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Gizem Candan (b. 1996) is a Turkish-Canadian visual artist, curator and researcher based in Toronto. She graduated with two BFAs, one in Plastic Arts and Painting and one in Graphic Design from Yeditepe University in Istanbul, and a MFA in Criticism and Curatorial Practice from OCAD University in Toronto. Her artistic practice delves into the tensions and interactions between humans and their surroundings in the Anthropocene, envisioning a reimagined harmony based on her own experiences. She employs a variety of approaches in her work to emphasize "figure" as both human and more-than-human, as well as the landscape-centered scenes around it. "Structure" in her paintings is visible in two distinct ways: composition and colour palette.
Candan has exhibited in Canada and Turkey at spaces such as Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte; TD Gallery at Toronto Reference Library, Toronto; Elgiz Museum; Pera Museum; Akbank Sanat, Istanbul; Arkas Art Center, Izmir; and Cermodern, Ankara. She lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
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