Bio

EDUCATION 2003, MFA, Columbia University School of the Arts, New York 2001, BFA, School of Visual Arts, New York 1997, JD, Columbia University School of Law, New York 1994, BA, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018, The Source (Kaynak), Galata Greek School, Istanbul 2018, Solo Presentation, Art Dubai 2017, Déjà Vu (Hayal Meyal), The Box, Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London 2016, Hayal Meyal, Galerist, Istanbul 2015, Nicaea, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Connecticut 2011, Solo Presentation, Armory Show, New York 2009, Panorama Pasajı/Panaroma Arcade, Galerist, Istanbul 2008, Drawing Disconnect, Kirkhoff, Copenhagen 2007, The Occidentalist, Smith-Stewart, New York 2006, Industry, Gavlak, West Palm Beach 2005, Redland, Mario Diacono Gallery, Boston 2004, Ne Istersen Iste / What You Want, Galerist, Istanbul 2004, Private Collection, Kenny Schachter ROVE, New York

GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2020, Contemporary Ceramic Art from the Middle East, Victoria and Albert Museum, London (upcoming) 2020, Homecoming, Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Eskisehir (upcoming) 2019, The Age of Gold, Galeri Nev, Ankara 2019, Vuslat, Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Eskisehir 2019, 12 x 12, 2019, Black Ball Projects, Brooklyn 2019, Paper (Kağıt), Pilevneli Project, Istanbul 2018, Ilk Raunt, Galata Greek School, Istanbul 2017, 12 x 12, 2017, Black Ball Projects, Brooklyn 2017, Paisley, curated by Peter Hristoff, SVA Flatiron Gallery, New York 2015, Hybridization, Amir Mohteshami Gallery, London 2014, Aklimda bir Delilik Var/There is Madness in My Mind, CerModern, Ankara 2014, Closest Distance, Galerist, Istanbul 2013, 2Q13, Women Artists, Women Collectors, Lloyds Club, London 2013, The Sublime Porte: An Exhibition of Contemporary Turkish Art, St. John’s University, New York 2012, 9th Shanghai Biennale, Istanbul Pavillion, Power Statation of Art, Shanghai 2012, Encounter: The Royal Academy in Middle East, Katara Cultural Village, Doha, Qatar 2012, Le Jardin de la Speculation Cosmique, curated by Fatoş Üstek, Galerist, Istanbul 2012, The End is Also the Beginning, curated by Peter Hristoff, C.A.M. Gallery, Istanbul 2012, Campaign, curated by Amy–Smith Stewart, C24 Gallery, New York 2011, Paul Clay, Salon 94, New York 2011, The Influentials: SVA Women Alumni Invite Artists Who Have Shaped Their Work, Visual Arts Gallery, New York 2010, Blind Dates: New Encounters from the Edges of a Former Empire, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York 2010, Five Year Anniversary Show, Gavlak Gallery, Palm Beach 2010, Istanbul Cool, Leila Heller Gallery, New York 2009, A Survey of Turkish Contemporary Art, Cuadro Art, Dubai 2009, Octet: Selected Works from the School of Visual Arts, Visual Arts Gallery, New York 2009, Pink Panther, organized by Amy Smith-Stewart, Kumukumu Gallery, New York 2009, Octet: Selected Works from the School of Visual Arts, Pera Museum, Istanbul 2008, Fresh, C.A.M Galeri, Istanbul 2008, Another Peep Show, Smith-Stewart, New York 2007, Dream of Today, Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles 2007, Foam of the Daze, Smith-Stewart, New York 2007, Omnia Vanitas, Gavlak Gallery, West Palm Beach 2007, Sobe!, curated by Leyla Gediz, Bilsar, Istanbul 2007, Special Reserve, Gavlak, West Palm Beach 2006, View (Eleven): Upstate, Mary Boone Gallery, New York 2006, Flaming June, Spanierman Modern, New York 2006, Works on Paper, Galerist, Istanbul 2006, WPA/C 2006 Art Auction, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC 2005, Greater New York, MoMA/PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York 2005, The ArtReview 25: Emerging US Artists, Phillips de Pury East Gallery, New York 2005, Absolute Summer Show, Kirkhoff, Copenhagen 2004, Eye of the Needle, Roberts & Tilton Gallery, Los Angeles 2004, Low Life, Kustera Tilton Gallery, New York 2004, Summer Show: Seven Big Paintings, Kenny Schachter ConTEMPorary, New York 2003, Peter Coffin with Brett Milspaw, Jan Mancuska, Ara Peterson, Elif Uras, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York 2003, Organized Conflict, Proje4L, Istanbul Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul 2003, Regarding Amy, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York 2003, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Columbia University, Studabaker Building, New York 2002, The Kids are Alright, organized by Joe Bradley, ATM Gallery, New York

AWARDS 2020, Museum of Arts and Design, Artist in Residence 2001, The Rhodes Family Award, School of Visual Arts

PUBLICATION Elif Uras, edited by Ipek Ulusoy Akgul, Galerist and Revolver Publishing, November 2018

