1960, Ýzmir

 

Education

 
1978-1983

Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts Istanbul (IDGSA), Department of Graphical Design

1984-1986

Zurich University of the Arts,
Department of Fashion Design

1995-1999

Jewellery Design & techniques at the
«Akademi Istanbul» and other studios, Istanbul

2004-2008

Glass design & techniques at the Glass Furnace Foundation, Istanbul


Professional


 
1986-1996

Graphic artist in various advertising agencies and public relations manager in private companies

2000-2003

Lecturer at the Technical University of Yildiz, Istanbul
Lectures in Object and Jewellery Design at
the Department of Applied Arts


Prizes

1996
Thrace-Union-Prize for Graphical Design
1997
Gold jewellery design award of the World Gold Council
1998
Gold jewellery design award of the World Gold Council

Exhibitions

1999

Group exhibition in Istanbul, TR:
«Geometry»

2000

Individual exhibition in Staefa, CH:
«Reflexions of Byzantine and Ottoman Heritages»

2001

Individual exhibition in Staefa, CH:
«Underwater Worlds»

2004

Group exhibition «StaefART» in Staefa, CH:
«Roses or Tulips»

2006

Group exhibition in Worpswede, Bremen, DE:
«Ladder to the Moon»

2007

Group exhibition in «Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus» 75 Years «German Association of Jewellery Arts» in Hanau, Frankfurt am Main, DE:
«Stamps»

2007 Individual exhibition in «Kulturparkett»,
Rapperswil-Jona, CH:
«Nature»
2009 Group exhibition in the Finnish Glass Museum,
Riihimaki, Helsinki, FI:
«Mediterranean Breezes - Turkish Glass»
2009

Group exhibition in «Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus» in Hanau, Frankfurt am Main, DE:
«Tradition und Moderne»