Bige Örer

IKSV
Director of Istanbul Biennale

Bige Örer was born in in 1977, in Istanbul. After completing her undergraduate studies in Political Science and Public Administration at Marmara University, she completed her Master’s degree in Communication Management and Sociology at University of Toulouse. Started her career at İKSV in 2003, she is working as director of the Istanbul Biennale since 2008 and as the director of İKSV Contemporary Art Projects since 2018. In this context, in addition to the Istanbul Biennial, Bige Örer follows Turkish Pavillion at Venice Biennale and other international contemporary art projects in IKSV. Bige Örer is also the vice president of the International Biennial Association and continues to contribute to various publications and her curatorial work.