About derya ozparlak
BIO
Derya Ozparlak is a Toronto-based Canadian multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, stop-motion animation, and projection mapping. Her practice combines traditional craftsmanship with experimental approaches.
Ozparlak's sculptures have been exhibited internationally at museums, galleries, sculpture parks, and art fairs, including the Odunpazarı Modern Museum, Oeno Gallery, Contemporary Istanbul, the Chicago SOFA Art + Design Fair, and The Artist Project. Her works are held in museum, corporate, public, and private collections.
Her stop-motion animations and projection mapping works have been screened internationally at museums, film festivals, and cultural institutions, including the Aga Khan Museum, Luminato Festival, SehSüchte Film Festival, and the FIFA World Cup Projection Mapping Project. Her work has also received awards and recognition in Canada, the United States, Germany, India, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey.
Ozparlak holds a BFA in Sculpture from Anadolu University and a second BFA in Experimental Animation from OCAD University. She lives and works in Toronto.