Hayal pozanti biography

Hayal Pozanti (born 1983, Istanbul, Turkey)^[1] is a Turkish-American artist, based in the United States.^[2][3] Pozanti became internationally known in the early 2010s for her bright abstract paintings of geometric forms, based on a hieroglyphic alphabet which Pozanti invented to reflect on the relationship between human behaviour, artificial intelligence and technology.^[4]

Since 2021, Pozanti's paintings have expanded into lush, swirling abstract landscapes evocative of nature and the tide of the subconscious.^[5] Her works are held in permanent museum collections worldwide.^[6]

Life and work

Hayal Pozanti attended Robert College in Istanbul.

After studying visual arts and visual communication design at Sabancı University, she went on to receive an M.F.A. at Yale University in painting and printmaking in 2011.^[1][7][8] During this time, she created a body of abstract work