Canan Tolon
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Canan Tolon
Born in Istanbul, Turkey
Lives and works in Emeryville, CA
Education
1983 MA Architecture, University of California at Berkeley, CA
1980 BA, Middlesex University/Architectural Association, London, UK
1979 Fachhochschule, Trier, Germany
1976 Napier University, Department of Design, Edinburgh, Scotland
1975 Baccalauréat, Philosophie-Lettres, Ecole Française d'Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Canan Tolon Selected Solo Exhibitions
2013
Somewhere Now, Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY
2012
Time After Time, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Then, and then, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
2011
Reflex, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
2010
Fugue, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
2009
Break-in, Artists Gallery, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA
2008
Glitch, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Glitch, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
2005
Everything is Honky Dory, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Everything is Honky Dory, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
2004
Blind Trust, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Blind Trust, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
2003
Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Angle of Repose, Mills Museum of Art, Oakland, CA
2001
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
2000
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
Nothing to Declare, Borusan Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
1999
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
1998
Kaza Eseri, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
1997
Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
1996
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
1993
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Still Lifes, Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
1992
Garden of the Zodiac Gallery, Omaha, NE
Introduction, Harcourts Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1991
Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Pro-Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
Bemis Gallery, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Still Lifes, Maçka Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
1990
University of California at Berkeley, CA
1984
University of California at Berkeley, CA
Canan Tolon Selected Group Exhibitions
2012
The 1st Kiev Biennale, Curator David Elliott, Kiev, Ukraine
Istanbul Modern-Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2011
Zwölf im Zwölften, Tanas, Berlin, Germany
Suretin Sireti / Beyond the Apparent, Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Hayal ve Hakikat / Dream and Reality, Istanbul Modern Museum, Turkey
Driven to Abstraction, Von Lintel Gallery, New York, NY
Confessions of Dangerous Minds, The Saachi Gallery, London, England
2010
Ikinci Sergi / Second Exhibition, Arter, Istanbul, Turkey
+infinity, Curator Deniz Artun, Cer Modern, Ankara, Turkey
A Dream… But Not Yours, Curator Esra Sarıgedik, National Museum of Woman in the Arts, Washington, DC
2009
Istanbul Next Wave, Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin, Germany
New Works, New Horizons, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey
2008
In and Out of Istanbul, Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Bay Area Now 5, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Modern Experiences, Istanbul Modern, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey
2007
J.P. Morgan Chase Collection, Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul Now, Lukas Feichtner Gallery, Vienna, Austria
21st Annual Exhibition, Emeryville, CA
Modern and Beyond, Curator Fulya Erdemci, SantralIstanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Nev/Tepebaşı, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
2005
Çini Için, İznik Tiles Foundation, Hagia Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey
Contaging Natur, Aksanat, Istanbul, Turkey
2nd Pedestrian Exhibition, Curators Fulya Erdemci and Emre Baykal, Karaköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
2004
Observation, Interpretation, Multiplicity, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey
2003
Turkey-Plastic Dialogues: Verheugen Selection, City Hall, Brussels, Belgium
The Blue Room, San Francisco, CA
Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Organized Conflict, Proje4L Museum of Contemporary Art, Istanbul, Turkey
U.N. Art Center, Brussels, Belgium
2002
Rundetårn Art Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
Permanent Collection, Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey
1st Pedestrian Exhibition, Curator Fulya Erdemci, Nişantaşı, Istanbul, Turkey
