CANAN TOLON

Canan Tolon (b. 1955, Istanbul) studied Literature and Philosophy at the French Lycée in Istanbul. In 1976, she attended Edinburgh Napier University and Fachhochschule Trier for design, later studying interior architecture at A.A. Middlesex University in London. She completed her Master’s degree in architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1983. Her selected solo exhibitions include Refrain, Dirimart Pera, Istanbul (2025); About the Weather, Dirimart Dolapdere, Istanbul (2023); Tunnel Vision, Dirimart Pera, Istanbul (2022); Limbo, Cocoon by CIF, Fişekhane, Istanbul (2022); You Tell Me, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul (2019); Where were we, Anglim Gilbert Gallery, San Francisco (2018); I will not say I told you so, Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles (2017); Heavy, Galeri Nev, Istanbul (2015); LIKE, Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles (2014); Sidesteps, Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art, London (2014) and Then, and Then, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco (2012). Her selected group exhibitions are Floating Islands, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul (2023); Precaution, ARTER, Istanbul (2021); Memory and Continuity: A Selection from the Huma Kabakcı Collection, Pera Museum, Istanbul (2016); Before It Is Too Late, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul (2016); Poetry and Exile, The British Museum, London (2014); Zwölf im Zwölfen, Tanas, Berlin (2012); Confessions of Dangerous Minds, Saatchi Gallery, London (2011); Istanbul Next Wave, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin (2009); Modern and Beyond, SantralIstanbul, Istanbul (2007) and 2nd Yaya Exhibition, Karaköy, Istanbul (2005). Her works are held in the collections of esteemed institutions such as The British Museum (London), ARTER (Istanbul), and Istanbul Modern (Istanbul). Canan Tolon lives and works between Istanbul and San Francisco.