ABOUT THE ARTIST
Meral Fidan was born in Eskişehir. Graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Vocational Education, Department of Art Education. Participated in painting studies at the Sanat Yapım, Kayıhan Keskinok workshop. Exhibited watercolor and oil paintings, wood prints, and stone doll works in individual and group exhibitions held in Ankara, Istanbul, Eskişehir, Hannover (Germany), and Nalchik (Russia). Participated in art education and youth programs with her students in France and Portugal. Continues her art studies in her studio in Ankara.
ARTWORKS & EXHIBITIONS
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1991 Vakıfbank Art Gallery, Ankara
Adyghe Motifs Exhibition
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1991 Ethnography Museum, Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russian Federation
Adyghe Motifs Exhibition
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1991 Kız Teknik ve Meslek Lisesi Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara
I. International Women’s Congress Special Day Envelope Design
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1993 Ankara State Fine Arts Gallery, Ankara
M.E.B Oil Painting Group Exhibition of Art Teachers
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1995 Başkent Öğretmenevi, Ankara
M.E.B Oil Painting Group Exhibition of Art Teachers
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1997 Emlakbank Art Gallery, Ankara
Individual Art Exhibition
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1998 Hannover Cultural Center, Hannover, Germany
Painting and Stone Doll Exhibition
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1998 Başkent Öğretmenevi Exhibition Hall, Ankara
75th Anniversary Teachers’ Group Art Exhibition
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2004 DÖSİM Art Gallery, Ankara
80th Anniversary of the Republic of Turkey “Teachers’ Art Exhibition”
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2008 Istanbul Caucasian Cultural Association, Istanbul
Circassian Painters Gathering IV
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2008-2009 Sanat Yapım, Ankara
Kayıhan Keskinok Workshop Group Art Exhibition
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2010 Büyülü Fırça Art Gallery, Ankara
GORSED Group Art Exhibition
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2011 Opera State Art and Sculpture Museum, “Sedat Simavi” Hall, Ankara
“Ne” Individual Art Exhibition
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2012 Eldem Trade Art Gallery, Eskişehir
Individual Art Exhibition
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2014 Çankaya Municipality Gallery, Ankara
“War, Exile, Life” Group Art Exhibition
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2016 Çankaya Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara
Group Art Exhibition of Circassian Painters in Exile
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2018 TÜBİTAK-GOKKUR Project, Ankara
Visual Culture Event Series under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Vedat Özsoy
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2021 KONUŞMA ZAMANI, Istanbul
Billboard work on “Decorating the City with the Words and Art of Women+”
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2022 3rd International Circassian Conference, Istanbul
Group Art Exhibition
ART EDUCATION PROJECTS
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2008 European Union Education and Youth Programs Lifelong Learning Comenius School Project, France
“Getting to Know Each Other Through Art” Exhibition and Presentation
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2009 European Union Education and Youth Programs Lifelong Learning Comenius School Project, Portugal
“Promoting Turkey Through Art” Exhibition and Presentation
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2018-2019 TÜBİTAK Science and Society Innovative Education Practices, Giresun, Mersin, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Adana, Çanakkale, Erzincan, Kayseri, Ankara
Application of Visual Culture Theory in Primary and Secondary School Visual Arts Lessons
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES
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1975-1979 Gazi University, Ankara
Faculty of Vocational Education, Department of Art
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1984 Academy of Fine Arts, Istanbul (Summer Term)
Basic Art Education I, Ministry of National Education (MEB) In-Service Training
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1985 Academy of Fine Arts, Istanbul (Summer Term)
Basic Art Education II, Ministry of National Education (MEB) In-Service Training
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1986 Ceramic Vocational High School, Bozüyük, Bilecik (Summer Term)
Ceramic Education, Ministry of National Education (MEB) In-Service Training
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1991 Academy of Fine Arts, Istanbul (Summer Term)
Graphic Design Education, Ministry of National Education (MEB) In-Service Training