Naim Uludoğan (1911 – 18 December 2010) was a Turkish artist, sculptor and

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officer. Born in

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, then part of the

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, he and his family migrated to Istanbul in the immediate aftermath of the

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. He graduated from the

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and Harbiye War Academy (1933) as an Infantry officer during the period of 1926–34. At Kuleli, he received regular instructions from

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, a well known Turkish artist. In 1947, Uludoğan became a member of the Military Artists Association. He later graduated from

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and was certified for instructing art and painting. He instructed in various military education institutions until 1955, when he retired from the Army with the rank of major. Uludoğan also held two joint father-daughter painting exhibitions with

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, first in 1965 and secondly in 1991 that toured various Turkish cities and

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, Germany. In 1984 he was awarded the Service Plaque for his contributions to the Turkish culture and art by the Turkish ministry of culture and tourism. In 1988 he was also awarded the 50 Year Service to Art plaque from the Istanbul Municipality. As of 1997, he had held 28 solo exhibitions.

Prizes and awards

* 1952 – 2nd place in Konya municipality painting competition * 1982 – 3rd place in the Turkish Petroleum 2nd Atatürk Painting Competition * 1984 – Award from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism for his service to Turkish art * 1988 – 50 years of service to art by Istanbul Municipality * 1991 – the

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plaque * 1991 – Plaque by GESAM (Turkish Association of Fine Arts) for contrition to Turkish culture and art. * 1991 – Honor award by the Association of Plastic Arts * 2010 – Plaque of gratitude over his contribution in fine arts in the honor of his 100th birthday

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Uludogan, Naim 1911 births 2010 deaths Artists from Istanbul Turkish painters Realist painters Turkish Impressionist painters