The Mercy Troupers, Escape Into Life, June 2010
Guest Posting
- The Spaces in Between: Creative Fodder in Daily Life at The Bird Sisters, August 11, 2010
- Mapping the Imagination at expat+HAREM
- Hybrid Domesticities at expat+HAREM
- Guest illustrator series at Colette Patterns, 2009-2010
- Inspired by Conversation, January 13, 2010
- Inspired by Cobblestones, January 6, 2010
- Inspired by 2010, December 30, 2009
- Visual Inspiration: Location, December 16, 2009
- Inspired by Challis, December 9, 2010
- Burda Turkiye, November 25, 2009
- Back to the Drawing Table, November 18, 2009
- Meet Rose, November 13, 2009
Bylines
- Social Media and Women’s Empowerment, Tert.am, March 13, 2010
- Social Media and Women’s Empowerment, Hürriyet Daily News, March 12, 2010
- Mapping the Imagination, expat+HAREM 12/19/2009
- Hybrid Domesticities, expat+HAREM 11/4/2009
- No Delays, but Prepare for Breakdown, Hürriyet Daily News, 8/29/2009
- Got a Light? Hürriyet Daily News, 7/25/2009
- The Year of Guilty Coffee, Hürriyet Daily News, 6/15/2009
Speaking + visiting engagements
- March 6-7, 2010, Women and Work conference guest blogger + video participant in Turin, Italy
- February, 2010, Bursa International Women’s Association (BIWA) ‘The Art of Cultivating a Creative Life’ Silk Road Stories on Love, Rose
- January, 2010, Professional American Women of Istanbul (PAWI) ‘The Art of Cultivating a Creative Life’
Media + Reviews
- Hürriyet Daily News, American Artists Share their Vision of Turkey, June 5-6, 2010
- News 6, Turkey, May 30, 2010, Featured Karma Sergi at the Turkish-American Association in it’s lineup of not-to-be-missed exhibitions on live News Art program in 5 time slots
- Noted by the European Training Foundation for contribution to women’s empowerment via social media on Twitter @europa_etf
- Expat+HAREM Jan/Feb 2010 web carnival link curator
- Discovering Istanbul, the ‘hinge city’, January 29, 2010-06-08
- Turkish Daily News, Women in Sight, Illustrations for Pukka Living, September 15, 2008
- Joie de Vivre, Handbags, July 2008
- Maison Francaise Illustrations for Pukka Living, May 2008
- Turkish Daily News “Two Artists Display Artwork at Golcuk Gallery”, Friday, November 16, 2007
- Maison Francaise “Gullerin Icinden Bir Tasarimci”, May 2007, No: 144
- Turkish Daily News “Women’s Artisan Collaboration Starts at Izmit Bazaar”, March 17-18, 2007
- Daily Candy, Handbag featured in “Nesting Instinct”, October 18, 2006
- Metro Times, Editorial, Detroit, MI, March 2006
- The Detroiter, Review, Detroit, MI, February 2005
- Ambulant, Issue 2, 2005
Projects + Experience
- Curator + Moderator of Dialogue2010 at expat+HAREM, 2010
- Founder, Curator of Art is Dialogue, 2009
- Creator of #dialogue2010 hashtag on Twitter
- Illustrator for PAWI 2008-Present; directory coordinator 2008-2009; guest lecturer Jan 2010
- Loan facilitator for Nest www.buildanest.com, 2005-2009
- Design Contributor, Intarsia Concept, 10/2009
- Logo Design, Banner, Illustrations, The Knit Box, 6/2009
- Illustrator, Else Lingerie, Illustrations for 2009 Look Book, 2/2009
- Illustrator, Blog designer, Intarsia Concept, 12/2008 to 5/2009
- Freelance writer, International Local Living and The Weekly Dish, Hurriyet Daily News, 2/2009-5/2010
- Logo Design, Endo Tekstil, division of Jinlun Motosiklet, 11/2007
- Illustrator, Pukka Living, 7/2007
- Founder, Owner, Designer, Rose Deniz Handbags, Izmit/Kocaeli, Turkey, 2005-Present
Exhibitions
- Karma Sergi, Turkish-American Association, Ankara, 2010
- Mixed Painting, Beyoglu Akademililer Sanat Merkezi, Istanbul, 2009
- WOI, APW Arts, Long Island City, NYC, 2008
- Dream Awake/Uyanık Ruya, Gölcuk Belediyesi Sanat Galerisi, Gölcuk, Turkey, 2007
- Drawing Into Painting, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2006
- Drawings, District Arts Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan, 2005
- Degree Exhibition, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 2004
- Feelings, Painting Department, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Art Museum, 2004
- Get In, Get Out, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Art Museum, 2003
- Painting Department Show, Forum Gallery, Cranbrook Museum, 2003
- Xchange, Community Arts Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 2002
- Members Show, Riverwest Art Works, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2001
- Senior Show, Red Gym Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2000
Education
2004 MFA Painting, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
2001 BS Art University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
