COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

Turkey

EDUCATION

PhD, Art History, Istanbul Technical University

MFA, Metal, State University of New York at New Paltz, 2009

BS, Incustrial Product Design, Istanbul Technical University

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

The Plastic Show, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2010

I CARE A LOT, Middle East Portable Discussion, Juried Exhibition, Idar-Oberstein University, Platina Gallery, Stockholm, Galeria Articula, Lisbon, 2010

Extreme Beauty, Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, 2010

To Be (Determined): an exhibition of the first five, Colorado State University Hatton Gallery, CO, 2009

Reclaim, Reuse, Renew, Juried Exhibition, Atrium Gallery, Ball State University, IN, 2009

Juried Digital Student Exhibition: Present/Represent, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Philadelphia, 2009

Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY, 2009

Recycle: Recreate, Redefine, Re-imagine, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2009

Orna-mental, Galerie V&V, Vienna, 2007

Anja Lubach & Burcu Büyükünal, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, 2007

30*30 Rings, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield, 2007

Artists' Hearts, Ayşe Takı Galerisi, Istanbul, Turkey, 2007

Showcase: Jewellery, Aldeburgh, 2006

Floraler Schmuck, Brigitte Berndt Galerie, Nürnberg, Germany, 2006

Burcu Büyükünal, Galeri Siyah & Beyaz, Ankara, 2005

Ela Cindoruk & Burcu Büyükünal, elacindoruknazanpak Galeri, İstanbul, Turkey, 2005

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

500 Plastic Jewelry Designs, A Groundbreaking Survey of A Modern Material (500 Series), Lark Books, 2009

The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellers, 2008

Metalsmith Exhibition in Print, 2006

GRANTS AND AWARDS

Second Standing, Meerschaum Design Competition, Eskişehir, 2010

Fulbright Award, Grant to study masters degree in USA, 2006

Second Standing, Gold Trends Jewellery Design Competition, 2002

Honorable Mention, YKK Design Competition, 2001