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Cumhuriyet, “Kaynak’dan Gelen”, November 28, 2018 Istanbul Art News, Melez Seramikler, December 2018 Art Africa, “Art Dubai: Elif Uras,” March 2018 Nazlı Gürlek, “Critic’s Guide: Istanbul, Elif Uras”, Frieze, October 2016 Fatih Özgüven, “Elif Uras,” XOXO Magazine, October 2016 Cem Erciyes, “Oyunbaz ve Cesaretli,” Gazete Duvar, October 3, 2016 Ahu Antmen, “From Shopping Mall Dreams to Pregnant Strolls”, Art Unlimited, October 2016 Derya Yücel, “Hayal Meyal Secilen Yeni Peyzajlar”, Artful Living, September 29, 2016 Evrim Altug, “Yeni Turkiye’nin Hayal Kadinlari” Cumhuriyet, September 26, 2016 Susan Hodara, “Art and Its Inspiration Side by Side at the Aldrich’, The New York Times, June 12 2015, p.CT8 Fisun Yalçınkaya, “Elif Uras ABD’de Iznik i sergiliyor,” Milliyet, May 21, 2015, p. 8 Nicole, O’Rourke, Subverted History, Istanbul Guide, January-February 2015, p.90 Hande Oynar, The Feminist Ceramicist, TL Mag Istanbul 2014 Hande Oynar, Iznik’te bir Doğum, Vogue Turkey, November 2014, p.188 Shanghai Biennale Covers History of the City, Hürriyet Daily, October 8, 2012 Kathy Battista, The Influentials, Art Monthly, October 2011, p. 36 Ahu Antmen, Why do the Pioneers of Contemporary Art Have Pink IDs?, Dream and Reality: Modern and Contemporary Women Artists from Turkey, exhibition catalogue, Istanbul Modern 2011, p. 84. Heidi S. Mitchell, Why Istanbul is the Next Great Art Destination, Details, October 2011. The Influentials, The New Yorker, September 26, 2011. Ohannes Saskal, Çiniler İçiçe Geçmiş Kültürlerimizin Vasiyetleriydi Bize, Agos, March 4, 2011. Christopher Atamian, Blind Dates with Our Ottoman Past, Ararat Magazine, February 18, 2011. Maryam Homayoun Eisler, Beyond BRIC: Where the Emerging Markets Are/Turkey, Art + Auction, November 2010, pp.101-103 Berin Golonu, Talking Turkey: Two Generations of Artists Question Their National and International Identity, Modern Painters, November 2010, pp. 62-66. Ahu Antmen, A History of Modern and Contemporary Art in Turkey, in Unleashed: Contemporary Art From Turkey, ed. Hosseim Amirsadeghi, TransGlobe Publishing, London, 2010. Christopher Lawrence, Steady As She Goes, Canvas, January/February 2010, p. 130-143 David Ebony, Elif Uras, Art in America, November 2009, p. 208. Karen Rosenberg, Art in Review: Pink Panther, The New York Times, October 16, 2009 Elif Türkölmez, A Journey through the Arcades: A Dialectic Between Modernity and Tradition, Radikal, April 18, 2009. Hande Demircioğlu, Panaroma Pasaji, Bir Gün, May 7, 2009. Ahu Antmen, Avrasya Belli Yeni Iznik Çinileri, Radikal, May 6, 2009. Evrim Altuğ, Iznik Çiniyle Eleştiri Vakti, Sabah, May 2, 2009. Margaret Studer, An Emerging Art Market: Turkish Contemporary, Wall Street Journal, February 20, 2009. Karen Rosenberg, Elif Uras: the Occidentalist, The New York Times, October 19, 2007. Stephen Phillips, I.D. Plates, ThirtyFour Magazine, Issue 11, 2007. Julia Morton, The Lower East Side’s New Zone for Art Continues to Confound, New York Press, November 2007. Sarah Kessler, LES Gallery Scene, ArtKrush, October 2007. Power House, V Magazine, Winter 2006/7. 25 Women We Admire, Harper’s Bazaar Turkey, March 2006. Daniel Kunitz, Into the Blue, Art Review, February-March 2006. Şebnem Kırmacı, Yükselen Değerler, Harper’s Bazaar, January 20006. Eleanor Heartney, Return to the Real?, Art in America, June-July 2005. Daniel Kunitz and Joao Ribas, The ArtReview 25: Emerging US Artists, Art Review, February 2005, p.125. Roberta Smith, Elif Uras: Private Collection, The New York Times, June 4, 2004, p. E31. Rüya Takımı, Time Out Istanbul, September 2004. Evrim Altuğ, Günlük Hayat Hayalle Buluştu, Milliyet, December 11, 2004. Ahu Yıldız, Tarihi Yazmak, Akşam, December 11, 2004. Zeynep Şanlıer, Dünya Döndükçe, Radikal, December 22, 2004. Emel Ernalbant, Erkekleri Ti’ye Alıyor, Birgun, December 22, 2004. Nena Calidis, Modern Yansımalar, Cumhuriyet, December 23, 2004. November Paynter, Elif Uras, Organized Conflict catalogue, Proje 4L, Istanbul, Museum of Contemporary Art, 2003 Roberta Smith, A Grande Finale of Group Show Fireworks, The New York Times, July 18, 2003, pp. E29, E31.