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Gökhan Balkan was born in Istanbul in 1974. He finished Kadıköy Anadolu High School. He graduated from Southeastern University. He continued his master’s degree at Paris American University (IFAM) in Paris. Balkan started painting at Rıza Karimi’s workshop in Fındıkzade. Between 1992 and 1993, he took drawing classes at Emin İlter workshop of Bursa State Fine Arts Academy. After returning to Istanbul, Balkan learned water-color painting from Ebülfez Ferecoğlu. Currently, Balkan continues to work at his workshop in Istanbul.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2007 Gallery Artist Çukurcuma, Istanbul
2008 Gallery Artist Çukurcuma, Istanbul
2008 Ziraat Bank Exhibition Hall, Tünel, Istanbul
Selected Group Exhibitions:
1990 Istanbul Kadiköy Akbank Art Gallery, Istanbul
1993 Bursa State Fine Arts Academy, Bursa
2004 Bursa Gemlik, Municipality Art Room, Exhibition with Nadide Atamer
2007 Ütopya Art Gallery, Istanbul
2007 Turkuvaz Art Gallery, Ankara
2009 Ütopya Art Gallery, Istanbul
Reference: lebriz.com, turkishpaintings.com, turkuvaz-art |
