Sonat Özcivanoğlu
architect • researcher (ph.d candidate) • artist • designer
Ankara, Turkey
contact: sonatozcivan@gmail.com
Sonat Özcivanoğlu is a mixed-technique artist, designer, architect, researcher (Ph.D. Candidate), and educator (Research Assistant at the Department of Architecture, TEDU). Received her B.Arch (2011-15) and M.Arch (2015-19) in Architecture from Middle East Technical University (METU), Faculty of Architecture. Currently continues her Ph.D. in Architecture at METU and works as a research assistant at TEDU. Her major academic research interests include walking-based mapping practices, architectural theory&criticism, narrative theory, and literary theory.
Her painting practice involves acrylic-gouache-pastel, linoleum-cut and wood-cut print, collage-making, embroidery+punch on fabric, and clay sculpting. She frequently incorporates various mediums and techniques to create a multi-layered composition, emphasizing thick paint, glued or taped pieces, and cut-outs. Her work often incorporates found materials and everyday objects such as cardboard from packages, tickets, leaflets, newspapers, coasters, and bottles. You might have come across some of her drawings in the streets and pubs, as she relishes the opportunity to exhibit her works in unconventional settings. Although she did not graduate from a formal fine arts institution, she has had the privilege of studying with painters in their ateliers. Sonat's works have been recognized through various exhibitions and workshops.
Photo-works can be described as haunting and uncanny with a focus on capturing the eerie and unsettling aspects of everyday life. She often utilizes black-and-white photography. Recent projects incorporate scaled figures with daily objects, which are often rendered in an unsettling manner.
CV
experience
Feb 2019 - Present
Feb 2018 - Feb 2019
Jul 2016 - Jan 2017
Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
2013
2011
Research Assistant / TEDU Department of Architecture
Architect / Kahraman Architects
Architect / Çizimhane Architects
Architect / ASMA
Intern Architect / SCRA
Architectural Survey and Documentation in Hamamönü, Ankara
education
2020 - Present
2017 - 2018
2015 - 2017
2011 - 2015
2010 - 2011
2004 - 2009
Ph.D Candidate, METU
Exchance Student , TU Eindhoven
M.Arch, METU
B.Arch, METU
Biology, METU
Mehmet Emin Resulzade Anatolian Highschool
exhibitions + workshops
2022
2022
2019
2018
2018
2017
2016
2016
Hava Muhalefeti_ solo exhibition +pieces animated by Utku Coskuner @Koridor, Ankara
Which of the Below_solo exhibition @Parus, Ankara
Unknown Ulus: Invisible Boundaries_ workshop + exhibition conducted w/ Dicle Kumaraslan @ Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara
Uncanny + Simple Machine_solo exhibition @ METU Library Füruzan Olsen Exhibition Hall, Ankara
Drawing Workshop @ TMMOB Ankara Chamber of Architecture
Mapping As a Spatial Practice_ workshop conducted as a part of the event TDesigner Meet in Cappadocia w/ TAK KARTAL @ Cappadocia
Traces_group exhibition organized by TMMOB Ankara Chamber of City Planners @ Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara
Risk Areas_Semester Exhibition of the Woodcut Atelier in Hacettepe Graduate School of Fine Arts @ Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara
competitions + awards
2022
2018
2015
2014
2013
100th Year Bazaar & Surruondings Design Competition _architect w/ Irmak Yavuz + Sinan Cem Kizil + Utku Coşkuner
Mouselum for Orhan Dinç Idea Competition_architect w/ Kahraman Architecture, Honorable Mention
Antalya Kepez Municipality Focal Building Competition_architect w/ Pınar Yazdıç, Güneş Duyul, Tuna Bozankaya, Honorable Mention
Gökçeada HighSchool Competition_intern architect w/ SCRA Architects (intern architect) Second Prize
Can Aluminum Student Project Competition_student w/Tuna Bozankaya, Honorable Mention
publications
2022
2021
2019
2019
Özcivanoğlu, Sonat. NARRATIVE WITHIN A NARRATIVE: NOVEL AND MAP, presented in METU Architectural History Graduate Symposium, 2019.
Özcivanoğlu, Sonat. Map-Making As A Walking-Based Spatial Practice In Architecture." Master's thesis, Middle East Technical University, 2019.
interests
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literary criticism & theory - fiction - postmodern novel - detective stories - fanzines
photography - collage - painting - woodcut and linoleum cut & printing - acrylic - gouache
walking - mapping - figure skating - kendo
skills
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InDesign + Photoshop +Illustrator + AutoCAD + SketchUp + Rhino + Revit
