Aysın Akay - Turkish Painting Association - UK- Headquartered in London

Who is Aysın Akay (1949-Antalya)

She was born in Antalya in 1949. She graduated from Izmir Education Institue, Department of Painting and Graphics. She retired after working as an art teacher for 29 years. She continues her work mainly in the field of printmaking. She has participated in many domestic and international competitive exhibitions. She has 10 personal exhibitions and 5 awards. The main ones are: Second Prize in the 29th Turgut Pura Foundation Painting Competition, 11th. It is the achievement award in the Şefik Bursalı Painting Competition. İş Sanat İzmir gallery, Ege University prof. Personal Exhibitions were held at Yusuf Vardar Cultural Center and Izmir Turkish American Association. She has been accepted to various competitive group exhibitions in Romania, Bulgaria, Japan, Chine, Poland, Brazil, America and Spain and her works have been included in their catalogues. Her works are in various collections.

2007 – 6^th Lessedra World Art Print Annual-Mini Print, Exhibition, Catalogue, Sofia-Bulgaria

2008 – IMOGA – 1^st International Print Painting Biennial, Exhibition, Catalogue, Istanbul-Turkey

2008 – Interart Intercontinental Biennial of Small Graphics, Exhibition, Catalogue, Romania

2009 – Florean Museum, International Small Graphics, Exhibition, Catalogue, Romania

2009 – 15^th International Print Biennial, Exhibition, Catalogue, Varna-Bulgaria

2010 – IMOGA – Exhibition of Turkish Exlibris Artists, Exhibition, Istanbul-Turkey

2011 – 6^th Kiwa Woodprint Triennial, Exhibition, Catalogue, Kyoto-Japan

2011 – 11^th Şefik Bursalı Art Competition, Government Achievement Award, Exhibition, Ankara-Turkey

2012 – Icondata 2012 Virtual Museum of Contemporary Graphic Art, Exhibition, Krakow-Poland

2012 – 31^st Turgut Pura Foundation International Painiting andSculpture Competition, Exhibition, Catalogue, Izmir-Turkey

2012 – Imprima Sobral Mostra International de Gravura, Exhibition, Catalogue, Brazil

2012 – Guangzhou International Exlibris and Mini Print Biennale, Exhibition, China

2012 – International Exhibition, HEIL KUNST, Catalogue, Serbia

2012 – 7^th International Triennial of Graphic Art, Exhibition, Catalogue, Bitola-Macedonia

2013 – 17^th International Print Biennial, Exhibition, Catalogue, Varna-Bulgaria

2013 – Icondata 2013 Virtual Museum of Contemporary Graphic Art, Exhibition, Krakow-Poland

2014 – First International Exlibris Competition Varna-Bulgaria

2014 – Icondata 2014 Virtual Museum of Contemporary Graphic Art, Exhibition, Krakow-Poland

2015 – International Miniature Print Competition Center of the Contemporary Printmaking U.S.A.

2015 – State Art and Sculpture Competition, Exhibition, Turkey

2015 – 18^th International Print Biennial, Exhibition, Catalogue, Varna-Bulgaria

2015 – 5^th Guanlan International Print Biennial, Museum Collection, Guanlan-China

2015 – Guangzhou International Exlibris and Mini Print Bienniale, Exhibition, Guangzhou-China

2016 – 5^th International Istanbul Art and Sculpture Museum Association Individual Printmaking Competition, Exhibition, Istanbul-Turkey

2016 – State Art and Sculpture Competition, Exhibition, Turkey

2016 – 2^nd International Exlibris Competition, Exhibition, Varna-Bulgaria

2017 – 6^th Guanlan International Print Biennial, Exhibition, Guanlan-China

2017 – 19^th International Print Biennial, Exhibition Catalogue, Varna-Bulgaria

2019 – Art Antakya 1^st Contemporary Art Fair Turkey

2019 – China Guanlan International Print Biennial Shortlisted Certificate

2019 – 74^th State Art and Sculpture Competition, Exhibition, Turkey. My work exhibited in the 74th painting contest of “State Art and Sculpture Museum” is also involved in Atatürk University, Faculty of Fine Arts Museum collection. Erzurum-Turkey

2019 – Ege University Miniprint Exhibition of the 8^th International Ege Art Days, Izmir-Turkey

2020 – Art Ankara 6^th Contemporary Art Fair Ankara-Turkey

2020 – International Virtual Engravist Printmaking Biennial -Turkey

2022 – Ege University 8^th International Ege Art Days and Miniprint Exhibition, Izmir-Turkey

2024 – The International Exlibris Competition ‘’Everything Breathes Pushkin Here’’, Moskow-Russia