1965 Elazig, TURKEY

EDUCATION
Mimar Sinan University, Fine Arts Faculty,Istanbul


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
20111.Overture Galleries,DUR JI WELAT (FAR AWAY LAND)
Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, Wisconsin, US
2010 - "Stones/Women/Ashes" Karsi Sanat Galeri, Istanbul
2008 – Gallery Altan, Adana, Turkey
2006 - Galerie Christine Colas, France ,Paris
2005 - “Nocturne” Exhibition, Istanbul Chamber of Industry Odakule, Istanbul
2003 - “Bosluktaki Bedenler” A Art Gallery, Istanbul
2003 - “Angel in the stage”, Arcola Gallery, London
2002 - “Foreigner” Ataturk Culture Center, Istanbul
2001 - “Drawings”, Museum of Press, Istanbul
2001 - Antik Gallery, Istanbul
2001 - EKAV Art Gallery, Istanbul
1995 - Triada Gallery, Istanbul
1993 - Museum of Press, Istanbul
1992 - Museum of Press, Istanbul

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 – “Madison Area Open Art Studios”
Overture Center, Madison WI, USA
2010 – “Kas Art Festival” Antalya
2009 – “My Name is Casper” Karsi Sanat Calismalari, Istanbul
2009 - Karsi Sanat Calısmalari, Istanbul Art Fair, Tuyap, Istanbul
2008 - “Unlimited” Istanbul Art Fair, Tuyap, Istanbul
2008 – Karsi Art Gallery, Istanbul Art Fair, Tuyap, Istanbul
2007- “Akdenizlilik ve Gurbet” TUYAP Art Fair .Istanbul
2007 – Art-Istanbul 2007. Antrepo, Istanbul
2007 – Istanbul Art Fair, Tuyap, Istanbul
2007 – 2. International Biennale, (lirik denge) Izmir
2007 - Station Istanbul "Caravansarai / Koridoor Program .Karsı Sanat ,Istanbul
Curator: Shalva Khakhanashvili
2007- «NEW ILLUSIONS AND REALITY»
4. Tashkent Contemporary Art International
Biennale .Ozbekistan. Curator: Kamola Akilova
2007- “TIME TO SEE” Es Konsept gallery. Istanbul .
2007- “BORDERLINE” 44. Troia Art Festival. Canakkale.
2007-“ My land ,My body”. Arcola Gallery London
2007 - Asmalı Mescit Street Exhibition. Beyoglu. Istanbul, Turkey
2007 - The Municipal Art Gallery of Thessaloniki .Selanik-Greece
2007- “Chaos” Kargart Gallery, Istanbul. Curator: İbrahim Ciftcioglu
2006-The International Painting Exhibition , Buildings of UNO in Bruxelles
2006 - Lets talk about immigration?
Club UNESCO for Arts and Letters of the Department of Achaia
Patras-Greece
2006 - V. International Biennial of Drawing Pilsen 2006. Plzen-Czeck Republic
2006 - “International art campus” Moldova .Curator: Kiymet Giray
2005 - 1st International Turkish Grameen Micro-Credit Art Biennal’s exhibition entitled’Fighting
Poverty in the World’organized with the contribution of Ministry of Culture
and Tourism of
the Turkish Republic,Painting and Sculpture Museum,Ankara
2005 -“Artrol” Istanbul Modern Art Gallery,Istanbul .Curator: Ibrahim Ciftcioglu
2005 - Maltepe Art Gallery , Istanbul
2005 - “Kargasa” Kargart gallery, Istanbul
2005 - “15. Istanbul Art Fair” Karsi Sanat ,Istanbul
2004 - “Transformation” Marmara Universty, Toptası Kulliyesi, Istanbul
2004 - “14. Istanbul Art Fair” Karsi Sanat workshop, Istanbul
2003 - “Art-Alan” Kargart, Istanbul
2003 - “Tradition To Future, Peace” Nazim Culture Centre, Istanbul
2003 - “Tradition To Future, Peace” Kadikoy Municipality Art Gallery, İstanbul
2003 - St. Martin-in-the-Field ,St. Martin Gallery ,Trafalgar Square , London
2003 - “State/Inner Reflections”, International Association of Art, Kadir Has University, Istanbul
2002 - Cinili Gallery, Istanbul
2002 - Istanbul National Fine Arts Gallery, Istanbul
2002 - Vakifbank Art Gallery, Istanbul
1992 - “The Exhibition of the Students”, Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul
1984 - Bitlis Teacher Training School, Bitlis
1979 – “War” Beylerbeyi Palace, Istanbul

SEMINARS /INTERVIEWS
2004 - TRT 2 (Radıo) Interviev about Nurettin Erkan and his Painting.
2002 - Interview about his exhibition “Foreigner”, Acik Radio, Istanbul
2002 - Speaker at the seminar ''The necessity of Art” , Alev Okullari, Istanbul
2001 - Interview about the paintings of Nurettin Erkan, Acik Radio, Istanbul
1998 - Speaker at the seminar called “Visual Arts and Literature”
Bulunmaz Kultur Merkezi, Istanbul
1995 - Speaker at the panel called
“Relationships between the several branches of Art” Triada Gallery, Istanbul
1992 - Flas tv ,News ,Feature
1992 -TRT 2 (TV) Interviev about his exhibition “untitle” heald at Pres Museum

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