About

Born in Istanbul in 1987, Melisa King is a painter. Throughout her education, she studied painting in Florence, Italy and later she received her MA in Visual Arts and Communication Design from Sabanci University in Istanbul, Türkiye. She did her internship at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice (Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia) at Painting department in 2023. She completed her PhD at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Academy, Istanbul in Art and Design programme in 2025. She is now teaching "Major Works of Modern Art" and "Contemporary Art" courses at Sabancı University, Türkiye.

Solo Exhibitions

2018 HALLARTS, The Sofa Hotel Autograph Collection, Istanbul, Turkey

2015 FASS Art Gallery, Sabanci University, Turkey

2010 Dolce Vita Florence, Italy

Group Exhibitions

2025 BASE Selected, Istanbul, Türkiye

2025 BASE, Istanbul, Türkiye

2024 Salon International d'Art Contemporain, Carrousel du Louvre, Art Fair, 18-20 October, Paris, France.

2019 Galeri/Miz, Istanbul, Türkiye

2015 Galeri Artist Çukurcuma Istanbul, Türkiye

2015 UZ Open Studio Days/ Açık Stüdyo Günleri Istanbul, Türkiye

2015 UZ Yıkım Istanbul, Türkiye

2012 Ikametgah Kadıköy II Istanbul, Türkiye

2012 Edisyonlar Art Gallery Istanbul, Türkiye

2012 Ikametgah Kadıköy Istanbul, Türkiye

2010 Digiarte International Contemporary Art Festival Florence, Italy

2010 Gallateria Gallery Istanbul, Türkiye

2008 Tuyap Art Fair Istanbul, Türkiye