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Prof. Sevim Çizer was born in Muğla in 1951. She graduated from the Ceramic Department at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul in 1974. Between 1975 and 1984, she worked as a ceramic designer, art director and art consultant in ceramic industry. Since 1984, she has worked as a lecturer at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dokuz Eylül University. She completed her doctoral degree, proficiency in arts. In 1987, Çizer founded the Ceramic Department in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Dokuz Eylül University. She received the title of Associate Professor in 1990, and Professorship in 1996. Since 2001, Çizer has served as the Head of the Ceramic Department at Dokuz Eylül University. Between 1997 and 2002, she was co-founder and organizer of the International Ceramic Symposium in Izmir.
Çizer has had many solo exhibitions and has participated in numerous group exhibitions, international symposiums, workshops and biennials in Turkey and abroad. She has also served as a jury in several international biennials including 6th Cairo International Biennial for Ceramics (2002), First International Biennial of wall tiles in San Nicolas (2003), and Third International Ceramics Biennial fo Kapfenberg (2003). Between 1995 and 2000, Çizer received Achievement Awards of State Ceramic Competitions, which was organized by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Çizer has researched and published numerous articles on ceramics. She has republished her book “Luster” (Izmir: Dokuz Eylül University Publications) in 2010. In 2009, she established the West Anatolian Ceramics Research and Practice Center. Currently, she works as the head of this center. Çizer is a member of Turkish Ceramic Society, UNESCO, AIAP.
Selected solo exhibitions:
1987, Iş Bank Art gallery, Izmir
1990, Çanakkale Ceramic Art Gallery, Izmir
1996, State Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Izmir
2000, Orkun-Ozan Gallery, Antalya
2003, Adnan-Franko Gallery, Izmir
2003, State Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Izmir
2003, Orkun-Ozan Gallery, Antalya
2003, Adnan-Franko Gallery, Izmir
Selected group exhibitions:
1990-91-93-94-95-2000, State Ceramics Competitions, Ankara
1992, A.I.C., Modern Turkish Ceramics Exhibition, Istanbul
1994, A.I.C., Assembly Exhibition, Prague, Czech Republic
1996, Habitat 2nd “Other” Modern Turkish Ceramics Exhibition, Istanbul.
1997, 98-99- Çanakkale Ceramic Factory, Anniversary Exhibitions, Çan
1999, UNESCO, A.I.A.P. Exhibition, Izmir
1999, “Personal Traces” Eczacıbaşı Art Studios Exhibition, Istanbul
2000, International Ceramics Biennial Exhibition, Cairo
2000, International Ceramics Exhibition, Tirana, Albania
2002, Çanakkale Ceramic Collection Exhibition, Çan, Istanbul
2003, Rumbo Cultural Center, International Exhibition, San Nicolas, Argentina
2003, 2nd. International Tashkent Biennale Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2004, Interaction, Contemporary Sculpture and Ceramics Exhibition of Turkish-Japanese Artists, Japan
2004, ODTÜ 7th Art Festival Exhibition, Ankara, Turkey.
2004, International Workshop of Environmental Sculpture for “Line Group” Ceski Krumlow, Czech Republic
2005, International Conference Teapot Exhibition, Yixing, China
2005, Rumbo Cultural Center, International Exhibition, San Nicolas, Argentina
2006, ODTÜ 8th Art Festival Exhibition, Ankara, Turkey.
2006, Selcuk University Ceramics Exhibition, Konya, Turkey2007- Turkish Ceramics Art Exhibition, Istanbul
2007, Ege Art Days, Art Fair, Izmir
2009, Ege Art Days, Art Fair, Izmir
2010, Collection of Izmir Ceramics Symposiums Exhibition, M.S.U.F.A.,Tophane-i Amire, Istanbul
2010, International Lustre Symposium Exhibition, Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Izmir
Collections in Turkey and abroad:
State Museum of Painting and Sculpture, Izmir
Çanakkale Ceramic Museum, Çan
Eczacıbaşı Ceramic Art Studio Collection, Istanbul
Mantamados Municipality Cultural Centre Collection, Greece
The Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, Czech Republic
Novohardska Gallery, Lucenec, Slovakia
Resen Ceramic Museum, Resen, Macedonia
I.C.S. Museum, Kecskemet, Hungary
UHCL Collection, Texas, USA
National Gallery Collection, Tirana, Albania
Rumbo Cultural Center Collection, San Nicolas, Argentina
Academy of Fine Arts, Riga, Latvia
International Design Studio, Cesky Krumlow, Czech Republic
International Museum of Teapots, Yixing, China
Ceramic Institute Collection, Jingdezhen, China
Private Collection in Karachi, Pakistan
Kanayamaki Ceramics Factory, Art Gallery, Aomori, Japan
Delhi Blue Pottery Trustee Collection , New Delhi, India
Reference: sevimcizer.net, lebriz.com, deu.edu.tr, vitraseramiksanatatolyesi.org
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