Born in Istanbul, Turkey; lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
A Warm Place, solo exhibition, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, August 14th - Sep 11th, 2020
Wonderland, two person exhibition, Wrong Side of the River Project Space, Brooklyn, NY, April 12th - May 3rd, 2019
Zwei Positionen, joint/ two person exhibition, Kunstverein in Ludwigsburg Museum, Ludwigsburg, Germany, May 3rd - July 5th, 2018 (catalogue)
Playground, solo exhibition, Olcay Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey, November 4th - December 14th, 2014 (catalogue)
Awards and Honors
Wolf Kahn & Emily Mason Painting Fellowship Award, Vermont Studio Center, VT, November 2019
The Sculpture Foundation of Gerald Siciliano grant, June 2019
People’s Choice Award, Jonathan LeVine Projects’ Delusional Art Competition, 2018
Artist Residency, Pilotenkueche Leipzig, Germany, Oct 1-Dec 31, 2018
Grand Prize, Dave Bown Projects 13th Semiannual Competition, juried by Helga Christoffersen, Assistant Curator, New Museum. New York; and Kelly Kivland, Associate Curator, Dia Art Foundation, 2016
Presidential Merit Based Scholarship, Pratt Grant and President’s List, Pratt Institute, NY, 2007-2010
Education
2012 New York Academy of Art, New York – MFA – Painting
2010 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York – BFA – Painting with Highest Honors
1998 Ege University, Izmir, Turkey – BArch – Landscape Architecture
Selected Exhibitions
2020
The Immigrant Artist Biennial, Bronx Art Space, Bronx, NY (upcoming, online because of Covid)
Refuge, curated by Nicole Mourino, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (online because of Covid - at Artsy)
Summer Exhibition, curated by Joeonna Bellardo-Samuels, Andrea Scott, Alia Williams, New York Academy of Art, NY (online because of Covid)
Take Home a Nude, Art Auction, Sotheby’s, New York (upcoming)
Young Blood, Space Gallery St Barth, New York, NY
GIFC, the Hole Gallery, New York, NY
Hoarders House, Field Projects Gallery, New York, NY
2019
Painting the Figure Now, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, WI (catalog)
Body Beautiful, curated by Indira Cesarine, the Untitled Space, New York, NY
Contemporary Istanbul, 14th Annual International Art Fair, with Sevil Dolmaci Art, Istanbul, Turkey
Portal: Governors Island, Art Fair, Governors Island, New York, NY
Movie Night, curated by Rick Davidman, Ille Arts Gallery, Amagansett, NY
IRL: Investigating Reality, curated by Indira Cesarine, the Untitled Space, New York, NY
Distance and Happiness, Dreams and Time, 4 person exhibition curated by Jeff Evans, Artworks Trenton, Trenton, NJ
Summer Exhibition, curated by Ben Davis, Peter Plagens, and Christine Wachter-Campbell, Wilkinson Gallery, New York, NY
Bliss, curated by Helena Christensen and Brooke Shields, Mandarin Oriental, Miami, FL
Relationship, Gallery Gary Giardiano, Lambertville, NJ
Women Artists Exhibition, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
2018
SouthWest Brooklyn Biennial, curated by Anna Kustera, Kustera Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Annual Juried Exhibition, curated by Frank Bernarducci, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau,WI
Speech Bubble, curated by Martin Holz and Viviane Tabach, Alte Handelsschule, Leipzig, Germany
The Real Men, curated by Brooke Shields and David Kratz, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Miami, FL
Governors Island Art Fair 2018, Governors Island, New York, NY (catalogue)
Summer Exhibition, curated by Nicole Berry, Matthew Flowers, Amber Kelly, Alice Gray Stites, and Richard Vine, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY
Join the Dots - Connect the Distances, exhibition by Imago Mundi - Luciano Benetton Collection, Salone deli Incanti, Trieste, Italy
2017
Game On!, Manifest Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH
Mediterranean Routes, curated by Claudio Scorretti and Irina Ungureanu for Imago Mundi - Luciano Benetton Collection, Biennale Arcipelago Mediterraneo at Zisa Zona Arti Contemporanee, Palermo, Italy
No-prescription, curated by Nezih Cavusoglu, Ekavart Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Bushwick Invitational, curated by SHIM Arts, ArtHelix Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2016
Women Painting Women: Our Collective Conscience, RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY
Nasty Women Exhibition, Knockdown Art Center, Queens, NY
Forces, (invitational), James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2015
Art Southampton, with New York Academy of Art curated by April Gornik, Bridgehampton, NY
Who’s Afraid of Feminism, Online Exhibition and Catalog, juried by Catherine Morris curator of the Elizabeth Sackler Center at the Brooklyn Museum for the Women’s Caucus for Art, A.I.R Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Primavera, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
Made In New York, juried by David Hornung and Katie Waugh, Schweinfurth Art Center, Auburn, NY
2014
Contemporary Istanbul, 9th Annual International Art Fair, with Olcay Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey (catalogue)
Motus in Figuris, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
Superficies, curated by Kaitlyn Stubbs and Jofre Oliveras, Bolit Centre d’Art Contemporani Girona, Girona, Spain
Serendipitous Synergy, Group Exhibition, curated by Lisa Benson, the Kamakura Arts Center, Tokyo, Japan
2013
