Colour, emotion and transformation. Explore the layered abstract worlds of Susanna Özbek, where feeling takes form in vibrant expression.
Colour, emotion and transformation. Explore the layered abstract worlds of Susanna Özbek, where feeling takes form in paint.
Based in
Dubai, UAE
Based in
Dubai, UAE
Susanna Özbek
Susanna Özbek
ABOUT: A Journey of Colour and Emotion
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Susanna Özbek is an abstract painter whose work bridges abstraction and emotion. Her vibrant canvases and richly textured surfaces reflect a lifelong immersion in creative work, telling stories through bold colours, striking contrasts, and layered textures.
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Susanna’s art is all about layers, both literal and symbolic. Drawing on colour, texture and feeling, she turns the canvas into an exploration of personal growth and culture. Whether intimate or large in scale, each painting carries the energy of transformation.
COLLECT: Available Through OZART
Originals and fine art prints are represented and sold by OZART Collective. Fine art prints are produced at the exact size of the original. Browse availability and enquire there.
CANVAS: Layers of Expression
Bright colour, rich texture, and raw feeling: Susanna’s art turns the canvas into a layered story. Each piece is an exploration of transformation and joy, where every stroke adds depth to the narrative.
Dive into a collection of bold, expressive paintings where colour meets emotion. See the full gallery and experience the depth of each stroke.
STUDIES: Intimate Works on Canvas
Smaller in scale, no quieter in feeling: Susanna’s studies distil her palette into single gestures. Each piece is a moment of colour and light, where every stroke adds depth to the narrative.
Step into a world where the colour becomes feeling: intimate works that distil her palette into single gestures. Explore the full gallery and witness the stories held in every brushstroke.
FEATURED: Wildflower Garden
Dimensions:
150 x 90 cm
Materials used:
Acrylic on Canvas
This piece captures the vibrant energy of a wildflower garden in bloom, reflecting the unpredictable beauty of nature. Through bold strokes, textured layers, and vivid colours, Susanna set out to convey the sense of freedom, growth, and transformation that wildflowers embody. It’s a celebration of life’s spontaneous and flourishing moments, where beauty emerges from chaos.
Dimensions:
150 x 90 cm
Materials used:
Acrylic on Canvas
This piece captures the vibrant energy of a wildflower garden in bloom, reflecting the unpredictable beauty of nature. Through bold strokes, textured layers, and vivid colours, Susanna set out to convey the sense of freedom, growth, and transformation that wildflowers embody. It’s a celebration of life’s spontaneous and flourishing moments, where beauty emerges from chaos.
Dimensions:
150 x 90 cm
Materials used:
Acrylic on Canvas
This piece captures the vibrant energy of a wildflower garden in bloom, reflecting the unpredictable beauty of nature. Through bold strokes, textured layers, and vivid colours, Susanna set out to convey the sense of freedom, growth, and transformation that wildflowers embody. It’s a celebration of life’s spontaneous and flourishing moments, where beauty emerges from chaos.
SHOWCASE: Events & Exhibitions
Global South Perspectives
October 2026
De School Project Space, Amsterdam, Netherlands
A group presentation staged in an independent Amsterdam project space. Susanna Özbek was invited to show a selection of her large-scale abstract canvases.
Global South Perspectives
October 2026
De School Project Space, Amsterdam, Netherlands
A group presentation staged in an independent Amsterdam project space. Susanna Özbek was invited to show a selection of her large-scale abstract canvases.
Expanded Perspectives
August 2026
Kunsthalle Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Kunsthalle Zürich is one of Switzerland's leading contemporary art institutions, based in the Löwenbräukunst complex, where it has presented international contemporary practice since 1985. Susanna Özbek participated by invitation.
Expanded Perspectives
August 2026
Kunsthalle Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Kunsthalle Zürich is one of Switzerland's leading contemporary art institutions, based in the Löwenbräukunst complex, where it has presented international contemporary practice since 1985. Susanna Özbek participated by invitation.
Art in Motion
June 2026
FADA Gallery, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
The FADA Gallery is the exhibition space of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Johannesburg, showing contemporary work by artists alongside the faculty's research and teaching programme.
Art in Motion
June 2026
FADA Gallery, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
The FADA Gallery is the exhibition space of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Johannesburg, showing contemporary work by artists alongside the faculty's research and teaching programme.
