Ahmet Oran was born in 1957 in Çanakkale, Turkey. Between 1977 and 1980, he studied at the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts in the atelier of Prof. Adnan Çoker. Then, from 1980 to 1986, he continued his education at the Vienna University of Applied Arts, specializing in painting, stained glass, and graphics in the atelier of Prof. Carl Unger. In 1987, he graduated from the atelier of Prof. Adolf Frohner.

Oran has held numerous solo exhibitions both in Turkey and abroad and has alsoparticipated in group exhibitions. His works have been exhibited in prestigiouscontemporary art museums such as Kunsthalle Bonn, Istanbul Modern, andLentos Kunstmuseum. He currently lives and works in both Istanbul and Vienna.

In his abstract paintings, Oran layers color fields on paper or canvas. He applies paint with a spatula, then tears through the thick texture, visualizing the moment of action with geometric or lyrical lines. His works create network-like structures, which continue across adjacent canvases, forming multi-part compositions on a horizontal plane. The scratch marks he leaves on the canvas evoke the effect of a wall or an organic surface.

Oran’s abstract paintings do not reference any concrete themes or figurative elements. His art reduces expression to the most fundamental aspects of color and form: bright colors, strong lines, and smooth strips.

Selected Solo Exhibitions
● 1987 Galerie Weihergut, Salzburg- Avusturya
● 1995 Kunstforum Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt- Avusturya
● 1995 Galerie Feichtner & Mizrahi, Viyana
● 1997 Galerie Figl, Linz- Avusturya
● 1999 Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz - Avusturya
● 1999 Milli Reasürans Sanat Galerisi, İstanbul
● 2004 Mozaik, İstanbul
● 2005 MAC Art Galeri, İstanbul
● 2008 Lukas Feichtner Galerie, Viyana
● 2010 Rampa, İstanbul
● 2017 Strukturen, STRABAG Kunstform, Viyana
● 2018 Galerie Pehböck, Perg - AvusturyaSelected Collections
● İstanbul Modern
● Lentos Kunst-Museum