50th Annual Juried Competition Exhibition, juried by George T. M. Shackelford, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
Contemporary Istanbul, 8th Annual International Art Fair, with Olcay Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey (catalogue)
Summer Exhibition; curated by Allegra LaViola, Wendy Olsoff, and Stephanie Roach, Allegra LaViola Gallery, New York, NY
2012
Contemporary Istanbul, 7th Annual International Art Fair, with Olcay Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Reunion Show, curated by Peter Drake, Wilkinson Gallery, New York Academy of Art, NY
Take Home a Nude, Art Auction, Sotheby’s, New York, NY
MFA Thesis Exhibition, curated by Peter Drake and Margaret McCann, Wilkinson Gallery, New York Academy of Art, NY
2011
Summer Exhibition; curated by Matthew Flowers, Carter Foster and Julie Heffernan, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY
Take Home a Nude 2011, Sotheby’s, New York, NY
Selected Publications and Press
Brooklyn Downtown Star, “In new exhibit, artists interpret forms of ‘refuge” by Sara Krevoy, July 23, 2020
Milliyet Sanat Magazine, ‘Bakin ne kadar da mutluyuz!’ by Sevil Dolmaci, Istanbul, Turkey, November 2019
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, “Poets and Artists “Movie Night” Exhibition at Ille Arts” by Bella Harris, Sep 23, 2019 https://beautifulbizarre.net/2019/09/23/poetsartists-movie-night-exhibition/
Der Tagesspiegel, “Contemporary Istanbul - Weisse Wagen vor dem Tor” by Werner Bloch, Berlin, Germany, Sep 20, 2019
Dazed Magazine, ”This art show blends surrealism & realism to question what reality even is” by Justice Waul, June 18, 2019
Glare Magazine, ‘In Real Life’ by Sasha Leon. June 2019
Curated by Girls, “IRL: Investigating Reality” Group Show at the Untitled Space’, June 2019
Greenpointers.com, Thursday Spotlight: “Buket Savci On Creating Fleeting Moments of Pure Joy” by Billy McEntee, April 18, 2019
Poets and Artists Magazine: ‘Figurative Realism’, 100th issue, curated by Dirk Dzimirsky, Dec 2018
Stuttgarter Zeitung, “Glucksmomente vor oder nach dem Sex”, Stuttgart,Germany, May 4th 2018
Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung, “Vom Gegensatz der Perspektiven” , Ludwigsburg, Germany, May 4th 2018
L-TV, Interview about the “Zwei Positionen” exhibition streamed on German TV and online;
http://l-tv.de/mediathek/video/2480.html
Acik Radio, “Zwei Positionen” exhibition with Sibel Horada, aired on Celenk Bafra’s “Haricten Sanat”, Istanbul, Turkey, June 2018
http://acikradyo.com.tr/haricten-sanat/sibel-horada-ve-buket-savci-ile-iki-pozisyon-hakkinda
Hurriyet Turkish Newspaper, “Two Turkish Women Artists’ Extraordinary Exhibition in Germany”, May 11th 2018 http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/avrupa/iki-turk-kadin-sanatcidan-almanyada-sira-disi-sergi-40833637
7th International Painting Annual, Manifest Press Publications, Cincinnati, OH, 2018
Poets and Artists Magazine: ‘Eros Gaze’, issue #93, curated by Didi Menendez, May 2018
Istanbul Codex: Contemporary Artists from Turkey, curated by Claudio Scorretti and Irina Ungureanu, Imago Mundi, Luciano Benetton Collection, Fabrica, 2016,
Who’s Afraid of Feminism, Exhibition Catalog, juried by Catherine Morris curator of the Elizabeth Sackler Center at the Brooklyn Museum, Women’s Caucus for Art, August 2015, p 153.
The Figure: Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture, Donald Kuspit, Irving Sandler, Margaret McCann, Skira Rizzoli, September 2014,
Exhibition Catalog “Buket Savci”, Essay by Esra Alicavusoglu, Olcay Art, Mart Matbaa, Istanbul, 2014
Poets and Artists Magazine, issue #52, curated by Daniel Maidman, June 2014
‘Playground’ A Preview of Buket Savci’s Solo Exhibition at Olcay Arts in Istanbul by Jacob Hicks, Quantumartreview, November 3rd 2014
'Eight Brilliant Painters with Studios in Greenpoint', by Ona Abelis, Greenpointers.com, February 15th 2015
Olcay Art Contemporary Istanbul Catalog, Istanbul, 2014. pp 20-23.
“What To See at Greenpoint Open Studios this Weekend”, by Kate Messinger, Oct. 2nd 2014, The Wild Magazine,
http://thewildmagazine.com/blog/what-to-see-at-greenpoint-open-studios-this-weekend/
Bushwick Daily’s review of Greenpoint Open Studios, by Danielle Kalamaras, Oct. 7th 2014
Olcay Art Contemporary Istanbul Catalog, Istanbul, 2013, pp 26-29.
Contemporary Istanbul 2013 featured artworks;
http://bayaiyi.com/yakin-menzil/contemporary-istanbul-2013.html
Afterwards Contemporary Istanbul 2013 written by Yasemin Semercioglu;
http://www.ekavart.tv/Yazi/contemporary-istanbul-13-un-ardindan-yazan-yasemin-semercioglu
Contemporary Istanbul 2013 favorite artworks;
http://www.themagger.com/contemporary-istanbul-2013-favori-eserlerim
Olcay Art Contemporary Istanbul Catalog, Istanbul, 2012. pp 36-39.
Interview, Ekav Art TV, Turkey’s primary online Art TV, 2012; “Portre Buket Savci Atature” http://www.ekavart.tv/sanatcilar/diger/portre-buket-savci-atature
Pratt Success, Featured Artist/Designer, 2012; “Buket Savci Atature”
http://www.prattsuccess.com/p/featured-artistdesigner.html
Art-Rated article, Studio Visit – the Lounge Underground, 2012;
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 18, A Juried Selection of International Visual Artists, the Open Studios Press, 2012. pp 8-9.
Teaching
New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, post-graduate teaching assistant for Intaglio Printmaking Jan – May 2013
Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, teaching assistant for Intermediate Printmaking Sep – Dec 2012
