Ahmet Öğüt

Ahmet Ögüt, born in Diyarbakir, Turkey in 1981, has gained international acclaim for his subtle references to complex topics including religion, social and rural customs, and the spectre of war, often offset by an edge of humour. Winner of the Volkskrant Art Prize 2011 and the Future Generation Art Special Prize 2012, Ahmet’s recent solo exhibitions include shows at SALT (Istanbul), Fondazione Giuliani (Rome); Kunsthalle Lissabon (Lisbon), UC Berkeley Art Museum, Museum Villa Stuck (Munich), Artspace Visual Arts.