The Line Between
May 2026
Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Abu Dhabi Art is the emirate's flagship annual art fair, bringing together international galleries, commissioned installations and a public programme of talks and performances across the city.
The Line Between
May 2026
Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Abu Dhabi Art is the emirate's flagship annual art fair, bringing together international galleries, commissioned installations and a public programme of talks and performances across the city.
World Art Dubai
April 2026
Emerging Artists Pavilion, Dubai, UAE
World Art Dubai is one of the region's largest art fairs, gathering more than 400 artists and galleries from over 65 countries at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, with 10,000+ works on show. Its Emerging Artists programme is dedicated to giving newer voices a platform alongside established galleries, supported by mentorship from regional figures and a series of artist talks, live painting and workshops.
World Art Dubai
April 2026
Emerging Artists Pavilion, Dubai, UAE
World Art Dubai is one of the region's largest art fairs, gathering more than 400 artists and galleries from over 65 countries at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, with 10,000+ works on show. Its Emerging Artists programme is dedicated to giving newer voices a platform alongside established galleries, supported by mentorship from regional figures and a series of artist talks, live painting and workshops.
Cape Town International Art Fair – Fringe Program
March 2026
Cape Town, South Africa
The Investec Cape Town Art Fair is the largest and leading international art fair on the African continent, held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Recent editions have gathered over 120 exhibitors from more than 30 cities, showing work by some 490 artists to an audience of over 34,000 visitors, with curated sections such as Tomorrows/Today dedicated to emerging and underrepresented artists.
Cape Town International Art Fair – Fringe Program
March 2026
Cape Town, South Africa
The Investec Cape Town Art Fair is the largest and leading international art fair on the African continent, held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Recent editions have gathered over 120 exhibitors from more than 30 cities, showing work by some 490 artists to an audience of over 34,000 visitors, with curated sections such as Tomorrows/Today dedicated to emerging and underrepresented artists.
New Narratives
February 2026
Istanbul Modern, Istanbul, Türkiye
Istanbul Modern is Turkey's first museum of modern and contemporary art, founded in 2004 and housed since 2023 in a Renzo Piano-designed building on the Bosphorus waterfront. Susanna Özbek participated by invitation.
New Narratives
February 2026
Istanbul Modern, Istanbul, Türkiye
Istanbul Modern is Turkey's first museum of modern and contemporary art, founded in 2004 and housed since 2023 in a Renzo Piano-designed building on the Bosphorus waterfront. Susanna Özbek participated by invitation.
Contemporary Narratives
January 2026
Fire Station Annex Gallery, Doha, Qatar
The Fire Station is a former civil defence building in Doha repurposed by Qatar Museums as an artists' residency and exhibition venue. Its Artist in Residence programme, launched in 2015, supports Qatar-based artists with studio space, mentorship and curatorial guidance, and its annex gallery hosts exhibitions drawn from that community.
Contemporary Narratives
January 2026
Fire Station Annex Gallery, Doha, Qatar
The Fire Station is a former civil defence building in Doha repurposed by Qatar Museums as an artists' residency and exhibition venue. Its Artist in Residence programme, launched in 2015, supports Qatar-based artists with studio space, mentorship and curatorial guidance, and its annex gallery hosts exhibitions drawn from that community.
Abstract & Beyond
August 2025
No Man’s Art Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
No Man's Art Gallery runs an international programme with a particular focus on emerging contemporary art, from two permanent spaces in Amsterdam. The gallery is known for opening temporary pop-up galleries in a different country each year (Mexico City, Tehran, Shanghai, Mumbai and Cape Town among them), building lasting ties with the artist communities it visits.
Abstract & Beyond
August 2025
No Man’s Art Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
No Man's Art Gallery runs an international programme with a particular focus on emerging contemporary art, from two permanent spaces in Amsterdam. The gallery is known for opening temporary pop-up galleries in a different country each year (Mexico City, Tehran, Shanghai, Mumbai and Cape Town among them), building lasting ties with the artist communities it visits.
New Voices from the South
January 2025
Alserkal Avenue Project Space, Dubai, UAE
Alserkal Avenue is Dubai's foremost arts district, founded in 2007 in a former industrial warehouse quarter in Al Quoz. Across 250,000 square feet it now houses galleries of international repute, independent art spaces and cultural initiatives, alongside a research-led residency programme running two cycles a year.
