Kezban Arca Batıbeki

Kezban Arca Batıbeki (b. 1956, Istanbul) graduated from the Department of Graphic Arts at Marmara University. Early in her career, she worked as an illustrator, art director, and photo editor for Sanat and Kadın magazines. She also worked on book and magazine covers, children’s books, cinema and theatre posters, and a short children’s film for Swedish television. Her work has included art direction for feature films, title sequence design, and set photography. She has also written about art. Known in the contemporary art scene for her work on women and popular culture, Batıbeki has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions in Türkiye and abroad. She has received the Esbank Grand Prize twice. Her solo exhibitions include KEZBAN'ın Nadire Kabinesi at MeshRu Istanbul in 2025, Pulp Fiction 3 at Cue Art Space and Bomontiada in 2022, Vaad Edilmemiş Topraklar at Pilevneli Mecidiyeköy in 2019, and Nest at Leila Heller Gallery in New York in 2014. Batıbeki has also participated in various group exhibitions, including Maziye Bakma Mevzu Derin at Odunpazarı Modern Museum (OMM) in Eskişehir in 2021, Hayal ve Hakikat at Istanbul Modern in 2011, the Mardin Biennial in 2010, and the Baku Biennial in 2008. She lives in Istanbul and continues to work in painting, photography, installation, and short film.