Artist Bio
Müge Bayraktar
b. 1962, Tarsus, Türkiye
Lives in Istanbul, Türkiye
EDUCATION & TRAINING
- 2013–2015 Art History, Contemporary Art, History of Philosophy, History of Religions, and History of Turkish Art, Atölye Bilgi Adası, Istanbul
- 2007 Documentary Production, Digital Film Academy, Istanbul
- 2004–2006 Film Analysis, History of Cinema, Film Editing, and Scriptwriting, Mithat Alam Film Center, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul
- 2004 Short Filmmaking, Hilmi Etikan Studio, Istanbul
- 2004 Cinema Seminar, Turkish Cinema and Audiovisual Culture Foundation (TÜRSAK)
- 1983 BA, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul
SELECTED AWARDS & RECOGNITION
- 2021 Gold Award for Abstract Photography, Art Folio Annual
- 2010–2011 Festival Awards (Various), There’s Always Room for Dessert!
- 2008–2010 Festival Awards (Various), The Sultans of the Bosphorus
EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATIONS
- 2021 Featured Artist, Art Folio: A Curated Collection of the World’s Most Exciting Artists, USA
- 2019 Group Exhibition, Intersections, Marmara University Republic Museum & Art Gallery, Istanbul
FILMOGRAPHY & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- 2013 Guest Speaker/Panelist, (There’s Always Room for Dessert!) Women of the Republic Symposium: Cinema Through a Woman’s Eye, Doğuş University, Istanbul
- 2010 Masterclass Instructor (The Sultans of the Bosphorus), Vassar College, New York, USA
- 2010 Presenter/Panelist (The Sultans of the Bosphorus), International Sport Forum, Moscow, Russia
- 2010 There’s Always Room for Dessert! (Short Film) – Writer, Director, Producer
- 2008 The Sultans of the Bosphorus (Short Documentary) – Director, Producer, Editor