Mine Yenerkol
After completing undergraduate and graduate degrees in statistics and business administration, Mine worked in managerial roles in finance for multinational and local organizations. She is also an ISO 9001 auditor in the fields of finance and insurance.
Over her 25-year professional career, Mine's journey of self-discovery, which began with yoga, led her to explore visual arts such as marbling, ceramics, and mandala after her professional career. Since 2020, she has been pursuing a Ph.D. in Plastic Arts and Painting at Yeditepe University. She successfully passed the Proficiency in Art exam in September 2023.
Mine emphasizes participant experience by creating installations in the field of contemporary art. In her doctoral thesis, she continues academic research on contemporary participatory art and works on modeling an experiential field for participatory art practice.
Starting from 2022, she has participated in group exhibitions with works involving different mediums. The artworks of the young artists she mentors were exhibited at Müze Gazhane in June 2023.
Conducting yoga practices, meditation, mandala, painting, marbling, and ceramic workshops, Mine aims to contribute to the lives of others. She believes that painting contributes to her own and the viewers' well-being. Within the framework of social responsibility, she actively participates in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Women's Platform, ÇYDD (Association for Supporting Contemporary Living), and the Kalben Association. Enjoying visiting museums and exhibitions to trace the footsteps of modern and contemporary art in Turkey, Mine also provides guidance to art enthusiasts.