Amir Ahmadoghlu
Visual Artist & Director
I am a transdisciplinary designer, educator, and visual storyteller specializing in motion design, animation, and transmedia narratives. My academic and professional journey began in Khoy, Iran, and has taken me across multiple countries and disciplines, reflecting my ongoing focus on the intersections of design, technology, and visual culture. I studied Graphic Design at the UCNA Faculty of Fine Arts in Tabriz and later moved to Turkey, where I earned my Ph.D. in Graphic Design from Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir.
My works have been exhibited internationally in cities such as Berlin, New York, Beijing, Toyama, Venice, Mexico City, and Istanbul, and have been selected by notable juries including Taiwan Design Week and the Toyama Modern Art Museum in Japan. With a background in art direction in the Iranian advertising industry and co-founding experience at Decol New Media Studio in Istanbul, I strive to bridge creative industry practices with academic research.
In my teaching, I integrate design principles with motion-based storytelling and experience design. Currently, I serve as an Assistant Professor at Koç University's Department of Media and Visual Arts (MAVA), where I lead courses in motion design, animation, and Art & Innovation. I am also actively engaged in experimental projects focused on cultural heritage, immersive media, and interdisciplinary design methodologies.
E: amir.ahmadoghlu@gmail.com
Positions in the Project
Echoes from Agartha, Music Festival, Visual Artist, 2023-2025
Dicle Eldecterik Dome Mapping Audio Visual Performance, Director & Visual Artist, 2025
Yeditepe Biennial, "Where there is shadow, there is light", Creative Director, 2024-2025
Freak Immersive Theatre, Digital Art Director & Visual Artist, 2023-2024
Book Art Museum, Concept Designer - Art Director, 2021-2024
Pluxee, “Data Visualization, Live Performance”, Creative Director/Visual Artist, 2023
TOGG, "Continuity, Live Interactive Installation", Director/Visual Artist, 2023
Google Year in Search, “Data Visualisation, Live Performance, Director/Visual Artist, 2022
Yeditepe Biennial, "in-frame / out-frame", Art Director, 2020-2021
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Museum, Exhibition Designer, 2021
Izmir Flag History Museum, Digital Art Director, 2020
Gazhane Museum, Concept Designer, 2020
“Uçmak” theatre, DT (Turkish State Theater), Digital Art Director, 2020
Turkey Independence Museum, Digital Art Director, 2019
"Ikinci Kat Tiyatro", "CLOSER Theatre", Digital Art Director, 2019
Istanbul Bilgi University, Digital Experiences Academy: Education and R&D Center, Lecture,
rt Director, 2015-2016
Istanbul Bilgi University, Digital Experiences Collective; Innovative and Entrepreneurial Incubator,
Art Director, 2014
Academic Position
Dicle Eldecterik Dome Mapping Audio Visual Performance, Director & Visual Artist, 2025
Yeditepe Biennial, "Where there is shadow, there is light", Creative Director, 2024-2025
Freak Immersive Theatre, Digital Art Director & Visual Artist, 2023-2024
Book Art Museum, Concept Designer - Art Director, 2021-2024
Pluxee, “Data Visualization, Live Performance”, Creative Director/Visual Artist, 2023
TOGG, "Continuity, Live Interactive Installation", Director/Visual Artist, 2023
Google Year in Search, “Data Visualisation, Live Performance, Director/Visual Artist, 2022
Yeditepe Biennial, "in-frame / out-frame", Art Director, 2020-2021
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Museum, Exhibition Designer, 2021
Izmir Flag History Museum, Digital Art Director, 2020
Gazhane Museum, Concept Designer, 2020
“Uçmak” theatre, DT (Turkish State Theater), Digital Art Director, 2020
Turkey Independence Museum, Digital Art Director, 2019
"Ikinci Kat Tiyatro", "CLOSER Theatre", Digital Art Director, 2019
Istanbul Bilgi University, Digital Experiences Academy: Education and R&D Center, Lecture,
rt Director, 2015-2016
Istanbul Bilgi University, Digital Experiences Collective; Innovative and Entrepreneurial Incubator,
Art Director, 2014
Academic Position
Lecture, Koç University / Media & Visual Art Department 2023-
Assistant Professor, Kadir Has University / Visual Communication Design Department 2022-2023
Assistant Professor, Istanbul Aydın University/ Graphic Design Department 2020-2023
Edcuacion
Ph.D. Graphic Design / İzmir Dokuz Eylül 2021
