Curriculum Vitae

Burak Bulut Yıldırım

b. 1982, Istanbul. Lives and works in Berlin.

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2025 UnNude: The Architecture of the Body, Die Akt Galerie, Berlin
  • 2024 Dress Code: Light, Die Akt Galerie, Berlin
  • 2019 Black Light, Volksbank Gallery, Heilbronn
  • 2019 In Haste, Abraham-Gumbel-Saal, Heilbronn
  • 2016 We Can Do It, Gallery 77, Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul
  • 2014 In Haste, Pinelo Gallery, Istanbul
  • 2014 Peddlers, Tezgahçılar, Istanbul

Group Exhibitions

  • 2025 Portraits, Fogae Gallery, Zurich
  • 2025 The Other Art Fair, London
  • 2023 Eros & Thanatos, XVal Gallery, Barcelona
  • 2019 Bodies in Movement, Loosen Art Gallery, Rome

Curatorial Projects

  • 2026 The Nudes of Istanbul (upcoming), Die Akt Galerie, Berlin. Sole curator. 14 photographers. ISBN publication.
  • 2015 LandsNude, Artcore Gallery, Thessaloniki. Curator and participant.

Awards & Recognitions

  • 2025 Annual Photography Awards, Honorable Mention — Dysmorphia, Body & Nudes
  • 2019 Photoshoot Award, Nude Art — Merit
  • 2017 International Photography Awards, Fine Art Photography — Honorable Mention
  • 2012 International Photography Awards, Fine Art Photography — Honorable Mention

Publications

  • 2026 The Nudes of Istanbul (forthcoming). ISBN hardcover, English. Curatorial essay by Burak Bulut Yıldırım.

Selected Press & Reviews

  • 2024 Curator Michael Hanna, review for Aedra Fine Arts, Point Pleasant Publishing.
  • 2019 Burak Bulut Yıldırım's Exhibition in Germany, Artful Living, October 2019.
  • 2019 Claudia Ihlefeld, Sich begegnen und zuhören: Türkische Kulturtage in Heilbronn, Stimme DE, October 2019.
  • 2019 Burak Bulut Yıldırım Photography Projects in Germany, Gazete Sanat, October 2019.

A complete list of texts, interviews, and features is maintained on the Texts & Press page.

Affiliations

  • Member, German Portrait Photography Society (BPP)
  • International Artist Card, IGBK (Internationale Gesellschaft der Bildenden Künste)

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Full dossier (PDF) available to curators, galleries, and institutions on request: studio@burakbulut.org