Gökçe İrten is an award-winning artist & author based in Istanbul, Turkey. She earned her BFA with honors from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and her MA in Visual Arts and Communication Design from Sabancı University. Her thesis focused on the 'Design Principles of a Picture Book,' and she furthered her studies in Arts and Design at University of the Arts London.
Her books have been published in eight languages—including an English edition by Chronicle Books—and have sold approximately 300,000 copies worldwide.
Her artworks have been awarded and selected by prestigious organizations such as the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, IBBY, White Ravens, and the Aydın Doğan Award.
In 2017 and 2022, she held solo exhibitions, and her works have been showcased in both local and international art shows.She was included in the OMM collection with a work from her second solo exhibition “Self Layers."
She has also collaborated with brands such as Apple, LEGO, Unilever, Pera Museum, and CerModern.
Gökçe continues her multidisciplinary practice in Istanbul.
For collaborations please contact:
mail@gokceirten.com
EXHIBITIONS
As Thin As A Promise, Gallery Nev, 2025
Printed '23, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2023
Ekrem Imamoglu Collection, Gallery Beylikduzu, 2022
Artweeks Istanbul, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2022
Self Layers- Solo Exhibition, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2022
Artweeks Istanbul, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2021
Step Istanbul, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2020
Blended, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2019
Artweeks Istanbul, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2019
Step Istanbul, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2019
Double Page, Apple x Bant Mag, 2019
Green Mold, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2019
The World in Words, Frankly Fluent, Londra, 2018
Contemporary Istanbul, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2018
Venue Atelier, Cermodern, 2018
Illustrator Exhibition, Dada Salon Art Gallery, 2018
Neighborhood- Solo Exhibition, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2017
Printed '17, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2017
The Natural Eye, Londra Mall Gallery, 2016
PICTURE BOOKS
Splashed!, China, Turkey, 2024
That’s You, Korea, Turkey, 2023
All Of Us, Greece, Korea, North America, Turkey, 2022
Can You See Me?, Canada, China, Korea, Mexico, Turkey, 2021
What’s Out There?, China, Korea, 2021
Have You Ever Hugged a Book?, Dogan Egmond, 2020
The Book Ant, Redhouse Kids, 2019
Giant Carrot, Hep Kitap, 2017
Who is Coming?, Günışığı Kitaplığı, 2017
AWARDS/ REVIEWS
2025, Finalist, Bologna Children’s Book Fair Exhibition
2025, Selected, BIG, Asian Festival of Children's Content
2023, The White Ravens
2022, Aydin Dogan Children’s Book Illustration Achievement Award
2021, Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
2021, Selected, IBBY Silent Book Collection
2019, Aydin Dogan Children’s Book Illustration Achievement Award
WORKSHOPS & TALKS
Today at Apple, Apple, 2025
Garanti BBVA, Salt Galata, 2024
Today at Apple, Apple, 2021
Art and Creativity at Home, ERG, 2020
Collage Workshop, Pera Museum, 2019
Illustration Talks, Bilgi University, 2018
Collage Workshop, Pera Museum, 2018
Art Workshops, Dada Salon,2018
Design Talks, TAK, 2018
Art in Picturebooks, Enka Schools, 2017
Illustration Workshops, ICAF, 2017
Children’s Books and Education, ERG, 2017
Children’s Book Illustration Sabancı University, 2017
Sanatçı & yazar Gökçe İrten, Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi'nden onur derecesiyle lisans diplomasını aldıktan sonra, Sabancı Üniversitesi'nde Görsel Sanatlar ve İletişim Tasarımı alanında yüksek lisans yaptı. Tezini 'Resimli Kitaplarının Tasarım Prensipleri' üzerine yazdı. University of the Arts London'da, Sanat ve Tasarım üzerine eğitimini sürdürdü.
