Yusuf Sevincli was born in Zonguldak, Turkey in 1980. Graduated from the Communication Faculty at Marmara University in Istanbul in 2002. Finished a masterclass on documentary photography in Nordens Fotoskola, Sweden in 2004.
Lives and works in Istanbul.
Solo Exhibitions
2010 "Good Dog", InSitu Gallery, Istanbul
Group Exhibitions
2010 "Home-Time Within”, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
2010 “Good Dog”, Festival FotoFreo, Perth, Australia,
2010 “Home”, 8. International Photography Month in Moscow, Russia,
2010 “Home”, 21. Photo Biennale Thessaloniki, Greece,
2009 “Mahalle/Neighborhood” İdris Güllüce Cultural Center, Istanbul
(As part of the Portable Art Program of 2010 Istanbul EUCC)
2008 “Young Star”, 5. UFAT Photography Days, Bursa
2006 “City, Chaos, Magic!”, İfsak 1. Photography Biennale, İstanbul,
2001 “Existence in Ghettos”, 17. İfsak Photography Days, Istanbul
Presentations
2010 Good Dog- For Interieur, Arles Voies Off Festival
2009 Panaroma of Young Turkish Photography, Festival Fotografia Europea Reggio Emilia, Italy
Grants/Scholarships
2008 “Album Amicorum”, Commissioned work for Stichting Fotografie Noorderlicht, Groningen, The Netherlands
2004 Swedish Institute Artist support grant
2003 Aydin Doğan Foundation Young Communicators Awards, Young Photographer of the Year
2000 İstanbul Transparent Days Project grant with the work “Self”