Ece Batur
Based in London
ecebatur0198@gmail.com
Education
2025–2026 | MRes Arts & Humanities, Royal College of Art, London
2024–2025 | MA Contemporary Art Practice, Royal College of Art, London
2023–2024 | Graduate Diploma Art & Design, Royal College of Art, London
2016–2020 | BA Graphic Design, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, High Honours
Artist Residencies
2026 | SurfRes Artist Residency, Surface Gallery, Nottingham
Selected Exhibitions & Screenings
2026 | NOW: New Original Work, Gerald Moore Gallery, London (forthcoming)
2026 | The Matter of Remaining, Surface Gallery, Nottingham (forthcoming)
2026 | What If..., JustArt Collective, Photobook Cafe, London (forthcoming)
2026 | Bath Open Art Prize 2026, 44AD artspace, Bath
2026 | ArtEvol: A View from Everywhere, Saatchi Gallery, London
2026 | Beneath the Rift, Hypha Studios, London
2026 | Fault Lines, BUoY, Tokyo
2026 | Research Journeys 2026, Royal College of Art, London
2025 | The Body as a Threshold, Zhen Yi Gallery, Paris
2025 | She Speaks: Voices from Islington, Black Culture Centre, London
2025 | Kaalchakra, London Design Festival, London
2025 | Royal College of Art Graduate Show, Royal College of Art, Battersea, London
2025 | Drift, Contemporary Art Studio, Royal College of Art, London
2025 | AFTERSENSE: Invisible Threads, Genesis Cinema, London
2025 | AFTERSENSE: CAP LIVE, The Hangar, London
2025 | AcrossRCA Celebration Exhibition, The Hangar, London
2022 | Young Artists Exhibition, Museum Gazhane, Istanbul
2022 | Reunion Exhibition, Goya Art Community, Istanbul
2022 | Magie D’Istanbul, Fouart Gallery, Paris
Selected Performances
2026 | Labour of Love, Live Performance, Canal Dream × British Library, Regent’s Canal, London
2026 | To Keep, Live Performance, Beneath the Rift, Hypha Studios, London
2026 | A Quilt to Return To, Durational Performance, Research Journeys 2026, Royal College of Art, London
2026 | Against Myself, Repeatedly, Moving Image Performance, Research Journeys 2026, Royal College of Art, London
2025 | Self Demolishes, Yet I Am Still Awake, Live Performance, London
2025 | Obedience Training, Collaborative Live Performance with Hannah Wilder, Cubitt Gallery, London
2024 | I Am Hungry, Performed Installation, Royal College of Art, London
Publications & Features
2026 | Femicide Zine, Issue 9, Soft Occupations, Selected Artist (forthcoming)
2026 | BARZAKH: A Return Aflame, Issue 01, Featured Artist
2026 | ARK: Repetition, Royal College of Art Writing Programme, Publication & Exhibition
2026 | Al-Tiba9 Contemporary Art Magazine, Issue 20, Interview & Featured Artist
2026 | Re Magazine, Issue 3
2025 | The JustArt Newspaper Club, Fall Issue 2025, Featured Artist
2022 | Divit Kalem Art & Literature Magazine, Featured Work
2021 | Münzevi Art Magazine, Featured Work
Selected Projects & Collaborations
2026 | Performer, ROW by Oishi Dutta, Tate Britain × Girls in Film, Lee Miller Programme, London
2025 | Education for Change: Observation Walk, Collaborative Public Engagement Project, Royal College of Art
2024 | Censored Words Dictionary, AcrossRCA, Royal College of Art
2024 | Embodied Critique Workshop, RCA × Chelsea, Co-led and Curated