M.A. Graphic Design / İzmir Dokuz Eylül 2017
B.A. Graphic Design / Tabriz Fine Art University 2010
Exhibition, Performance & Installation
2023- Sonar Digital Art Festival, “NoMore” live visual Performance
2022- “The 23rd Graphic Design Biennial Hungary” 40 selected graphic designers from around the
world, Mihály Munkácsy Museum, Bekescsaba, Hungary
2022 - "VIDAK (Visual Information Design Association of Korea ) International Winter Poster Design
Exhibition & Conference D-Space (Design Space)" Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea
2022 - "How design can change the world ", Mexico City, Mexico
2022 - "Beautiful Quzhou invitational poster exhibition.", Quzhou, China
2022 - "How design can change the world ", Mexico City, Mexico
2022 - "Revitalize invitational poster exhibition ", Taipei, Taiwan
2022 - "Méliès, the Magician of cinema" on the 160th anniversary of his birth, Mexico City, Mexico
2022 - 1st USA Intercontinental Poster Competition, New Jersey, USA
2022 - UAE EXPO Dubai / Emirates International Poster Festival (EIPF), Dubai
2022 - Rolling After Generation, Taiwan Poster Design Association Exhibition / International
Invitational Poster Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
2021 - Rupa Kata Kaleidoskop”, Poster Art Exhibition, Jakarta, Indonesia
2021 - 1st B.I International Poster Art Biennale, Seoul, South Korea
2019 - NeON Digital Art Festival, Dundee, Scotland
2019 - Sonar Digital Art Festival, “Live Choir” Audio Visual Performance, Visual Artist, Istanbul, Turkey
2019 - City & Forest Poster Exhibition, Nantong Chogchuan Art Museum, Chogchuan, China
2019 - Gwangju Design Biennale, Gwangju, South Korea
2019, Beijing Design Week 2019, Beijing, China
2019 - First Emirates International Poster Festival, United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates
2019 - HEBEI in World's View International Poster Show, Shijiazhuang, China
2018 - “Biçim ve Form”, International Design Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey
2016 - “3. İstanbul Tasarım Biennial”, Istnabul, Turkey
2015 - Beijing Design Week 2015, Beijing, China
2015 - Modern Museum of Toyama Poster Triennial, Toyama, Japan
2015 - Segunda Liamada Mexico 2015, Mexico City, Mexico
2015 - Greenpeace Poster Award, Sucre, Bolivia
2015 - Taipei International Design Award, Taipei, Taiwan
2014 - Voice of Peace, Kiev, Ukraine
2011- Japan Needs Help Poster Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2010 - “Gilgamish Epic Illustration” Exhibition, Tehran, Iran
2010 - Creative Packaging, Tehran, Iran
2009 - Fine Art Festival of Tabriz, Tebriz, Iran
2008 - Social Poster Exhibition, Tehran, Iran
2004, International Art Festival, Khoy, İran
TÜBİTAK / Project
1- B1903.020044
Augmented Reality Interface Design for Historical Buildings: Informative Application
2- B1903.020034
Smart Car Application, Interface Design Development
3- B.1903020011
Developing a sustainable exchange and barter system among university students and mobile
interface application design
4- B.1903020005
Education Oriented Interactive University Mobile Application Development, Interface Design
5- B012304796
Interactive Mobile Application, Interface Design, and Suggestions for Pet Health
6-B012304866
Interactive Children's Book Application with Augmented Reality and Interface Design Proposal
7-B012404279
A Unified Identity and Wayfinding Design for Turkey’s Archaeological Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List, with an Augmented Reality-Supported Guide Application Proposal
8-B012468959
The Symbolic Journey of Turkish Carpet Motifs: Transmitting Tradition to the Future through Animation and Digital Design
9-B012409354
A Multidisciplinary Application Proposal and an Innovative Wayfinding and Experience Design Study for the Istanbul Archaeology Museum
Workshop - Seminar
2024- “Exploring the realms of spiritual art through various exhibition mediums”, Workshops and
seminars”. Yeditepe Biennial, Turkish Classical Art Foundation
2020 - Sonar Digital Art Festival, Multidisciplinary Graphic Designer Role, Workshop
2019 - 18. Genç Beyin Fırtınası, Portfolio Presentation , Seminar
2019 - Sonar Digital Art Festival, Motion Type Project Workshop
2019 - Istanbul Bilgi University, Digital Art and Exhibition Techniques, Workshop
2018 - FSMVU, Multidisciplinary Graphic Designer Role, Workshop
2018 - DEU GSF, Visual Communication as a Common Language, Seminar