About
Esra Güler is an artist and writer from Istanbul, Turkey.
She lives in Seattle, WA.
Esra's paintings focus on female self-expression, creativity, and transformations. Her canvases feature improvised characters who grapple with grief, control, and question the constraints imposed by one’s psyche, lineage, and culture.
CV
Solo Exhibitions:
2026 Dancing on Your Own Grave, ANTiPODE Gallery, Seattle WA (March & April)
2022 No Worries, The Kitchen Gallery, Museum of Museums (MoM), Seattle, WA
Selected Group Shows:
2024 I Want Your Skull, The Trophy Room LA, CA
2023 To Die For, Stephen Gilbert’s Studio, Seattle WA
2023 Factory Forever, Museum of Museums (MoM), Seattle
2023 Soft Touch, Museum of Museums (MoM), Seattle, WA
2022For the Voices of Women, Studio 103, Seattle, WA
2022 Around the Square, Studio 103, Seattle
2022 Spring Exhibition, CoCA
2022 Toward Resilience, CoCA, Seattle
2021Home Away From Home, Julian Peña Gallery, Seattle
Press:
Margo Vansynghel, 6 Must-see Seattle Museum, Gallery Art Shows, Seattle Times
Tis the Season, and “I Want Your Skull,” Juxtapoz
Education:
MFA, Creative Writing-Fiction, Bennington Writing Seminars, VT
Drawing & Painting Program, The Florence Academy of Art, Italy
BFA, Theater, Major in Acting, Minor in Playwriting, Cornish College of the Arts
photo by Built Work Photography