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CONTEMPORARY TURKISH PAINTERS

Derya Aysun Cancan

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  • On 8 September 2025

Who is Derya Aysun Cancan? (1978-Sivas)

Born in 1978 in the Suşehri district of Sivas, she completed her primary and secondary education there. After graduating from the Art Education Department at Samsun Ondokuz Mayıs University, she began working as a teacher in Sivas. In 2004, she completed her master’s degree at the Institute of Social Sciences at Cumhuriyet University. In 2020, she graduated from the Fine Arts Education Department of the Graduate Education Institute at Samsun Ondokuz Mayıs University. After working for many years at Sivas Muzaffer Sarısözen Fine Arts High School, she began teaching at Cumhuriyet University’s Faculty of Fine Arts in 2018. She currently serves as an assistant professor in the Art Education Department of Cumhuriyet University’s Faculty of Education. She has participated in group exhibitions both domestically and internationally and has held two solo exhibitions, “Drops” and “Locals.”

Art Perspective:
Derya Aysun Cancan explores themes of nature, living things, and climate change in her works. His art, in line with postmodernism, aims to draw attention to the extinction of species. His works range from hyper-realistic depictions of animal figures to abstract narratives lamenting the extinction of living things.
The artist’s primary goal is to provoke viewers to reflect on the impact of ecological crises on biodiversity on both an emotional and intellectual level. These works question anthropocentric approaches and invite viewers to confront environmental destruction.
Artistic Approach:
• Themes:
o Nature and human intervention
o Ecological balance and crises
o Climate change
• Technique:
o Traditional painting methods
o Acrylic and watercolor are preferred
His recent works focus on the visual depiction of natural destruction, bringing together the past and the future. Art, as both a stimulating and timeless narrative tool, opens up discussion about the role of nature-human relationships. Cancan’s works express the burden of human impacts on nature, both from the past to the present, and predictions about the future, in a way that the viewer can both be a part of and contribute to its solution.

International and National Group Exhibitions;

Cancan D. A., E serci Senza E serci Mail Art Ha pening, Group Exhibition, November 2023
Cancan D. A., NOVEMBER 24 TEACHERS DAY INTERNATIONAL ONLINE GROUP EXHIBITION, Group Exhibition, November 2023
Group Exhibition, November 2023
Cancan D. A., THIRD INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AND FINE ARTSEDUCATION SYMPOSIUM INVITED ONLINE EXHIBITION,
Cancan D. A., DRAW ME SKU L A MAIL ART, Group Exhibition, November 2023
Cancan D. A., "10 ARTISTS 10 WORKS NATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITION IN MEMORY OF 10TH ANNIVERSARY", Group Exhibition, October 2023
October 2023
Cancan D. A., Mail Art Exhibition "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" HOMEGROWN: The 2023 Denizen Exhibition, Group Exhibition,
Cancan D. A., 10th Anniversary of the Republic Mail Art Exhibition, Group Exhibition, October 2023
Cancan D. A., "Letters from the 10th Year" International Mail Art Exhibition "Freedom", Group Exhibition, October 2023
Cancan D. A., INTERNATIONAL Nature Mail Art Project, Group Exhibition, October 2023
Cancan D. A., 2nd International Elsander Social Sciences Congress, Group Exhibition, October 2023
October 2023
Cancan D. A., İnönü University "International Online Juried Group Exhibition in Memory of the 10th Anniversary of the Republic", Group Exhibition,
Cancan D. A., ARTHEHA 32APSDartner OBSERVO APS - Pro Loco Ostia Mare e A s. Donatori Sangue "G° MAL
2023
INTERNATIONAL POSTER "LA GUE RA -cosa ha cambiato nel mondo - cosa ha cambiato in te ?", Group Exhibition, September
Cancan D. A., IV. INTERNATIONAL "FISH" THEMED GROUP EXHIBITION, Group Exhibition, August 2023
Cancan D. A., ACADEMY GLOBAL FAR EAST ASIA 1st INTERNATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITION, Group Exhibition, July 2023
Cancan D. A., Sana ta Philosophy, Group Exhibition, May 2023
Cancan D. A., Let's Meet in Trabzon for the 10th Anniversary of the Republic "Small Works Exhibition", Group Exhibition, June 2023
Cancan D. A., Algorithm 1st International Group Painting Exhibition, Group Exhibition Exhibition, March 2023
Exhibition, March 2023
Cancan D. A., 1st INTERNATIONAL AZERBAIJAN-TURKEY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS GROUP EXHIBITION "PARADIGMA", Group Exhibition
Cancan D. A., Online Art Show "Blue", Group Exhibition, December 2022
Cancan D. A., POMO IV INTERNATIONAL MAIL ART EXHIBITION, Group Exhibition, November 2022
Cancan D. A., Teachers' Day Exhibition, Group Exhibition, November 2022
Cancan D. A., International Music and Fine Arts Symposium, Group Exhibition, October 2022
June 2022
Cancan D. A., 1st Mail Art Exhibition titled "Aesthetic Guides of the Past: Cultural Heritage of Şanlıurfa", Group Exhibition
Cancan D. A., Online art show "Water", Group Exhibition Exhibition, June 2020
Cancan D. A., "103 Years Old on May 19th" International Invited Group Exhibition, Group Exhibition, May 2020
Cancan D. A., 1st National April 15th World Art Day Exhibition "Inefective but effective", Group Exhibition, April 2020
Cancan D. A., Sarmaşık "Libraries Week" Contemporary Art Selection, Group Exhibition, March 2020
Cancan D. A., 1st INTERNATIONAL ARSLANTEPE MAIL ART BIENNIAL, Group Exhibition, March 2020
Cancan D. A., From Traditional to Contemporary Art Exhibition, Group Exhibition, March 2020
Cancan D. A., 12th International Scientific Research Congress, Group Exhibition, December 2021
Cancan D. A., POMO I INTERNATIONAL MAIL ART EXHIBITION, Group Exhibition Exhibition, November 2021
Cancan D. A., November 24th Teachers' Day Exhibition, Group Exhibition, November 2021
Cancan D. A., Umut Mail Art 3rd International Mail Art Exhibition, Group Exhibition, November 2021
Cancan D. A., Divriği Trace Lines "From Traditional to Contemporary Art Exhibition", Group Exhibition, September 2021
Cancan D. A., 1st INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CONGRESS GROUP EXHIBITION, Group Exhibition, August 2021
Cancan D. A., PUNTOBITION I. INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL GROUP ART EXHIBITION, Group Exhibition, June 2021
Cancan D. A., April 15th World Art Day Interdisciplinary Online Exhibition, Group Exhibition, April 2021
Cancan D. A., November 24th Teachers' Day Virtual Exhibition , Group Exhibition, November 2020
Cancan D. A., "The Path to Liberation on the 10th Anniversary of the Struggle" Group Exhibition, August 2019
Cancan D. A., July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day Group Exhibition, Group Exhibition, July 2016

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