Turkish · b. 1978
Painting
Yeşim Akdeniz (b. 1978, Izmir, Turkey) is an artist based between Brussels and Düsseldorf. She studied at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and De Ateliers in Amsterdam. Her paintings feature dreamlike, symbolic tableaus that address themes of Orientalism, gender, and identity construction, often integrating modernist architecture and diverse cultural icons.