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Volkan Diyaroglu was born in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1982. Before the studies in Mimar Sinan University Fine Arts Faculty in Istanbul, he worked in the studios of the some Turkish painters and artists. In Turkey (2002-2003) he began to wash his paintings and to paint with the cars.
Than he had the Promoe scholarship and he began to study in Facultad de Bellas Artes de San Carlos de Valencia. He was the first fine arts student that he had the Promoe scholarship from Turkey. In 2003 when he was 20, with Galeri Binyil he participated to VIII Istanbul Biennal with the alternative project of the biennal. In 2004, he had the show in Sala Naranja, in 3 rooms of the gallery first time in the gallery history. La Sala Naranja, in these days is one of the most important alternative gallery of Spain. Then, with Sala Naranja he participated so many important projects. In 2005, when he had 23 years old, he was exhibited in the VI Observatori festival in the Principe Felipe Museum in Ciudad de las Artes y Ciencias of Valencia, with the artists like, Gary Hill, Gordon Matta-Clark, Paul McCarthy, Dennis Oppenheim etc. In 2006 he was invited to Paris, France for to prepare an exhibition, in Abbaye de Maubuisson and he realised “Decalages” exhibition in 2007 with the Tram Project of the most important museums of Paris/Ile de France in Abbaye de Maubuisson. At the same time he had his biggest exhibition that he realised in Espacio Forja in Valencia with the organisation of the La Sala Naranja. Than he had the Cite International des Arts Scholarship in Paris, France. Finally in 2008, when he has actually 26 years, Volkan has 10 individual exhibitions, he had shows in 6 museums, he had 5 scholarships, he had shows in 6 different countries. In 2008, he has won one of the most important prize of tha Spain, XXXV Bancaja Painting, Sculpture and Dijital Art Prize…
And he was exhibited in IVAM Museum because of the Bancaja Prize in Spain. His paintings are in many private, gallery, foundation and corporate collections. And he has just began to write for the “Artiz” art magazine from Turkey.
With his paintings, he realise collage,paper,light and instalation works. His works are publicated in so many magazines in Spain, France and Turkey.
Actually he prepares so many projects in different countries like UK, Emirates, Romania, Spain and France.

a-bad-clone

2005
250X430 cm

construction-sickness

2006
250X340 cm

pi

2006
mixed technic on canvas
250X330 cm

the day that i was born

2006
mixed technic on canvas
220X380 cm

plus

2006
mixed technic on canvas
250X400 cm

katil II

2007
mixed technique on canvas
400X500 cm

karanlik

2007
mixed technique on canvas
400X500 cm

el fallo tecnico

2007
mixed media on canvas
240X254 cm

sin titulo

2007
mixed media on canvas
220X300 cm

delik

2007
19X400cmX500cm

delik

2007
19X400cmX500cm

akvaryum II

2008
mixed media on canvas
200X200 cm

34

2008
mixed media on canvas
150X150 cm

warning_warning

2008
mixed media on canvas
450X230 cm

big bang of the day

2008
mixed media on canvas
190X335 cm

a beautiful bomb

2009
mixed technique on canvas
240X220 cm

a heart broken robot ( before the depression)

2009
mixed technique on canvas
160X240

hortum

2009
mixed technique on canvas
155X235