Nevin Çokay
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Nevin Çokay is a Turkish
painter.
Nevin Çokay spent her childhood in different regions of Turkey
. In 1947 she started to attend to the studio of Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu
at the Academy of Fine Arts Istanbul
, which she finished in 1953. She also joined The Group Ten. Her first exhibition took place in the Gallery "Maya" in Istanbul (1953). Between 1950 and 1953 she was a member of the State Choir for Turkish folk music under the direction of Nedim Otyam. Beside the participation in concerts and folkloric arrangements e.g. in Italy
, she also worked as a voice artist and acted in the film Yurda Dönüş.
After 1954 she completely devoted herself to painting. Her paintings were shown in special exhibitions of the State Museum for
Painting and Sculptures Istanbul and the Biennale for Young Artist in Paris
. In 1961 she won the second price of the Istanbul Art Festival. 1979 she was invited to Holland, where her pictures were exhibited in different museums and galleries in Deventer
, Hague and Rotterdam
for the duration of one year. Her paintings are found in public and private collections in Germany
and Holland, in the Museum for Painting and Sculptures Istanbul, the
Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the city administration
Istanbul, the University of Istanbul and the Umjetnicka Galerij in former Yugoslavia
.
Nevin Çokay worked 17 years as a teacher for art and art history in high schools and gave 10 years of private painting lessons in different gallery studios. Today she works in her private studio in Foça / Izmir.
She is married and has a son.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
painter.
Nevin Çokay spent her childhood in different regions of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. In 1947 she started to attend to the studio of Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu
Bedri Rahmi Eyüboglu
Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu was a Turkish painter and poet.Bedri Rahmi was born 1911 in Görele on the Black Sea. He was the second child of a family with five. His elder brother, Sabahattin Eyuboglu, is a well-known writer and his younger sister, Mualla Eyüboğlu, was one of the first architects working...
at the Academy of Fine Arts Istanbul
Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University is a Turkish state university dedicated to the higher education of fine arts. It is located in the Fındıklı neighborhood of İstanbul, Turkey.-History:...
, which she finished in 1953. She also joined The Group Ten. Her first exhibition took place in the Gallery "Maya" in Istanbul (1953). Between 1950 and 1953 she was a member of the State Choir for Turkish folk music under the direction of Nedim Otyam. Beside the participation in concerts and folkloric arrangements e.g. in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, she also worked as a voice artist and acted in the film Yurda Dönüş.
After 1954 she completely devoted herself to painting. Her paintings were shown in special exhibitions of the State Museum for
Painting and Sculptures Istanbul and the Biennale for Young Artist in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. In 1961 she won the second price of the Istanbul Art Festival. 1979 she was invited to Holland, where her pictures were exhibited in different museums and galleries in Deventer
Deventer
Deventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen Deventer is a municipality and city in...
, Hague and Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
for the duration of one year. Her paintings are found in public and private collections in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Holland, in the Museum for Painting and Sculptures Istanbul, the
Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the city administration
Istanbul, the University of Istanbul and the Umjetnicka Galerij in former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
.
Nevin Çokay worked 17 years as a teacher for art and art history in high schools and gave 10 years of private painting lessons in different gallery studios. Today she works in her private studio in Foça / Izmir.
She is married and has a son.