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Altan Çelem was born in Mülheim in 1969. He graduated from the Painting Department in the Atatürk Faculty of Education at Marmara University in 1992. He completed his Master’s degree at the Painting Department in the Faculty of Fine Arts of his alma mater in 1995. In 1991, Çelem won a second prize in the 2nd intercollegiate painting competition. In 2000, he received the first prize in the Annual Turkish Naval Forces Command Painting Competition. Since 1991 Çelem has held many solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Turkey. His works can be seen in many private collections in Turkey. Çelem currently continues his work in Istanbul.
Solo exhibitions:
2011, "Günlük", Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul
2010, "Rutin", Art Galerim, Istanbul
2006, "Oradaydım", Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul
2001, Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul
2000, Emlak Bank Art Gallery, Ankara
1999, Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul
1995, Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul
1993, Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul
Selected group exhibitions:
2011, "Something Extraordinary," Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul
2010, "Wet Days," Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul
2009, Antoine Marin Painting Exhibition, Paris
2009, Dreaming Purple Crab Gallery, Toronto
2008, "Figureaction l," Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul
2007, "Still Life Exhibition," Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul
2007, "Homage to Fikret Mualla," La Petite Gallerie, Municipality of Champs-Elysee Spectacle Center, Paris
2007, "Homage to Fikret Mualla," La Petite Gallerie, Atatürk Cultur Center, Istanbul; Municipality of Cankaya Art Center, Ankara; Hadosan, Ürgüp; Güzelyalı Cultur Center, Izmir; Bursa, Artistanbul Contemporary Art Days, Istanbul
2007, "lf l Were lll – The Last Supper," Tesvikiye Art Gallery, Artistanbul Contemporary Art Days, Istanbul
2006, "Summer Mixture," Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul
2006, "If l Were lll – The Tortoise Trainer," Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Artistanbul Contemporary Art Days, Istanbul
2005, Terakki Vakfı Art Gallery, Istanbul
Reference: turkishpaintings.com, sanalmuze.org, lebriz.com, artgalerimnisantasi.com, narart.com.tr
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