Pervin Özdemir (born 1951 in
Ä°zmir) is a
Turkish
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ceramics artist.
She has taken drawing and history of art classes from
Ali Riza Hiti. Has completed academy in 1971. In the 1980s she continued her art studies concentrating on ceramics at the Museum of Paintings and Sculpture in Ä°zmir. In 1996, she completed studies in a ceramics workshop in
Gelsenkirchen
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, Germany, and researches in
Köln
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and
Amsterdam. Published articles on art of ceramics.
During the same period, started to train students in the workshop she founded.
She has prepared 25 solo exhibitions in many cities of Turkey and in Germany. Took part in 55 joint exhibitions all around the world. Her ceramics exhibition in Gelsenkirchen which was the first one by a Turkish artist was mentioned in European press.
Her works can be found in many collections all around the world, including Germany, the Netherlands, England, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, the US, Italy, Sweden, Australia, Japan, France.
She acted as the art consultant at the Art Gallery of
Ephesos Museum for 7 years.
She opened a solo modern ceramics exhibition in Urfa, which was a first in South-Eastern Turkey.
Awarded with a first honorable mention (1991) and first jury award (1994) at Golden Cruse Art Competition.
Won the Halikarnas Balikcisi Award of Service to the Anatolian Civilizations by the Turkish Ministry of Culture.
The
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Foundation have named their art prizes after her.
She currently teaches at Ä°zmir Guzelyali Cultural Center.
References
1951 births
Living people
Turkish ceramists
Date of birth missing (living people)
Turkish women ceramists
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