Alev Demirkesen (born 1964 in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

), is a Turkish artist who works in the field of Turkish decorative arts. Her works include ceramic decoration,

miniature A miniature is a small-scale reproduction, or a small version. It may refer to: * Portrait miniature, a miniature portrait painting * Miniature art, miniature painting, engraving and sculpture * Miniature (chess), a masterful chess game or proble ...

and illumination. She believes that when something breaks it is no longer of the same value.

Early life and education

Alev Demirkesen was born in 1964 in Istanbul. She attended the Mimar Sinan University, Department of

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwo ...

and eventually graduated from there. She did her masters in the same department at the same university. She was educated in the Turkish decorative arts of miniature, illumination (Tezhip), drawing and ceramic decorations. She received education of these arts inside and outside the university from

Neşe Aybey Neşe Aybey (1930–2015), also written Neş'e Aybey, was a Turkish Painter, Miniaturist and Academic in the field of miniature art, one of the ''Traditional Turkish Arts'' and part of the Ottoman Book Arts. She was the older sister of sculptor ...

, Tahsin Aykutalp, Emin Barın, Cahide Keskiner and Kerim Silivrli.

Career

In 2003, she started teaching at the

Sakarya University Sakarya University ( tr, Sakarya Üniversitesi), frequently referred to simply as SAU, is a public research university located in the city of Serdivan, the capital of the Turkish province of Sakarya. Considered one of the largest universit ...

, in the Traditional Turkish Arts Department.

Exhibitions

Demirkesen has participated in group exhibitions both in Turkey and internationally and has also held personal exhibitions.

Personal exhibitions

* 1st Personal Exhibition: * 2nd Personal Exhibition: * 3rd Personal Exhibition: * 4th Personal Exhibition: * 5th Personal Exhibition: * 6th Personal Exhibition: ''Gökyüzü Mektupları'', Ramada Istanbul Asia Hotel Art Gallery (22-29 March) 2019 * 7th Personal Exhibition: ''Reng - i Ahenk,'' Ramada Istanbul Asia Hotel Art Gallery (26 January 2020) 2020 * ''Alev Demirkesen Solo Sergi'' 2021

Collaboration exhibitions

* ''Bahar-ı Alem'',

, (-3 April) 2022

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