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Necmettin Ertunç

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  • On 8 September 2025

Who is Necmettin Ertunç? (1991-Mersin)

Born in 1991 in the Mut district of Mersin, he completed his primary and secondary education in Mut. After completing primary school, he was accepted into the Konya Çimento Anatolian Fine Arts High School in 2005-2006. After completing the first two years of high school in Konya, he transferred to Urfa Anatolian Fine Arts High School due to his father’s job. Burning with a love for art, Necmettin transferred to Muğla Fine Arts High School to complete his education. In 2009-2010, he took the talent exam at Denizli Pamukkale University and was accepted to the Art Teaching program. He graduated from Pamukkale University’s Art Teaching program as an honor student on June 25, 2014. On September 21, 2014, he worked as a textile and graphic designer (General Design) at Denizli Nakosan Inc. He completed his master’s degree in painting at Süleyman Demirel University’s Institute of Fine Arts. The programs he uses are Apexs 3, Photo Shop, Office Programs, 3D Modelist, Designer, Corel Draw etc. He currently works as a lecturer at Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University.

Art Perspective:

For me, art is not merely a space where color and form come together; it is a bridge built with one’s existence, past, wounds, and hope. The stories of Anatolia, the exile on the wing of a partridge, and the inner journey of humanity spontaneously merge in my paintings. The knowledge and discipline I acquired as an academic blend softly with the tip of my brush in my studio; for my art is nourished not by theory, but primarily by life itself.

Every canvas is a space of purification for me. I transform my pain, my losses, and my ruptures with colors that embody hope, rebirth, and healing. Figurative or abstract, whatever form I use, my aim is to make visible the human state of mind, the traces of the geography, and our collective memory. I want the viewer to encounter my paintings not merely with an image, but with a story, an emotion, and an invitation; an invitation to embark on their own inner journey.
My understanding of art can be summarized as a compassionate and honest testimony that brings together individual suffering and collective memory. That’s why every work I create carries a healing intention, one I offer to myself and others. For me, art isn’t just an expression; it’s a way to lighten the burden of existence and create new meaning.

Awards:

2004/ "First Place in the April 23rd Themed Painting Competition."
2005/ "First Place in the Teachers' Day Themed Painting Competition." 2006/ "Third Place in the Police Themed Painting Competition."
2003/ "First Place in the Composition in the Children's Themed Painting Competition." 2005/ "Third Place in the Mother's Day Poetry Competition."
2016/ "14th Traditional Bahattin Tatış Painting Competition Exhibition Award."

Experiences:

2003-2006 "Apprenticed in a shoe production and repair workshop."
2006-2007 "Worked in sign making and printing at a sign shop." 2007-2008 "Worked as a designer at an advertising and event planning company." 2007-2008 "Apprenticed in a kanun instrument making workshop."
2008-2009 "Participated in a relief work depicting the Mevlana Mosque and whirling dervishes at Urfa Fine Arts High School."
2009-2010 "Worked as a salesperson at the Holiday Leisure Club in Aydın/Kuşadası." 2012-2014 "Worked as a waiter at Pamukkale University."
2014-2015-2016 "Textile designer (General Design) at Denizli Nakosan Inc.."

Exhibitions Participated:

2005-2006 "Mut Primary School Year-End Charity Bazaar Exhibition".
2006-2007 "Fine Arts Exhibition Hall, Group Exhibition, Konya". 2007-2008 "Fine Arts Exhibition Hall, Group Exhibition, Konya". 2008-2009 "Municipal Exhibition Hall Oil Painting Exhibition, Urfa."
2009-2010 "Foundation on My Mind, Istanbul on My Canvas" Painting Exhibition, Istanbul." 2010-2011 "First solo exhibition at Denizli Sümer Park Shopping Mall."
2011-2012 "Second solo exhibition at Denizli/Ali Rıza Turan Bahadır Exhibition Hall." 2012-2013 "Seferihisar/İzmir International Watercolor Festival Painting Exhibition." 2013-2014 "Pamukkale University "Atatürk and Us" Group Painting Exhibition."
2013-2014 "Pamukkale University Original Print Workshop "Ebru Studies" Painting Exhibition." 2013-2014 "Seferihisar/Izmir International Watercolor Festival Painting Exhibition". 2014-2015 "Pamukkale University 4th Grade Group Exhibition".
2014-2015 "Pamukkale University Faculty of Education Foyer Hall "Step by Step" solo exhibition".
2015-2016 "Republic Art and Culture Activities Week Antalya". 2015-2016 "100th Year Çanakkale Spirit Juried Group Exhibition Antalya".
2016-2017 "Antalya/Kepez Municipality Erdem Beyazıt Cultural Center Group Exhibition".
2016-2017 "Akdeniz University Faculty of Fine Arts Traditional 14th Republic Exhibition".
2016-2017 "July 15 Democracy and Martyrs Exhibition". 2019-2020 "March 8 International Women's Day Group Exhibition".
2019-2020 "March 12 Adoption of the National Anthem and Commemoration of the Çanakkale Martyrs Group Exhibition".
2019-2020 "Nevruz Invited International Participation Group Exhibition". 2019-2020 "World Art Day "QUARANTINE" Group Exhibition".
2019-2020 "ART CANNOT FIT IN ONE DAY" International Online Group Exhibition (Contemporary.p.art International Online Exhibition)". 2019-2020 "ART DOES NOT LIKE BORDERS" International Online Group Exhibition (Contemporary.p.art International Online Exhibition).
2019-2020 "Çukurova University Faculty of Fine Arts International Juried Online Group Exhibition."
2019-2020 "November 24th Teachers' Day Online Group Exhibition."

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