2001
Topkapı Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2000
Space Time, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Space Time, Galeri Nev Istanbul, Turkey
1999
Cover Contour, Galeri Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
Cover Contour, Galeri Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Re- Generation, University of California Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
Crossing Zones, De Paul University Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
Lack Excess, Galerie Nev, Ankara, Turkey
Lack Excess, Galerie Nev, Istanbul, Turkey
1998
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Bolinas Museum of Art, Bolinas, CA
1997
Drawing First, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
1995
Long Horizons, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA
I am Another, Charlottenborg Center for Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark
1994
Forms of Address, Walter/McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, CA
Nexus Institute Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Zyzzyva, Victoria Room, San Francisco, CA
Coming Across, Euphrat Museum-DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA
1993
Topkapı Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
1992
3rd International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey
Sanart '92, Ankara, Turkey
Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Bemis Gallery, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
Garden of the Zodiac Gallery, Omaha, NE
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Alsace Plurielle, Mulhouse, France
1991
Off the Wall, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, NE
1990
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Bemis Gallery, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
1989
Gallery Vienna, Chicago, IL
Nerlino Gallery, New York, NY
American Institute of Architects, San Francisco, CA
1988
Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
1987
California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, CA
Canan Tolon Residencies and Awards
2012
The Kidder Residency in the Arts, Institute for the Humanities, Ann Arbor, MI
2007
Emeryville Public Arts Award, Emeryville, CA
2000
Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1999
Center for Mediterranean Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
1998
Arts Council of Wales, Wales, UK
Berllanderri Sculpture Workshop, Wales, UK
1997
Gamblin Fellowship
Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center, St. Johnson, VT
1996
Artist in Residence, The Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France
1995
Artist in Residence, The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH
1994
Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)/NEA
1992
Artist in Residence, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
1991
Artist in Residence, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
1989
San Francisco Focus Design Award, San Francisco, CA
Canan Tolon Selected Bibliography
2013
Turkish Galleries Bask in the Glow of the Istanbul Biennial. Artinfo (April 12, 2013)
2012
Hanson, Sarah P. Istanbul's Art Market Soars to New Heights. Art + Auction (November 2012).
Masterpieces of Turkish Art to Go For Sale Under Hammer. Hürriyet Daily News (November 16, 2012).
50 Next Most Collectible Artists. Art + Auction (June 2012).
'Abstract Composition' work fetches
Bay Area Art Picks. San Francisco Chronicle (February 23, 2012).
Purcell, Julius. The Shadow and Truth. Financial Times (February 7, 2012).
2011
Baliç, Ilkay. Ikinci Sergi / Second Exhibition 2/2. Istanbul: Arter, 2011: 136-59.
Dostoglu, Haldun. Canan Tolon. Istanbul: Galeri Nev, 2011.
Block, René. At Home, Whenever. Berlin: YKY, 2011: 152-67.
Eşkinat, Esin. Hayal ve Hqakikat / Dream and Reality. Istanbul: Istanbul Modern Art Museum, 2011: 80, 156-7, 232.
Türker, Yıldırım. "Canan Tolon." Radikal (February 12, 2011): 17.
2010
Sarıgedik Oktem, Esra. A Dream... But Not Yours: Contemporary Art from Turkey. Washington, DC: National Museum of Women in the Arts, 2010: 60-3.
Baykal, Emre. Ikinci Sergi / Second Exhibition 1/2. Istanbul: Arter, 2010: 164-74.
Amirsadeghi, Hossein. Unleashed: Contemporary Art from Turkey. London: Thames and Hudson, 2010: 28-9, 43, 290-3.
Artun, Deniz. Resme Bakan Yazılar. Ankara: Galeri Nev, Volume II, 2010: 56-78.
Ingersoll, Richard. "Back to the Farm." Modern Painters (May 2010): 57-60.
Artun, Deniz. +sonsuz, ebru özdemir koleksiyonu'ndan bir seçki. Ankara: Cer Modern Museum, 2010: 184-5, 187.
Ingersoll, Richard. "Back to the Farm." Modern Painters (May 2010): 57-60.
2009
Baker, Kenneth. "Three Artists at Fort Mason." San Francisco Chronicle (July 4, 2009): E3.
Tut, Barış. Yeni Yapıtlar, Yeni Ufuklar. Istanbul: Istanbul Modern Art Museum, 2009: 190-1.
