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Fikri Cantürk was born in Karalar village in Ankara in 1933. He finished at the Painting-Working Department of Gazi Education Institution in 1957. After teaching at several schools, he went to France and studied at Ecole Pratique de langue Francaise and Academie et Ateliers Ranson in Paris between 1965 ad 1966. After returning to Turkey, he continued teaching at Kütahya primary school for Girls (1967-1969), Samsun Education Institute (1970-1974) and Samsun Teacher’s College (1974-1980). Cantürk entered Ondokuz Mayıs University in Samsun, and graduated from the Department of Painting-Working Education in the Faculty of Education in 1983. He worked as a Department Chair at the Department of Painting-Working Education in the Faculty of Education of Anadolu University, and received the title of Associate Professor in 1989, and Professor in 1993. Cantürk founded his workshop in Ankara, and worked on painting between 1985 and 1989. He has had many solo exhibitions and has participated in numerous group exhibitions and conferences in Turkey. He retired from teaching in 1998. His works can be seen in many public and private collections in Turkey and abroad including Ankara State Museum of Painting and Sculpture Collection, Izmir State Museum of Painting and Sculpture Collection, the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism Collection, Iş Bank Collection and İlisulu Collection. Currently, Cantürk continues to work at his workshop in Eskişehir.
Awards:
1975, “The Award of Achievement”, the 37th State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition
1975, “Special Jury Award”, the 5th DYO exhibition
1977, “Honorable Mention”, the 11th DYO exhibition
1981, Award for the first runner up in the competition organized by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism on the subject "the War of Independence and the Revolutions of Atatürk"
1982, “The Award of Achievement” in the 41st State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition
1985, Award in the 19th DYO Exhibition
1986, “The Honorable Mention” in the competition by the Turkish Grand National Assembly
1987, “The honorable Mention” in the competition TAPO Atatürk
1987, “The Award of Achievement” in the 48th State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition
2002, Gazi University, 75th anniversary in Education, Honor Plaque
Online Exhibitions:
2007, Fikri Cantürk Paintings, Gallery Soyut, Ankara
2008, "Big Bang", Fikri Cantürk, G&G Art Gallery
2010, Fikri Cantürk Paintings, G&G Art Gallery
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
1991, Armoni Art Gallery, Ankara
1993, Palet Art Gallery, Eskişehir
1993, Emlak Bank Art Gallery, Ankara
1999, Boyut Art Gallery, Ankara
1999, Doku Art Gallery, Ankara
2000, Gallery Soyut, Ankara
2001, Gallery Soyut, Ankara
2002, Sergi Art Gallery, Ankara
2003, Soyut Art Gallery, Ankara
2003, Skala Art Gallery, Ankara
2004, Art, Istanbul
2005, Art Forum, Ankara
2007, Soyut Art Gallery, Ankara
Selected Group Exhibitions:
DYO exhibitions
Exhibitions of the Society of United Artists and Sculptors
Exhibitions of the Artists graduated from Teacher Training Institute
The fifth, seventh and eleventh Monaco Modern Plastic Arts Exhibition
1982, the third Biennial by Balkan Peace and Friendship District as the representative of Turkey
1982, Exhibitions organized in Germany, Austria and Kuwait as the representative of Turkey
1986, "Contemporary Turkish Arts", 1. International Asia and Europe Art biennial which was organized by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism
1986-1987, "Atatürk Painting Competition" exhibition, Turkish Petrol
1987, "Plastic Artists in Ankara" exhibition, Hacettepe University and Çankaya Municipality, Ankara
1987, "Contemporary Turkish Plastic Arts", the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Committee of Culture and Publication, Ankara
1988, "Mimar Sinan 400th Anniversary" Painting Exhibition
2008, United Painters and Sculptors Association, Ankara
Reference: fikricanturk.net, lebriz.com |
