Eda Şahan

Born in Istanbul in 1975, Şahan obtained her major degree in art of illumination at Mimar Sinan University Faculty of Fine Arts, with a minor in bookbinding. She speaks German and English.

During her undergraduate education, Şahan received a training course in “Paper restoration and Book Conservation” in Palazzo Spinelli, Florence. Following her degree, she studied “Art of Selling” in San Francisco University in 1998. Upon her return to Türkiye, Şahan opened various exhibitions. She has so far served and continues to serve the art of illumination.

Eda Şahan obtained her master’s degree in “Art Management” in Yeditepe University in 2003.

Ünal Kuş

Ünal Kuş was born in Fatsa in 1959. He obtained his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Art at Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Fine Arts. His works appeared in ten solo painting exhibitions in Türkiye and in numerous international exhibitions. He received Achievement Awards in the 61st State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition and 85th TBMM (Grand National Assembly of Türkiye) National Sovereignty Oil Painting Contest. Winner of a total of 11 awards, Ünal Kuş currently serves as art instructor at Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Education.

Artists in the Encounters Exhibition

ICI Art Gallery hosts an international exhibition with the works of 22 artists from eight countries. You are cordially invited to the opening cocktail for the Encounters 6/ Istanbul Exhibition.

Artists:

Nadira Akter (Bengaldeș/Bangladesh)
Abduladeim M. Al-Dhamen (S. Arabistan/S. Arabia)
Figen Batı (Türkiye)
Hülya Botasun (Türkiye)
Delia Chavusheva (Bulgaristan/Bulgaria)
Paulina Czerniawska (Polonya/Poland)
Atanas Donchev (Bulgaristan/Bulgaria)
Berna Erkün (Türkiye)
Bahri Genç (Türkiye)
Müfit İșler (Türkiye)
İnci Kansu (Kktc/N.Cyprus)
Șükrü Karakuș (Türkiye)
Pavlina Kopano (Bulgaristan/Bulgaria)
Ahmet Özel (Türkiye)
Anna Parmenova (Rusya/Russia)
Mina Sanver (Türkiye)
Marıjeta Sidovski (Makedonya/Macedonia)
Celalettin Tandoğdu (Türkiye)
Ljupka Gazalka Vasilev (Makedonya/Macedonia)
Nice Vasilev (Makedonya/Macedonia)
Erol Yildir (Türkiye)
Rușen Eșref Yılmaz (Türkiye)

Group Goya

İrfan Seçkin

Born in 1944 in Kahramanmaraş, İrfan Seçkin completed his primary and secondary education and graduated from Istanbul Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences.

He started his plaque and painting apprenticeship as a child in 1966 and continued to work throughout his university education in Istanbul. He earned rightful reputation by producing original works for the Out-Door market at his own Süper Rek. Gör. Tas. Atölyesi (Süper Advertising and Visual Design Workshop).

Seçkin handed over the commercial division of his workshop to his son in 2001 and since then dedicated himself fully to painting. He has contributed to major collections at home and abroad.

The artist opened his first solo painting exhibition entitled "Aklımda Kaldığınca " (As Much as I Can Remember) on April 2, 2010.