Who is Perihan Ata (1951 – Kayseri)
She was born in 1951 in Pınarbaşı/Kayseri. She completed her high school education in Kayseri, and left after working at the Ministry of Finance for ten years. She was in various provinces of Anatolia due to her husband’s job. Her passion, which started with pattern studies in Sivas, evolved into painting at the Balıkesir State Fine Arts Workshop. Later, in 1996, she joined the painting studies at the Master Painter Özdemir Yemenicioğlu Workshop. She learned a lot from Master Painter Özdemir Yemenicioğlu; she continued her work in this workshop until 2006. In the meantime, she participated in many mixed and solo exhibitions. She still continues her work in Kayseri. She worked as an instructor in painting courses opened in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and the Municipality between 2015 and 2020. The artist is a member of A.İ.A.P. UNESCO (International Plastic Arts Association). Some of the works that the artist participated in competitions were exhibited in the Antalya 3rd National Painting Festival, Anadolu University 50th Year Painting Competition, SESAN 1st Painting Competition and Trakya University Mail Art Painting Competition.
Perihan ATA, who participated in many mixed exhibitions, festivals, biennials and international fairs, defines her understanding of art as follows; “Art is a phenomenon that exists and should exist in all of our lives. Art gives meaning to our lives and changes our perspective. All art is nothing but the reflection of instinct and imagination. Drawing and painting what is seen is not art. If the artist has been able to add his sincere feelings, sense of humor and soul to what he has drawn and painted, it is a work of art. At least that is what I think. An artist leaves a mark; his work should be unique and one of a kind, and only in this way can he leave a mark. My works are based on my observations in nature. However, I try to reflect on my canvas not what I see but what I feel.”
About the Painter Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ümit Gezgin says the following in the Sanat Tasarım Newspaper: “Perihan ATA is an artist who evaluates color within the richness of form. The concepts of color and composition stand before us as important expansions of her pictorial reality. Aesthetic premise is always included in her pictorial perspective. In both her still lifes and other works, Perihan ATA knows very well that visual arts must be based on an aesthetic reality. Whatever ATA tells, she tells it aesthetically. The artist successfully accomplishes this.”
Personal Exhibitions;
1999 State Fine Arts Gallery Balikesir
1999 Erciyes University Sabanci Cultural Site Kayseri
1999 TÖMER Izmir
2001 State Painting and Sculpture Museum Izmir
2003 Tekel Art Gallery Istanbul
2003 Denizli Municipality Ali Riza Turan Bahadir Art Gallery and Museum Denizli
2004 Halkbank Art Gallery Ankara
2007 Erciyes University Sabanci Cultural Center Kayseri
2010 Kayseri Fine Arts Gallery Ataturk House Kayseri
2012 Yay/Ada AVM Art Gallery Exhibition Balikesir
Catalogs in which he took part;
Poverty and Art Biennial Catalogue 2005
Turkishpaintings Turkish Artist's Window to the World 2006
Ege University 2nd EGEART Art Days Catalogue 2007
Anadolu University 50th Year Painting Catalogue 2008
Water on the Canvas of Women of the World Catalogue 2009
1st SESAN Catalogue 2010
2nd SESAN Catalogue 2011
Ege University 4th EGEART Art Days Catalogue 2011
Those Who Overflow from a Quarter Century UPSD Catalogue 2013
Ege University 5th International EGEART Catalogue 2013
Mixed exhibitions;
1999 State Fine Arts Gallery Balikesir
2001 State Fine Arts Gallery Balikesir
2003 Antalya 3rd National Painting Festival Competition Exhibition Antalya
2003 State Fine Arts Museum Marmaris
2004 Cankaya Municipality Contemporary Arts Gallery Ankara
2005 6th International Golden Saffron Festival Safranbolu
2005 “Fighting Poverty in the World” 1st International Grameen Micro Credit Art Biennial Ankara
2006 Metropolitan Municipality Zafer Bazaar Ankara
2006 State Fine Arts Gallery Bursa
2006 Konak Municipality Culture and Art Center Izmir
2007 Tayyare Culture Center Bursa
2007 Samandağ Çevlik Tourism Center Antakya
2007 Ege University 2nd International EGEART Art Days Izmir
2008 Anadolu University 50th Year Painting Competition Exhibition Eskisehir
2009 SESAN Competition Exhibition Izmir
2009 On the Canvas of Women Su International Painting Festival Trabzon
2010 March 8 International Women's Day Through Women's Eyes Istanbul
2010 Uşak Painting Festival TİMYA Art Group Uşak
2011 Alamara Gallery Art Istanbul
2011 Uşak Painting Festival TİMYA Art Group Uşak
2011 Ege University 4th International EGEART Art Days Izmir
2012 Mustafapaşa Municipality Painting Festival TİMYA Art Group Nevşehir
2012 Kayseri Fine Arts Gallery Atatürk House Kayseri
2013 Manisa Through Painters' Eyes Manisa
2013 Ege University 5th International EGEART Art Days Izmir
2014 Derinkuyu Painting Workshop TİMYA Art Group Nevşehir
2014 “October Pass” 90th Anniversary of the Republic Exhibition Izmir
2015 Salihli Municipality “100th Anniversary of the Battle of Çanakkale” Mixed Painting Exhibition Manisa
2015 Karacasu Painting Workshop TİMYA Art Group Aydın
2016 Afrodisyas Art Workshop Exhibition İzmir
2017 Talas Art Workshop Exhibition Kayseri
2017 Bahariye Art Gallery Exhibition İstanbul
2017 Trakya University 1st International Mail Art Competition Exhibition Edirne
2017 Bahariye Art Gallery World Art Day Exhibition İstanbul
2017 The Peace Honeycombs Exhibition Çanakkale
2019 ART ANKARA Contemporary Art Fair Ankara
2020 Bahariye Art Gallery İstanbul
2021 Eskişehir Art Association Yunus Emre Online Memorial Exhibition Eskişehir
2021 Circassian Artists Exhibition Altındağ Municipality Ankara
2022 NART Circassian Artists Meeting İstanbul
2022 3rd International Circassian Conference Art Exhibition İstanbul
2022 Online Group Exhibition Galeri Art’s & Aveyanaghsh Art Group
2022 2nd International Mail Art Online Exhibition Kahramanmaraş
2023 Sinasos Painting Workshop TİMYA Art Group Ürgüp/Nevşehir
2023 Melikgazi Municipality Painting Workshop TİMYA Art Group Kayseri
2024 Ankara Circassian Painters Exhibition Ankara Circassian Association Ankara
2024 ART ANKARA Contemporary Art Fair Ankara
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