Tulu Bayar
Born in Turkey, Tulu Bayar holds a BA in Communication and Photojournalism from the University of Ankara and an MFA in Electronic Arts and Photography from the University of Cincinnati. Bayar has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions at venues both in the US and Europe including the Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY; 825 Gallery in Los Angeles; Artemisia Gallery in Chicago; Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art in Istanbul; Camac Centre D’art in France; Galerie Image in Denmark, D-21 in Germany; Current Gallery in Baltimore; Contemporary Art Center in Cincinnati; Ankara Photographic Arts Center; Pittsburgh Filmmakers Media Arts Center; The Center for Fine Art Photography in Colorado and The Society for Contemporary Photography in Kansas City.
Her work has recently been acquired by Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art and Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art. Bayar also has received various artist-in-residency grants, most notably from the Camac Centre d'art funded by Tenot Foundation in France and the Center for Photography at Woodstock funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts.
Bayar has been teaching photography and multimedia courses as an Assistant Professor at Bucknell University for five years.