Naz Kocadere Ulu works as an arts manager, curator and writer in the field of visual arts. With a keen eye on the ever-changing structure of language, Naz focuses on its relationship with identity, cultural belonging, representation, gender and authority. Sounding the depths of the entrenched ways in which systems function, she explores linguistic alternatives and generates platforms that reveal the use of language as a means of oppression throughout history.
With a background in visual communication design, Naz earned her master’s degree in cultural management. During her graduate studies, Naz Kocadere Ulu focused on the area of audience development at SALT Istanbul and Kunstinstituut Melly Rotterdam. Later, she attended the Curatorial Program at de Appel Amsterdam with the support of the SAHA Association. Since 2013, Naz Kocadere Ulu has realized a series of publications, exhibitions and research programs in various art galleries and institutions, including SALT in collaboration with the platform Asociación de Arte Útil and the 13th Istanbul Biennial.
As part of her curatorial fellowship supported by the Cultural Foundation of Saxony, she curated the group exhibition Outspoken: Voices beyond the Archive at the GfZK.