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Nilgün Gencer was born in Istanbul. She learned miniature art from Azade Akar, Melek Antel, Cahide Keskiner and Ülker Erke at the Prof. Süheyl Ünver’s Traditional Turkish Arts Classes, which belongs to the Faculty of Medicine at Istanbul University between 1971 and 1979. In 1976, Gencer obtained her professional license in the Department of Turkish Decorative Arts, which belongs to the Turkish Ministry of Education. Between 1989 and 1991, she introduced and taught Turkish decorative and miniature arts in Antalya. In 1992, she received honorable certificate in the Traditional Turkish Arts Class, which belongs to the Faculty of Medicine at Istanbul University. Gencer has had many solo exhibitions and has participated in more than 37 group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. Her miniature was printed out as a post cards by the TAP foundation. Her works can be seen in the Şişli Atatürk Museum, Istanbul Mathematic Research Institute, Basın Museum, and Samsun Çarşamba Museum in Turkey, and many private collections in Germany and the US. Currently, Gencer continues to work in Istanbul.
Selected Group exhibitions:
2000, Traditional Plastic Artists exhibition, Bakırköy Culture Center, Istanbul
2001, 2001 Art Gallery, Yeşilköy, Istanbul
2002, Painting and Sculpture Museum, Izmir
2003, 2001 Art Gallery, Istanbul
2003, Air Force School, “Atatürk Week" activities, Istanbul
2004, Air Force School, Istanbul
2006, Atatürk Culture Center, Istanbul
2009, Istanbul European Capital of Culture, ”Istanbul and Erguvan” exhibition, Istanbul
2010, Istanbul European Capital of Culture, Traditional Turkish Book Arts “Today′s mastercraftsmen”, Istanbul
2010, Tüyap exhibition, Istanbul
2011, "Today′s mastercraftsmen", Fatih Culture Center, Istanbul
2011, "Yaşamak" exhibition, Hülya Kırımoğlu Art House, Bakırköy, Istanbul
2011, World Women′s Day, Hülya Kırımoğlu Art House, Bakırköy, Istanbul
2011, Taksim Art House, Hülya Kırımoğlu Art House, Taksim, Istanbul
2011, Taksim Art Days, Hülya Kırımoğlu Art House, Taksim, Istanbul
2011, Taksim Art House, "Main Colors", Hülya Kırımoğlu Art house, Taksim, Istanbul
2011, Miniature Meeting at Cemal Reşit Rey, Istanbul
2011, Bosphorous, Taksim Art House, Hülya Kırımoğlu Art House, Istanbul
Reference: nilgungencer.com, klasikturksanatlarivakfi.com, istanbulunustalari.com, İstanbul’un Ustaları (Istanbul: İstanbul 2010 Avrupa Kültür Başkenti, 2010), p. 131.
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