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Naz Kocadere Ulu

NAZ KOCADERE
nazkocadere@gmail.com

Naz Kocadere Ulu works as an arts manager, curator and writer in the arts and culture field. With a keen eye on the ever-changing structure of language, Naz focuses on its relationship with identity, cultural belonging, representation, gender and authority. With a background in visual communication design, Naz received her master’s degree in cultural management. During her graduate studies, Naz focused on the strategies of audience development at SALT Istanbul and Kunstinstituut Melly Rotterdam. Later, she attended the Curatorial Program at de Appel Amsterdam with the support of the SAHA Association. Since 2013, Naz has realized a series of publications, exhibitions and research programs in various art galleries and institutions, including SALT in collaboration with the platform Asociación de Arte Útil and the 13th Istanbul Biennial. Recently, as part of her curatorial fellowship supported by the Cultural Foundation of Saxony (KdFS), she curated the group exhibition Outspoken Voices beyond the Archive at Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst (GfZK) in Leipzig, Germany.
Her latest curatorial projects include multifaceted publication “What are the words you do not have yet?” supported by Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst (AFK), and the group exhibition All water falls into language supported by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Istanbul. Her writing has previously appeared in Sanat Dünyamız, Art Unlimited, Argonotlar, Borusan Contemporary Blog and SALT Online Blog. Naz is a member of the International Association of Art Critics, AICA Turkey.

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