About
Carilla Karahan is an Istanbul-based graphic designer and illustrator specializing in contemporary poster art and cultural visual identities. Operating at the intersection of visual arts and the music industry, his practice focuses on bold visual storytelling. Through independent artistic commissions and cultural exhibitions, he continuously evolves his unique visual language, with his work being featured in prominent international exhibitions and publications across the UK, Europe, and Asia.
Press/Features
Honorary/Awards
2022
GMK 41st Graphic Design Exhibition,
Best Graduation Student Project,
Bikem Özsunay Best Student Project of the Year
II. International Poster Contest dedicated to the 130th anniversary of El Lissitzky UNOVIS. XXI Century, Second Prize
21st Lahti International Poster Triennial,
Honorary Mention
"Music in the City, City in the Music" Poster Competition,
Honourable Mention
2021
28th Izmir European Jazz Festival Poster Competition,
Third Prize
"FORM = RAKURS" poster competition dedicated to the 130th anniversary of Alexander Rodchenko, Second Prize
2020
UNESCO "Resisting Disinfodemic" International Poster Competition, Honourable Mention
"For/Against" Theme Poster Competition Organized by Dydo Poster Gallery & Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, Third Prize
"Remedy" Theme Poster Competition Organized by Poznan Art Week, Second Prize
"Cultural Heritage, One World, One Future" Theme Poster Competition Organized by Graphic Stories Cyprus, International Student Category, First Prize
2019
"Engel/Sizken" Poster Competition Dedicated to 3th December International Day of Disabled Persons, First Prize
10th Human Rights Documentary Film Days Poster Competition, Honourable Mention
GMK 38th Graphic Design Exhibition, Cultural/Social Poster Category, Achievement Award
Graphic Matters Graphic Design Festival, Top 5 VIP Winners
4. International Poster Biennale Lublin, "Clean Air" Category, Third Prize
Mut Zur Wut 2019, Top 30 Winners
Selected Exhibitions
2024
Secret 7″ Exhibition & Auction, NOW Gallery, London, UK
2023
INTL (Graphic Design Festival Scotland), Olympia Gallery, Glasgow, UK
BICeBé 2023, Bolivia Poster Biennial, Bolivia
6th International Poster Biennale Lublin, Poland
2022
9th International Socio-Political Poster Biennale, Poland
PosterFest 03, Budapest, Hungary
5th International Poster Biennale Lublin, Poland
21st Lahti Poster Triennial, Finland
2021
BICeBé 2021, Bolivia Poster Biennial, Bolivia
2020
Golden Bee, "Bauhaus 100" and "Peace Be With You" Categories, Russia
PDP Conference "All Stars" Exhibition, Serbia
"For/Against" Poster Exhibition, Dydo Poster Gallery, Poland
13th International Art Moves Festival, "Epidemics - a global catastrophe, a punishment, or a chance to reinvent yourself and the world?", Poland
Antwerp Poster Festival, "What's Your Type?", Belgium
"Visualize Music", Organized by Typographic Posters,
Ame Laroc Festival, Brazil
Graphic Stories Cyprus, "Cultural Heritage, One World, One Future", Cyprus
2019
INTL (Graphic Design Festival Scotland), Olympia Gallery, Glasgow, UK
Madrid Grafica, "Sustainable Cities", Plaza de Oriente and Plaza Juan, Spain
Escucha Mi Voz, "I, Metropoli", Mexico/Argentina
3rd Posterland, International Poster Competition, Turkey
Dream Gigs Illustrated, Group Exhibition, ICAF 2019, Turkey
15th “Jazz in the Ruins” Festival, “Jazz is a Man’s Thing”, Poland
4. International Poster Biennale Lublin, "Clean Air" and "450 Yrs. Of The Lublin Union" Categories, Poland
PosterJam Showcase, Group Exhibition in The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Romania
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