Bahadır Gökay (born 1955 in
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
) is a Turkish
painter
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...
. He graduated from the Department of Graphics in the State School of Higher Education of Applied Fine Arts Istanbul (now known as
Marmara University
Marmara University ( Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a public university in Istanbul, Turkey.
The university is named after the Sea of Marmara and was founded as a university in 1982. However, it was created in 1883 under the name of ''H ...
, Graphic Design) in 1982. He was yet a student when he started working as an art director in distinguished advertising companies. He established his own company in 1984 and became the creative director of many significant brands.
In addition to his 13 solo exhibitions in Turkey, Greece and Kosovo, he also exhibited his work in
Florence Biennale The Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea, also known as the Florence Biennale is an art exhibition held in Florence, Italy. Since 1997 it has been held every two years in the exhibition spaces of the Fortezza da Basso, Florence.
The li ...
(Italy, 2005), The Biennial of Contemporary Art 'De Nittis' (Italy, 2007)
VI. International Biennial of Drawing Pilsenand received The Honorary Certificate of the Highest Quality (Czech Republic, 2008), 1. Biennale d'Arte Moderna (Italy, 2008) and has participated in many group exhibitions in Turkey, Argentina, Greece and Germany. He has earned numerous awards in various competitions.
He is also one of the Turkey representatives of the International Association of Art
AIAP/IAA which is in operational relationship with UNESCO.
He has establishe
Erenus Art Galleryin Istanbul in 2001 and opened the gallery's Ankara branch in 2008. He continues working in his Atelier in Istanbul and also teaches drawing and painting at Erenus Art Gallery.
The recent biennials he took part in are:
*2011 - 1st International Izmir Biennial of Arts (Grand Jury Prize)
*2010 - 15th International Drawing Biennial
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
External links
Bahadir Gokay's official websiteBahadir Gokay's Erenus Art GalleryFerrara Collective Website
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Turkish painters
Artists from Istanbul
1955 births
Living people