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Ruzy Gallery is a sharing area that supports current production as well as exhibitions focused on different periods of art and aims to develop interdisciplinary relationships.It works extensively in the collection criteria, documentation, preservation of materials, and repair of materials and repair of the works that will create a collection in institution and person collection creation, planning and development expertise.

He makes publications that reveal the processes of thinking, research and application of artists.It has transparent and open areas compared to the traditional gallery aesthetics in which permeability and light are adapted in the display areas of the gallery structure where architecture is transformed by a spatial decision.Every activity he performs in this field is in parallel with the projects planned to provide social benefits about the social issues and concepts he owns.

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Esra Çevik was born in 1977 in Istanbul.After graduating from Boğaziçi University, he worked in the financial sector for a while.He has collected contemporary works of art for years.His interest in art and his desire to learn art directed Esra to establish the Ruzy Art Gallery.

  • Esra Çevik

    Founder of Ruzy Gallery

    Esra Çevik was born in 1977 in Istanbul.After graduating from Boğaziçi University, he worked in the financial sector for a while.He has collected contemporary works of art for years.His interest in art and his desire to learn art directed Esra to establish the Ruzy Art Gallery.

Esra Çevik

Founder of Ruzy Gallery

Polina Somochkina (born in 1988 in Lviv, Ukraine) is an art consultant, artist, curator, and art restor and has a master's degree in art restoration.He is the founder of the International Artist's host program The Istanbul Artist Residence.It has implemented a series of cultural diplomacy projects in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Ukraine, Poland and the United Kingdom in Istanbul.In 2015, he was awarded the Gaude Polonia diploma by the Minister of Polish Culture.

  • Polina Somochkina

    Ruzy Gallery Director

    Polina Somochkina (born in 1988 in Lviv, Ukraine) is an art consultant, artist, curator, and art restor and has a master's degree in art restoration.He is the founder of the International Artist's host program The Istanbul Artist Residence.It has implemented a series of cultural diplomacy projects in cooperation with the Consulate General of the Ukraine, Poland and the United Kingdom in Istanbul.In 2015, he was awarded the Gaude Polonia diploma by the Minister of Polish Culture.

Polina Somochkina

Ruzy Gallery Director

Begüm Güney (born in 1987, Istanbul) is the founder of ‘Standart Istanbul.’ An independent curator with a background in visual communication design and culture and arts management, she continues her work under ‘Standart Istanbul’ in the areas of institutional culture and arts strategies, as well as collection management and development. She serves as the Founding Director of Bilgili Sanat, the art initiative of Bilgili Holding, and as the Collection Manager at Paribu. Between 2018 and 2022, she was the Program Director and Curator of Odeabank’s art platform O’art. In addition, she was the Project Coordinator for the Mardin Biennial from 2020 to 2022. In 2021, Güney completed her thesis, which examined the relationship between off-center biennials and local structures.

  • Begüm Güney

    Corporate Consultant

    Begüm Güney (born in 1987, Istanbul) is the founder of ‘Standart Istanbul.’ An independent curator with a background in visual communication design and culture and arts management, she continues her work under ‘Standart Istanbul’ in the areas of institutional culture and arts strategies, as well as collection management and development. She serves as the Founding Director of Bilgili Sanat, the art initiative of Bilgili Holding, and as the Collection Manager at Paribu. Between 2018 and 2022, she was the Program Director and Curator of Odeabank’s art platform O’art. In addition, she was the Project Coordinator for the Mardin Biennial from 2020 to 2022. In 2021, Güney completed her thesis, which examined the relationship between off-center biennials and local structures.

Begüm Güney

Corporate Consultant

Seda Çelik, born in 1998 in Istanbul. She initially pursued her education in architecture, where she worked for a period before shifting her focus to Art Management, from which she later graduated. After completing her studies, she actively contributed to various fairs and projects. In addition to her collaborative efforts, she has independently curated and executed exhibition projects in Turkey and abroad.

  • Seda Çelik

    Art Assistant

    Seda Çelik, born in 1998 in Istanbul. She initially pursued her education in architecture, where she worked for a period before shifting her focus to Art Management, from which she later graduated. After completing her studies, she actively contributed to various fairs and projects. In addition to her collaborative efforts, she has independently curated and executed exhibition projects in Turkey and abroad.

Seda Çelik

Art Assistant

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ADDRESS

Etiler, Tepecik Yolu No:20, 34337 Beşiktaş / İstanbul

HOUR

Salı - Pazar 11:00 - 19:00
Cumartesi 11:00 - 21:00
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