EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, 2022
Pratt Institute, New York, USA
Master of Architecture, 2015
Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
Virginia Tech, Washington- Alexandria Architecture Center, Virginia, USA (Fall 2013)
Bachelor of Architecture, 2012
Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
Mukogawa Women’s University , Hyogo, Japan (Summer 2010)
AWARDS, GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS
Elizabeth Foundation For The Arts Studio Program Membership, NY, USA, 2022
Pratt Circle Award, NY, USA, 2022
Pratt Outstanding Merit Award, NY, USA, 2022
Stutzman Family Foundation Sculpture Award, Special Recognition, NY, USA, 2022
Graduate Student Engagement Fund, Pratt Institute, NY, USA, 2022
Graduate Student Engagement Fund, Pratt Institute, NY, USA, 2021
Pratt Institute Merit Scholarship Award, NY, USA, 2020
Virginia Tech WAAC Consortium Scholarship, Virginia, USA, 2013
Graduate Studies Scholarship & Research Assistantship, Board of Higher Education of Turkey, 2012
Kyunsung University International Summer Program Scholarship, Busan, South Korea, 2011
DAAD Scholarship, Exchange Program with RWTH Aachen, Germany, 2011
Mukogawa Women’s University Scholarship, Architecture Exchange Program, Hyogo, Japan, 2010
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Ends Well, Group Exhibition, Mother In Law Gallery, curated by Jacob Rhodes, NY, USA
Buy What You Love, Group Exhibition, Rema Hort Mann Foundation, Storage Art Gallery, NY, USA
Artist in Residence at the WTC, Group Exhibition, Focus Art Fair, curated by Clayton Calvert and Parker Calvert, NY, USA
Frosted, Two-person exhibition, RAINRAIN Gallery, NY, USA
2023
To Know The Earth Through Roots, Online Exhibition, Field Projects, Curated by Danielle Johnson, Will Chan, Lisa Schilling, Jacob Rhodes and Angelica Aranda, NY, USA
Interwoven Souls: United in Loneliness, Group Exhibition, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Curated by Valentine Botteri, Kanishka, Porwal & Monica Zhang, NY, USA
Arcane 17, Group Exhibition, Kurt Seligmann Center, Curated by Elliott De Cesare, NY, USA
Adjacencies of The Organic, Group Exhibition, ZXY Gallery, Curated by Adam Timur Aslan, NY, USA
Art Fundraiser for Turkey-Syria Earthquake Relief, Auction on Artsy - Art Display at NYC Culture Club, NY, USA
Lagoon, An art project in the scope of the Exhibition Blue, Little Flower Children and Family Services in New York, NY, USA
ActionReaction, Group Exhibition, Long Island City Artists, Curated by Marie Anine Møller, NY, USA
After The End, Online Group Show, New Art Dealers Alliance, Curated by Catherine Taft, www.newartdealers.org
Anamnesis, Solo Exhibition, Garment District Alliance, NY, USA
Canyon, Group Exhibition Projection Viewing, RuptureXIBIT, London, UK
Canyon, Virtual Group Exhibition, online viewing rooms on RuptureXIBIT, Freshsalad, and Kunstmatrix websites.