Tobben, Irene. Istanbul Next Wave, Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Istanbul. Göttingen, Germany: Steidl Publishing, 2009: 71.
Artists. Istanbul: Galeri Nev, 2009: 5-8.
2008
Foster, Kenneth. Bay Area Now 5. San Francisco: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 2008: 94-5.
Akar , Serra. "Oksijen ve Terapi." InStyle Home (December 2008): 191.
Bay, Yasemin. "Katmanların Arasında." Milliyet (October 27, 2008): 17.
Çalıkoğlu, Levent. "Görme Kültürümüzle Hesaplaşmak." Milliyet Sanat (October 2008): 24-5.
İnceoğlu, Deniz. "Aşırı Enformasyon Bombardımanı Yüzünden Hepimiz Tökezliyoruz." Hürriyet Cumartesi Keyif (October 18, 2008): 8.
İnceoğlu, Deniz. "Nişantaşı eğlence diyarı oldu dediler, Beyoğlu'na taşındılar." Hürriyet (May 17, 2008): 25.
2007
Erdemci, Fulya. Germaner, Semra and Koçak, Orhan. Modern ve Ötesi: 1950-2000 / Modern and Beyond: 1950-2000. Istanbul: Santralistanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2007: 428-33 (softcover); 404-9 (hardcover).
Batıbeki, Kezban Arca. "Barok Şehirde Çağdaş Sanat Turu." Radikal (September 29, 2007): 6-7.
"City Hall Celebrates New Works of Art with Public Reception." Emeryville Connection (December 2007).
Feichtner, Lukas. Istanbul Now. Vienna: Lukas Feichtner Galerie, 2007: 108-11, 243-49.
"Sanatta en iyilerin gösterisi." Radikal (October 27, 2007): 23.
2006
Tolon, Canan. "Gezdirdiğimiz Yerler." Doxa (January 2006): 46-51.
Ileri, Cem. Kesişen Zamanlar / Intersecting Times. Istanbul: Istanbul Modern Art Museum, 2006: 78-9.
2005
Tolon, Canan. Tıkırında Herşey. Ankara: Galeri Nev, 2005.
Erdemci, Fulya and Emre Baykal, curators. Istanbul Pedestrian Exhibitions 2: Tünel Karaköy. Istanbul: Kolektif Productions, 2005: 17.
Ada, Serhan. "Sanat Kente Bulaştı." Radikal (October 8, 2005): 25.
Akay, Ali and Levent Çalıkoğlu. Contaging with Natur. Istanbul: Akbank Culture and Art Center, February 2005: 54-6.
Akyol, Cahit. "Penceredeki Salıncaklar." Hürriyet (September 23, 2005): 3.
Antmen, Ahu. "Konsept müthis ama serge 'yaya." Radikal (September 29, 2005): 22.
Aydoğan, Bilge. "Bir Küratörün Sesi Var." Rh+Sanat (March 2005): 22-3.
Çandar, Cengiz. "Mimari Kurtuluş Savaşi." Tercüman (July 6, 2005): 11.
Çintay, Nur. "Aksini Değistir!" Radikal (October 17, 2005): 2.
Şener, Dilek. "Hacettepe Sanat Müzesi ve Bir Koleksiyonun Değerlendirilmesi…" Rh+ Sanat (October 2005): 67-9.
Yazıcı, Müde. "Eski mekâna yeni çiniler." Radikal (July 6, 2005): 21.
Yüksel, Sevgi. "Sanatsever Türkiye/ Tıkırıinda Herşey." Radikal (October 8, 2005): 4.
Tolon, Canan. Tıkırında Herşey. Ankara: Galeri Nev, 2005.
Onat, Aslı. "İçindeki Sızıyı Aktaran Ressam." Milliyet (October 7, 2005): 27.
Sayın, Nevzat. ÇİNİ-İÇİN/ For Titles: Infinite Iteration as a Problem of Surface. Istanbul: Hagia Sophia Museum, 2005.
