Emre Karaoglu

Artist + Emre Karaoglu

I am a Turkish Figurative Artist. Born in 1992 in Istanbul, Turkey, I immigrated to New Orleans in 2021.

The seeds of my interest in creating art began as a child when l got selected for the talented students' program in the primary school. Since then Art has acted as a bridge for me, a way to express to others what I feel from the people I see in daily life. It is a great way to create a connection.

Emotion, connection, and culture are infused within my paintings. I meticulously focus on silhouettes and the changing states of the human experience. I am an observer and an archivist of modern-day culture.

The body of artworks that I am creating “up close and personal.” They are intimate moments with people around me and strangers in physical proximity. I am a witness to other people's lives.

Before moving to New Orleans, I studied at Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts between 2016 and 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey.

My painting was selected for the Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2024, at the Mall Galleries, London, UK. I am so happy that my artworks are in the permanent "How You Doin’, New Orleans?" and  "Art of the Black Experience" collections of the City of New Orleans. My work participated in "the State of the Art: Record Zine Project" at the LSU Museum of Art, Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge in 2022. My paintings were selected for the 16th and 17th Annual Louisiana Fine Arts Showcase at the President's residence at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond in 2023 and 2024. My artworks were selected for the New Orleans Art Association (NOAA) 2023 and 2024 National Show.

My Recent solo shows include “Witness” 2024, Second Story Gallery, New Orleans Healing Center and “Faces Around Us” 2023, Sullivan Gallery, New Orleans. I belongs to the artist collective, “Renegade” and “Second Story Gallery,” in New Orleans. Since l immigrated to New Orleans, I have participated in group exhibitions at the Ashé Cultural Arts Center, LSU Museum of Art, New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, Southeastern Louisiana University, Gryder Gallery, LeMieux Galleries, and Gallery Huracan. In Turkey, my artworks have been selected for World Art Day with UNESCO, the Exhibition for Turkish National Anthem CKSM, Turkish Republic Day Akdeniz University, and International Women’s Day Dokumapark MSG.

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