Erdem Taşdelen is an artist whose multidisciplinary practice involves a range of media including installation, drawing, sculpture, video, sound and artist books. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Arts and Communication Design from Sabancı University (2007), and a Master of Applied Arts degree in Visual Arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design (2010), where he currently teaches.
Recent solo and group exhibitions include venues such as Access Gallery, The Western Front, Capture Photo Festival, Republic Gallery and 221A in Vancouver BC; Galeri NON, ARTER, Sanatorium and Sabanci Museum in Istanbul; Biennial of the Americas in Denver CO; Kunstverein Hannover; Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna; Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich; Oakville Galleries in Toronto; and Stacion Center for Contemporary Art in Prishtina. Taşdelen is a 2014 recipient of the Charles Pachter prize for emerging artists, awarded by the Hnatyshyn Foundation.
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