Born
in Demre in 1963, İmren Tüzün took a degree in Tourism Management in Akdeniz
University in 1984. She graduated Department of Philosophy, Open Education
Faculty, Anadolu University in 2018.
In
1991, she commenced her study of painting at the Kaleiçi Sanatevi – Muhittin
Selamet Studio, and has continued her work in an independent capacity since
1996, working from her own studio since 2001.
She
has studied the art collections in various museums in London, Venice, Berlin,
Florence, Milan, Paris, St. Petersburg, Skopje, Pristina, Detmold, Bremen,
Bremerhaven, Nürnberg, Cologne, Kassel, Vienna, Kassel, Atlanta and New York.
She
participated in the first Antalya Painting Festival as a member of the
Organizational Committee and is a member of International Association of
Art-Turkey (AIAP) and BESAM.
She
organized The Young Artist Exhibition in Turkey which was related International
Paint Pals in Atlanta in 2008.
She
made two short films which were titled "On the Move", "Innocent
Drawings" and three videos "Walking on the Sea", "a married
woman in front of the Mediterrenean" and "silence and desire".
She organized 1. Antalya Lemon Short Film Days on November 20-22, 2009 with
Françoise Pierrot, Levent Arslan and Ahmet Tüzün and 2. Antalya Lemon Short Fim
Days with Ahmet Tüzün, Françoise Pierrot Atay on March 25-27 March 2011.
Her
writings and interviews on literature have been published in various literary
magazines.
She
lost her soulmate, Literary Ahmet Tüzün on 04 March 2012. She began to archive
their book to built a Library.
She
is proficient in English and German. She lives and works in Antalya/Turkey.
REFERENCE: Üç Kadın, Üç Evlilik Hikayesi - İmren Tüzün (imrentuzunimrentuzun.blogspot.com, 13 Mayıs 2018), İmren Tüzün (imrentuzun.com, 25.03.2020), İmren Çalışkan TÜZÜN - Sanatçı Detayı (turkishpaintings.com , 25.03.2020), İmren Tüzün - Home (facebook.com, 25.03.2020).