SENOL SAK:The artist was born in Bolu-TURKEY ,in 1964. He completed his primary and secondary education in Bolu. He graduated from the Art Education department of Abant Izzet Baysal University's Faculty of Education. He is currently employed as an instructor in Bolu, and has also been working for the Bolu Municipality MehmetYuceturk Art Center's as the Director of Art.The artist uses the fish motif in an uniquely individual style. Since 1993, he has opened 21 individual exhibitions in various cities and participated in many mixed showings. The artist, whose paintings grace many public and private collections, is a member of UNESCO-aıap International Ass. of Art and GESAM.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS :
1993 Akbank Art Gallery -ESKİŞEHİR
1994 National Gallery of Arts - BOLU
1996 Akbank Art Gallery -DENİZLİ
1997 National Gallery of Arts-BOLU
1997 Akbank Art Gallery - ANKARA
1998 Municipality Art Center -BOLU
1999 Akbank Art Gallery -ADANA
2000 Development Bank of Turkey Art Gallery-ANKARA
2000 National Gallery of Arts -ANTALYA
2001 Besiktas Mun,Ortakoy Culture Center-ISTANBUL
2002 Foca Festival - IZMIR
2003 Akbank Art Gallery -BURSA
2003 Metropolitan Municipality Art Gallery-IZMIT
2004 Munipality Art Center - BOLU
2004 Asmalımescit Balıkcısı Sanat Galerisi-İSTANBUL
2005 Metropolitan Mun.Taksim Art Gallery-ISTANBUL
2005 Vakifbank Art Gallery-ISTANBUL
2005 Türk-Amerikan Derneği-ANKARA
2006 Jazz-Now Art Center-BODRUM
2008 Jazz-Now Art Center/SAH otel-BODRUM
2008 Art-PARK Gallery , Arhipoli/Rodos / GREECE
COLLECTİVE EXHİBİTİONS : (selected national)
- 2005.TİSVA,ArtBıennıal --Ankara/ TURKİYE
- 2006.Melitadan,BatGz,ye"II.İnt.Cont.Art Exh.-Malatya/TURKİYE
- 2006.RHMD,II.İnternational Prınt Biennial--İstanbul/TÜRKİYE
- 2007.TÜYAP-İstanbul Art Fair --İstanbul/TÜRKİYE
COLLECTİVE EXHIBITIONS : (selected international)
- 2005 -Bienale drobne GRAFİX-/CZHEK REPB
- 2006 -Karburani, Museum Floran- Maramules/ROMANIA
- 2006- Int.Bıennıal Of Graphıcs Inter-art Aıud / ROMANIA
- 2006- The IOWA Bıennıal- Iowa/USA
- 2006 -IOWA State Ün-Print Society (6.Print Ex),Iowa/USA
- 2006- Lessedra World Artprınt Annual-Sofya/BULGARIA
- 2006- Stone Metal Press Gallery "prınt ex" San Ant-TX/USA
- 2006-Simon Fraser Unıvercıty"prınt ex",Br Cl/CANADA
- 2006-The saıd press Socıety "prınt ex" Phıladelphıa/USA
- 2006-26.MınıPrınt Internatıonale Of Cadaques/SPAİN
- -The Farrley's Yard Trust -East Sussex,Farleys / ENGLAND
- -L'Etangd'Art " GalleryBages / FRANCE
- 2006- 4’a Bıennale ınt dı grafıca- Francavilla alMare /ITALY
- -Casal cultural”el Maset sant Carles de Rap.SPAIN
- 2006- 7'eme Triennale de Chamalieres/FRANCE
- 2006- 2.Fine Arts Int. Contest "Antonyo Gualda"Granada/SPAIN
- 2007- VIII. İnt Bıennıal of Engrawıng Acgui Terme/ITALY
- 2007 -Bienale drobne GRAFİX -Breclav /CZHEK REPB
