Ilker Cinarel is a Turkish-British artist based in St Ives, Cornwall, UK. Ilker is an artist and researcher working in a range of media including performance, film, Installation, learning and social arts practice. Cinarel is interested in the space created by the inhabiting or embodying of histories. He employs humour as a means to confront the viewer with historical narratives and contemporary culture. Questioning the place of intimacy, humour within an overtly masculine context also desires and needs in human development. 

He has exhibited widely in the UK and internationally including Wysing art centre, Cambridge, Northern Charter, New Castle, White Crypt Gallery, London, Guests project, London, S1 Art space, Sheffield, Eastside projects, Birmingham, 6th Istanbul Biennale, Istanbul. Cinarel received the 2014 Inland Art Festival award and 2011 Sandra Blow award. 

Ilker is being selected for The Syllabus III, Artist peer-led programme with Wysing Arts Centre, Eastside Projects, New Contemporaries, S1 Artspace, Spike Island, Studio Voltaire, Iniva.  

He studied Fine Art at the Marmara University at the Istanbul, TR and Contemporary Fine art practice at the Falmouth University, UK. He lives in St Ives and works in Falmouth and Plymouth, UK. Ilker is currently a Lecturer at the Plymouth University and St ives school of painting, UK.

Contact - ilkercinarel@gmail.com

Education

2017 - 18  The Syllabus, Wysing Arts Centre, Eastside Projects, New Contemporaries, S1 Artspace, Spike Island, Studio Voltaire, Iniva

2015    PGCHE | Falmouth University, UK

2011    MA, Falmouth University Fine Art Contemporary Practice, UK

1999    BA (Hons) Fine Art, Marmara University, Istanbul TR

Awards

2014  Inland Art Festival Award | UK

2011  Sandra Blow Award | UK

1997  Research project about the Bavaria porcelains, Hoechst Ceramic Tec., Retsch Porcelain, Wunsiedel, Germany

CV

2024

[Group Exhibition] Multi Story - curated by Jude Munden, Truro Cathedral

2023

[Group exhibition] In this Together, curated by Ilya Fisher, Trebah Gardens Gallery, Falmouth, UK

[Group exhibition] From under the Bushel curated by Lou Fox, Project Space, Art University Plymouth, UK 

[Group exhibition] Ex Voto, curated with Sarah Harnett, Great Yarmouth Gallery, Norfolk, UK


2022

[Group exhibition] Re- Enactment - The Mary Layline Pilgrimage, KIngs gate Project Gallery, London  

[Group exhibition] Living Room, 2022,curated by Camilla Dixon, Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, UK

[Group exhibition -Performance] Drawing Near, curated by Kate Walter, Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance, UK

2021

[Group exhibition] Your Foot In My Face, curated by Dan Howardbirt, Kingsgate projectspace, London, UK

[Group exhibition] Gathering, Curated by Jonathan Michael and Verity Birt, Haarlemartspace, Sheffield, UK

[Performance] Homer to Hip Hop, organized by T.S. Idiot, BSJWT Room, St Ives, UK

[Group exhibition] Gathering, curated by Jonathan Michael and Verity Birt, Gray wharf Gallery, Penryn, UK

2020 

[Performance] Online event organized by Agile Structures, Camp,  Cornwall 

[Film], Online exhibition, curated by Lee Campbell, London, UK

2019

[Group exhibition] Homo Humour, curated by Lee Campbell, Miami, USA

[Group exhibition] Equinoxy, curated by Simon Bayliss, St Ives, UK

[Group exhibition] Daughters of Hecate, White Crypt Gallery, London

[Group exhibition] Sol Force, curated by Jesse Leroy Smith, Tremenheere Sculpture Gallery, Penzance, UK

 2018

[Group exhibition] ‘Syllabusmix’, Guest projects, London

[Group exhibition] ‘41/42’, Thames – Side Studios, London

[Workshop] RCA, with Curatorial writing, Groundwork project, Cornwall  

[Group exhibition] ‘Though Matter’, S1 Art space, Sheffield

[Group exhibition] ‘More of an avalanche’, Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge

