Berk Arıkan

Berk Arıkan

Ankara b. 1991

Artist Biography

Berk Arıkan (b. 1991, Ankara) graduated from Antalya Fine Arts High School and was subsequently accepted into the Painting Department of Anadolu University, Faculty of Fine Arts, where he completed his undergraduate studies in 2014. In 2013, he received the Young Artist Award at the Monastir International Festival of Plastic Arts in Tunisia, and in 2015, he was honored with the Gold Medal Award by the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts (SNBA). Arıkan has participated in numerous group exhibitions and art fairs. In his works, he predominantly employs a hyperrealistic technique. His artistic practice explores themes such as identity in the digital age, inner restlessness, and the human relationship with nature. Berk Arıkan currently lives and works in his studio in Istanbul.

Exhibitions