- 2007- 5. KIWA Woodprınt Exhıbıtıon Kyoto / JAPAN
- 2007- 27. Mınıprınt ınternatıonale of Cadague / SPAIN
- - Pineda de Mar Barcelona/SPAİN
- - The farley,s yard trust East sussex, Farleys/ENGLAND
- - Le,etangd'Art Gallery Bages / FRANCE
- 2007-Karburani,MusumFloran ,Maramules/ROMANIA
- 2007-İl Bosco Stregato-İnt.Ex-libriz Concorse ,Ortana/İTALY
- 2007-Prınt zero Studıes V.exc,exhibitions seattle/USA
- -Seattle,wısconsın,florıda,louısıana,washınghton
- 2007- Int.Maıl-ART Exh-Fondatıon INTER-ART aıud/ROMANIA
- 2007-IV.Exlıbrıs Bıennıal rotary Club-AcquıTerme/ITALY
- 2007- INTER-ART Artcamp AIUD-07-result exh.aıud/ROMANY
- 2007-1.İnt. A4-A5 Exhıbıtıon(phıloshopy day) Thessaloniki /GREECE
- 2007-V.Nowosıbırsk İnt.Biennıal-Grap.art Nowosıbırsk/RUSSIA
- 2007-Group Exh.“friendly mess”-Lib.Gallery Menges/SLOVENIA
- 2007-"II.Еx-Libris - Е/А Book - Rousse 2007” / BULGARIA
- 2007-7th Int. Graphic Competition for Ex-Libris Gliwice/POLAND
- 2007-1.İnt.Maıl-Art Bıennıal In Greece-Larissa,Thessaly/GREECE
- 2007-EXH-"Refugee Solıdarıty Chaın"-Larissa,Thessaly/GREECE
- 2007-EXH-"The ARGONAUTS"Larıssa,.-Thessaly/GREECE
- 2007-4.Bookmark Exh.Biennıal atEstempe.be Charleroı/BELGIUM
- 2007-İnternational Print Exhibition"Prints Tokyo-2007"Tokyo/JAPAN
- 2007-Exposicion İnt. de Disenos Ex-libris Cobaez Zacatecas/MEXICO
- 2008-Group Exh.Part-2“friendly mess”-Lib.Gall.Menges/SLOVENIA
- 2008-Int.Exh Of Contemporary Square Prınts- Naestved/DENMARK
- 2008-Arch.Mail-art Exhibition-Modesto Museum-Modesto-CA/USA
- 2008-I.Bienal Internacional del Pequeño Formato /VENEZUELA
- 2008-9.Int. Bıennıal Of Mınıature Art..- Gornji Milanovac/SERBİA
- 2008-IV.Bıennıal Internacional del Grabado-"Contratalla"/SPAİN
- 2008-NCCC Gallery, "Collectıve Exhibition" New York/USA
- 2008-"Int.Identification Document" Exh.ITAMI-YOKOHAMA/JAPAN
- - 2B GallEry - Budapest / HUNGARY
- - GALÉRIA Z .(2009) - Bratislava/SLOVAKIA
- - Gallerie Kurt im Hirsch , Berlin / GERMANY
- - Galeria Ajolote Arte Contemporaneo, Guadalajara,MEXICO
- 2008-Koll exhibition. l'Office de Tourisme Vernoux /FRANCE
- 2008-"İnk-SPOT"Nightingale Gallery,Eastern Oregon Uni.Orlando/USA
- 2008-Int.400 prints exh"Celebration of Quebec’s 400th"Quebec/CANADA
- 2008-Bienalei Int.de Grafica Mica Inter-Art,08,Editia.II-AIUD/ROMANY
- 2008- 5’a Bıennale ınt dı grafıca- Francavilla al Mare /ITALY
- - Casal cultural”el Maset sant Carles de Rap.SPAIN
- 2008-4.Int. Biennial of Mini-Prints,.-Tetovo / - R.O.MACEDONIA
- 2008-13th Int.Biennial Print Exhibition"finalist" TAIWAN/CHINA
- 2008-Artpark Collective Exhibitions Arhipoli/RODOS/GREECE
- 2008-Int.Maıl-ART Exh-Fondatıon INTER-ART aıud/ROMANIA
- 2008-"Compact Prints Exh"-Umbrella Studio-Townsville/QLD-AUSTRALIA
- 2008-Exh."FESTIVAL MAYWORKS'08",Arrowsmith Gallery-Courtenay,BC/CANADA
- 2008-3.Fine Arts Int. Contest "Antonyo Gualda"Granada/SPAIN
