Lect. MEHMET ÖĞÜT

Mehmet Öğüt graduated from the Department of Painting at Marmara University, Atatürk Faculty of Education, and later completed his master’s degree in the Department of Painting at the Institute of Educational Sciences of the same university. In 2008, he received his master’s degree with the thesis titled “The Right to Make Art: Understanding Art After 1980.” He continued his art education at KABK – Royal Academy of Art, The Hague in the Netherlands.

Working across painting, video, new media, and AI-assisted artistic practices, Öğüt’s works have been exhibited and included in video screenings in cities such as Istanbul, Diyarbakır, Vienna, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Cologne. In 2015, he received the VIG Special Invitation award within the scope of the ESSL Art Award CEE.

He has participated in solo and group exhibitions at art spaces including Bilsart (Istanbul), De Kijkdoos Art Space (Amsterdam), Coridor Project Space (Amsterdam), Exhibition Centre in the Ringturm (Vienna), Martch Gallery (Istanbul), and Simbart Projects (Istanbul).

Having completed the Proficiency in Art program in Art and Design at Yıldız Technical University, Öğüt’s current practice explores the relationships between traditional production techniques, digital imagery, artificial intelligence, and technical processes.

Alongside his artistic practice, he works as a Lecturer and Head of the Graphic Design Program at Istanbul Gelisim University, Istanbul Gelisim Vocational School. He teaches courses in illustration, history of graphic arts, basic graphic design, and visual design.

Mehmet Öğüt lives and works in Istanbul.