Exhibitions
For (Y)Our Eyes Only — SooVAC, Minneapolis, MN
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 17th from 6-9 PM
Exhibition Runs: June 18 - July 16, 2023
https://www.soovac.org/for-y-oureyesonly-hale-ekinci
In Turkish, the words for “you” (sen) and “I” (ben) share common letters, and there are no gendered pronouns. Everything in the natural world is “o” in the third person, and you and I overlap intimately. This imprecise language, double-meaning words, and absurd sayings leave room for playful interpretation - misinterpretation of the world. How we mutually understand each other is contextualized by the cultures we belong to and the languages (both verbal and visual) we share. The works in For (Y)Our Eyes Only by Hale Ekinci are encoded textiles, circumventing power structures and creating a place of humor and beauty where the othered finds a place of connection. Ekinci yearns for the shared letters of ben, sen and, in that yearning, creates a new visual language where empowerment is disrupting systems and establishing new ones; there is strength in an inside joke.
Between you and I — Comfort Station, Chicago, IL
Exhibition Dates: December 3rd - 25th, 2022
https://comfortstationlogansquare.org/december-2022-hale-ekinci
Motif: Silent Language — University of Illinois Visual Arts Gallery, Springfield, IL
Exhibition Dates: Oct. 27 - Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022
CONTINUUM — Textile Center, Minneapolis
Textile Center. This special spring and summer exhibition showcases rising talent from across the country – featuring the work of Hale Ekinci, Clare Hu, Dong Kyu Kim, Na Chainkua Reindorf, SHENEQUA and welcoming Minnesota-based artists Kehayr Brown-Ransaw, Jocelyn Suzuka Figureoa, and Nicole Thomas. Special works made during mini-residencies by Alonzo Pantoja, Marcus Rothering, and Ceci Lewis will become part of the gallery exhibition in May, along with a work by Program Coordinator, Ivonne Yáñez.
When or If I Was There — Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Chicago, IL
Exhibition by Hale Ekinci and Rachel De Cuba. https://www.tigerstrikesasteroid.com/tagged/whenorifiwasthere
Chicago Artists Coalition — Chicago, IL
“Body is Work” Exhibition by Hale Ekinci, Shir Ende, and Mayumi Lake. https://chicagoartistscoalition.org/events/the-body-is-work
Solo Exhibition — Pearl Conard Gallery, Mansfield, OH
“Written In Oya: Entangled Stories”. https://u.osu.edu/pcagallery/upcoming-exhibition/