About me
Nevzat Yildirim was born in 1987 in Adapazari, Turkey. In 2010 he had graduated with honours from the Photography and Graphic Arts Department of the Fine Arts Faculty of Kocaeli University. The same year, Nevzat was selected as the 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 have been accepted into the photographic collection of one of the world's most prestigious museums in the States: the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In 2015 he 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 has 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. He has published three book about his photo projects. Currently, he works in Istanbul and London. He is represented by Albumen Gallery in London.
The selected exhibitions that he has participated in:
2019 - After The conflict solo exhibition Albumen Gallery in London UK
2018- Open Art Curator international exhibition shoreditch Gallery İn London 2018- International Z Photo Festival " Orphan Girls " exhibition İstanbul Z Photo Festival, Istanbul
2017- International art fair ‘Artist Istanbul’ in group exhibition "Dijital Obscura" of Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Istanbul
2016- 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, Anka