico _ 2018
Under the thunder _ with Romuald Jandolo _ MAstudio _ Istanbul, Turkey _ 2017
Au Pays des Merveilles _ Lieux Communs _ Galerie du Beffroi _ Namur _ Belgium _ 2024
Memento _ Mahalla Festival _ Ioakimion school_ Istanbul_ Turkey _ 2024
Made Anywhere _ Fondation Fiminco _ Romainville _ France _ 2024
Mamut Art Project _ 10th edition _ YapiKredi Bomontiada _ Istanbul _ Turkey _ 2022
Murmuration _ Mahalla Festival _ Kadiköy Sanat Merkezi _ Istanbul _ Turkey _ 2021
Splash _ Comédie de Caen _ CDN de Normandie _ Hérouville St-Clair _ France _ 2021
Contemporary Istanbul _ Mahalla Festival _ Istanbul _ Turkey _ 2019
Generating New narratives _ Mahalla Festival _ Palazzo Zabbar _ Zabbar _ Malta _ 2018
Mahalla Festival Share House _ Fortress Builders _ Valletta _ Malta _ 2018
TIRAJE, Art Book Fair _ Salón Silicón gallery _ Queretaro _ Mexico _ 2018
Open Performance Space _ Istanbul Performance Art _ Istanbul _ Turkey _ 2017
Tomtom Tasarim sokakta _ Tomtom Kirmizi _ Istanbul _ Turkey _ 2017
Artissima _ VillaDellaFucina _Turino _ Italy _ 2017
Background _ Duchamp gallery _ Yvetot _ France _ 2017
Manhattan...I could only dream it ! _ The secret Studio _ New York City _ USA _ 2016
LA Artshow _ Gama gallery _ Los Angeles _ USA _ 2016
Slideluck _ Soho House _ Istanbul _ Turkey _ 2015
Contemporary Istanbul _ Gama gallery _ Istanbul _ Turkey _ 2014
The Cosmopolitan Cultures & Fine Art Fair _ Gama gallery _ Macao _ China _ 2014
Cutlog _ Gama gallery _ New York City _ USA _ 2013
Contemporary Istanbul _ Gama gallery _ Istanbul _ Turkey _ 2012
À suivre 2012 _ ESAM _ Caen _ France _ 2012
Court Circuit _ Oh gallery _ Caen _ France _ 2012
16ème Biennale de céramique contemporaine _ Châteauroux _ France _ 2011
Ceram XXL _ Le Petit Lieu Poileboine gallery _ Caen _ France _ 2011
Layers of home _ Giswil Art International Festival 21st edition _ Giswil _ Switzerland _ 2022
Performance - Appearance _ Golddess
Openart Biennale _ Online streaming from Istanbul _ Örebro _ Sweden _ 2019
Mahalla Festival _ Palazzo Zabbar _ Zabbar _ Malta _ 2018
Tomtom Tasarim sokakta _ Istanbul Performance Art _ Tomtom Kirmizi _ Istanbul _ Turkey _ 2017
Visions-V_Ideas, Performance _ Beton7 _ Athens _ Greece _ 2017
Aide Individuelle à la Création _ DRAC Normandie _ France _ 2020
Fondation SAHA _ Generating New narratives _ Mahalla Festival_ Malta _ 2018
Portrait Authentique _ Domaine de Chamarande _ Essonne _ France _ 2019