Sinem Banna Explained

Sinem Banna
Birth Place:Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality:Turkish American
Known For:Sculpture, Installation art, Conceptual art

Sinem Banna (; born 1968) is a Turkish-American artist currently living and working in both San Francisco, California,[1] and her home town of Istanbul, Turkey[2] and exhibits internationally.[3] [4]

Banna works in several disciplines, mainly sculpture and assemblage/collage, site specific installations, and murals.[5] [6] Her work often consists of three-dimensional compositions.[7] [8] A number of her works incorporate objects such as toy parts, tea glasses, and coffee beans so as to capture cultural signs and symbols in her work.[9] [10] She works frequently with Plexiglas constructions as well as light boxes.

Biography

In 1989, Sinem Banna received her BFA in Ceramics and Glass at Mimar Sinan University[11] in Istanbul, Turkey.[12] She continued her training in France—first at the Villa Arson in Nice, and then at Sorbonne University in Paris. Banna then moved to the United States where she received her MFA in sculpture at the San Francisco Art Institute in California in 1994. In 1997, Banna was granted US citizenship through the First Preference EB-1 Visa for Extraordinary Ability in the arts— with the USCIS sourcing a Pulitzer, Oscar, and Olympic Medal, under examples of eligibility criteria.

Career

Overview

Sinem Banna had her first solo exhibition in 1995 in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey. Since then, Banna has showed her work throughout Europe and the United States. Exhibitions include those in the US cities of San Francisco, New York, New Mexico, and Los Angeles.Internationally, Banna's exhibitions include the European cities of Istanbul, Nice, Copenhagen, Elsinore, and the 2004 Athens Olympics where Banna was selected as a cultural ambassador of art for the United States and Turkey.[13] [14] Upon this, Banna showed her work "Shadows at Noon" [15] at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and received a grant under The Artiade "Olympics of Visual Art".[16] [17]

Sinem Banna has been reported by US and international media--[18] [19] including the New York Times, CNN Turkey, the San Francisco Examiner, SF Weekly, and newspaper distributors in Europe including Cumhuriyet, Milliyet, and Sabah.[20] In addition to printed publications, Banna's lectures, talks, and interviews have appeared on news channels and public radio stations.[21] [22] [23] [24]

Selected public works and site-specific installations

1994

Banna was awarded a Grant under the Lef Foundation for her work the "Almanac Project", "San Francisco talks with different voices".[25] [26] This outdoor site-specific installation was located in front of the San Francisco Library in Civic Center, San Francisco, California.[27] The work, a metal almanac with a seven-foot tall page, invited viewers and the public to put down their thoughts, in writing, on the artwork—thus constructing one large book of the voices of the San Francisco Community.

2006

Banna was awarded a residency grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation[28] The work, entitled "HEAR ME", is a permanent sculpture located in San Mateo Central Park, and was installed in 2009. The wood and metal bench surrounds a red maple tree and incorporates visual art and text from children in various educational programs in San Mateo County, aimed at children with autism, emotional challenges, and other special needs.[29] The children who helped design the bench included students from the Wings Learning Center for autistic children, and the Edgewood Center for Children and Families, which serves emotionally abused or disturbed children.[30] [31] Banna also affixed 40 small silver bells to the bottom of the bench, which rang with any light breeze. The sculpture bench is five feet in diameter, and contains a circular seat consisting of 29 panels radiating outward; on which are imprinted children's words, phrases, and drawings. A smaller upper metal ring is placed four and a half feet high, hanging from which are the silver bells.[32]

2009–2012

In conjunction with several different schools in the San Mateo Community and SMFC in California, Banna created several murals and site specific installations.

Of these include the following:[33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38]

2013

Banna was invited by the San Mateo Downtown Association for project "Meter Garden",[39] consisting of parking meters for public art.[40]

The project stations seven painted, decommissioned parking meters in the heart of downtown. The San Mateo Department of Public Works facilitated the project as well as its public display on East Third Avenue in San Mateo, California.

