Duygu Aytaç (b. 1984, Mersin) is a photographer from Turkey, living in Boston.
In the last two years, her works have been exhibited in Panopticon Gallery, Emerson Contemporary, Griffin Museum of Photography, New Bedford Art Museum and Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts among others.
A selection of her earlier work was compiled in her artist book Hatira Defteri and shown in Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair in 2014. She immigrated to the United States in 2015, and is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Photography at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
Contact her at aytacduygu@gmail.com
Follow on instagram: duyguaytac_
Selected Exhibitions
2025 Best of South Coast, New Bedford Art Museum, curated by Carmen Hermo, New Bedford, MA
2025 Contemporary Photography, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, curated by Zora J Murff & Rana Young, Providence, RI
2025 MOVEMENT/S, Emerson Contemporary, curated by Leslie Brown and Emerson Curatorial Practices, Boston, MA
2025 New Members Exhibition, Atlantic Works Gallery, Boston, MA
2024 Winter Solstice, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
2024 Harboring Creativity, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston Watershed, Boston, MA
2024 First Look 2024 Winners Exhibition, Panopticon Gallery, Boston, MA
2022 the longest night gathers the light, AS220 Aborn Gallery, Providence, RI
2021 Murmurations, AS220 Project Space Gallery, Providence, RI
2021 Storylines, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
2018 Sanctuary, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA
2017 Feeding Her Fire, Providence City Arts Gallery, Providence, RI
2017 Restructured, Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA
2017 Somerville Toy Camera Festival 2017, Somerville, MA
2014 The Book Lab 2014 Exhibition, Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul, Turkey
2014 The Book Lab 2014 Exhibition, Studio-X Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2014 Hadi Ben Kactim / Bir Gun Herkes Heykeltras Olabilir, Spot Contemporary Art Projects Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Aile Salonumuz Yoktur, Gallery Mtaar, Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Publications
2025 “Duygu Aytaç: Ankara 1974”, Lenscratch photography magazine, January 2025
2024 Magazine photograph of the day, Dear Dave photography magazine, December 2024
2024 “Full With The Question” & “Turk-Eater”, photography zines, January-April 2024
2021 “Forteza”, Murmurations Tarot Deck, AS220 Providence
2015 “Turkish outcry at murder of young woman”, co-author, The Guardian, February 2015
2014 “Hatira Defteri” Artist Book, The Book Lab 2014 in partnership with Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair Editions, edited by Frederic Lezmi, 132 pages, November 2014
2014 “Hadi Ben Kactim / I’m Off”, exhibition book accompanying the installation, Spot Contemporary Art Projects Publications, October 2014
2014 “Jacques Ranciere”, Altyazi, January 2014 issue, portrait of French philosopher for Turkish film magazine
2013 “Interview with Sebahat Tuncel”, 5Harfliler, portrait of Kurdish member of parliament and political prisoner for Turkish feminist publication
2012 “Translated By”, SALT Publications, edited by Shumon Basar & Charles Arsene-Henry, image illustrating Sevim Burak’s short story
2012 “Fatih Akin”, Altyazi October 2012 issue, portrait of German-Turkish filmmaker
2011 “Istanbul City Guide”, The Guardian, September 2011
Awards & Recognition
2025 3rd Place in 11th Annual International Photography Exhibition, selected by Zora J Murff & Rana Young, Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts
2024 TPS National Photography Award finalist, selected by Olivia Parker, Texas Photographic Society
2024 First Look 2024 Winner, Panopticon Gallery, Boston, MA
2021 Juror’s Choice Award II, Jamaica Plain Arts Council, selected by Brian Bishop & L’Merchie Frazier
Education
Master of Fine Arts in Photography, Massachusetts College of Art and Design (ongoing)
LL.B, Istanbul University, Faculty of Law, 2008