Francesco Albano
Education
2002 – BA Painting, Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2016
Where is Eros? Vol. 3, Öktem&Aykut, Istanbul / Turkey
2014
Vol1 Polistar, Istanbul / Turkey
2013
Same Thing Everyday, Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna / Austria
Same Thing Everyday, Rampa, Istanbul / Turkey
2011
The Table That Lost Itself, Artsümer Gallery, Istanbul / Turkey
2010
Parrot’s Can’t Talk, Krinzinger Projekt, Vienna / Austria
2009
I Don’t Believe in Personal Isolation, I Believe in Building, Masa Project, Istanbul /Turkey
2007
Spirit, Apartment Project, Istanbul / Turkey
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015
Stay with me, Apartment Project, Berlin, Germany
Stay with me, Apartment Project, Istanbul, Turkey
2014
Autonomous and Beautiful, Akbank Sanat Beyoğlu, Istanbul / Turkey
The Spirit of Paper, Paper Works of 27 Contemporary Artists, ALAN Istanbul / Turkey
2013
Why Painting Now? Curated by Antony Hudek , Krinzinger Projeckt
Unrest of Form, Curated by Hedwig Saxenhuber, Georg Schollhammer, Vienna, Austria
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2012
The Headless Women , A Selection of Video Art in Turkey
(screening), EYE Film Institute Netherlands, Amsterdam / The Netherlands
2011
Tactics of Invisibility, a collaboration with Hafriyat Group, ARTER, Istanbul / Turkey
Dream and Reality, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul / Turkey
Turbo Works, Gallery Kullukcu, Munich / Germany
Point Zero, Gallery Art Sümer, İstanbul / Turkey
2010Second Exhibition, a collaboration with Hafriyat Group, ARTER, Istanbul / Turkey
Spare Time, Great Work, a collaboration with Hafriyat Group, Platform 3, Munich / Germany
When Ideas Become Crimes, Depo, Istanbul / Turkey
Ground Floor America, Den Frei, Copenhagen / Denmark
Tactics of Invisibility, a collaboration with Hafriyat Group, TBA Gallery, Vienna / Austria
Tactics of Invisibility, a collaboration with Hafriyat Group, TANAS, Berlin / Germany
2009
On Example, Gallery Nova, Zagreb / Croatia
World Museum and Friendship for 450 Million Years, a collaboration with Hafriyat Group, Hafriyat-
Karaköy, Istanbul / Turkey
Relative Position and Conclusions, Suriye Passage, İstanbul / Turkey
Unfair Provacation, a collaboration with Hafriyat Group, Hafriyat-Karaköy, İstanbul / Turkey
11th International İstanbul Biennial, Istanbul / Turkey
2008
Connect the Dots 1, Curated by Inci Furni, Koray Kantarcıoglu, Hafriyat-Karaköy, İstanbul / Turkey
Connect the Dots 2, Fargfabriken, Stockholm / Sweden
Zig-Zag; Curated by Inci Furni, Koray Kantarcıoglu, Independent Drawing Gig 4, Hafriyat-Karaköy,
İstanbul / Turkey
Made in Turkey, Atelier Frankfurt, Frankfurt / Germany
2007
Your Eyes Are Bigger Than Your Stomach, a collaboration with Hafriyat Group, 10th International
Istanbul Biennial Special Project, Hafriyat-Karaköy, Istanbul / Turkey
Sobe!, Bilsar Building, Istanbul / Turkey
Substitute Election Campaign Posters, a collaboration with Hafriyat Group, Hafriyat-Karaköy,
Istanbul / Turkey
Hafriyat-Karaköy, Opening Exhibition, a collaboration with Hafriyat Group, Hafriyat Karaköy,
Istanbul / Turkey
The Fear of God, Posters Exhibition, a collaboration with Hafriyat Group, Hafriyat Karaköy, Istanbul
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Punctured Tyre, K2, İzmir / Turkey
To Vocalize, a collaboration with HaZaVuZu, Galerist , Istanbul / Turkey
All About Lies, Apartment Project, Istanbul / Turkey
2006
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright, Apartment Project, Istanbul / Turkey
12 September, Tütün Deposu, Istanbul / Turkey
The Labourer of the Day, Birgün Newspaper, Istanbul / Turkey
Artist Residency Programmes
2012
Cité des Arts, Paris / France
2010
Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna / Austria
Villa Waldberta, Munich / Germany
2009
Platform Garanti, Istanbul / Turkey
2008
Iaab, International Exchange and Studio Program Basel, Basel / Switzerland