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CANAN TOLON

Born in Istanbul, lives and works in Emeryville, California.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012    Then, and then, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Franscisco, CA
2011    Reflex, Galeri Nev, Istanbul
2010    Fugue, Galeri Nev, Ankara
2009    Break-in, Artists Gallery, San Francisco Museum of Modern Arts, San Francisco, CA
2008    Glitch, Galeri Nev, Istanbul,
0000    Glitch, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
2005    Tıkırında Hersey / Everything is Honky Dory, Galeri Nev, Ankara,
0000    Tıkırında Hersey / Everything is Honky Dory, Galeri Nev, Istanbul
2004    Körü Körüne / Blind Trust, Galeri Nev, Istanbul
0000    Körü Körüne  / Blind Trust, Galeri Nev, Ankara
2003    Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
0000    Galeri Nev, Ankara
0000    Galeri Nev, Istanbul
0000    Angle of Repose, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA
2001    Galeri Nev, Istanbul
0000    Galeri Nev, Ankara
2000    Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
0000    Nothing to Declare, Borusan Gallery, Istanbul
1999    Galeri Nev, Ankara
1998    Kaza Eseri, Galeri Nev, Istanbul
1997    Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
0000    Galeri Nev, Ankara
1996    Galeri Nev, Istanbul
1993    Galeri Nev, Ankara
0000    Still Lifes, Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
0000    Galeri Nev, Istanbul
1992    Garden of the Zodiac Gallery, Omaha, NE
0000    Harcourts Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1991    Galeri Nev, Ankara
0000    Pro-Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
0000    Bemis Gallery, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
0000    Galeri Nev, Istanbul
0000    Still Lifes, Maçka Art Gallery, Istanbul
1990    University of California at Berkeley, CA
1984    University of California at Berkeley, CA

GOUP EXHIBITIONS
2011    Zwölf im Zwölften, Tanas, Berlin
0000    Suretin Sireti / Beyond the Apparent, Pera Museum, Istanbul
0000    Hayal ve Hakikat / Dream and Reality, Istanbul Modern Museum, Istanbul
0000    Driven to Abstraction, Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY
0000    Confessions of Dangerous Minds, The Saatchi Gallery, London
2010    Ikinci Sergi / Second Exhibition, Arter, Istanbul
0000    +Sonsuz  / +infinity, curator: Deniz Artun, Cer Modern, Ankara
0000    A Dream… But Not Yours, National Museum of Woman in the Arts, Washington DC
2009    Istanbul Next Wave, Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany
0000    Yeni Yapıtlar, Yeni Ufuklar / New Works, New Horizons, Istanbul Modern Art Museum, Istanbul
2008    In and Out of Istanbul, Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
0000    Bay Area Now 5, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
0000    Modern Deneyimler / Modern Experiences, Istanbul Modern Art Museum, Istanbul
2007    J.P. Morgan Chase Collection, Pera Museum, Istanbul
0000    Istanbul Now, Lukas Feichtner Gallery, Vienna
0000    “21st Annual Exhibition”, Emeryville, CA
0000    Modern ve Ötesi / Modern and Beyond, SantralIstanbul, Istanbul
0000    Nev/Tepebası, Galeri Nev, Istanbul
2005    Çini Için, Iznik Çini Vakfı / Iznik Foundation, Hagia Sofia, Istanbul
0000    Dogayla Bulasmak / Contaging with Nature, Aksanat, Istanbul
0000    2. Yaya Sergisi / 2nd Pedestrian Exhibition, Karaköy, Istanbul
0000    Galeri Nev, Istanbul
2004    Gözlem, Yorum ve Çesitlilik / Observation, Interpretation, Multiplicity, Istanbul Modern Art Museum, Istanbul
2003    Plastic Dialogues: Contemporary Paintings and Sculpture From Turkey, European Commission, Brussels
0000    Galeri Nev, Istanbul
0000    Organize Ihtilaf / Organized Conflict, Proje4l Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul
2002    Rundetårn Art Center, Copenhagen
0000    Daimi Koleksyon / Permanent Collection, Istanbul Modern Art Museum, Istanbul
0000    1. Yaya Segisi / 1st Pedestrian Exhibtion, Nisantası, Istanbul
2001    Topkapı Museum, Istanbul
2000    Mekan/Zaman / Space/Time, Galeri Nev, Ankara & Istanbul
1999    Sir/Çember / Cover/Contour, Galeri Nev, Ankara & Istanbul
0000    Re-Generation, University of California Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
0000    Crossing Zones, De Paul University Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
0000    Yoksun/Yogun / Lack/Excess, Galeri Nev, Ankara & Istanbul
1998    San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
0000    Bolinas Museum of Art, Bolinas, CA
1997    Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
1995    Long Horizons, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
0000    Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA
0000    Charlottenborg Center for Arts, Copenhagen
1994    Forms of Address, Walter/McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
0000    Nexus Institute Gallery, Berkeley, CA
0000    Zyzzyva, Victoria Room, San Francisco, CA
0000    Coming across, Euphrat Museum-DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA
1993    Topkapı Museum, Istanbul
0000    Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
1992    3. Uluslararasi Istanbul Bienali / 3rd International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul
0000    Sanart ’92, Ankara
0000    Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, CA
0000    Bemis Gallery, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
0000    Garden of the Zodiac Gallery, Omaha, NE
0000    San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
0000    Alsace Plurielle, Mulhouse
1991    Off the Wall, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
1990    Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
0000    Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
1989    Gallery Vienna, Chicago, IL
0000    Nerlino Gallery New York, NY
000      American Institute of Architects, San Francisco, CA
1988    Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
1987    California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, CA

RESIDENCIES AND AWARDS
2007    Emeryville Public Arts Award, Emeryville, CA
2000    Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1999    Center for Mediterranean Studies, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
1998    Arts Council of Wales
0000    Berllanderri Sculpture Workshop, Wales
1997    Gamblin Fellowship
0000    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

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    Baccalauréat, Philosophie-Lettres, Ecole Française d'Istanbul