Faruk Cimok

Faruk Cimok was born in Reyhanli, Hatay in 1956. He graduated from the workshop of Devrim Erbil at the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts in 1979. He had his first solo exhibition in Istanbul in 1980. Since then, he has had many solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Turkey. Cimok has received several awards. Currently he teaches at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul.

Awards:
1978, Kartal Municipality Culture and Art Festival, Award of Merit
1978, 12th DYO Painting Competition, Award of Merit
1979, Türk Kültür Vakfı (AFS), Award of Merit

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