Fahrettin Örenli (b. 1969, Turkey) lives and works between Amsterdam, Istanbul, and Seoul. He studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Netherlands (1994–98), and the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Netherlands (2000–01).
He participated in artist residency programs at MMCA Changdong in Seoul (2017), Platform Garanti (SALT) in Istanbul (2006-2007), and ISCP New York (2003). Örenli was awarded the ABN AMRO Art Prize (Amsterdam) in 2024 and the Royal Painting Prize (Amsterdam) in 2000.
Exhibitions include Abandoned Bended City, Ark Kültür, Istanbul (2025); Expansion 15, Wifredo Lam Center, 15th Havana Biennial Cuba (2025); EarthSea, San Francisco Art Commission Gallery / Solid Art Space, Taipei / Alternative Space Loop, Seoul (2023); Diversity and Coexistence, The Dalseong/Daegu International Art Festival, The ARC Korea; Channel: Wave-Particle Duality, Changwon Sculpture Biennale, Korea (2022); The City Genes -> The Bubble in the Mind, Alt Space LOOP, Seoul (2022); The State of Transparency, Looiersgracht 60, Amsterdam (2019); Revolution Will Not Be Televised, ARKO Art Center, Seoul (2018); 3D Sunset, Project Fulfill Art Space, Taipei (2018); Money without Nationality, Pi Artworks, London (2018) and Art Sonje Center, Seoul (2017); 89 Noches, Museum of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia (2017); The Mind Tongue, MMCA (National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art), Seoul (2017); High Heels, DEPO, Istanbul (2016); Neighbors - Contemporary Narratives from Turkey and Beyond, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul (2014).
His work is included in collections including the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam & MoMA (artist book), New York; ABN-AMRO Collection, Amsterdam; Collection de Heus-Zomer, Netherlands; Vehbi Koç Foundation, Turkey; Collection Erasmus Universiteit, Netherlands; The AMC’s Art Collection, Netherlands; ENECO Energie Art Collection, Netherlands; De NOG collectie, Netherlands; Stichting Beeldspoor SCHOUBURG Rotterdam; Collection OCE Tech. & Art Foundation, Netherlands.
