BIOGRAPHY

He was born in 1961 in Izmir. He graduated from Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Textile Design Department in 1984. He worked with the painter Yavuz Seçkin. He has thirty-one personal exhibitions. He has participated in many group and group exhibitions with an international dimension, both at home and abroad. He is a member of Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts (SNBA)- Paris and Alarmart. by the SNBA institution; “Bronze Medal in Painting” in 2006, “Silver Medal” with “20×20” Delegation exhibition in 2011, “Gold Medal” with “Synergie / Synergy” Delegation exhibition in 2015, in 2013 Tunisia/Monastir International Plastic Arts Festival. He was honored with the “Grand Prize in Painting”. His works within the scope of the project carried out under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey; It has been included in the Turkish Embassy art collections, especially in Abuja (Nigeria) and Ulan Bator (Mongolia). The artist was represented by Galerie L’Amour de L’Art in Paris between 2009-2019. He continues his works in his workshop in İzmir.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019  Platform A  Art Gallery, Ankara
2018  Bisanthe Art and Design Gallery, Tekirdağ
2018  Ziraat Bank Tünel Art Gallery, Istanbul
2017  Art Shop, İzmir
2016  Gallery Soyut, Ankara
2014  Art Spice Gallery, New Delhi-India
2014  Turkish Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Suna Çokgür Ilıcak Art Gallery, Ankara
2014  Gallery Soyut, Ankara
2012  Gallery Soyut, Ankara
2010  Terakki Foundation Art Gallery, Istanbul
2008  Mert Dostal Culture-Art, Istanbul
2006  6th Ankara Art Fair, Art Shop, Ankara
2005  Çatı Art Gallery, Alaçatı-Izmir  
2004  Turkuvaz Art Gallery, Ankara
2003  Art Shop, Izmir
2002  Turkuvaz Art Gallery, Ankara
2002  Karsu Textile Art Gallery, Istanbul
2000  Magnesia Art Gallery, Söke-Aydın
2000  Karsu Textile Art Gallery, Istanbul
1999  Epsilon Art Gallery, Izmir
1999  Başak Insurance İzmir Art Gallery 
1998  8th İstanbul Art Fair, Artium Sungur Art House, Istanbul
1998  Yapı Kredi İzmir Art Gallery
1996  Artium Sungur Art House, Istanbul
1993  Fine Arts Gallery, Manisa
1992  Levent Art Gallery, Istanbul
1991  Yapı Kredi Mustafabey Art Gallery, Izmir
1990  Yapı Kredi Beyoğlu Art Gallery, Istanbul
1989  Füzen Art Gallery, Izmir
1988  Füzen Art Gallery, Izmir
1983  İzmir Turkish-American Association

ANTHOLOGY OF MIXED AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1997            Palm Beach Galleries, Florida-USA
1999            Art Shop 9th İstanbul Art Fair
2000            French Cultural Center, İzmir
2002            Gallery Binyıl, İstanbul
2005            JMA Gallery, Wien-Austria
2004--2017  Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Carrousel du Louvre, “Turkish Delegation”, Paris
2008            “Aegean Masters”, Art Shop & İstanbul Modern Arts Gallery, İstanbul
2009            “9 Contemporaries” Caelum Gallery, New York-USA
2009            “ArtShow’09-A Meeting of Galleries”, Art Shop, Beşiktaş Contemporary, İstanbul
2009            “6 Contemporaries” Galerie Art’est, Paris-France
2010--2016  20 X 20 “pretty things” group exhibition project. Ankara, İstanbul, İzmir, Eskişehir
2010            “7 Contemporaries” Art en Capital, Grand Palais, Paris
2010--2018  Galerie L'Amour de L'Art, Paris (permanent exhibition)
2011            “7 Contemporaries” Art en Capital, Grand Palais, Paris
2012            “Master’s Work” group exhibition, Art Shop, İzmir
2012            “We Are in the Salon” Gallery Soyut, Ankara
2014            “écho” Culture Inside Gallery, Luxembourg-Luxembourg
2015            “Passpoart 1” Gallery Soyut, Ankara
2015            “Intersection” Group Escola; Tarragona, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Lleida-Spain
2015            “Anthology” Portakal Çiçeği International Plastic Arts Colony 
                    “92nd Anniversary Event of the Turkish Republic” Turkish Republic Berlin Embassy Exh. Hall, Berlin-Germany 
2016            “Passpoart 2” Port Art Gallery, Ankara
2016            Group Exhibition, Artev Art Gallery, İstanbul
2017            “Passpoart 4” Platform A Art Gallery, Art Ankara
2017            “We Are in the Salon / Square Carré” group exhibition, GT Art&Interiors, İzmir
2017            4th International Art Biennial of İzmir, Ege University Atatürk Cultural Center, İzmir
2017            “Kitchen of Art”, A social responsibility project in the name of KEV, Dibeklihan Culture and  Art Village, Bodrum 
2017            “Impression-Interpretation Budapest” Rakoczi Museum, Tekirdağ
2018            “Fathers and Daughters” group painting exhibition, GT Art&Interiors, İzmir
2018            "Residue" group exhibition project, Kavaklıdere-Platform A, Ankara
2018            “ A345” Alarmart project, group exhibition, Platform A, Ankara
2018            “Deus Ex Machine” Sezer-Ali AK -Helmet- Collection, Cermodern, Ankara 
2018            Passpoart project by ’alarmart’, Platform A, 4th Art Ankara
2019            “Map” Passpoart project by ’alarmart’, 5th Art Ankara
2019            Galerija Sokolskega Doma «Alarm Rings Twice» Alarmart project, group exhibition Skofja Loka-Slovenia
2020            “Blue Alarm” Passpoart project by ’alarmart’, 6th Art Ankara

AWARDS

2006  Carrousel du Louvre, SNBA “Salon 2006” International Fine Arts Exhibition
          “Bronze Medal in the Branch of Painting”, Paris
2011  Carrousel du Louvre, SNBA “Salon 2011” International Fine Arts Exhibition 
          “20x20” delegation exhibition “Silver Medal”, Paris
2013  Monastir International Festival of Plastic Arts “Great Prize in the Branch of Painting”, Tunisia
2015  Carrousel du Louvre, SNBA “Salon 2015” International Fine Arts Exhibition 
          “Synergie Delegation Exhibition “Gold Medal”, Paris
2016  Carrousel du Louvre, SNBA “Salon 2016” International Fine Arts Exhibition 
          His paintings in “Carré”  delegation exhibition “Gold Medal”, Paris
2017  4th International Art Biennial of İzmir “Great Prize in the Branch of Painting”, İzmir