Professional activities

In 2005, Banna accepted a seat on the Board of Directors of the San Mateo City Arts Committee.[41] In this same year she began work as curator[42] of solo and group exhibitions throughout the US.[43] [44] [45] Banna has worked as a lecturer as well as an educator for over 10 years at several different universities and educational institutions. Banna held several juror positions, and founded ‘Art Box' in 2006.[46] [47] [48]

For over five years, Banna worked as an editor and as the United States representative for Art in Turkey magazine and Milliyet art magazine of Istanbul.[49]

Awards and honors

!Award!Title!Location!Year
Golden Turk AwardsNominatedUnited States2013
San Mateo Foster City School DistrictResidency GrantSan Mateo, CA2008-2011
City of San Mateo Arts CommitteeProject GrantSan Mateo, CA2009
Peninsula (Silicon Valley) Community FoundationResidency GrantSan Mateo, CA2006
Turkish Municipal Olympics AthensProject GrantAthens, Greece2004
Istanbul Dibay KimyaProject GrantIstanbul, Turkey2004
Elusive Mind, The Brain and StampFirst PrizeCopenhagen, Denmark1997
The LEF FoundationProject GrantSan Francisco1994
Secessions GalleryProject GrantSan Francisco1993
San Francisco Art InstituteGrantSan Francisco1992

