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Onay Akbaş was born in Fatsa in 1964. He finished Kastamonu Paşa High School in 1980, and graduated from the Painting Department at Marmara University in 1985. He won first prize in the Turkish Painting Competition Exhibition among high schools. Following his graduation, Akbaş worked as a professional painter in Istanbul for two years. He then taught at Izmir Maltepe Military High School from 1987 to 1988. He received an honor prize in the Bandırma Festival in 1987. In 1988, Akbaş moved to Paris and founded his workshop. In 1992, he won first prize in the Beaujolais Painting Competition. Currently, he continues his painting in Paris. Akbaş has had many solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Turkey and Europe.
Awards:
1978, First prize, Turkish painting competition exhibition, Among HighSchools
1987, Honorable prize, Bandırma Festival
1992, First prize, Beaujolais Painting Competition
Selected Online exhibitions:
2001, Pera Art Gallery
2003, Sezenteks Art Gallery
2006, Çağla Cabaoğlu Art Gallery
2006, Villeveque Art Fair
2006, Alkent Actuel Art Gallery
2007, Nurol Art Gallery
2007, Appia Hebert Gallery
2007, Alkent Actuel Art Gallery
2008, Antik Park Fine Art and Antiques
2008, Gallery Artist, Berlin
2008, Alkent Actuel Art Gallery
2008, Derinlikler Art Center
2009, Olcay Art
2009, Gallery Artist, Ankara
2009, Derinlikler Art Center
2009, Gallery Ihlamour
2009, Gallery Art & Life
2009, Galerie Regard Sud
2009, Derinlikler Art Center
2009, Tunca Art Gallery
2010, Galerie Crous Beaux-Arts
2010, International Art Center
2010, Olcay Art
2010, Grup Art Gallery
2010, Tunca Art Gallery
2010, International Art Center
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2000, Artist Art Gallery, Istanbul
2000, Mac 2000,France
2000, Alkent Art Gallery, Istanbul
2001, Galerie Sud, Lyon
2001, Mac 2000, France
2001, Bebek Art Gallery, Istanbul
2001, Halkbank Art Gallery, Ankara
2002, Mac 2000,France
2003, Artist Art Gallery, Istanbul
2003, Espace D`Art Contemporaine L`Autre, France
2003, Manif-Seoul, Coree
2004, Start, Germany
2004, Art Zurich, Germany
2004, Mac 2000, France
2004, Int. Art Fair, Istanbul
2005, Start, Germany
2005, Pulsart, Mans
2005, Artnimes, Nimes
2005, Galerie Athena, Strazbourg Art Fair, France
2005, Art Istanbul 2005
2005, Festival Transmediteraneen, Grasse
2006, Galerie Athena, Art Miami
2006, Çağla Cabaoğlu Art Gallery, Istanbul
2006, Galerie Appia, Grenoble
2006, 24. Villeveque Art Fair, France
2007, Alkent Actuel Art Gallery, ArtIstanbul 2007, Istanbul
2008, Alkent Actuel Art Gallery
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2000, Alkent Art Gallery, Istanbul
2000, Artist, Istanbul
2000, Contemporary Turkish Painters, France
2001, Artist, Istanbul
2002, Artist, Istanbul
2002, Drimart Art Gallery, Istanbul
2003, Artist, Istanbul
2004, Maif, Niort
2004, Mac 2000, Paris
2004, International Art Fair, Zurih
2004, Manif - Seoul, Korea
2004, Start, Strasbourg
2005, Start, Strasbourg
2006, Art Miami, USA
2007, La petite Gallery, ArtIstanbul 2007, Istanbul
2007, "Contemporary Istanbul", Gallery Artist, Lütfi Kırdar, Istanbul
Reference: onayakbas.com, lebriz.com, tr.wikipedia.org |