New Voices from the South
January 2025
Alserkal Avenue Project Space, Dubai, UAE
Alserkal Avenue is Dubai's foremost arts district, founded in 2007 in a former industrial warehouse quarter in Al Quoz. Across 250,000 square feet it now houses galleries of international repute, independent art spaces and cultural initiatives, alongside a research-led residency programme running two cycles a year.
Emergence
May 2024
Group Exhibition, THK Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
THK Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in central Cape Town, one of the newer spaces expanding the definition of African art by taking the artists it represents onto the global stage and bringing international artists to South Africa.
Emergence
May 2024
Group Exhibition, THK Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
THK Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in central Cape Town, one of the newer spaces expanding the definition of African art by taking the artists it represents onto the global stage and bringing international artists to South Africa.
Textured Realities
March 2024
SMAC Gallery Project Room, Johannesburg, South Africa
SMAC Gallery was established in 2011 and focuses on contemporary African artists, running a programme of exhibitions and curatorial projects alongside collaborative work with institutions and artists. Its project room is used for focused, smaller-scale presentations.
Textured Realities
March 2024
SMAC Gallery Project Room, Johannesburg, South Africa
SMAC Gallery was established in 2011 and focuses on contemporary African artists, running a programme of exhibitions and curatorial projects alongside collaborative work with institutions and artists. Its project room is used for focused, smaller-scale presentations.
Spring Art Night
October 2023
Torpedo Factory Studios, Cape Town, South Africa
An evening showcase held at a Cape Town studio complex, opening working artists' spaces to collectors and the public.
Spring Art Night
October 2023
Torpedo Factory Studios, Cape Town, South Africa
An evening showcase held at a Cape Town studio complex, opening working artists' spaces to collectors and the public.
Open Studio Weekend
August 2023
Side Street Studios, Cape Town, South Africa
Side Street Studios is a creative complex in Cape Town housing working artists' studios. Its open studio weekends invite the public in to see work in progress and meet the artists in their own spaces.
Open Studio Weekend
August 2023
Side Street Studios, Cape Town, South Africa
Side Street Studios is a creative complex in Cape Town housing working artists' studios. Its open studio weekends invite the public in to see work in progress and meet the artists in their own spaces.
Colors of Expression
April 2023
No Man’s Art Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
A group exhibition at No Man's Art Gallery, Amsterdam, an international gallery focused on emerging contemporary art, co-owned by Lih-Lan Wong and Emmelie Koster, representing emerging and mid-career artists across two Amsterdam spaces.
Colors of Expression
April 2023
No Man’s Art Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
A group exhibition at No Man's Art Gallery, Amsterdam, an international gallery focused on emerging contemporary art, co-owned by Lih-Lan Wong and Emmelie Koster, representing emerging and mid-career artists across two Amsterdam spaces.
Abstract Dialogues
December 2022
Kalashnikovv Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Kalashnikovv Gallery is a contemporary art gallery and project space in Johannesburg dedicated to emerging South African and established African artists. Founded in 2013, it deliberately challenges the conventions of the commercial gallery in how it operates and what it shows.
Abstract Dialogues
December 2022
Kalashnikovv Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa
Kalashnikovv Gallery is a contemporary art gallery and project space in Johannesburg dedicated to emerging South African and established African artists. Founded in 2013, it deliberately challenges the conventions of the commercial gallery in how it operates and what it shows.
Emerging Artists Showcase
June 2022
Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
A group showcase at a Cape Town gallery known for giving early-career artists their first significant public platform.
Emerging Artists Showcase
June 2022
Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
A group showcase at a Cape Town gallery known for giving early-career artists their first significant public platform.
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Art is a conversation between feeling and colour, painted one layer at a time.
Susanna Özbek
©
2026
Susanna Özbek
Website designed by OZART Studio
Art is a conversation between feeling and colour, painted one layer at a time.
Susanna Özbek
©
2026
Susanna Özbek
Website designed by OZART Studio
Art is a conversation between feeling and colour, painted one layer at a time.
Susanna Özbek
©
2026
Susanna Özbek
Website designed by OZART Studio