Overworked

Ripe 2021 oil on canvas 70 x 50 cm

Volcano 2022 oil and plaster on canvas 50 x 50 cm

Whoops, Croaks, Growns and Growls 2023 oil on jute 181 x 110 cm

Çağla Ulusoy (b. 1989, Istanbul) moved to New York in 2013 to take courses at the Student’s League of New York. There, she met American artist Pat Lipsky, one of the pioneering artists of the Colour Field movement in New York, who mentored her for two years. She had the opportunity to learn and work under her guidance, which allowed her to develop her technique. In 2018, she completed her Master’s degree in the Painting Department at the Royal College of Art, London. Ulusoy’s first solo exhibition, SANDYMANSIONAL, was held at Dirimart Pera in 2023. Among the group exhibitions she participated in are Le citron est la fleur la plus sincère (curated by Yvannoé Kruger), Galerie Les filles du calvaire, Paris (2023); Şey: nesnenin ihtimali, Odeabank, İstanbul (2020); LovelyHeavyLovelyH..., Biscuit Factory, London (2019); Salad Days (online exhibition), Young Space (2019); Layover, Versus Art Project, Istanbul (2018); Mantra, StourSpace, London (2018); Royal College of Art Degree Show, London (2018); Thumbnails, Hockney Gallery, London (2018); Red Dot Annual Exhibition, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York (2016) and BHQFU Brucennial, New York (2014). Çağla Ulusoy lives and works in Istanbul.

Museum & Institutional Collections American Hospital Collection, Istanbul (Pomegranate Blossom, 2024) Istanbul Museum of Modern Art Collection, Istanbul (Lavender Soap, 2018; Take Care, It’s Such a Lonely Sky, 2023)

Winter 2021 oil on canvas 100 x 60 cm

Joggler 2021 oil on jute 155 x 125 cm

Mirror, Mirror off the Wall 2023 acrylic and oil on canvas 50 x 40 cm

Plums, Bones and Feather Stones 2022 oil on canvas 60 x 49 cm

Fooling around with the LongLeg 2018 oil and mixed media on canvas 110 x 108 cm

Twinkle Tush 2018 acrylic and oil on canvas 43 x 39 cm

Morning Symphony 2024 oil on canvas 180 x 110 cm

Avec Plaisir 2024 acrylic and oil on canvas 195 x 150 cm

Ripe 2021 oil on canvas 70 x 50 cm

Volcano 2022 oil and plaster on canvas 50 x 50 cm

Whoops, Croaks, Growns and Growls 2023 oil on jute 181 x 110 cm

Çağla Ulusoy (b. 1989, Istanbul) moved to New York in 2013 to take courses at the Student’s League of New York. There, she met American artist Pat Lipsky, one of the pioneering artists of the Colour Field movement in New York, who mentored her for two years. She had the opportunity to learn and work under her guidance, which allowed her to develop her technique. In 2018, she completed her Master’s degree in the Painting Department at the Royal College of Art, London. Ulusoy’s first solo exhibition, SANDYMANSIONAL, was held at Dirimart Pera in 2023. Among the group exhibitions she participated in are Le citron est la fleur la plus sincère (curated by Yvannoé Kruger), Galerie Les filles du calvaire, Paris (2023); Şey: nesnenin ihtimali, Odeabank, İstanbul (2020); LovelyHeavyLovelyH..., Biscuit Factory, London (2019); Salad Days (online exhibition), Young Space (2019); Layover, Versus Art Project, Istanbul (2018); Mantra, StourSpace, London (2018); Royal College of Art Degree Show, London (2018); Thumbnails, Hockney Gallery, London (2018); Red Dot Annual Exhibition, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, New York (2016) and BHQFU Brucennial, New York (2014). Çağla Ulusoy lives and works in Istanbul.

Museum & Institutional Collections American Hospital Collection, Istanbul (Pomegranate Blossom, 2024) Istanbul Museum of Modern Art Collection, Istanbul (Lavender Soap, 2018; Take Care, It’s Such a Lonely Sky, 2023)

Winter 2021 oil on canvas 100 x 60 cm

Joggler 2021 oil on jute 155 x 125 cm

Mirror, Mirror off the Wall 2023 acrylic and oil on canvas 50 x 40 cm

Plums, Bones and Feather Stones 2022 oil on canvas 60 x 49 cm

Fooling around with the LongLeg 2018 oil and mixed media on canvas 110 x 108 cm

Twinkle Tush 2018 acrylic and oil on canvas 43 x 39 cm

Morning Symphony 2024 oil on canvas 180 x 110 cm

Avec Plaisir 2024 acrylic and oil on canvas 195 x 150 cm

OVERWORKED features selected paintings by Çağla Ulusoy, along with the collages she created in response to each of them.

PAINTINGS & COLLAGES Çağla Ulusoy BOOK DESIGN Talya Hakim Ertaş REPRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS Nazlı Erdemirel ARTIST’S PORTRAIT Begüm Yamanlar

ISBN 978-605-5815-70-7 May 2025

PRINTING AND BINDING MAS Matbaacılık San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

Hamidiye Mahallesi, Soğuksu Caddesi No: 3 34408 - Kağıthane, İstanbul/Türkiye T: +90 212 294 10 00 | www.masmat.net Certificate № 44686 PUBLISHER DİRİMART Hacıahmet Mahallesi, Irmak Caddesi No: 1–9 Dolapdere Beyoğlu 34440 İstanbul/ Türkiye T: + 90 212 232 66 66 | www.dirimart.com Certificate № 68661 © All rights reserved. © All artworks: Çağla Ulusoy. © All images with courtesy of Çağla Ulusoy.

OVERWORKED features selected paintings by Çağla Ulusoy, along with the collages she created in response to each of them.

PAINTINGS & COLLAGES Çağla Ulusoy BOOK DESIGN Talya Hakim Ertaş REPRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS Nazlı Erdemirel ARTIST’S PORTRAIT Begüm Yamanlar

ISBN 978-605-5815-70-7 May 2025

PRINTING AND BINDING MAS Matbaacılık San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

Hamidiye Mahallesi, Soğuksu Caddesi No: 3 34408 - Kağıthane, İstanbul/Türkiye T: +90 212 294 10 00 | www.masmat.net Certificate № 44686 PUBLISHER DİRİMART Hacıahmet Mahallesi, Irmak Caddesi No: 1–9 Dolapdere Beyoğlu 34440 İstanbul/ Türkiye T: + 90 212 232 66 66 | www.dirimart.com Certificate № 68661 © All rights reserved. © All artworks: Çağla Ulusoy. © All images with courtesy of Çağla Ulusoy.