Biography

Nevzat Yildirim was born in 1987 in Adapazari, Turkey. In 2010 he had graduated with honours from the Photography and Graphic Arts department of Fine Arts faculty of the Kocaeli University. The same year Nevzat was selected as a winner of the "Young Photographers Award" in the "Moon and Stars Project" organized in the U.S.A. by the American Turkish Society. His works had been accepted into photo collection of one of the world's most prestigious museums in the States: the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In 2015 he had obtained his MA degree from the Department of Photography of the Institute of Fine Arts at the Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts. In addition, he had received over 40 awards from national and international photography competitions and his works can be found in private collections. Currently, Nevzat Yıldırım continues to work on numerous photographic documentary and contemporary art projects, and since 2010 he has been teaching photography at various universities.

The selected exhibitions that he had participated in:
2016- International art fair ‘Artist Istanbul’ in group exhibition "Dijital Obscura" of Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Istanbul
2015- International art fair ‘Artist Istanbul’ in group exhibition "Dijital Obscura" of Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Istanbul
2014 - Photo Contest photo exhibition "Urbanization" by Hahnemühle at the CKM Art Gallery, Istanbul
2014- International art fair ‘Artist Istanbul’ in group exhibition "Dijital Obscura" of Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Istanbul
2010 – The "Young Photographers Award" from the photo contest of the ‘Moon and Stars Project’ organized by the American Turkish Society at the House of Photography, Istanbul
2010 - The 14th State Photo Exhibition Cermodern Ankara at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Ankara

Biyografi

Nevzat Yıldırım 1987 yılında Adapazarı’nda doğdu. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Güzel Sanatlar Fakültesi Fotoğraf ve Grafik Sanatları, Fotoğraf Ana Sanat Dalı’ndan 2010 yılında dereceyle mezun oldu. Aynı yıl ABD, New York'ta düzenlenen “The American Turkish Society” tarafından “Moon and Stars Project” projesi kapsamında gerçekleşen “Young Photographers Award” ödülünü kazandı. Sanatçının eserleri Dünya'nın en saygın müzeleri arasında gösterilen ABD, Boston Güzel Sanatlar Müzesi’nin fotoğraf koleksiyonuna alındı. 2015 yılında Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi (MSGSÜ) Güzel Sanatlar Enstitüsü Fotoğraf Bölümü’nde Yüksek Lisans (MA) eğitimini tamamladı. Buna ek olarak Yıldırım’ın ulusal ve uluslararası fotoğraf yarışmalarında 40’ın üzerinde ödülü ve özel koleksiyonlarda eserleri bulunmaktadır. Nevzat Yıldırım fotoğraf bağlamında belgesel ve çağdaş sanat projeleri üretmekte ve 2010 yılından itibaren farklı üniversitelerde öğretim görevlisi olarak çalışmaktadır.

Eserlerinin Katıldığı Seçili Sergiler:
2016- Artist İstanbul uluslararası sanat fuarı, “Ditijal Obscura” msgsü fotoğraf bölümü grup sergisi İstanbul 2015- Artist İstanbul uluslararası sanat fuarı, “Ditijal Obscura” msgsü fotoğraf bölümü grup sergisi İstanbul
2014 - Hahnemühle Türkiye Fotoğraf Yarışması “Kentleşme” fotoğraf sergisi CKM Sanat Galerisi, İstanbul
2010 - American Turkish Society ve Moon and Stars Project kurumlarınca yapılan “Genç Fotoğrafcılar Ödülü” Fotoğrafevi, Istanbul
2010 - 14. Devlet Fotoğraf Sergisi Cermodern Ankara Modern Sanatlar Merkezi Ankara