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Born in the United States, Nancy Atakan has lived and worked in Istanbul since 1969. In 1995 she received her Ph.d in art history from Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul. Between 1996 and 2002 she taught twentieth century art history at Bosphorus University. In 1998 Yapı Kredi Bank Publishers printed her book entitled Arayıs¸lar (Searching for Alternatives to Painting and Sculpture). She has opened three solo exhibitions:
• “People Objects”, Artoteek Schiedam, Between the Waterfronts, Istanbul/Rotterdam Cultural Exchange, November 21 – January 5, 2003, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• “Lives Within Lifetimes”, International Longevity Center, Dec. 3 – Dec. 31, 2002, New York, USA
• “And”, Mary Ogilvie Gallery, St. Anne’s College, Oxford University, March 15 - April 1, 2000, Oxford, England.
And, numerous group exhibitions both inside and outside of Turkey such as,
• “Cosmopolis 1: First Balkan Biennial”, Thessalonika Contemporary Art Museum, December 17, 2004-March 17, 2005, Thessalonika, Greece.
• “The Eighth Havana Biennial”, Pavillion Cuba, Video Film Program, November, 2003, Havana, Cuba.
• “Art at Akmerkez”, Akmerkez, 3 – 28 September, 2003, Istanbul.
• “The Seventh International Video Festival Video Medeja”, 25 – 27 April, 2003, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
• “Families Only”, Kars¸ı Art Works Gallery, February 19 - March 10, 2003, Istanbul, Turkey.
• “IV International Digital Art Exhibit”, Pablo de la Torriente Brau Cultural Center, Casa Simon Bolivar, June 18, 2002 – July 30, 2002, Havana, Cuba.
• “Artist Respond to War”, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, April 20, 2002 – May 18, 2002, Athens, Georgia, USA.
• “Look Again” Istanbul Museum of Contemporary Art, Proje4L, December 21, 2001 – February 23, 2002, Istanbul, Turkey.
• “Re-Duchamp” Traveling Exhibition, Istanbul Biennial, September 22 – October 13, 2001, Istanbul, Turkey.