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Ali Cabbar was born in Istanbul. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Marmara University in 1981. He completed his master’s degree at his alma mater in 1985. Cabbar had his first solo exhibition before moving to Australia in 1988. He worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for many years while he kept on exhibiting irregularly. In 2001, he quit his daytime job to concentrate on his art work. Since then, Cabbar has had several well received solo exhibitions in Istanbul and Brussels. He has also participated in many group exhibitions in the UK, US, Belgium, Turkey, Slovenia, and Macedonia. Between 2001 and 2004, he worked at RHoK Academy in Brussels. Currently, Cabbar lives and works in Brussels and in Istanbul.
Selected exhibitions:
2001, Skillteam Gallery, Brussels (group)
2002, Dexia Gallery, Axion Art 2002, Brussels (group)
2001-2002-2003, RHoK, Brussels (group)
2002-2003-2004, Tem Art Gallery, Istanbul (group)
2003, 4th International Triennial of Graphic Art, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia (group)
2003, 4th Biennial - International Miniature Print Competition, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Connecticut (group)
2003, Biennale International de Gravure IV, Musee D′Art Modern et D′Art Contemporain, Liege, Belgium (group)
2005, "Exilic Existence", (Positioned in the 9th International Istanbul Biennial), AKM Gallery, Istanbul (solo)
2006, "Faces and Signs", 5th International Triennial of Graphic Art, Institute, Museum and Gallery, Bitola (group)
2006, "Rejection Episodes", curated by Basak Senova, Vooruit, Gent (group)
2006, "Manifestation", Atticsalt Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland (group)
2006, "Ego Busters", CAM Gallery, Istanbul (group)
2006, "Escape", Le Botanique, Brussels (solo)
2007, "Strawberry fields [ge.net.i.cal.ly mod.i.fied]", Montagne de la cour/Hofberg, Brussels (solo outdoor installation)
2007, 13th International Festival of Computer Arts, curated by Dunja Kukovec, Maribor, Slovenia (group)
2007, "Open Artist Studios", BM Suma Contemporary, Istanbul (group)
2008, "Memento Mori", curated by Katerina Lydon-Warner, Philadelphia (group)
2010, "Disquiet Shadow", curated by Basak Senova, Yapi Kredi Kazim Taskent Art Gallery, Istanbul (solo)
2011, "Animacall" curated by Syrago Tslara, The F.U.E.L. Collection, Contemporary Art Center of Thessaloniki (group)
2012, "Kırmızı Koridor", Yapı Kredi Kazim Taskent Art Gallery, Istanbul (solo)
Reference: alicabbar.com, ykykultur.com.tr, huzursuzgolge-alicabbar.blogspot.com
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