Ekin Pınar

Ekin Pınar serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at Middle East Technical University's Faculty of Architecture, Turkey. Her academic foundation includes a Ph.D. in History of Art from the University of Pennsylvania with a dissertation on West Coast experimental film collectives.

Educational background:

• Ph.D. in History of Art, University of Pennsylvania

Her research critically examines expanded cinema histories and moving image exhibition practices, bridging architecture, art history, and film studies through investigations of micropolitics in experimental media. This interdisciplinary approach connects contemporary art, cinema theory, and architectural restoration within modern cultural frameworks.

Dr. Pınar has received significant recognition for her curatorial work:

• Zigrosser Fellow at Philadelphia Museum of Art (2013)
• Canyon Cinema Discovered Curatorial Fellow (2021-22)

She maintains an active teaching career across institutions including METU, University of Pennsylvania, and Franklin and Marshall College, with documented thesis supervision of 9 students. Her professional trajectory includes directing UPenn's Film Culture Program and curating exhibitions like 'Insurgent Articulations' at Canyon Cinema.