Born in 1986, Haydar Akdağ, In 2003, he was accepted, on a scholarship, to the Department of Fashion and Textile Design at Yeditepe University’s School of Fine Arts, from which he graduated at the top of his class. In his works, Akdağ uses interdisciplinary methods through which he combines abstract, organic texture, ready metarial and stains as well as dominant geometric figures. Akdağ has displayed his works in a number of national groups shows and fairs and received awards at the Goldaş jewelry design competition and Kagider’s “Bridge from One Woman to Another” social responsibility project. He was accepted, on a scholarship, to Master the Department of Plastic Arts at Yeditepe University, from he graduated at the top of his class. The artist is currently enrolled in the Phd’s program at the Department of Plastic Arts in Yeditepe University’s School of Fine Arts and continues to paint and design out of his studio in İstanbul. He has been art residence program of European Exchange Academy (EEA) in Berlin. EEA14 Final exhibition in Beelitz-2014, Berlin Germany.
2022 Turkish Reflections, Gallery 11.17 – Stockholm
2022 En Sevdiğim Yere Giden Yol, Curator: Gencer Uçar, BonVivant Izmir
2022 Belleğe Çağrılar, Gallery 11.17 – Istanbul
2022 The Awakening, with Art50.net, Swissôtel The Bosphorus – Istanbul
2021 Art50 Hotlist, with Art50.net, ArtZ Gallery Alaçatı
2019 All in one 01, with Art50.net, Galeri Bu Pavillion – Istanbul
2019 Soul Map, with Art50.net, Swissôtel The Bosphorus – Istanbul
2018 Design Week Turkey, with Istanbul Installation
2018 Design Week Turkey, Genetic Codes of Turkish Design, Curator: Gencer Uçar
2018 Artist 2018 Istanbul Art Fair, with ArtIn90, Curator: Gencer Uçar
2018 Tasarım Tomtom Sokakta – Istanbul
2018 Gang by Sanayi Project – Istanbul
2018 Mekan Atölye/Venue Atelier, CerModern – Ankara
2018 ArtAnkara Contemporary Art Fair, Curator: Pınar Derin Gencer
2018 Anonim Bellek, solo exhibition, Gallery ARK – Istanbul
2018 My Hiding Space, Gallery Bu Galata – Istanbul
2017 Artist 2017 Istanbul Art Fair, with Gallery Bu – Istanbul
2017 Benzersiz Anlar, Part Gallery Dedeman Bostancı – Istanbul
2017 Blackbox, Curator: Burcu Bilir, Mixer – Istanbul
2017 A4, Marmara Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Müzesi ve Sanat Galerisi – Istanbul
2017 Tomorrow, Curator: Marcus Graf, Gaia Gallery – Istanbul
2017 ODTÜ Sanat 18, ODTÜ Kültür ve Kongre Merkezi – Ankara
2017 Where is Sancho?, Gallery Bu – Istanbul
2016 12 cm Erakusketa 21. Edition – Spain and France
2016 EUtopia – EEA Mix, Liverpool – UK
2016 Formun Gücü, Plato Sanat – Istanbul
2016 Treasure Room, with Art50.net, Adahan Hotel – Istanbul