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Nurettin Erkan was born in Elazığ. He graduated from Bitlis Teacher’s Boarding High School in 1985. In 1986 he entered the Department of Aquacultural Engineering at Istanbul University but withdrew. He then entered the Painting Department at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and graduated in 1993. Erkan started teaching painting when he was an art student and continued teaching painting for seventeen years at his Mediterranean Art Studio in Istanbul.
Erkan has held many solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. In 2005 he was selected as the president of the Turkish Committee of the International Association of Art (IAA). He resigned from this position after serving two periods. In 2007 he received a grand award and honorary degree at the 4th Tashkent Contemporary Art International Biennial in Uzbekistan. In 2010 Erkan held a week-long public live performance by painting a 39 x 6 feet canvas at the XIIIth International Lycian/Kaş Culture and Art Festival in Kaş, Turkey.
His paintings can be seen in several art collections, and has been published in distinguished articles. Erkan has been included in Masters of Today, a London based art encyclopedia, which features contemporary young masters. In addition to painting, he writes short stories published in the literary journals of Turkey. Erkan currently continues painting at his studios in Istanbul, Turkey and Madison-WI, USA.
Selected solo exhibitions:
2014, "Katabasis," Artnext Istanbul
2014, Contemporary Art Space, Istanbul
2012, "Stone/Black/Color," Gumusluk Academy, Bodrum
2011, "Dur jı Welat," Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, Wisconsin
2010, "Stones/Women/Ashes" Karsi Sanat Gallery, Istanbul
2008, "Untitled," Altan Gallery, Adana
2006, "In Front of the Wall," Galerie Christine Colas, France
2005, "Nocturne," Istanbul Chamber of Industry Odakule, Istanbul
2003, "Bodies in Space," A Art Gallery, Istanbul
2003, "Angel in the stage," Arcola Gallery, London
2002, "Foreigner," Ataturk Culture Center, Istanbul
2001, "Drawings," Museum of Press, Istanbul
2001, "Bodies in Space," Antik Gallery, Istanbul
2001, "Bodies in Space," Ekav Art Gallery, Istanbul
Selected group exhibitions:
2014, "Figurative Summer Exhibition," Artnext Istanbul
2014, Contemporary Art Space, Istanbul, Turkey
2013, "FREIUNDNEUNZIG," Yunus Emre Institute, Berlin, Germany
2013, "8th Contemporary Istanbul," International Art Fair, Artnext Istanbul 2013, Contemporary Art Space, Istanbul, Turkey
2011, "Which way is the Diyarbakır Prison, Sir?" Karsi Sanat Gallery, Istanbul
2010, “Madison Area Open Art Studios," Overture Center, Madison WI, USA
2010, "Exhibition of the Last 100 Years," Cer Modern, Ankara, Turkey
2010, “Kas Art Festival," Antalya, Turkey
2009, “My Name is Casper," Karsi Sanat Gallery, Istanbul
2009, 19. Istanbul Art Fair, Karsi Sanat Gallery, Tuyap, Istanbul
2008, "Time to love, time to go home," Sefik Bursali Art Gallery, Bursa
2008, "Unlimited," 18. Istanbul Art Fair, Tuyap, Istanbul
2008, 18th Istanbul Art Fair, Karsi Sanat Gallery, Tuyap, Istanbul
2007, "Akdenizlilik ve Gurbet," Tuyap Art Fair, Istanbul
2007, Art-Istanbul 2007, Antrepo, Istanbul
2007, 17th Istanbul Art Fair, Tuyap, Istanbul
2007, "2nd International Buca Education Faculty Visual Arts Meeting," İzmir Biennial
2007, "Station Istanbul," Caravansarai/Koridoor Program, Karsi Sanat Gallery,Istanbul
2007, "New Illusions and Reality," 4. Tashkent Contemporary Art International Biennale, Ozbekistan
2007, "Time to See," Es Konsept Gallery, Istanbul
2007, "Borderline", 44. Troia Art Festival, Canakkale
2007, "My land, My body," Koridoor Program, Arcola Gallery, London
2007, Asmalı Mescit Street Exhibition, Beyoglu, Istanbul
2007, The Municipal Art Gallery of Thessaloniki, Selanik, Greece
2007, "Chaos," Kargart Gallery, Istanbul
2006, The International Painting Exhibition , Buildings of UNO, Bruxelles
2006, "Lets Talk About Immigration?" Club UNESCO for Arts and Letters of the Department of Achaia, Patras, Greece
2006, "V. International Biennial of Drawing," Plzen, Czeck Republic
2006, "International art campus," Moldova
Reference: nurettinerkan.com, modatava.com |
