About The Artist
The artist was born in Adana in Nov. 5,1945. After completing her primary and secondary education in this city, she was enrolled at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul in 1964. She studied painting at the Cemal Tollu Atelier (Neset Günal, Dincer Erimez) and graduated from the Academy in 1969. After her graduation, she studied ceramics for two years in the Sadi Diren Atelier of the Academy. She worked as a painting and art history instructor for six years in Istanbul, Ankara and Adana.
The artist continued to pursue her interest in painting in Australia, Pakistan, Germany, Greece and Turkmenistan. She was accepted to the Federal Artists’ Union (BBK) in Germany. Receiving her first award while she was a primary school student, she received “Abdi Ipekçi Friendship and Peace Award”in 1997 due to her works in Greece. She also received “Turkmen Friendship Award” because of her exhibition in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in 2003 and "Armada Art Award" because of her contribution to the Armada Art Festival in 2004.
She organised thirty-three solo exhibitions and participated in various group exhibitions and art fairs in Turkey, Australia, Pakistan, Germany, Greece, Turkmenistan,Syria, Jordan and Switzerlend. Her works can be found in private and official collections, museums and art galleries in Turkey and abroad.
The artist, who received number of plates and awards honouring her for the lectures she has given on Turkish and World Painting at various institutions, founded the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Suna Çokgür Ilicak Art Gallery and had been the curator of the gallery between March 2005 and March 2007
The artist who is the President of the Alumni Association of State Academy of Fine Arts (Ankara Branch) and Ankara representative of Bosphorus Sanat Gazetesi (Bosphorus Art Newspaper) is currently continuing her painting work in Ankara.
Awards
2004 Armada Art Award
2003 Turkmen Friendship Award
1996 Abdi Ipekçi Friendship and Peace Award in Painting,
Solo Exhibitions
• 2011 "Two Friends", 20th Nafplion Festival, Maria Gouma Art Gallery, Nafplion , Greece (Joint exhibition with Greek artist Sofia Kalogeropoulou)
• 2011 "Two Friends" Aenaon Art Gallery, Athens, Greece (Joint exhibition with Greek artist Sofia Kalogeropoulou)
• 2010 Vakifbank Atakule Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
• 2009 " Bridges" State Painting and Sculpture Museum, Ankara,Turkey (Joint exhibition with Greek artist Sofia Kalogeropoulou)
• 2008 “Bridges", State Painting and Sculpture Museum, Izmir, Turkey (Joint Exhibition with greek artist Sofia Kalogeropoulou)
• 2008 Basel Literature Festival "Buch 08", Basel, Switzerland
• 2008 Mövenpick Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland
• 2007 "Bridges" Aenaon Art Gallery, Athens, Greece (Joint Exhibition with Greek artist Sofia Kalogeropoulou)
• 2007 Gallery Art & Life, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2007 Royal Cultural Center, Fahr el Nisa Zeid Hall, Amman, Jordan
• 2006 Al-Baath Art Gallery, Damascus, Syria
• 2006 Cultural Center of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syria
• 2005 "Turkish-Turkmen Friendship in Art", State Painting & Sculpture Museum, Ankara, Turkey (together with Turkmen artist Owezmuhammed Mammednurow)
• 2004 Armada Shopping Center(Armada Art Festival), Ankara, Turkey
• 2003 National Museum of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
• 2001 IMKB Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
• 2000 Emlak Bank Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
• 1998Transparan Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
• 1995 Aenaon Art Gallery, Athens, Greece
• 1993 Antinor Art Gallery, Athens, Greece
• 1993 Sina Art Gallery, Athens, Greece
• 1992 Akbank Art Gallery, Adana, Turkey
• 1991 Emlak Bank Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
• 1991 State Fine Arts Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
• 1990 Bank für Gemeinschaft Art Gallery, Bad Godesberg, Germany
• 1989 Art Gallery, Bad Godesberg, Germany
• 1989 Theodor Heuss Library Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany
• 1988 Türkiye Is Bank Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany
• 1987 Municipality Art Gallery, Siegburg, Germany
• 1986 Doku Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
• 1976 Pakistan Art Council, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
• 1975 Bartoni International Gallery., Melbourne, Australia
* 1969 Taksim Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Group Exhibitions
* 2012 "For Those who Trail Their Memories in their Wake", Bedesten, Bergama, Turkey
• 2012 Plastic Arts Exhibition Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara, Turkey
• 2011, “Impressions of Istanbul”, Blockhead House, Riga, Latvia
• 2011, “Woman from the Eyes of Owl” Plastic Arts Exhibition, Bursa, Bal?kesir, ?stanbul, and Ankara, Turkey
• 2011 Plastic Arts Exhibition Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara, Turkey
• 2010 "Impression d'?stanbul" Plastic Arts Exhibition, Luxembourg
• 2010 Plastic Arts Exhibition, Atakule Vak?fbank Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
• 2010 Plastic Arts Exhibition, Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara, Turkey
• 2009 Plastic Arts Exhibition, R?fat Ilgaz Cultural Center Fine Arts Gallery, Kastamonu
• 2009 Plastic Arts Exhibition, Cumhuriyet Cultural Center Exhibition Hall, Ankara
• 2009 "?stan-bulu-yorum" Plastic Arts Exhibition, TÜYAP Book Fair, ?stanbul, Turkey
• 2009 Plastic Arts Exhibition, State Paintin and Sculpture Museum, Ankara, Turkey
• 2009 Plastic Arts Exhibition, Ziraat Bankas? Ku?ulu Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkiye
• 2007 30/30 Karma(?IK), The Marmara Pera Gallery Art & Life, ?stanbul, Turkey
• 2006 "6th Ankara Art Fair", Ministry of Foreign Affairs Art Gallery, Turkey
• 2005 "Plastic Arts Exhibition", Ministry of Foreign Affairs Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
• 2006 "Painting & Print Exhibition,"Ministry of Foreign Affairs Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
• 2005 "Artists of the Republic", Kavakl?dere Art Gal., Ankara, Turkey
• 2003 British Council, Ankara, Turkey
• 2002 Transparan Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
• 2001 "Turkish-Turkmen Artists Exhibition", Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
• 2002 "2nd Ankara Art Fair", Doku Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
• 2001 "1st Ankara Art Fair", Artemis Art Galllery, Ankara, Turkey
• 2000 "Painting Exhibition of Turkish and Greek Artists", Ankara,Turkey & Athens, Greece
• 2000 "In Istanbul in 2000", State Fine Arts Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2000 "Exhibition of Contemporary Artists", Ankara, Turkey
• 1999 Exhibition of Contemporary Turkish Artists", Kishinev, Moldavia
• 1998 "Graduates of Mimar Sinan Unviversity Painting Exhibition, Kazakhstan
• 1992-1996 Various Exhibitions in Aenaon, Antinor and Sina Art Galleries, Athens, Greece
• 1991 "New Year Group Exhibition", Doku Art Galllery, Ankara, Turkey
• 1990 "Bonn 2000" & "August Macke Medaille", Bonn, Germany
• 1986-1990 Competitive Exhibitions of Federal Artists Union, Bonn, Germany
• 1986 1st International . Asian-European Biennial, "Exhibition of Contemporary Turkish Art", Ankara, Turkey
• 1974-1975 Bartoni International Gal., Melbourne, Australia
• 1971-1980 State Painting & Sculpture Exhibitions
