İLKAY UNAY-GAILHARD
I studied at Burg Giebichenstein Art and Design University (Germany) as a guest student in Graphic Department (Prof. Thomas Rug, lecturer in woodcut print: Franca Bartholomäi), and participated master level printmaking lectures at Isık University, Istanbul (Turkey) by Prof. Dr. Süleyman Saim Tekcan. In 2015, I got invitation as an artist-in-Residence at the Istanbul Museum of Graphic Arts (Turkey).
I’m an active member of the Atelier aux Lilas for Typography and Printmaking (France), the Professional Association of Visual Artists Saxony-Anhalt, BBK (Germany), and the Bellefonte Art Museum (USA).
Currently, I’m travelling extensively and living in Grenoble (France), and Halle (Germany).
Exhibitions:
2024: “SOVIET’S FINGERPRINTS: The Second Life of Socialist Cars”, Solo exhibition, Bellefonte Art Museum for Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA
2023: Matin Brun, L’archipel, 1 rue des iles, 29170, Fouesant, France
2023: Lemont Village Association, Pennsylvania, USA
2023: “Feingemacht”, Collective exhibition, Halle (Saale), Germany
2022: Collective exhibition with local artists, Andersonville Galleria, Chicago, USA
2022: “Penn State Creates”, Virtual exhibition at the Palmer Museum of Art Museum, State College, Pennsylvania, USA
2022: “Feingemacht”, Collective exhibition with local artists, Halle (Saale), Germany
2021 : “22.Triennale Mini Print Grenchen”, Switzerland.
2021 : “LIL’ART 2021”, Théâtre du Garde-Chasse, Les Lilas, France.
2021 : “Encore Grenoble!”, Pop-up store, Magic Candy Bar, 34 Cours, Jean Jaurès, Grenoble, France.
2021: “Feingemacht-I, Jena”, Pop-up store, Goethe Galerie, Goethestraße 3, Jena, Germany.
2021: “Feingemacht-VI, Halle”, Collective exhibition with local designers/artists, Große Ulrichstr. 21, Halle, Germany.
2020 : “Generell frisch”, organise by Professional Association of Visual Artists Saxony-Anhalt (BBK), BURG Galery, Volkspark, Halle, Germany.
2020 : “LIL’ART 2020”, Théâtre du Garde-Chasse, Les Lilas, France.
2020: “Feingemacht-V”, collective exhibition with local designers/artists, Halle (Saale), German.
2019: “Feingemacht”, Christmas Exhibition with local designers and artists, Halle (Saale), Germany.
2019: “LIL’ART 2019”, Théâtre du Garde-Chasse, Les Lilas, France.
2019: “Feingemacht”, Exhibition with local designers and artists during the Handel Festival, Halle (Saale), Germany.
2019: „Marktplatz Druckgrafik“, Leipzig Book Fair, Germany.
2018: “Feingemacht”, Exhibition with local designers and artists during the Handel Festival, Halle (Saale), Germany.
2018: "HAL ART 2018", Halle, Germany.
2018: “Art+, A New Beginning!”, Van der Gallery, New York, USA.
2017: “Silk Road”, 7th. International Egeart Art Days, Egeart Balikesir University International Group Exhibition, Devrim Erbil Museum of Contemporary Art, Balikesir, Turkey.
2017: “37th Mini Print International of Cadaqués 2017”, Taller Galeria Fort (Spain); Fundacio Tharrats d’Art Grafic, Spain; Winfield Barns Gallery, UK; L'Etange d'Art Gallery, France.
2017: “Nonesuch Art of Paper Awards (NAOPA)”, Parrsboro, Canada.
2017: "HAL ART 2017", Halle, Germany.
2017: “19th International Print Biennial Varna”, Boris Georgiev Art Gallery, Bulgaria.
2017: “LIL’ART 2017”, Théâtre du Garde-Chasse, Les Lilas, France.
2017: “Feingemacht”, Exhibition with local designers and artists during the Handel Festival, Halle (Saale), Germany.
2017: “Art+”, Van der Gallery, New York, USA.
2017: “Ramifications”, Foyer Culturel de Chaudfontain, Belgium.
2016: “Rhizome”, 39/93 Art and Culture Gallery, Romanville, Paris, France.
2016: “36th Mini Print International of Cadaqués 2016”, Taller Galeria Fort (Spain); Fundacio Tharrats d’Art Grafic, Spain; Winfield Barns Gallery, UK; L'Etange d'Art Gallery, France.
2016: “9th Vivanco International Exhibition”, Museo Vivanco, La Rioja, Spain.
2016 : “Dreux International Mini print Biennal 2016”, Chapelle de l’Hôtel-dieu, France.
2016: “2nd International Mini Print Biennial”, Seacourt Print Workshop, Ireland.
2015 : “Exposition Collective D’estampes”, Atelier de la Main Gauche, Toulouse, France.
2015: “35th Mini Print International of Cadaqués 2015”, Taller Galeria Fort (Spain); Fundacio Tharrats d’Art Grafic, Spain; Winfield Barns Gallery, UK; L'Etange d'Art Gallery, France.
2015: “10th Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition”, Norwalk, USA.
2014: “Jahresausstellung 2014”, Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle, Germany.
2014: “Mini Print 2014”, Gallery Heike Arndt DK, Berlin, Germany.
Beside my art education, I study economics. Since 2010 I’m working as a researcher at Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) in Germany. You could access my scientific papers on Economics from my page at IAMO.
