Bio Born 1974, New York and grown-up in Istanbul. Lives in Vienna. Autodidactic artist, started  in visual arts. Her solo exhibition in 2005,  ?Body in Cell?, consisted of oil paintings. Since 2007, she is  performing as ?Miss Universe?. She performed  her works such as ?Macbeth! Love it or leave it!?, ?Fuat- Ali- Kemal- Harun- Burhan- Mehmet?, ?Fistula?, ?Miss Universe at Guantanamo Bay? in international festivals such as Vienna Art Week, Visibilty Project (Istanbul), Dimanche Rouge (Paris), Raw Matters (Vienna), International Meeting of Action Art at Pumarejo (Sevilla).

Statement

Miss Universe appears as a figure who reaches audiences through joyful presentations, combining action, text and music, with pop-culture, making references to politics, art history, using choirs, children songs, fashion and show business elements. The content of the performances emphasize specifically on human rights, politics, gender issues, domestic violence and history of art. She performed  her works such as ?Macbeth! Love it or leave it!?, ?Fuat- Ali- Kemal- Harun- Burhan- Mehmet?, ?Fistula?, ?Miss Universe at Guantanamo Bay? in international festivals such as Vienna Art Week, INX (New Castle), Body Navigation (St. Petersburg), Visibilty Project (Istanbul), Dimanche Rouge (Paris), Raw Matters (Vienna), International Meeting of Action Art at Pumarejo (Sevilla).