Biography
Born 1979 in Canakkale, Turkey, Serpil graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and Nes'e Erdok Studio in 2008. She studied arctic mosaics, fresco and sgraffiato with professor Hüsnü Koldaş for a further two years. Since 2006, her work has been exhibited in Istanbul and across Europe. Since April 2016, Serpil has been living and working in London.
Mavi Ustun's paintings explore the loneliness of the individual in daily life trying to shape it to suit the norms of contemporary society. Through her picturesque scenarios of daily life the artist confronts us with the personal stories of her fragile, perturbed, melancholic heroes and heroines, who try to fight back against their bleak existential condition.
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Exhibitions
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Face to Face II
Group Exhibition 6 - 29 Jul 2023Portraiture has always been a pillar of art history, taking different forms throughout its development: from the Egyptian statues of pharaohs to the Hellenic busts of Greek gods, from the...Read more -
Universe 25
Group Show 30 Mar - 29 Apr 2023In 1968, American ethologist John Calhoun began an experiment into the effects of overcrowding; Universe 25. He introduced four rodent couples into a specially designed and enclosed shelter. In only...Read more
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