Alev Demirkesen (born 1964 in

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

), 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 food, small edible or inedible versions o ...

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 Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University (, or MSGSÜ) is a public university, public Art school, art university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university's campus is located in the Fındıklı, Beyoğlu, Fındıklı, Beyoğlu. The university was established ...

, Department of

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art (or, fine arts) is made primarily for aesthetics or creativity, creative expression, distinguishing it from popular art, decorative art or applied art, which also either serve some practical function ...

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 (; 2 March 1930 – 4 January 2015), also written Neş'e Aybey, was a Turkish painter, Miniature art, miniaturist and academic in the field of miniature art, one of the ''Traditional Turkish Arts'' and part of the Ottoman Book Arts. ...

, Tahsin Aykutalp,

Emin Barın Emin may refer to: As a name *Emin (given name) *Emin (surname) Places * Emin County, county in Xinjiang, China * Emin Minaret, the tallest minaret in China * Emin Valley, on the borders of China and Kazakhstan * Emin or Emil River, in Emin Val ...

, Cahide Keskiner and Kerim Silivrli.

Career

In 2003, she started teaching at the

Sakarya University Sakarya University (), frequently referred to simply as SAU, is a public research university located in the city of Serdivan, a district of the Turkish province of Sakarya. Considered one of the largest universities in Turkey with more t ...

, 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

References

Citations

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Demirkesen, Alev 1964 births Living people Turkish women artists Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul alumni 20th-century Turkish artists 21st-century Turkish artists Turkish miniaturists