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Gülnur Duran was born in Istanbul in 1962. She studied the art of illumination (Tezhip Sanatı) with Dr. İnci A. Birol and Prof. Çiçek Derman at the Traditional Turkish Arts Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Marmara University. In 1987 she received efficiency in art (“icazetname”) from Prof. Çiçek Derman, and from Dr. İnci A. Birol in 1991. She continued her master′s degree and became a lecturer in 1992. In 1996 she completed her doctorate and became an assistant professor in 1997. She has had solo exhibitions and participated in many group exhibitions as well. She has researched and written papers about illumination art in Turkey and abroad.
Solo Exhibitions:
1995 “International arts and crafts fair, Atatürk Cultural Centre, Ankara.
1998 Auburn Library Sydney, Australia.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2002 “Silk Road”, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.
2003 “Cultural centre of Middle East, “Contemporary calligraphy in Turkey and Japan”, Tokyo.
2005 “Fatih and Bosnia Symposium, and Traditional Art Exhibition” Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2006 “Exhibition of Respect to History”, Kilit Bahir Culture and Art Centre, Çanakkale.
2007 “Turkish Ornamentation Arts Exhibition”, Culture Centre of Atatürk University, Erzurum.
2007 “Illumination Exhibition”, Workshop, Nomad Tent Gallery, Edinburgh.
2008 “DTSYO-MÜGSF Artists and Designers of Fifth Year -2”, Caddebostan Cultural Centre, Istanbul.
Published book:
Ali Üsküdârî, Master of Illumination and Lacquer, Painter of Flowers, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Publications 2008.
Selected articles:
“Ali Üsküdarî, gilder, artist of flower and lacquer in 18th century”, Yeni Türkiye, Ankara 2000.
“Two works with illumination for Prof. Uğur Derman”,M.Uğur Derman 65th birthday, Istanbul: Sabancı Holding, I.C.Schick 2000.
“Kara Memi”, Islamic Encyclopedia Foundation of Religion, Istanbul 2002.
“Ali Üsküdarî”, “About Quran Illumination”, Raffi Portakal, Spring Auction Catalogue, Istanbul 2003.
“Two Illuminated Manuscripts in the Library of Edinburgh University”, Essays in Memory of Hazel E. Heughan, Edinburgh, Hazel E. Heughan Educational Trust Publication 1, Edinburgh, Scotland 2007. |
