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Mustafa Albayrak was born in İspir, Erzurum in 1971. He graduated from the Painting Department in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Atatürk University in 1999. In 1997, he founded the Renaissance Art House in Erzurum. Albayrak started teaching painting at Erzurum Dumlu High School, and later at Alibeyköy High School in Istanbul. He also moved the Renaissance Art House from Erzurum to Beyoğlu, Istanbul. In 2008, Albayrak completed his master′s degree at the Painting Department in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. Currently, he continues painting at his workshop Greyart. He has had many solo exhibitions, and participated in numerous group exhibitions. Albayrak has also received various awards for his paintings. He is one of the founders of Güneşeresim.
Awards:
1996, Turkish Education Foundation, Outstanding Achievement Award, Istanbul
1998, 3rd Snow sculpture competition, first prize, Palandöken, Erzurum
1999, Faculty Award of Merit, Erzurum
2000, 4th Snow sculpture competition jury special award, Palandöken, Erzurum
2000, Turkish Education Foundation, Outstanding Achievement Award, Istanbul
2006, Ümraniye Municipality 2nd Traditional wall painting competition, first prize, Ümraniye, Istanbul
Selected solo exhibitions:
2000, “Zaman ve Mekan”, Installation and painting exhibition, Painting and Sculpture Museum and Gallery, Erzurum
2001, “Sanat Tarlası”, Installation and painting exhibition, Çifte Minareli Medrese, Erzurum
2001, Tekel Directorate General Art Gallery, Istanbul
2003, Installation and painting exhibition, Development Bank of Turkey Art Gallery, Ankara
2004, 10th solo painting exhibition and slide show, Painting and Sculpture Museum and Gallery, Erzurum
2005, State Fine Arts Gallery, Istanbul
2007, “Erime Noktası 1”, T.C.Ziraat Bank Tünel Art Gallery, Istanbul
2008, "Erime Noktası 2", Artpoint Gallery, Istanbul
Selected group exhibitions:
2001, Renaissance Art House 1. Installation and painting exhibition, Painting and Sculpture Museum and Gallery, Erzurum
2003, Renaissance Art House 2. Installation and painting exhibition, Painting and Sculpture Museum and Gallery, Erzurum
2003, 64th State Painting Sculpture Competition exhibition, Opera, Ankara
2004, Renaissance Art House 3. Installation and painting exhibition, Painting and Sculpture Museum and Gallery, Erzurum
2004, 4th Şefik Bursalı Painting competition exhibition, Opera, Ankara
2005, “Yaz”, Painting exhibition, Bahariye Art Gallery, Kadıköy, Istanbul
2005, “35 Artists, 72 Works”, painting exhibition, Çekirdek Art Workshop, Istanbul
2005, 15th Istanbul Art Fair (Güneşeresim Group), TÜYAP, Istanbul
2005, “Ekim Geçidi”, painting exhibition, Gallery X, Beyoğlu, Istanbul
2005, 85th Anniversary National Sovereignty Oil Painting competition exhibition, Ankara
2006, “Devrim Erbil and young artists", painting exhibition, Tüze Arthouse, Suadiye, Istanbul
2006, “Duruşlar”, painting exhibition, Ayşegül Bayrak Art Gallery, Kadıköy, Istanbul
2006, “Ne Alırsan 100”, Painting exhibition, İlayda Art Gallery, Nişantaşı, Istanbul
2006, Ümraniye Municipality 2. "Istanbul" painting competition exhibition, Istanbul
2006, 6th Şefik Bursalı painting competition exhibition, Opera, Ankara
2007, “Neden bir aradayız”? Güneşe Painting Group Painting exhibition, Karai Gallery, Karaköy, Istanbul
2007, Painting exhibition, DMS Art Gallery, Kadıköy, Istanbul
2007, Painting Sculpture exhibition, Bindallı Arthouse, Taksim, Istanbul
2007, Buluşma 1, painting exhibition, Deniz – Emre Art Gallery, Bakırköy, Istanbul
2007, Ümraniye Municipality 3rd "Mevlana" painting competition exhibition, Istanbul
2007, İnönü University 2nd Traditional painting competition exhibition, Malatya and Istanbul
2013, the group exhibition "In Search for the New", Armaggan Art & Design Gallery, Istanbul
Reference: turkishpaintings.com, arturk.org, armaggangallery.com
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