[Group exhibition] ‘Forward’, Recent Activity, East side projects, Birmingham

The Syllabus, Wysing Arts Centre, Eastside Projects, New Contemporaries, S1 Artspace, Spike Island, Studio Voltaire, Iniva

2017  

[Publications] Boy Room, Adopting a Father, on the event at the Fomo Art publishing fair, Falmouth Gallery, Falmouth

[Performance] Flexing Around, Porthmeor Studios, St Ives, Cornwall

[Solo Exhibition] Boy Room, Porthmeor studios, St Ives, Cornwall

2016

[Solo Exhibition] Intimacy, project with Jam youth centre, Selb, Germany

[Group exhibition] Future Projects, curated by Cat Bagg and Rosie Thomson-Glover & Alice Mahoney, Inland Art Festival, Redruth, UK

[Performance] ‘Live Squirming’, 'Utopia’, ‘TOL, an evening of artist performances, Porthmeor Studios, St Ives, Cornwall

2015

[Solo Exhibition] ‘Exchange’, Photography project with Marktredwitz youth centre, Germany

‘Exchange’, Photography project with Wunsiedel youth centre & Torbali youth group, Wunisedel, Germany & Turkey

[Residency] Joya: Air Residency, Cortijada Los Gázquez, Spain

[Film Screening] ‘Closer’, by Ilker Cinarel, Back Lane West, Redruth, UK

[Group exhibition] ‘Closer’, curated by Blair Todd, Newlyn Art Festival, Newlyn, UK

‘Walking into Memory’, curated by Jane Anita Smith, Penzance, UK

[Performance] ‘Adopting a Father’ Exchange Gallery, Penzance, UK

 2014

[Group Exhibition] ’Assemble Now’, Inland Art Festival, Redruth, Cornwall

[Group exhibition] ‘Love It’ curated by The Montage Gallery, London

[Curatorial Project] ‘INNternal’ curated by Ilker Cinarel, Halsetown, Cornwall

[Residency]Back Lane West, Redruth,UK

[Performance] ‘Site/Space’ by artist Andre Verissimo & Poppy Jackson, Redruth, Cornwall

 2013

[Group Exhibition] ‘Drawing the Line’, Millenium gallery, St Ives, UK

[Group exhibition] Porthmeor studios, St Ives, UK

[Solo Exhibition] ‘Unexpected package’, Klup Kulah, Istanbul, TR

[Residency] by Hamish Fulton walk, Penzance, UK

 2012

[Group Exhibition]‘Dark Times’ Cmr Gallery,Redruth, UK

[Film screening, performance] ‘Mail Art’, curated by Rebecca  & Ian Wittford, Decentralised Network Congress, USA, Serbia, Argentina, Italy

[Installation, Performance]‘4’ 33”‘, Cmr Gallery, Redruth, UK

‘Spring’ ,Smoke House Gallery, London

[Gorup Exhibition] ‘New Visions’, Cmr Gallery, Redruth, UK

[Group exhibition] ‘Weld’, Autonomous Zone, Caz Project Space, Penzance

[Film Screening] Square Eye Bologna | Exchange Gallery | UK | Italy

[Performances] ‘Act Of’, curated by Cradeaux Alexander, Test bed 1 Gallery, London

‘PLAP’, curated by Ilker Cinarel,  St Ives,UK

‘Paper People’ curated by Ann Haycock, Gulval Chapel Gallery, Gulval

‘Liminal Bodies’ curated by Poppy Jackson,  Exchange Gallery, Penzance

[Residency] ‘John Cage’ 4’33”, CMR project space, Redruth, UK

‘To the edge’ DIY 9, organised by Zierle & Carter, Carnyorth Environmental EC

2010

[Conference] Participant in The Falmouth Convention (invited ‘artist expert’, Assembly fieldtrip) curated by Teresa Gleadowe