Miniature&Traditional Arts
A “Civilization Beyond Time” exhibition, Art Gallery of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. I took part in Eyüp Bahariye Mevlevihanesi “Uzbekistan” project as a project artist. After the opening of the exhibition in Istanbul and in Uzbekistan, I participated in the opening and workshop activities. We got a lot of attention. I had the chance to personally visit the cities of my Samarkand and Khiva miniatures, as well as Tashkent and Bukhara, where I worked for the Uzbekistan exhibition. (2019)
I worked on the design of the new logo of Ünye Municipality for the Genna Istanbul advertising agency and the logo was promoted in Ünye with a wide participation. It was a very successful film, an admired emblem, a nice opening and an enjoyable work that we received positive feedback from everyone. (2018)
Within the scope of Cyprus Social Sciences University activities, we talked about our miniature art under the title of “Layered Meanings; Our Miniature Art”. Sharing art with young people is always very nice and productive. (2018)
We held a nice workshop with Eskişehir Anadolu University Education Faculty Workshop, Fine Arts Education Department students, with their intense interest. I held a presentation and workshop with these talented students in which I explained the history and technique of miniature art, and art productions using miniature art today. (2018)
My personal exhibition “NAKKAŞNAME” was opened in Zeytinburnu Municipality on 7 October 2017 and the exhibition continued for one month. Twenty-two years have passed since I met the art of miniature and this journey has given me wonderful friendships, different perspectives, an understanding of our own history and richness, elegance of touching life, the chance to express myself, conveying what I know, the beauty of sharing, and a world in which heart unity is an art. We presented my “Nakkaşname” book, which includes my miniatures, to our friends who came on the opening day of the exhibition. (2017)
On the occasion of the “Afghanistan-Turkey Friendship Day”, the exhibition consisting of examples of miniature and illumination art was opened with an invitation given at our Kabul Consulate. Friendship Day celebrations continued with an exhibition and concert at the Baburşah Palace. What is very important to me is that after I participated in this exhibition with my miniatures depicting the life of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, I had the chance to visit the city of Belh, where Mevlana was born and painted. (2013)
“The History of Book Making” Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center in Abu Dhabi. I attended the “history of bookmaking” exhibition organized by the Abu Dhabi Ministry of Culture as the guest of Dar Al-Baroudi publishing house. I explained the miniature part of the history of the book with the practices of traditional art. Our program continued with a lot of visitors, shootings and interviews, workshops and presentations. (2015)
Algeria Festival of Miniature and Illumination, the international illumination and miniature festival held in Tlemcen, the historical city of Algeria, and we were together with artists from more than twenty countries. In this organization that I attended twice, we shared a lot about art with our artist friends, we made friends from different countries and talked about the art of our country through workshops. (2012)
