Tuba Gecgel
fiber artist, textile designer
Tuba Geçgel (1993) is a multidisciplinary artist born in Istanbul. Her artistic practice is shaped around and focuses on themes such as humans’ true self, communication with nature, genderlessness and love. Tuba adopts textile materials as basic elements in her works and expresses the fluidity, free formability and limitlessness of textiles by comparing them to human nature. She emphasizes limitlessness by creating fantastic environments with her figurative and colorful works, and makes viewers become a part of her works by interacting with them. Recently, she has started to transfer her drawings to tapestries using the hand tufting technique. Combining this traditional technique with the understanding of modern art, she feeds on the slowing down of time while wandering between the past and the future. Tuba Geçgel’s works are a reflection of her artistic vision and touch.
Education
2011-2016 Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Textiles and Fashion Design
2024- Current, University of Ostrava , Faculty of Fine Arts And Music, Department of Paint MALBA II – Master Program
Selected Group Shows
2019, Introvert A Magical Forest, Group Exhibiton, PG Art Gallery, Istanbul
2020, Variations On Beauty, Group Exhibition,Gallery Diani, Istanbul
2020, Born,Group Exhibition, PlanB Tophane, Istanbul
2020, Angel, Muse Contemporary Art Gallery, St. Antoine Church
2020, Kemiklerin Üzerine Şarkılar – Laloba, Group Exhibition, Eksibir, İstanbul
2021, Group Exhibition of Young Artists, BKM UNIQ Hall, Istanbul
2021, Karşı Pencere, Group Exhibition, Koli Art Space, Istanbul
2021, Synonyms Exhibition, The Marmara Bodrum Hotel, Mugla
2023, Without Boundaries, Group Exhibition, Muse Contemporary, Istanbul
2024, Katharsis – Sessizliğin Payı, Group Exhibition, Martch Art Project, Istanbul
2024, Artevolve, Group Exhibition, GDM Contemporary, Ostrava Czech Republic
2024, Dreamscape, Group Exhibition, The Holy Art Galery, London
2024, En Route, Group Exhibition, Büyükdere35, Muğla
2025, Pembe Bulutların Üstünde Group Exhibition, Chi Art Gallery, İstanbul
2025, Ayna Ayna Group Exhibition, Chi Art Gallery, Istanbul
2025, Inferno Group Exhibition, Alteos Gallery, Ostrava Czech Republic
2025, GVUO GEN* / COLLABORATORY, House of Art, Ostrava Czech Republic
2025, ODDSKOK Group Exhibition, Warsaw, Poland
Solo Shows:
2021, Gözlerimiz Yuvasından Çıkana Kadar, 1wall X ,Büyükdere35, İstanbul
2023, November, House of Observation, Buyukdere35 Gallery, Istanbul
Biennale:
2023, International Textile Biennale, Atlas Pavillion, İzmir
Fairs:
2020, Step Istanbul, Pg Art Gallery, Istanbul
2021, Tomtom Designhood, Buyukdere35, Istanbul
2022, ArtAnkara Art Fair, Ankara
2022, ArtWeeks X Büyükdere35, İstanbul
2025, CI Bloom, Chi Art Gallery, İstanbul
2025, MoBu Art Fair, The Artsommelier Gallery, Bucharest
2025, Textile Recyling Expo, Fibraloop x Chi Art Gallery, Brussels
Events:
2020,Art Sunday, Tog X Pg Gallery, İstanbul
2020, Çesme Art Fest, İzmir
Speakers:
2024, 5th. International Handicrafts and Design Fair
Press:
StudioN2O’da Tuba Geçgel ile söyleşi
Studio Mercado röportajı
Calling Mag’da “House of Observation”
About of Textile Biennale
Kiminişi Podcast X Eymen Aktel
