Ruzen Atakan
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Ruzen Atakan in Akincilar
, Nicosia
is a Turkish-Cypriot painter and the daughter of the famous Cypriot painter Ali Atakan. She graduated from Gazi University
Turkey
, in 1988. She has had 3 solo shows and took part in many mixed and group exhibitions in Cyprus
as well as overseas. Presently she is teaching at Fine Arts Secondary School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Akincilar
Akıncılar is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey. The mayor is Mevlüt Albayrak ....
, Nicosia
Nicosia
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is a Turkish-Cypriot painter and the daughter of the famous Cypriot painter Ali Atakan. She graduated from Gazi University
Gazi University
Gazi University is a public university primarily located in Ankara, Turkey.It was established in 1926 by Kemal Atatürk as Gazi Teacher Training Institute...
Turkey
Turkey
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, in 1988. She has had 3 solo shows and took part in many mixed and group exhibitions in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
as well as overseas. Presently she is teaching at Fine Arts Secondary School, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Exhibitions
Ruzen participated in the following exhibitions:- 1988 Group Exhibition in British Council, Ankara.
- 1990 Group Exhibition at Fluxus Art Gallery, Nicosia.
- 1991 1st Solo Exhibition at Fluxus Art Gallery, Nicosia.
- 1991 Contemporary Turkish Cypriot Painting Exhibition, London.
- 1994 2nd Solo Exhibition at Atatürk Cultural Center, Nicosia.
- 1994 Namık Kemal Painting Prize, Famagusta.
- 1997 3rd Solo Exhibition Atatürk Cultural Center, Nicosia.
- 1977 State Art and Sculpture Prize, Nicosia.
- 1999 Group Exhibition at Gotland University College, Gotland,
- 1999 Namık Kemal Painting Prize, Famagusta.
- 1999 Group Exhibition at Kunstmesse, Salzburg,
- 2001 Group Exhibition at IMKB, Istanbul.
- 2003 Bi-communal Exhibition at Hilton Hotel, Nicosia.
- 2003 Group Exhibition, İzmir International Fair, İzmir.
- 2004 4th Solo Exhibition, “April Exhibition” Iktisatbank Gallery, Nicosia