ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ece Akdemir (b. 1998) grew up immersed in the world of art, a journey that began in childhood and evolved through years of professional practice as a Graphic Designer and Art Director. This multidisciplinary background provides the structural foundation for her oil paintings, where technical precision meets conceptual exploration.
Her artistic practice is a continuous inquiry into the fragility of existence. While her earlier works focused on surrealist interpretations of life and death, her current series,
"POST-MODERN VANITAS: LOADING...", shifts the gaze toward the digital melancoly of the 21st century.
Akdemir’s work captures the "morning after" the illusion of perfection where the feast is over, the system glitchess, and the masks of success fall away. By blending classical Vanitas traditions with modern metaphors like Jenga towers, hourglasses, and "loading" states, she creates a space for the viewer to confront the tension between societal expectations and individual burnout.
For Akdemir, each canvas is not a declaration of defeat, but a brave self-portrait of a new identity waiting to "load" amidst the ruins of modern life.

/ Painter & Art Director
Ece Akdemir
EDUCATION
EXHIBITON
MEDIA & MAGAZINE
2026 - SOLO COMING SOON, Art Room,İstanbul, Turkey
2025 - “From Atelier to Galeri Bu”, Galeri Bu, Istanbul, Turkey
2025 - “ The Un-Vitrined ”, Studio Karaköy, Istanbul, Turkey
2025 - “ ZAPT ”, The Key Art Gallery, Eskişehir, Turkey
2025 - “ Eternal ”, Galerie D’art la Visione, Istanbul, Turkey
2025 - “ Büyükdere Pop-up ”, Büyükdere 35, Istanbul, Turkey
2024 - SOLO “Journey ”, Studio Karaköy, Istanbul, Turkey
2024 - “Starbucks Cup Design Call”, Evin Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2026, Is it Instagrammable? interview
2025, Sanat Okur-Biography
2020, JaamZIN Creative
Product & Interior Design / 2017 - 2020
Nuova Accdemia Di Belle Arti // Milano
Visual Arts / 2016-2017
Sabancı University // İstanbul
High School / 2013-2016
Bilfen Anadolu Lisesi // İstanbul
