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Nuri Özçelik

Who is Nuri Özçelik? (1986-Eskişehir)

Nuri Özçelik was born in Eskişehir in 1986. After completing his secondary education, he graduated from Eskişehir Anatolian Fine Arts High School (2004). He graduated from the Fine Arts Education Department of Anadolu University, Faculty of Education, Department of Fine Arts, Department of Fine Arts Education, Department of Fine Arts Teaching, Department of Fine Arts … He completed his thesis research on “The Image of the City in Contemporary Turkish Painting from 1980 to the Present” under the supervision of Rıdvan Coşkun (2019).
Özçelik has held five solo exhibitions related to his field and has participated in group exhibitions in Istanbul, Isparta, Antalya, Ankara, Eskişehir, Kütahya, Mersin, Izmir, and London. He has had the opportunity to present his work to audiences on over thirty different platforms, including competitive exhibitions.
Özçelik has taught courses at institutions affiliated with the Ministry of National Education (MEB), including the Graphics Department of Istanbul Kavram Vocational School; the Art and Crafts Teaching Department of Marmara University’s Atatürk Faculty of Education; the Architecture Department of Okan University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, Design, and Architecture; and the Fashion and Textile Design Department of Istanbul Nişantaşı University’s Faculty of Art and Design. Since 2021, he has been a tenured Assistant Professor in the Painting Department of Istanbul Topkapı University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, Design, and Architecture. Özçelik explores urban life, which has become human nature. He continues his work in his studio in Istanbul.

Art Perspective;
Artist/Academic Nuri Özçelik explores the city and its arguments in his works. Generally, the artist, drawing on arguments derived from his environmental observations and travels, arrives at interpretations within the expressionist art discipline and presents buildings as a portrait of the city. Buildings, the memory of the city, help us interpret numerous details such as culture, motifs, and so on. They record, accumulate, and present. They are the mute witnesses of the city…
His works focus primarily on buildings and their appearances. The windows, some old and some new, the shutters, some open, some closed, some half-closed, the doors of different colors and models, the small, large, crooked antennas that look to the right and some to the left, the rusted water pipes that bend or straighten, the balconies, small and large, the staircases on the balconies, the bicycles, the buckets, the hanging laundry, the patterns of the laundry, the differences in these patterns, all reveal the identity of the building as a unit of the city and its presence within it, its relationship with other buildings, and the inhabitants of that floor. Objects that define an individual’s level of experience have become small units within the works’ constructs. These unique constructs of urban imagery are presented in the works. Here, engaging with the striking face of the image, the artist presents fragments of life to both the viewer and himself through images captured within, creating works that evoke the multilingual and multifunctional nature of painting on a plane between what is seen and what is formed in the mind.

Solo Exhibitions;

National, solo exhibitions, April 26, 2025-May 6, 2025, "City Cuts", Artpointgallery, Nişantaşı, Istanbul
National, solo exhibitions, January 30, 2025-February 10, 2025, "Mute Witnesses (City Buildings)", Kambur Gallery, Bebek, Istanbul.
National, solo exhibitions, March 4, 2011-March 24, 2011, solo painting exhibition, Artpark Gallery, Antalya
National, solo exhibitions, May 10, 2010-May 22, 2010, solo painting exhibition, Ansan Art Gallery, Antalya
National, solo exhibitions, June 8, 2008-June 18, 2008, solo painting exhibition, Anadolu University, Faculty of Education, Department of Fine Arts Education, Gallery B, Eskişehir

Awards:

National, 2024, Sakuder Painting Competition, Honorable Mention
National, 2023, Fatih Municipality Painting Competition, Honorable Mention
National, 2019, Bazaart Painting and Sculpture Competition, 2nd Prize
National, 2016, 12th Sütçü İmam University Painting Competition, Honorable Mention

Selected Workshops:

 International, Workshop, June 26, 2022-June 26, 2022, The Turkish Language of Painting, The Turkic World's Meeting on Canvas, Emirgan Grove, Istanbul
National, Workshop, February 24, 2014-February 27, 2014, 1st Visual Arts Graduate Student Workshop, participant-artist, Pamukkale University Faculty of Education, Department of Visual Arts Education, Denizli
International, Workshop, June 1, 2014-June 8, 2014, Art Suites Gallery 10th International Workshop, participant-artist, Muğla / Bodrum / Art Suites Gallery exhibition hall and hotel
International, Workshop, September 23, 2013-September 26, 2013, Eskişehir, Turkic World Cultural Capital Events, International Art Workshop, Art Assistant Eskişehir
2025
International, Exhibitions, May 7, 2025-May 14, 2025, IAFF Izmir Fair, Stand L 24, Signature Art Gallery, Izmir
International, Exhibitions, April 14, 2025-April 19, 2025, 3rd International Yeditepe Biennial, Istanbul.
National, Exhibitions, April 28, 2007-May 7, 2007, İnönü University 50th Anniversary Painting Competition, Exhibition, Malatya
International, Exhibitions, April 14, 2025-April 19, 2025, (Kobalt) International Painting and Sculpture Group Exhibition, Eskişehir Fine Arts Gallery.
International, Exhibitions, January 22, 2025-January 29, 2025, 1st International Art and Design Exhibition of 2025, v-artunion.com
International, Exhibitions, December 22, 2024-January 2, 2025, 11th International Art and Design Exhibition, v-artunion.com
National, Exhibitions, December 6, 2024-January 12, 2025, Minipaint-3 National Group Exhibition, Mersin Yenişehir Municipality AKM Ahmet Yeşil Art Gallery
2024
International, Exhibitions, July 22, 2024-July 29, 2024, 6th International Art and Design Exhibition, v-artunion.com
International, Exhibitions, August 30, 2024-September 20, 2024, August 30 Victory Day International Online Group Exhibition, gestuam.marmara.edu.tr
National, Exhibitions, October 26, 2024-November 12, 2024, Young Faces of the Republic, Beşiktaş Contemporary Art Gallery, Mustafa Kemal Cultural Center
International, Exhibitions, November 24, 2024-December 24, 2024, November 24, Teachers' Day International Online Group Exhibition, gestuam.marmara.edu.tr
International, Exhibitions, November 21, 2024-December 21, 2024, October 29, 101st Anniversary of the Republic International Online Group Exhibition, gestuam.marmara.edu.tr
National, Exhibitions, November 21, 2024-December 21, 2024, Young Faces of the Republic, Ankara, Port Art Orange Blossom Residence
National, Exhibitions December 19, 2023-January 20, 2024, Kütahya and its historical and cultural values painting competition/exhibition, Kütahya Municipality Exhibition Hall
International, Exhibitions, May 16, 2024-June 16, 2024, 1st International Artist-Academics Exhibition, Trabzon University Faculty of Fine Arts and Design Art Gallery
International, Exhibitions, March 8, 2024-March 20, 2024, International Online Group Exhibition, March 8, International Women's Day, Respect for Women, gestuam.marmara.edu.tr
International, Exhibitions, October 1, 2024-October 31, 2024, Synthetic, Çizgitsin Digital Gallery

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