Feridun Oral

Feridun Oral was born in 1961. He graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts in 1985. Since 1986, he has exhibited his paintings and illustrations in various exhibitions both in Turkey and abroad. Oral also participated in many biennials such as Pinocchio illustration Biennial (1991), 5th illustration exhibition in Barcelona (1992) and International illustration Biennial in Bratislava (1993, 1995, and 1997). In addition to it, he has published many illustrated books for children in Turkey and foreign counties, including “Evvel Zaman İçinde Dünyanın en Güzel Masalları”, “Cengel Kitabı” and “Küçük Kırmızı Balık ve Aç Gözlü Kedi”. Oral received the Runner-up prize in Noma-Concour Competition, which was organized by UNESCO in 1993. He was also awarded honor prize in European Illustrators Biennial. As of today, Oral continues his work in Istanbul.

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