Yasemin Yenigün Bakiri

 Yasemin Yenigün Bakiri is graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts at Mimar Sinan University, in the Ceramic and Glass Department in 1988. She received a certificate in Communication Studies and CAM diploma from The London Institute and London Collage of Printing and Distributive Trades in 1992. The artist continued her studies in England at The Surrey Institute of Art & Design University
College, specializing in 3Dimensional Design and Glass in 1995. Bakiri has worked with various international artists such as Annette Meech, Christopher Williams, David Taylor and Fleur Tookey. Since 1986, she has been exhibiting her works in museums and galleries. Bakiri received the second prize at the “Serpocam” Ceramic Glass National Exhibition in 1988 and “Young Designers” Award in the
Business Design Centre in London in 1995. She runs a Glass Art center called “Camhane” located in a historical building in Fener and Balat in Istanbul, and continues to work from her studio as a glass artist. 

Selected exhibitions:
2015 - "Odessa," Linda Farrell Art Gallery,Paris; "Zamansız Zarafet," Istanbul Kültür University Art Gallery, Istanbul; "Love 360," 360 Restaurant, Istanbul;

2014 - "Recollection," Maçka Modern Art Gallery, Istanbul; "Benimle Oynar Mısın?" Astoria AVM Artcourt, Istanbul; "Art of Smyrna," Swissotel, Izmir; "The Glass Factory Museum," Boda Glasbruk, Sweden; "Edsvik Arthall," Edsvik Art Gallery, Stockholm; "Plus Semblables Que Dİfferents," Abbaye Neumünster, Luxembourg; "Siyah Üzerine," Maçka Modern Art Gallery, Istanbul; "Day Moon Star," Adahan İstanbul, Istanbul;

2013 - "Istanbul Breeze," Hilton Asmus Comtemporary, Chicago; "Interception –Relational Aesthetics," DogA, Norway; "Ege University," 5th International Egeart Art Days, Izmir; "Art Shanghai," New Glass & Ceramic Exhibition, Shangai; "ODTU Art 14," Middle East Technical University, Ankara; "Guardian Angels," Maçka Modern Art Gallery, Istanbul

2012 - "Imperfection Perfected," Design Biennial, Istanbul; "Diversity - Diver-City," Galeri Oda, St.Pulcherie, Istanbul; "Turkish Modern Art," Grosvenor Gallery, London; "Buart," Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul;

2011 - Ege University 4th International Egeart Art Days, Izmir; "Glass Symposium" Biennial, Contemporary Art in Glass, Lüxembourg; Armaggan Art & Design Gallery, Istanbul; "Interception”, Glass Exhibition, Bir Nokta, Istanbul; “Transparency”, Camhane, Istanbul; International İzmir Art Biennial, Izmir; Obiettivo Mediterraneo, Italia-Turchia, dialogo tra culture, Primo Piano LivinGallery, Lecce, Italy; 

2010 - Glass and Scupture Exhibition, Studio Punto; "17th Sofa Chicago" Turkish Cultural Foundation Chicago; "Volome II Artworkexhibition" Addresİstanbul, Istanbul; "Internatıonal Modern & Contemporary Art," Christies Dubai; Arnavutkoy Art Gallery, Istanbul; "My son and father," Nakkas Gallery, Istanbul; "For the commemorate of Kuzgun Acar masks," Bir Nokta, Istanbul; 17th Sofa Chicago, Turkish Culural Foundation Chicago; "Contemporary Turkish Modern Sculptures," Maçka Modern, Istanbul; "Glass Art Exhibition," Cankaya Municipality Art Center, Ankara