Mîna Kocailik expresses the journey of individuation, inspired by psychology, nature, philosophy, feminism, emotions, imagination, and spirituality. Born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1989, she studied law at Galatasaray University. After a brief experience as a lawyer, she worked for three years with the United Nations Refugee Agency. In 2014–15, she took private painting lessons from artist Meliha Erdi. Driven by her passion for visual arts, she left her career in 2018 to pursue painting and writing. She created experimental, intuitive acrylic, collage, and other mixed-media paintings, combining her artwork with poetry. Mîna Kocailik currently resides in a village in Fethiye, Turkey, delving deeper into visual arts, performing tarot readings, and sharing her personal techniques in art workshops.

Solo Exhibition

2022 "Naked", La Visione Art Gallery, Istanbul

Group Exhibition

2025 "Censored", Saye Collective, Istanbul

2024 Fethiye Artist Collective, Fethiye Municipality Culture Center

2024 Izmir Art & Antique Fair, Galerim Art Gallery, Fuar Izmir

2023 Bahariye Art Gallery, Istanbul

2022 Kalkan Culture House, Antalya

2021 La Visione Art Gallery, Hakan Aykan Culture and Art Centre, Bodrum

2021 La Visione Art Gallery, Istanbul

Publication

2024 Painting, Psikeart Magazine, Issue 93 96 98

2024 Poetry Painting, Kibele Culture Art Magazine, Issue 1 2, E-Magazine Issue 1

2023 Essay, "Turkey's First Drag Queen: Seyfi Dursunoğlu", Kibele Literature Anthology Book 1, Edition 1

2023 Poetry Painting, Kibele Culture Art Blog

2020 Story Photography, Kirpi Literature & Thought e-Magazine, Issue 53

2020-2018 Story Photography, "Jim Jam Jom Jili Jili Jom", Personal Blog

Performance

2024 Live Painting, Öyküm Elif Erdoğan Album Launch Concert, Fethiye

2023 Multimedia Poetry, Shame Festival, Saye Collective, Istanbul

Workshop

2024 Censor Free Zone, with Helin Serindağ, Saye Collective, Istanbul

2024 Intuitive Painting, Kaya Village Art Camp, Fethiye

2022 Drawing the Simurg, with Brittany Lamers, Conference of Birds Festival, Fethiye