Sevim Surucu
Marbling Studio
ART SHOWS AND FESTIVALS
2019
57th Street Art Fair, Hyde Park, Chicago, IL 2019(Awarded)
2018
Fountain Square Art Fair, Evanston, IL 2018
57th Street Art Fair Hyde Park, Chicago, IL 2018
Wells Street Art Fair, Chicago, IL 2018
Glenn Ellyn Art Festival, Glenn Ellyn, IL 2018(Awarded)
World Dumplings Festival Chicago, IL 2018
Festival of the Arts Lake Forest, IL 2018
Riverwalk Fine Art Fair Naperville, IL 2018
West End Arts Festival La Grange, IL 2018 (Awarded)
2017
Lakeview East Festival of the Arts, Evanston, IL 2017
St. Charles Art Festival, St. Charles, IL 2017
Inherit Chicago Intercultural Festival, Chicago, IL 2017
Cantigny Art Festival, Wheaton, IL 2017
Lake Forest Festival of the Arts, Lake Forest, IL 2017
Glenn Ellyn Art Festival, Glenn Ellyn, 2017
RAW, Riverside, IL 2017
2016
Lakeview East Festival of the Arts, Evanston, IL 2016
Turkish Festival at Daley Plaza, Chicago, 2016
Golden Coast Art Fair, Downtown, Chicago 2016
Wells Street Art Fair, Chicago, 2016
Riverside Arts Weekend, Riverside, IL 2016 (Awarded)
Deerfield Fine Art Festival, Deerfield, IL 2016
Fountain Square art Festival, Evanston, IL 2016
Dayton International Festival, Dayton, OH, 2011
Houston Turkish Festival, Houston, TX, 2010
Atlanta Turkish Festival, Atlanta, GA, 2010
Chicago Turkish Festival, Chicago, IL, 2009 and 2010
New York Turkish Festival, Manhattan, NY, 2009
North Carolina Turkish Festival, Raleigh, NC, 2009
Anatolian Culture Festival, Orange County, CA, 2009
Festival of Nations, St. Louis, MO, 2009
Central West End Juried Art Fair, St. Louis, MO, 2009
Mosaics Festival for the Arts, St. Charles, MO, 2008
Highland Art Festival, Highland, IL, 2008
Taste of St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, MO, 2008
Historic Shaw Art Fair, St. Louis, MO, 2008
EXHIBITIONS
Chicago History Museum Exhibition Featured Artist/ Guest Speaker, Chicago, IL, 2019
The University of Chicago Islamic Art Exhibition, Chicago, IL 2019
MIMIC Modern Marbled Objects at Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN 2019
"Blooming Colors on Water" Solo Exhibition Lakeside Arts Park-Dole Mansion, Cyrstal Lake, IL 2019
Muslim Women Alliance Expo, Oak Park, IL 2019
"Coming Together" Niles-Maine Township Exhibition, Niles, IL 2018
Niles Public Library Solo Exhibition, Skokie, IL 2018
Turkish Cultural Reception Exhibition at Illinois State Mansion, Springfield, IL, 2012
Macy's Secret Garden Flower Show, Featured Artist / Guest Speaker Chicago, IL, 2013
WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES
Adjunct Faculty at American Islamic College Art 101- Ebru Art 2014-2018
Ebru Art Instructor Performing Art Center, Chicago, IL Community Art Classes 2017-2019
Ebru Art Instructor Turkish American Society of Chicago Ebru Classes 2010-2019
Ebru Art Instructor Science Academy of Chicago Ebru Classes 2010-2019
Wilmette Public Library Workshop, Wilmette, IL 2019
Indian-Trails Library Workshop and Demonstration, Wheeling, IL 2018
Niles Public Library Workshop and Demonstration, Niles IL 2018
Niles North High School, Skokie, IL 2018
Prospect High School, Mt. Prospect, IL 2017
Elk Grove High School, Elk Grove Village, IL 2017
Maine West High School, Des Plaines, IL 2017
Wheaton Public Library Workshop, Wheaton, IL, 2015
Maine West High School Workshop, Des Plaines, IL, 2015
Milwaukee Turkish Cultural Center Workshop, Milwaukee, WI, 2015
Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago, Northbrook, IL, 2015
Muslim Women Alliance Annual Dinner Featured Artist, Oak Park, IL 2014
UNIVERSITY SHOWS AND WORKSHOPS
SAIC School of the Art Institute of Chicago Guest Lecture/Studio Chicago, IL 2019
Alverno College, Guest Lecture/Studio Visual Arts Department, Milwaukee, 2018
Loyola University, 2018
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL 2017
Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 2017
Loyola University, Chicago, IL 2017
Northwestern University, Chicago IL, 2014
Northeastern University, Chicago IL, 2015
DePaul University, Chicago IL, 2013
Loyola University, Chicago IL, 2011 and 2012
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, IL, 2009
Webster University, St. Louis MO, 2009
LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS AS A FEATURED ARTIST
Phoenix AR, Orange County CA, Urbana IL, Lansing MI, Salt Lake City UT, Gainesville FL, Louisville FL, Sacramento CA, San Francisco CA, Pasadena CA, Springfield IL, St. Louis MO, Irvine CA, Carbondale IL, Jefferson City MO, and Chicago IL.
PRESS
Ebru: Finding the Right Balance of Art and Life Student Voices, Loyola University
My Journey into the Unknown: From Endpapers to Ebru, the Turkish Art of Paper Marbling atla.com
Featured Artist, Post - Dispatch St. Louis, 2009
AWARDS
West End Arts Festival La Grange, IL 2018 (Second Place Award)
Glenn Ellyn Art Festival, Glenn Ellyn, IL 2017 (Outstanding Artist Award)
Riverside Arts Weekend, Riverside, IL 2016 (Award of Excellence)
Mosaics, Missouri Festival for the Arts, St. Charles, MO, 2008 (Award of Recognition)