2022
EFA Open Studios Exhibition, Elizabeth Foundation For The Arts, NY, USA
The Letter H, Group Exhibition, Elizabeth Foundation For The Arts, Curated by Alexandra Unthank and Deric Carner NY, USA
Pratt Fine Arts and Photography MFA Thesis Exhibition, Pfizer Building, NY, USA
Water Holds Memory Exhibition & Workshop, Pfizer Building, NY, USA
Mei-(1) + Mei-(2), Group Exhibition, ZXY Gallery, Curated by Adam Timur Aslan, NY, USA
2021
Maya, Group Exhibition, Bo-Drum Art Gallery, Bodrum, Turkey
Luminous and Liminal, Public Art Installation, Pfizer Building, NY, USA
The Manifold of Thresholds, Solo Exhibition. Pfizer Building, NY, USA
Pratt Institute Open Studios Exhibition, Online Group Exhibition, curated by Rebecca Morgan, NY, USA
2020
Ignition, Online Group Exhibition, curated by Pratt Artists League, NY, USA
Order vs. Disorder, Online Group Exhibition, Shift F7, Istanbul, Turkey
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
Nina Seidel & Carolina Castilho (2024), Accessing Our Unconsciousness and Memories through Water with Nazli Efe, Suboart Magazine (Nr. 30: October Issue)
Ana Bradley, (2024), Shifting Forms: On A Sotheby’s Exhibition, ONLYCHILD Magazine https://www.onlychildmag.com
Review of the works that are selected for the Sotheby’s Exhibition
Noah Tavlin, (2023), ActionReaction Brings Molybdomancy to Queens, Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art https://whitehotmagazine.com
Review on Molybdomancy workshop and group exhibition
Nina Mdivani, (2023), Interview With Curator and Community Activist Vida Sabbaghi, Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art https://whitehotmagazine.com
Review on the Lagoon Project for Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York
Art Never Ends (2022), Artist In The World Online Photo Archive, https://www.artistintheworld.com
Featured Artist
Curl Julia, (2022), Art's Conventional Signifiers Are No Longer Useful, Hyperallergic Online Magazine https://hyperallergic.com
Review on Water Holds Memory series
Efe Nazli. Eyuce Ozen (2019) Circle As A Power Symbol in Architecture. ARCHTHEO '19 International Theory and History of Architecture Conference.
Published paper in the proceedings book (Edition number: 978-605-81019-8-2)
Wotisart? Magazine (Issue 26: May 19)
Featured work: Turkish Bath
Efe Nazli, Circle In Architecture, 2015, https://tez.yok.gov.tr
Published Master of Architecture thesis.
LECTURES, PANELS, WORKSHOPS & ARTIST PRESENTATIONS
2024
Panelist, Summer Lecture Series, Pratt PreCollege Program, NY, USA
Guest Lecturer, Design Semiotics, Virginia Tech School of Design, VA, USA
2023
Visiting Artist, Professional Practices, Pratt Institute Master of Fine Arts Program, NY, USA
Molybdomancy Group Ritual, Workshop, Long Island City Artists, NY, USA
Visiting Artist, Project In The Public Realm, Pratt Institute Master of Fine Arts Program, NY, USA
2022
Visiting Critic, Basic Design Jury, Bahcesehir University Faculty of Architecture & Design, Istanbul, Turkey
2021
Visiting Critic, Design Studies Jury, Bahcesehir University Faculty of Architecture &Design, Istanbul, Turkey
2019
Presentation on Circle as A Power Symbol In Architecture, ARCHTHEO '19 International Theory and History of Architecture Conference, Istanbul, Turkey
Visiting Critic, Design Studies Jury, Bahcesehir University Faculty of Architecture & Design, Istanbul, Turkey
Lecture, Miniature Painting, Bahcesehir University, Faculty of Communication
2018
Visiting Critic, Basic Design Jury, Bahcesehir University Faculty of Architecture 2018 &Design, Istanbul
2016
Lectured and organized a workshop on Textile Block Printing, Atolye Istanbul
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023- Present
Lead Project Assistant, Studio Jean Shin, NY, USA
2022-2023
Studio Assistant, Petah Coyne Artworks, NJ, USA
2020-2022
Studio Assistant & Graduate Student Assistant, Pratt Institute, NY, USA
2017-2018
Creative Assistant & Project Assistant, Form & Seek Design Studio, Istanbul, Turkey
2016-2018
Yoga Instructor, OM and Hariom Yoga Studio, Istanbul, Turkey
2015-2016
Store Manager & Designer, Mekhann Textile Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2014-2015
Studio Assistant, Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu Mavi Kaplumbaga Studio, Istanbul, Turkey
2012-2014
Research Assistant, Bahcesehir University Faculty of Architecture and Design, Istanbul, Turkey
RESIDENCIES
2024
Pratt > Forward Mentorship Program, NY, USA
2023
Cope NYC Artist in Residence Program, NY, USA