www.erdemtasdelen.com

MFA in Visual Arts

Emily Carr University of Art + Design

Vancouver BC, Canada

2010

BFA in Visual Arts & Communication Design

Sabanci University

Istanbul, Turkey

2007

Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions

What A Drag, 221A Artist Run Centre, Vancouver, 2012

Curated by Brian McBay

Even The Stars Seem To Change Their Position, Sanatorium Projects, Istanbul, 2012

(with Lyndl Hall)

Curated by Babak Golkar

I’ll Keep Thinking About It, 1612 Gallery, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, 2010

(with Lyndl Hall)

Group Exhibitions

The Problem of Nothing, Hayaka Arti, Istanbul, 2011

Curated by Derya Akay & Dilara Akay

Elsewhere, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, 2011

Curated by Ege Kanar

MERKINtile, 221A Artist Run Centre, Vancouver, 2011

Curated by Kevin Hubbard

Taken Up, Slightly Revised, Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver, 2010

10 Years, Kasa Galeri, Istanbul, 2010

Not That Grad Show, Concourse Gallery, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, 2010

Letter Size, ( ) Space Gallery, Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Vancouver, 2008

Like There’s No Tomorrow, Kasa Galeri, Istanbul, 2008

Curated by Murat Germen

Grants & Awards

Kungl. Konsthögskolan, artistic research grant - "Investigations on Artistic Subjectivity"

In collaboration with Meriç Algün Ringborg, Stockholm, 2012-2014

Emily Carr University, project research fund, Vancouver, 2010

Emily Carr University, project research fund, Vancouver, 2009

Sabanci University, honour scholarship, Istanbul, 2003-2007

Full tuition waiver and monthly stipend for 4 years, awarded for merit

Sabanci University, dean's honour list, Istanbul, 2003-2007

Awarded every semester for 8 semesters attended, for academic excellence

Bibliography

Yıldız, Adnan. Sevgilini/Kahramanını Hayal Etmek. Taraf, 31 July 2012.

McBay, Brian. Say It Out Loud, exhibition catalogue essay for What A Drag, 221A Artist Run Centre, 2012

Pauker, Magnolia. Playfulness as a Strategy: Inter-view with Erdem Taşdelen, exhibition catalogue text for What A Drag, 221A Artist Run Centre, 2012

Hurriyet Daily News, 27 April 2012

Front Magazine, Volume XXII Number 1 (Spring), 2011

Kasa Galeri 10th year artist catalogue, 2010

MsUse Magazine, October 2009