05/13/2026
Introducing Özlem Yeni — co-founder of WELCOME HOME, visual artist, curator, gallery owner, stage designer, and educator whose multidisciplinary career spans more than 25 years across visual and performing arts.
Originally from Turkey, Özlem holds a BFA in Painting and both a Master’s and Ph.D. in Theatre Stage Design and Construction from Dokuz Eylül University. Alongside her artistic practice, she spent 18 years as an academic and lecturer in Theatre Stage Design, contributing extensively to education, research, and artistic development.
Her work has been exhibited internationally through solo and group exhibitions in Turkey, Japan, Australia, Albania, and beyond. She is also a proud member of the International Association of Art (AIAP-IAA), a UNESCO-affiliated organization representing professional artists worldwide.
After years of artistic and academic work in Turkey, Özlem expanded her practice internationally, developing workshops in the Australian Outback, collaborating with institutions such as the Mount Isa Regional Art Gallery and Queensland Music Festival, and later founding “The Main Gallery” in Adelaide — the first gallery established by a Turkish artist in Australia.
Throughout her career, Özlem has worked across painting, installation, stage and costume design, curatorial practice, and community-based artistic exchange, always driven by a deep commitment to collective memory, human connection, and interdisciplinary creation.
Ozlem Yeni
