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BIOGRAPHIE // ATA BOZACI 03.03.1974

A skilled illustrator and draftsman, Ata Bozaci is a prominent graffiti artist who widely influenced the international graffiti writing-scene with his unique style. Originally having studied new media and graphic design, Bozaci’s career began as a sprayer in the early 1990’s. Currently living and working in Zurich, the Swiss artist is an interesting and to-be-watched talent of the urban, contemporary art scene. His works have been exhibited in galleries, museums and public spaces from the US to China, with his works already part of notable collections such as that of Gunter Sachs. After numerous publications in design books
and magazines, Ata Bozaci grants insight into the creative process with his book «Black Ink».

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ESSENTIAL WORKS

2010
- Mural, Dafen Art Museum (Shenzhen, CN)

2008
- Interiordesign, Maendler (Munich, D)

2007
- Interiordesign, Kamper (Graz, A)
- Interiordesign, Gunter Sachs,castle at Lake Wörth (Velden, A)

2005
- Mural, BUGA Bundesgartenshow (Munich, D)

2000
- Kerquelen Shoe Store (New York, US)
- The new hamburg and it‘s sister cities,Blohm&Voss (Hamburg, D)

1997
- Multimediawall, Sprinkenhof AG (Hamburg, D)

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EXHIBITIONS

2011
- The aerosol experience, Galerie ziegler (Zurich, CH)
- Vernissage, sans dessü dessous (Biel, CH)
- Top Marques Macau (Macau, CN)
- Urban / street art, OZM Gallery (Hamburg, D)
- 1st Beijing International Design Triennial (Beijing, CN)
- Urban Art International, Galerie Novotny (Lörrach, D)
- Urban Art Graffiti 21, Voelklinger-Hütte (Voelklingen, D)
- Vernissage, Hotel Linde (Maria Wörth, A)
- Unexpected Playground, Retrospective, TEC (Zurich, CH)
- Urban Art Studio (Zurich, CH)

2010
- Rotkäppchen lackiert den Wolf, Haus der Kunst (Munich, D)
- Public provocations 2, Carhartt Gallery (Weil am Rhein, D)

2009
- Kunstverein Offenburg (Offenburg, D)*
- Public provocations, Carhartt Gallery (Weil am Rhein, D)*
- ManGallery (Lindau, D)*
- Art Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe, D)*

2008
- Carhartt Gallery (Weil am Rhein, D)
- Berliner Liste, Galerie Springmann (Berlin, D)*
- Urban Art, Springmann & Burda Media (Munich, Berlin, D)*
- Point of View, Galerie Springmann (Freiburg, D)*
- Indelible, Subtext Gallery (San Diego, US)
- Creative Generation, Galerie K31 & Burda Media (Lahr, D)*
- Totale Weiblichkeit, Galerie Springmann (Freiburg, D)*
- Die Kunst ist weiblich, Retrospektive Gunter Sachs,Museum der bildenden Künste (Leipzig, D)

2006
- Graphic-art-gallery (Basel, CH)
- Carhartt Gallery (Weil am Rhein, D)
- ArtCorner28 (Biel, CH)

2005
- Graffiti war gestern, Xhoch4 (Ingolstadt, D)
- Further playgrounds, Galerie K13 (Lahr, D)

2004
- Galerie K13 (Lahr, D)
- Wordless, Dachkantine (Zurich, CH)
- Büro Discount (Zurich, CH)

2003
- Hotel Berchtold (Burgdorf, CH)

2002
- Urban Discipline (Hamburg, D)
- Galerie im Park (Burgdorf, CH)

2001
- Urban Discipline (Hamburg, D)
- Aspects of graffiti 2001 (Zurich, CH)

2000
- Graffiti art Berlin (Berlin, D)
- Graffiti 2000 (Zurich, CH)
- Graffiti art 2000 (Hamburg, D)
- Urban Discipline (Hamburg, D)

1999
- Alpina (Burgdorf, CH)
- Graffiti 2000 (Zurich, CH)

1998
- Ernst & Young (Bern, CH)
- Les amis (Bern, CH)

1996
- Tonis the club (Bern, CH)
- Art Frankfurt (Frankfurt, D)

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PUBLISHED WORKS

- Graffiti Art / Süddeutschland und Schweiz ISBN 3-89602-036-6 Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf
- Grafftit Art / Deutschland ISBN 3-89602-144-3 Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf
- Urban Discipline 2002 Graffiti-Art ISBN 3-00-009421-0 getting-up
- Style Magazin 2001 ISSUE N°034 style&thefamilytunes
- Büro Destruct ISBN 3-931126-24-2 Die Gestalten Verlag
- Swiss Grafik Design ISBN 3-931126-36-6 Die Gestalten Verlag
- Idea 285 ISSN 0019-1299 nippan ips co., ltd
- Pictoplasma ISBN 3-931126-58-7 Die Gestalten Verlag
- ADC Jahrbuch 2004 ISBN 3-85932-464-0 Werd Verlag
- Fadings ISBN 978-3-9809909-0-5 Publikat Verlag
- Black Ink / Illustrations by Ata „Toast“ Bozaci ISBN 978-3-939566-06-9 Publikat Verlag