Deniz Ozuygur is a Turkish-American multidisciplinary artist who grew up in New York City and is currently based in Istanbul. She draws on her bicultural background to cross-examine popular culture and social norms through humor and discomfort.
Before returning to her studio practice, she worked in advertising as a copywriter — a background that continues to shape her attention to phrasing, slogans, and the way language conditions. Her practice centers on the relationships between materials, image and text. Working with domestic and craft materials such as fuse beads, she explores the mother-child relationship, unseen labor and girlhood.
She received a BFA from New York University. Recent exhibitions include her solo show Happy Brideday at Büyükdere35, Istanbul (2025), with catalog text by Beral Madra; NADA Curated: As It Unfolds (2025); and the AKBANK 43rd Contemporary Artist Exhibition & Award (2025).