- - Exhibition in Maracena City Council Hall,(february,2009) Granada,SPAIN
- 2008-"International Print Exhibition" finalist -Yunnan/CHINA
- 2008-"Aquabiennale"-3rd Int. exh.of Watercolor-Petrozavodsk/ KARALIAN/RUSSIA
- 2009- Int.Surrealism Festival.Exhibition"Mistlin Gallery",Modesto Museum-USA
- 2009- IX. İnt Bıennıal of Engrawıng ,Acqui Terme/ITALY
- 2009- II.Int.Symbolical Communication Exh.-West University,Faculity of Art-Timisoara/ROMANY
OTHER PERFORMANCES :
- 2007 -International 9/11 Remembrance Book Project–USA
- 2007-TABARA "INTER-ART" ART CAMP- aıud/ROMANIA
- 2007,2008,2009-The [Baren] New Year's Card Exc.Program-"Boar&rat&ox"-USA
- 2008-ArtPARK workshop studies in Arhipoli / Rodos - GREECE
- 2008,2009-"Four Oceans Press Studio" Exc.Program-"The Classical 4 Elements,Fruits"Oakland, CA-USA
| HONORS and AWARDS:(selected) |
- 1981 - The City Of Bolu Governors "Art Awards" - Bolu / TURKEY
- 1997,2004,2005,2007- City Of Bolu Municipality "Honour Awards"-Bolu/TURKEY
- 1998 - The Award Granted By "The 68's Trusties For Art" - Ankara / TURKEY
- 2008 - Award,Culturel Association-Valentin Ruiz Aznar"Memorial LUCÍA MARTÍNEZ 2004-2008"-SPAIN
- 2008 - 13th Int.Biennial Print Exhibition"finalist" - Taiwan / CHINA
- 2008 - The International Contest of Fine Arts "Composer ANTONIO GUALDA,2008"-Granada/SPAIN
I --- "HONORARY MANTION",
II --- "PRIZE TO COOPERATION",
COLLECTIONS : (selected)
- Turkey Repb.Culture Ministry Coll-TURKEY
- Grand Natıonal Assembly Of Turkey Art Coll
- Vakıfbank Art Coll.
- Development Bank Of Turkey Art Coll.
- Painting and Sculpture Museum Association Coll
- İstanbul Metropolitan Mun.-Bşk.Mun. Art coll
- İzmit Metropolitan Mun Art Coll.
- Bolu Munıcıpalıty Art Coll.
- Goverment Of Bolu Art Coll.
- Kadıköy Art Gallery Coll
- Umur Turker Art Coll.
- Jazz-NOW Art Gallery Coll.
- Asmalımescit Balıkçısı Art Coll.
- Turkish-American Association Art Coll.
- Premio Michetti Fondazione Coll.İTALY
- Municipal museum Breclav- Czech REPB
- Museo dell'Incisione/ Acquı Terme-ITALY
- KIWA Art Kyoto- JAPAN
- IOWA Unı. Iowa – USA
- Lo.Rubial/Museo Nac.del Grabado-URUGUAY
- Prınt İnt Cadaques Museum - SPAİN
- Ortona-Moseu Exl Mediterraneo–İTALY
- Valentin Ruız Aznar Fund.Grenada- SPAİN
- Floran Museum Art Coll - ROMANY
- İnter-ART Found Art Coll Aıud-ROMANY
- PrıntZERO Studıo;s Art Coll - USA
- Prıntmakers İnfo Art Coll - USA
- Association Mou.d'Art Cont-Chamalières FRANCE
- Liuben Karavelov Regional Library-Rousse/BULGARİA
- Gliwice Municipal Public Library Coll- Gliwice/POLAND
- Munıcıpalıty Museum G. Katsigra-Larissa/Thessaly/GREECE
- Museum of Tetovo / Republic Of MACEDONİA
- Modesto Art Museum -Modesto-CA/USA
- Cobaez Zacatecas Fund.coll..MEXICA
- Contratalla Collection-Tarragona/SPAİN
- Sakima Art Museum Tokyo / JAPAN
- Art-PARK Art coll Rodos / GREECE