Notes and References

  1. News: Volume 12 Issue 39 - Golden Turks in US. Issuu. 2018-01-13. en.
  2. News: Sinem Banna Eyüboğlu: beynin özünden yansıyanlar. Elkatip. Demet. June 1, 1997. Milleyet Sanat.
  3. Web site: On Sinem Banna. landfillart.org. en-US. 2018-01-13.
  4. Laukes. Cindi. 1997. Elusive Mind. Year of the Brain (HjerneAret). 2, 6, 14. The University of Arizona, Tuscan.
  5. News: "Saydamhane"ye buyrun: Amerika'da yaşayan Sinem Banna Eyüboğlu, Türkiye'de açtığı ikinci sergisi "Saydamhane"de güncel sanatı geleneksel öğelerle buluşturdu.. p. 23. March 24, 2002. İstanbul: Radikal Gazetesi.
  6. News: Hillsdale Kids Fighting Poverty create Mural with Artist Sinem Banna. 2009-10-10. East Bay Times. 2018-01-13. en-US.
  7. Web site: Banna'nın sergisine büyük ilgi, 'Banna's Exhibit Gets Great Attention'. CNN Türk. tr. 2018-01-13.
  8. News: Banna on Permanent Installation in Central Park. 2009-04-06. East Bay Times. 2018-01-13. en-US.
  9. Web site: Sculptor Sinem Banna. www.turkishculture.org. 2018-01-13.
  10. News: Sinem Banna Public Artwork,Caltrain Station San Mateo. 2008-06-09. East Bay Times. 2018-01-13. en-US.
  11. Web site: Alumni US Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts (1970-2013). alumnius.net. en. 2018-01-20.
  12. Web site: Banna, Sinem; San Francisco Artist. www.peninsulaartinstitute.org. en. 2018-01-13.
  13. Web site: SABAH - 07/09/2004 - Sanat Olimpiyatı'na Türk imzasını attı. arsiv.sabah.com.tr. 2018-01-13.
  14. News: ARTiade Athen - Olympiade der Bildenden Kunst 2004. kunstaspekte.de. 2018-01-13. de.
  15. Web site: Roland Fuhrmann » ARTIADE – Olympiade der bildenden Kunst, Athen. rolandfuhrmann.de. de-DE. 2018-01-13.
  16. News: Intro. 2007-07-12. ARTIADE - Olympics of Art. 2018-01-13. en-US.
  17. , minute 03.34
  18. News: Shadow at Noon (öğlende gölge). CUM /1543 C.1. Cumhuriyet.
  19. Web site: Eugene Weekly : On Sinem Banna. eugeneweekly.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20180121071313/http://eugeneweekly.com/2005/03/03/galleries. 2018-01-21. dead. 2018-01-20.
  20. Web site: Sinem Banna Peninsula Art Institute. www.peninsulaartinstitute.org. en. 2018-01-13.
  21. Web site: Sinem Banna. 2006. eastbaytimes.com.
  22. News: "Saydamhane" Sergisi. Cumhuriyet EYÜ S/3 C.1.
  23. Sengul. Pinar. August 2004. "Görsel Sanatlar Olimpiyatı"nda ülkemizi heykel dalında temsil edecek olan sanatçı Sinem Banna Eyüboğlu. Sabah. 3. İstanbul: Sabah Gaz., Günaydın Eki, 6 Ağustos 2004..
  24. Web site: Sinem Banna. eugeneweekly.com. en. 2018-01-20.
  25. Web site: sinem-banna. sinem-banna. 2018-01-20.
  26. Web site: LEF Foundation > Home. Foundation. LEF. www.lef-foundation.org. en-US. 2018-01-20.
  27. Web site: Artists File. SFPL. en. 2018-01-20.
  28. News: Damaged San Mateo sculpture needs funding for repairs. 2009-04-06. East Bay Times. 2018-01-20. en-US.
  29. Web site: Art Gallery City Arts of San Mateo A Resource for visual arts, performing arts and literary arts in San Mateo, CA (650) 522-7522. www.cityartsofsanmateo.org. 2018-01-20.
  30. Web site: Edgewood Center for Children and Families - Home. Edgewood Center for Children and Families. en-US. 2018-01-20.
  31. News: San Mateo Public art. 2008-06-16. National Coalition Against Censorship. 2018-01-20. en-US.
  32. Web site: The Wayback Machine has not archived that URL. .
  33. Web site: Borel Middle School - Miranda M. Bosley Arts and Music Fund. borel.smfcsd.net. en. 2018-01-20.
  34. Web site: Opening Doors Through Art -The ARTcart at Horrall Elementary School – Art is Moving. artismoving.org. en-US. 2018-01-20.
  35. Web site: Search Results for sinem banna. librarycatalog.bilkent.edu.tr. tr. 2018-01-20.
  36. Web site: SABAH Newspaper - Sinem Banna Eyüboğlu kimdir?. arsiv.sabah.com.tr. 2018-01-20.
  37. San Mateo Foster City School District Announces 2011 Art Exhibition.
  38. News: Students recreate masterpieces on doors. Staff. Heather Murtagh Daily Journal. San Mateo Daily Journal. 2018-01-20. en.
  39. Web site: Hanasaurusrex Meter Monster Sighting // San Mateo Meter Garden. www.hanasaurusrex.com. 2018-01-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20180121071442/http://www.hanasaurusrex.com/2013/10/hanasaurusrex-meter-monster-sighting.html. 2018-01-21. dead.
  40. News: San Mateo Creating Parking Meters For Public Art. 2013-08-01. San Mateo, CA Patch. 2018-01-20. en-US.
  41. Web site: Art Gallery City Arts of San Mateo A Resource for visual arts, performing arts and literary arts in San Mateo, CA (650) 522-7522. www.cityartsofsanmateo.org. 2018-01-13.
  42. News: ART REVIEWS; Human Stories Revealed Through Collage. Harrison. Helen A.. 2000-12-17. The New York Times. 2018-01-13. en-US. 0362-4331.
  43. News: Oil paintings by Peter Hamilton featured at Twin Pines Art Center. 2008-03-04. East Bay Times. 2018-01-13. en-US.
  44. News: Bonny Zanardi: What's happening in the arts community. 2014-04-11. East Bay Times. 2018-01-13. en-US.
  45. News: Large-scale look at Mendocino coast in Trubow exhibit. 2006-11-16. East Bay Times. 2018-01-13. en-US.
  46. Elkatip. Demet. June 1997. Sinem Banna Eyüboğlu: beynin özünden yansıyanlar. Milliyet Sanat. MAKALE /11923 C.1. 38–39. Istanbul: Milliyet Sanat #411.
  47. January 1995. Taksim Sanat Galerisi'nde Sinem Banna sergisi. Istanbul: Turkiye de Sanat #17. 77. Sanat-Aktualite.
  48. Web site: Arts Directory, World Art Sites - Banna, Sinem. www.artsmoz.org. 2018-01-20.
  49. February 1995. Plastik Sanatlar Dergisi. Turkiye de Sanat. 11, 76–79. Yaysat.

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