2004
Tolon, Canan. Geçmişsiz Gelecek. Istanbul: Norgunk/Galeri Nev, 2004.
Gürel, Haşim Nur, ed. Gözlem/Yorum/Çeşitilik/ Observation/Interpretation/Multiplicity. Istanbul: Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, 2004: 108.
Klowden, Deb and Lerner, Ben. NO: A journal of the arts, issue 3 (2004): 33-40, 173-80.
Ada, Serhan. "Gri Yolculuk." Radikal (March 6, 2004): 17.
Armutçu, Emel. "Çarpıcı Bir Hayattan Çarpıcı Resimler." Hürriyet (February 29, 2004): 15.
Dwell (January/ February 2004): 32
Elvan, Nihal. Collector's Favorites: Living Painters. Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayıncılık, 2004: 63.
Kafaoğlu- Büke, Asuman. "Geçmissiz Gelecek." Cumhuriyet Kitap (March 18, 2004): 3.
2003
Erdemci, Fulya. Organize Ihtilaf / Organized Conflict. Istanbul: Proje4L, Istanbul Museum of Contemporary Art, September 2003: 164-71.
Baker, Kenneth. "Tolon's Complex Layers." San Francisco Chronicle (December 20, 2003): D12.
Sardar, Zahid. "Sitting on the Edge." San Francisco Chronicle (October 22, 2003): F1, F6.
Verheugen, Gunter. Contemporary Painting and Sculpture from Turkey. Brussels: Cabinet of the Commissioner, 2003: 28-9.
Altuğ, Evrim. "Kaos Düzen midir?" Radikal (December 13, 2003): 20.
Çağdaş, Hami. "Resim mümkün' diyenlerin sergisi Organize İhtilaf." Hürriyet Gösteri (November 1, 2003): 44-7.
Erdemci, Fulya. Organized Conflict. Istanbul: Proje4L, Istanbul Museum of Contemporary Art, September 2003: 164-71.
Mortati, Maria and Mark Waldo. Bay Area. San Francisco: The Blue Room Gallery, 2003: 12.
"Resmin yeri neresi?" Radikal (September 27, 2003): 4.
2002
Erdemci, Fulya, curator. Istanbul Yaya Sergileri 1: Kişisel Cografyalar Küresel Haritalar
Istanbul Pedestrian Exhibitions 1: Personal Geographies, Global Maps. Istanbul: Kolektif Productions, 2002: 225-30.
Akay Ali, Levent Çalıkoğlu and Haşim Nur Gürel. 60 Years 60 Artists. Istanbul: Eczacıbaşı Virtual Museum, 2002: 142-43.
Altuğ, Evrim. "Dikkat Sanat Eseri Çıkabilir!" Radikal (September 30, 2002): 23.
Altuğ, Evrim. "Ebedi Yıkımın Tanıklığı." Radikal (January 4, 2002): 18.
Antmen, Ahu. "Canan Tolon Sergisi." Sanat Yıllığı (January 2002): 54-5.
Christensen – Ernst, Bente. Istanbul: An International Reflection. Copenhagen: Rundetarn Gallery, 2002: 76-9.
Şener, Dilek. "Sanal Dünyanın İmge Avcısı." Milliyet Sanat (January 2002): 64-5.
Ünalın, Nevin. "Resim İçin Risk Gerek." Cumhuriyet Dergi (January 13, 2002): 8.
"Sanat Yürüyor!" Vizyon (October 2002): 97.
2000
Madra, Beral. Istanbul Gidiş-Dönüş III / Roundtrip Istanbul III. Istanbul: Borusan Culture and Art Center, 2000: 26-35.
Cabra, Raul and Dung Ngo. American Furniture. New York: Universe Publishing/Rizzoli, 2000: 156, 158-59.