Yazıp resimlediği kitaplar İngilizce edisyonu Chronicle Books da dahil olmak üzere önemli yayınevleri tarafından 8 dile çevrildi ve dünya çapında 300,000 kopya sattı.
Eserleri Bologna Çocuk Kitapları Fuarı, IBBY, White Ravens, Aydın Doğan Ödülü gibi saygın kuruluşlar tarafından ödüllendirildi ve seçildi.
2017 ve 2022 yıllarında kişisel sergiler açtı. Eserleri lokal ve uluslararası sanat sergilerinde gösterildi. İkinci kişisel sergisi “Kişisel Katmanlar”dan bir eser ile OMM koleksiyonuna dahil edildi.
Apple, LEGO, Unilever, Pera Müzesi ve CerModern gibi tanınmış kurum ve markalarla iş birlikleri yaptı.
Gökçe, disiplinlerarası üretimini İstanbul’da sürdürüyor.
İş birliği için iletişim bilgileri:
mail@gokceirten.com
SERGİLER
Bir Vaat Kadar İnce, Galeri Nev, 2025
Printed '23, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2023
Ekrem İmamoğlu Koleksiyonu, Galeri Beylikdüzü, 2022
Artweeks Akaretler, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2022
Kişisel Katmanlar- Kişisel Sergi, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2022
Artweeks Akaretler, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2021
Step İstanbul, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2020
Blended Mixer, Arts Gallery, 2019
Artweeks Akaretler, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2019
Step İstanbul, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2019
Çift Sayfa, Bant Mag x Apple, 2019
Yeşil Küf, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2019
The World in Words, Frankly Fluent, Londra, 2018
Contemporary İstanbul, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2018
Mekan Atölye, Cermodern, 2018
İllüstratörler Sergisi, Dada Salon Art Gallery, 2018
Muhit- Kişisel Sergi, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2017
Printed '17, Mixer Arts Gallery, 2017
Doğal Bakış, Londra Mall Gallery, 2016
RESİMLİ KİTAPLAR
Püskürüklü Resimlerim, Türkiye, Çin 2024
That's You, Kore, Türkiye 2023
Hepimiz, Kore, Kuzey Amerika, Türkiye, Yunanistan, 2022
Beni Görebiliyor Musun?, Çin, Kanada, Kore, Meksika, 2021
What’s Out There?, Çin, Kore, 2021
Siz Hiç Bir Kitaba Sarıldınız Mı?, Doğan Egmont, 2020
Kitap Karıncası, Redhouse Kids, 2019
Dev Havuç, Hep Kitap, 2017
Kim Bu Gelen, Günışığı Kitaplığı, 2017
ÖDÜLLER/KRİTİKLER
2025, Finalist, Bologna Çocuk Kitabı Fuarı İllustratör Sergisi
2025, BIG, Asian Festival of Children's Content
2023 The White Ravens
2022, 38.Aydın Doğan Çocuk Kitabı İllüstrasyonu, Başarı Ödülü
2021, Kirkus Reviews
2021, IBBY Sessiz Kitap Koleksiyonu
2019, 36. Aydın Doğan Çocuk Kitabı İllüstrasyonu, Başarı Ödülü
ATÖLYE & SEMİNERLER
Today at Apple, Apple, 2025
Garanti BBVA, Salt Galata 2024
Today at Apple, Apple, 2021
Evde Sanat ve Yaratıcılık, ERG, 2020
Kolaj Atölyesi, Pera Müzesi, 2019
İllüstrasyon Konuşmaları, Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2018
Kolaj Atölyesi, Pera Müzesi, 2018
Sanat Atölyeleri, Dada Salon, 2018
Tasarım Konuşmaları, TAK, 2018
Sanat ve Resimli Kitaplar, Enka Okulları, 2017
İllüstrasyon Atölyesi, İCAF, 2017
Çocuk Kitapları ve Eğitim, ERG, 2017
Çocuk Kitabı İllüstrasyonu, Sabancı Üniversitesi, 2017