Kıymet Daştan problematizes the materiality of memory and time by experimenting with form and conceptual thought, examining traditions, memory-laden objects, materials and representations of values.
She graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Department of Sculpture in 2008 and received her Master’s degree in Design from Domus Academy in Milan in 2014. In 2019, she completed the one-year Home Workspace program of the Ashkal Alwan Plastic Arts Association in Beirut, followed by her second master’s degree at MSGSU Sculpture Department in 2021.
Daştan has held three solo exhibitions, two in Istanbul, one in France. Participated in many group exhibitions in galleries and public spaces, and participated in artist residencies and symposiums. She has won many awards, including the First Prize in the Sabancı Art Awards Sculpture Department (2008) and the First Prize in the JTR Jewelry Design Competition (2013). She participated in the exhibitions “Crystal Clear” at Pera Museum (2020) and “Return Of The Sun” at Beirut Art Center (2022).
Daştan continues her artistic work independently in her studio in Istanbul.