Zoto, Bike Erke. "Canan Tolon: Ölü doğanın ötesinde." Millyet (October 14, 2000): 10.
1999
Tolon, Canan. Futur Imparfait. Paris: P.A.U. Editions, 1999.
Artun, Ali and Haldun Dostoğlu. Türkiey'de Çağdaş Sanat, Müze Kitap. Istanbul: Galeri Nev, 1999: 436-81.
Aydoğdu, Fatih. "Asmalımescid'de 'farklı' bir serge mekâni ve farklıi serge…" Vizyon (October 1999): 110.
Gümüş, Korhan. "Ruh ve Beden İçin Çğaltmalar." Domus M' (December 1999): 26.
Madra, Beral. Multiples for Body and Soul. Istanbul: Borusan Culture and Art Center,1999: 37.
1998
Lewallen, Constance. Limbo – An Interview with Canan Tolon. Istanbul: Galeri Nev, 1998.
Aliçavuşoğlu, Esra. "Rsim Yapmak Sorumluluktur." Cumhuriyet (October 17, 1998): 21.
Lewallen, Constance. Limbo – An Interview with Canan Tolon. Istanbul: Galeri Nev, 1998.
Öktülmüş, Buket. "Tolon'un Kaza Eserleri." Radikal (October 11, 1998): 20.
1997
Filğu. Lale. "Canan Tolon'un Pas ve Kahve Telvesiyle Yarattiği Resimleri İstanbul veAnkara'da." Vizyon (January 1997): 86-7.
Köksal, Ahmet. "Doğal izlenimlerden doğal yorumlara." Milliyet Sanat (January 15, 1997): 42-3.
1996
Junker, Howard. Zyzzyva (Spring 1996): 47-54.
1995
Artun, Ali. I Am Another: 11 Tyrkiske Kunstnere. Copenhagen: Charlottenborg Center for the Arts, 1995: 34-6.
Akyavaş, Erol. "Canan Tolon benim için Türk resminin en taze seslerinden…" Vizyon (November 1995): 159.
Bruce, Chris. Architecture in Perspective 10. Rockport, Massachusetts: Rockport Publishers, 1995: 71.
Rapko, John. "An End to Nature: 'Long Horizons at Falkirk Cultural Center." ArtWeek (June 1995): 17-8.
1994
Bruce, Chris and Shields, Kathleen. Withinsight: Visual Territories of Thirty Artists. Santa Fe: Western States Arts Federation/NEA Publications, 1994: 85.
Weiffenbach, Jean-Edith. Forms of Address. San Francisco Art Institute, 1994: 24, 25-6.
Tromble, Meredith. "A Conversation with Canan Tolon." Artweek (November 3 1994): 11.
Alptekin, Hüseyin Bahri. "Ölü Doğa/ Anti- Manzara." Arredamento Dekorasyon (January 1994): 156-57.
Artun, Ali and Selde Somuncuoğlu. 1995-2000 Central Bank Collection of Turkish Modern Art. Ankara: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, 1994: 257-59.
Barbosa, Jeff. "Immigration Influences Artists' Work." Cupertino Courier (March 9, 1994): 2.
Beylerian, George M. Chairmania. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1994: 112.
Tuchman, Laura J. "A World Without Borders." Mercury News (March 20, 1994): 3, 28.
Tolon, Canan. "Immigrant Art, Commentary." San Jose Mercury News (March 13, 1994): 17.
Tanner, Marcia. "Five Artists in Search of an Exhibition." Artweek (November 3, 1994): 10-11.
Jacotot, Pascale. "Portfolio des Artistes: Distances." Pages Paysages (June 1994): 42.
Junker, Howard. Zyzzyva (Fall 1994): 129.
Leal, Carolyn. "Coming Across: Euphrat Shows Works by Recent Immigrants." The Neighbor (March 9, 1994): 10.
Rindfleisch, Jan. Coming Across. Cupertino, California: Euphrat Museum of Art, 1994: 64-65.
