Beral Madra

Working as a critic, curator, and founder and director of many contemporary art institutions since 1980, Beral Madra founded and directed Gallery BM (1984-1990) and BM Contemporary Art Centre (1990), and worked as a partner and the artistic director of BM Suma and Kuad Gallery (2005-2016).

Among the important international exhibitions she has curated are the 1st and 2nd Istanbul Biennales; the Pavilion of Turkey in the 43rd, 45th, 49th, 50th, and 51st Venice Biennales; the Central Asia Pavilion in the 53rd Venice Biennale; the Azerbaijan Pavilion in the 54th Venice Biennale; the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sinopale; and the 3rd, 4th and 5th Çanakkale Biennials.