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Prof. Ali Candaş was born in Beşikdüzü, Trabzon in 1940. He finished at Gazi Primary School in Erzurum, where his father had been posted. In 1952, Candaş entered the Erzurum Pulur Village Institute. In 1956-1959, he studied at the Painting Seminar of the Çapa Teacher’s School in Istanbul and became a teacher at Çatalca Bahşayis Village School. In 1962, Candaş served as an arts and crafts teacher in the Urfa Girls Teacher’s Institute. He then worked in the Trabzon Co-Educational Middle School in 1965; and in Ordu Perşembe Teacher’s School for 6 months. He had his first solo exhibition in this city in 1971. In 1973, Candaş served as an art instructor in Çapa Teacher’s School in Istanbul and worked for 5 years. He then worked at the Istanbul Atatürk Educational Institute. After working as a professor at the Department of Fine Arts Education in the Atatürk Educational Institute at Marmara University, Candaş retired in 2006. He has had more than 66 solo exhibitions and participated in over 170 group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad including Austria, Moldavia and Algeria. Currently, Candaş continues his work in Istanbul.
Awards:
1983, Award winner at the 9th International Art and Culture Festival, Painting Contest, a prize
1987, Mention winner, Painting Contest on the subject of "National sovereignty and Peace" under the patronage of Grand National Assembly of Turkey, mention prize
1987, 4th Yunus Emre "Let us love and be loved" competition Award Winner, a prize
1987, 21st DYO Painting Competition Mansion winner, mention prize
1988, Grand National Assembly, painting competition with the theme of "National Sovereignty" award winner, a prize
1988, Achievement Plaque at the International Bandırma Birds Paradise Culture and Art Festivale, Achievement Plaque
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2000, Garanti Art Gallery, Istanbul
2000, Doku Art Gallery, Ankara
2001, Temizocak Art Gallery, Izmir
2001, Doku Art Gallery, Ankara
2002, Doku Art Gallery, Istanbul
2002, Alkent Actural Art Gallery, Istanbul
2003, Doku Art Gallery, Ankara
2004, Atatürk Culture Center, Istanbul
2004, Doku Art Gallery, Ankara
2004, Artist′s Association Gallery, Adana
2004, Myra Art Gallery, Istanbul
2005, Doku Art Gallery, Istanbul, Ankara
2005, Bakraç Art Gallery, Istanbul
2006, Doku Art Gallery, Istanbul, Ankara
2006, Cream Art Gallery, Istanbul
2007, Doku Art Gallery, Istanbul, Ankara
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2000, Ruhi Su "İmece (Collective Works), Exhibition, Istanbul
2000, Village Institutes 60th Year Exhibition, Ankara
2000, Women in the Modernization of Turkey Exhibition, Istanbul
2000, Doku Art Gallery, Istanbul, Ankara
2000, Ankart, with Doku Art Gallery, Ankara
2001, Summer Exhibition, Doku Art Gallery, Ankara, Istanbul
2001, Istanbul Art Fair, with Doku Art Gallery
2001, Republic Exhibition, A.E.F., Beşiktaş Culture Center Istanbul
2002, Sasav, Istanbul
2002, Uludağ University Art Gallery Opening Exhibition, Bursa
2002, Pakpen Art Gallery Opening Exhibition, Istanbul
2002, Doku Art Gallery, Istanbul
2002, T.C. Ziraat Bank Collection Exhibition, Ankara
2002, Neyran Art Gallery, Istanbul
2003, Ares Art House, Istanbul
2003, Basri Erdem Collection Exhibition, Istanbul, Edirne, Çanakkale, Bolu, Bandırma, Balıkesir
2003, Balıkesir Council Culture Arts Education Center Exhibition, Balıkesir
2003, Exhibition in Support of TEMA Foundation, Istanbul (Antik A.Ş.)
2003, Faculty Members Exhibition, Anadolu University, Eskişehir
2004, National Channel Big Exhibition with 150 Artists, Istanbul
2004, Independent Republican Party Exhibition, Ankara
2004, Painting & Sculpture for the Republic Exhibition, Ankara
2004, Sasav, Istanbul
2004, 2nd Art Training Symposium Exhibition, Ankara
2004, Painting Museum Support Exhibition, Istanbul
2005, Doku Art Gallery, Istanbul, Ankara
2005, Ege Art, Ege University Fair Exhibition, Izmir
2005, Group Exhibition, Cream Art Gallery, Istanbul
2005, New Year Exhibition, Doku Art Gallery, Istanbul
2005, Solidarity for South Asia Exhibition, Ankara
2005, Maltepe University Exhibition, Istanbul
2005, Chaos Exhibition, Istanbul
2006, Denial of Denial exhibition, Istanbul
2006, Artistanbul Fair Exhibition, with Bakraç Art, Istanbul
2007, Begüm Art Gallery, Izmir
2007, 17th April Village Institute Graduates Exhibition, Eskişehir
Reference: alicandas.com, alicandas.org, dokusanat.com |
