I am Hugging a Tree Trunk (2014) Painting by Özlem Kalkan Erenus

By means of cement, sand and other unconventional materials applied on canvas, Özlem Kalkan Erenus is exploring the possibilities of deformation and abstraction in her works based on figures.

Erenus organized 21 personal exhibitions, participated in over 250 group shows, in several workshops and art symposia; in Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Austria, Hungary, Germany, UK, Italy, USA, India, China, Iran, Vietnam, Morocco, Finland, France, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland, Indonesia, Spain, Ethiopia and she won several prizes.

Her works were represented at the “3rd International Biennial of Tehran” and at the “International Biennial of Arad” and were included in numerous public and private collections.

Since 2004 she is working in her private studio in Ataköy, Istanbul. Beside her artistic creation she is a freelance writer in art field. Her articles are being published in several art magazines and in peer reviewed publications. Her book "Marcel Duchamp - His Art And Philosophy" (in turkish) is published by Tekhne Publications in April, 2014.

Graduated from Istanbul Lisesi (High School) in 1989 and Istanbul University, Faculty of Business Administration in 1993, Erenus completed her dissertation on the corpus of Marcel Duchamp's works in 2012 and took her MA degree on “Art Theory and Criticism” at Istanbul Işık University, Department of Art Science. She is also a Bachelor of Philosophy, Anadolu University - OEF, 2019.


Works in Public Collections:
• Museum of Fine Arts, Satu Mare – Romania
• City Hall of Békéscsaba – Hungary
• City Hall of Kemer, Antalya – Turkey
• City Zoo, Baku – Azerbaijan
• The Academy of Fine Arts, Sarajevo – Bosnia
• Cultural Centre Verkatehdas, Hameenlinna – Finland
• Gallery L'Art Vivant, Collioure – France
• Bar of Modern Art, Berlin – Germany
• Khyber Restaurant, Mumbai – India
• Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv – Israel
• Pantanegra, Condesa, Mexico City – Mexico
• Pataka Museum, Porirua City – New Zealand
• Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila – Philippines
• Town Hall, Bacau – Romania
• Centre for Visual Art at University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
• Peace Museum, Seoul – South Korea
• City Council of Chinchón, Chinchón – Spain
• Taipei Artist Village, Taipei - Taiwan
• Artemis Art Center, Istanbul – Turkey
• Pauline A. Shaw School, Boston – U.S.A.
• Northside Preparatory School, Chicago – U.S.A.
• The Peace Garden, Washington, DC – U.S.A.
• Fine Arts Museum of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam
• Centre of Excellence for The Arts, Home of International Potters'Path - Wales
• Karlık Evi Hotel, Uçhisar – Kapadokya (2004)
• Başak Sigorta Collection, Ankara (2004)
• Inter Art Fine Arts Museum, Aiud – Romania (2005)
• Konak Municipality – İzmir (2005)
• Taksim International Abant Palace Hotel– Bolu (2005)
• Koç-Statoil, İstanbul (2005)
• Hotel Maşukiye – Adapazarı (2006)
• Derry Museum, Derry – Northern Ireland (2008)
• Art Collection of Ege University, Izmir (2014)

• Nationality: TÜRKIYE
• Date of birth : 1971
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary Turkish Artists