1993
Melkonian, Neery. An Interview with Canan Tolon. Santa Fe: The Center for Contemporary Arts, 1993.
Balsamo, Dean. "Canan Tolon's Still Lifes." Pasatiempo (April 30, 1993).
Balsamo, Dean. "It wasn't Exactly the Art Biz as Usual in '93." Pasatiempo (December 1993).
Melkonian, Neery. "Istanbul: The Third International Art Biennial." THE Magazine (January/February 1993): 17-9.
Armitage, Diane. "Critical Reflections: Canan Tolon." THE Magazine (May 1993): 40.
Atagök, Tomur. Contemporary Women Artists. Istanbul: Istanbul Ministry of Culture, 1993: 21, 75.
Collins, Tom. "Tolon's 'Still Lifes': Un- poetic Fragments of Ongoing Decay." Journal North (April 29, 1993): 4.
Günyaz, Abdülkadir. "Bienal Dedikleri." Türkiye'de Sanat (January- February, 1993): 401.
Tansuğ, Sezer. "Sahte Avangardın Avlanma Süreci." Türkiye'de Sanat (May- August 1993): 28-33.
Hekimoğlu, Müşerref. "Ankente Bir Kadın Başkan Yakışmaz mı." Cumhurriyet Dergi (December 1993): 8.
"imajlarla Kuşatılmış Bir Yaşam." Cumhuriyet (December 2, 1993): 3.
Madra, Beral. "Kültürel konumumuz ve İstanbul Bienali." Hürriyet Gösteri (March 1993): 106-9.
Melkonian, Neery. "Istanbul: The Third International Art Biennial." THE Magazine (January/ February 1993): 17-9.
Silverman, Jason. "Artist has a New Twist on Painting by the Numbers." Pasatiempo (April 16, 1993): 4.
1992
Sherman, Ann Elliott. "Materials Reborn at SJICA." Metro (April 16 1992): 45.
Deeds, Daphne. Seven Artists [Who Happen To Be Women]. Omaha: Bemis Foundation, 1992: 9.
Kortun, Vasıf. 3. Uluslararası Istanbul Bienali / 3rd International Istanbul Biennial.
Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, 1992: 218.
Levin, Kim. "Significant Others in Istanbul." The Village Voice (December 1, 1992): 54.
Macmillan, Kyle. "An Adventure in 3-D." Omaha World-Herald (July 17, 1992): 33, 37.
Alptekin, Hüseyin Bahri. "Ölü Doğa/ Anti- Manzara." Arredamento Dekorasyon (November 1992): 142.
Celbulski, Frank. "SFDA Introductions '92: Canan Tolon." Artweek (August 6, 1992): 22.
Huddleton, Joanne. "Introductions '92." The Arts Monthly (July 1992): 2.
Levin, Kim. "Significant Others in Istanbul." The Village Voice (December 1, 1992): 54.
Köksal, Ahmet. "Bienal'den İzlenimler." Milliyet (October 26, 1992): 16.
Macmillan, Kyle. "An Adventure in 3-D."Omaha World-Herald (July 17, 1992): 33,37.
Madra, Beral. "Fark Göremiyorum Ya Siz?" Cumhuriyet (November 29, 1992): 11.
1991
Behramoğlu, Ludmila. "Hep Görülenri Görünür Kılmak." Cumhuriyet (March 14, 1991): 7.
Elkatip, Demet. "Çöplükte Güzel Şeyler Var." Günes (March 14, 1991): 11.
Tansuğ, Sezer. "Canan Tolon ve İki Sergisi." Topaz (March 15, 1991): 48.
1989
Kollenbaum, Louise. "The San Francisco Focus Design Awards." San Francisco Focus (July 1989): 42-3.
1988
Çetinkaya, Ali. "Göz kamaştıran serge." Hürriyet (December 10, 1988): 5.