- Umbrella Studio Art Coll -Townsville/QLD-AUSTRALIA
- Museo Internaçionale de Neu ART - Courtenay,BC/CANADA
- West University,Faculity of Art Koll -Timisoara/ROMANY
- "Petrozavodsk City Museum" Art coll- Karalian Repb/RUSSIA
- National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts-Art Coll,TAIWAN/CHINA
LİTERATURE : (selected)
- Turkısh Annual ARTbook..Sh: .....( Zeynep Rona-Ahu Antment) ..2003-TURKEY
- Turkish Annual ARTbook..Sh :.....( Zeynep Rona-Ahu Antment)..2004-TURKEY
- Turkish Annual ARTbook..Sh :....(Zeynep Rona-Ahu Antment)..2006-TURKEY
- Bienal of Small Graphics "GRAFIX"-catalog- Breclav/CZHEK REPB,2005
- 4'aBiennale Int Di Grafica"TERRA"-Musea Michetti,Francavilla/ITALY,2006
- I.“INTER-ART” Intercontinental Biennial of small Graphics,-catalog-Aiud/ROMANY-2006
- “VII Int. Graphic Competition For Ex libris”,-catalog-Gliwice-POLAND,2007
- “5th KIWA PRINT EXHIBITION”-catalog-,page/88,Kyoto,JAPAN_2007
- TİSVA Art Biennial .catalog--,page/125,Ankara-TURKEY,2005
- “5-th NOVOSIBIRSK GRAPHIC ART BIENNIEL” –catalog-,ANDREY MARTYNOV,page/129,RUSIA,2007
- PREMIO ACQUI, VIII Bienale Int. per 1’Incisione 8th Int.Biennial of Engraving.-catalog-,page/22,ITALIA,2007
- Remembering 9/11 Through the Eyes of a Printmaker,Edited by Robert Viana,-page/68,69,93,USA,2007
- “27é MINI PRINT INT. DE CADAQES”,-catalog-no/27151,SPAIN,2007
- “26é MINI PRINT INT. DE CADAQES”,-catalog-no/26040,SPAIN,2006
- “5th lessedra world art print annual MINI PRINT”catalog-,page/115,BULGARIA,2006
- “AKDENİZLİLİK VE GURBET”page/223,Istanbul /TURKEY,2007
- “KERVANSARAY BULUŞMASI”page/65,Malatya/TURKEY,2006
- “II.INTERNATIONAL PRINTMAKING EXHIBITION”-catalog-page/183,TURKEY,2006
- “TRIENNALE DE CHAMALIERES”-catalog-page/465,FRANCE,2006
- "TWO in ONE"-Naestved Square Prints Exh catalog-DENMARK,2008
- III.Int.Exl competıtıon "2 be eu" -catalog- Rousse/BULGARIA,2007
- Print Zero Studios-Print exc-5 Exhibitions Catalog.Seattle/ USA,2008
- "OPEN CURTAIN,39 artist from21 countries"- cd Catalog by Patricia GOODRICH.,USA,.2008
- Compact Prints Biennial-2008,UMBRELLA STUDIO-cd Catalog- Townsville,QLD-AUSTRALIA-2008
- 1998-2008,- 10 years of “INTER-ART” Int. Mailart Exhibitions.,-catalog-Aiud/ROMANY-2008
- 4.International biennial of miniprint Catalog-page/73 Tetova/MACEDONIA,2008
- 9.Int.Bienial of Miniature Art,Catalog - page/128 Gornji Milanovac/SIRBIA,2008
- Exh."FESTIVAL MAYWORKS'08",Catalog,-Arrowsmith Gallery-Courtenay,BC/CANADA,2008
- II.“INTER-ART” Intercontinental Biennial of small Graphics,-catalog-Aiud/ROMANY-2008
- 1. International Print Exhibition.-Catalog-Page,147 - Yunnan/CHINA,2008
- "AQUABIENNALE-2008"3.rd Int.Exhibition of Watercolor-Catalog-Petrozavodsk,Karalian/RUSSIA,2008
- 13.International Biennial Print Exh.ROC-Catalog-Page,206 Taiwan/CHINA,2008
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