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Olgu Sümengen Berker was born in Turkey, in 1978. Graduated from Anadolu University, Fine Arts Faculty, Ceramic Department (BFA) Eskisehir, in 2001, Anadolu University, Social Sciences Institute, Ceramic Master Program (MFA) Eskisehir in 2004 and Hacettepe University Social Sciences Institute, Ceramics Proficiency in Art Program, Ankara in 2012 Respectively. For 15 years has been working as an academic in various universities and titles in Turkey. Holding the Associate Professor title in which is a permanent title given by the Turkish University Council Committee regardless of the employment. She has 11 solo exhibitions in Turkey and Germany and has participated in more than 70 national and international group and competition exhibitions around the world. She has 4 awards and her papers and articles published by international periodicals. Her work takes place in private or museum collections. She moved to Germany in 2017 and working as an independent artist at her studio and lecturing on art in NATO Joint Force Headquarters Brunssum, Arts and Crafts Center, Netherlands.

  • PAPERS & PUBLICATIONS
  • AWARDS
    • 71. State Ceramic Competition Success Award 2012

    • İzmir Rotary 12th Golden Pitcher Competition Şinasi Ertan Award 2012

    • 68. State Ceramic Competition Jury’s Special Award 2007

    • T.R.T. 2. Painting and Ceramics Competition 1st Award 2003
  • SOLO EXHIBITIONS
    • “Frauen vom Mittelmeer”, Sun of the East&Winds of the West Festival, Köln, Germany, 2018

    • 8 March World Women’s Day Exhibition, Çankaya University, Ankara, Turkey, 2016

    • Ceramic Exhibition, Aysel Gözübüyük Art Gallery –Ankara,Turkey, 2012

    • Çankaya University May Fest Ceramics exhibition, Ankara, Turkey, 2009

    • Ceramic Exhibition, Sevgi Art Gallery-Ankara, Turkey, 2008

    • Ceramic Exhibition, Aysel Gözübüyük Art Gallery –Ankara,Turkey, 2007

    • Kadın Kadına, Lale Ataman Art Gallery –Ankara, Turkey, 2006

    • Ceramic Exhibition, İş Bank Art Gallery –İzmir, Turkey, 2006

    • Kadın, RD Art Gallery- Ankara,Turkey, 2005

    • Ceramic Exhibition, Başak Sigorta Art Gallery-Ankara, Turkey, 2004
  • EXHIBITIONS
    • Quarantine Days, Virtual Exhibition, Kani Kaya Instagram-Live, 15 April 2020

    • 6th ARTANKARA, Art Fair, AG Sanat, Congresium, Ankara, Turkey, 2020

    • IAAF, Art& Antique Fair/ Sanat ve Antika Fuarı, Istanbul, Turkey, 2020

    • NATO, JFC Brunnssum Headquarters Craft Market pottery wheel workshop& exhibition, Brunnssum, Netherlands, 2019

    • Salon Des Beux Arts 2019,  “Temps” Turkish Delegation Exhibition, Carrousel Du  Louvre, Paris, France, 2019

    • Blau&Grün Festival, Kunsthalle Lindenthal, Köln, Germany, 2019

    • The 2019 “Blanc de Chine” International Ceramic Art Award Finalists Exhibition,   798 Art Zone, Beijing,China, 2019

    • “Anne”/”Mother” Group Exhibition, State Fine Arts Gallery, Çanakkale, Turkey, 2019

    • 5th ARTANKARA, Art Fair, AG Sanat, Congresium, Ankara, Turkey, 2019

    • International Culture, Art and Society Symposium, Art Exhibition, VAN, Turkey,18– 20 Ekim / October 2018

    • 6th Gölcük International Symposium Opening Exhibition, Gölcük Değirmendere Campus, Kocaeli – Turkey, 2017

    • Mural 2016, Let’s Meet Wroclaw, Poland, 2016

    • İzmir Rotary 14th Golden Pitcher Competition Exhibition- Ahmet Adnan Saygun Art Center- İzmir, Turkey 2016

    • A.G. 16 Years 16 Artist New Place Exhibition, A.G. Art, Ankara, Turkey, 2015

    • Tripart 19, KAV Art, Ankara, Turkey, 2015

    • Young Generation Exhibition 4, KAV Young Art, Ankara, Turkey, 2015

    • Summer Wind 2015, Avenue Bodrum, Ankara, Turkey, 2015

    • 2nd Istanbul Ceramic Art Days, Istanbul, Turkey, 2015

    • SEDER (Art Educators Association) Members Exhibition ARTANKARA Art Fair, ATO Congresium, Ankara, Turkey, 2015

    • Women Artists Day/  (KadınSanatçılar Günü), Embassy of Romania, Ankara, Turkey, 2015

    • SEDER (Art Educators Associaon) Members Exhibition, Lefkose Ismet Vahit Güney Exhibition Hall, North Cyprus, 2015

    • 72 nd State Ceramic Competition Exhibition, Ankara/ Türkiye, 2014

    • SERES’14 40x40x40 International Ceramics and Glass Exhibition, Anadolu University Library Gallery, Eskişehir, Turkey, 15-16-17 October 2014

    • SERES’14 3rd International Ceramics and Glass Exhibition, Anadolu University Library Gallery, Eskişehir, Turkey, 15-16-17 October 2014

    • 3rd World Conference on Design, Arts and Education DAE-2014- SEDER Exhibition, Royal Princess Hotel Conference Center , Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2014

    • İzmir Rotary 13th Golden Pitcher Competition Exhibition- Ahmet Adnan Saygun Art Center- İzmir, Turkey, 2014

    • 8.Eskişehir Tepebaşı Municipality Terra Cotta Symposium Ceramic Exhibition, Eskişehir, Turkey, 2014

    • Vth International Marsyas Culture Art and Music Festival “Voice of Ceramic” Exhibition, Dinar, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, 2014

    • 1st International Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition, Bolu, Turkey, 2014

    • Associacion of Educators Memeber’s Exhibition, Ankara University Morphology Department, Ankara, 2014

    • “1”, Ark Art, İstanbul, Turkey, 2014

    • “Art Small, Young Generation Exhibition” KAV Art, Ankara, Turkey, 2013

    • “At Dumlupınar” Exhibition, Dumlupınar University Art Gallery, Kütahya, Turkey, 2013

    • “EgeArt Young Art Competition Exhibition”, International İzmir Fair Area State Painting and Sculpture Art Gallery, İzmir, Türkiye, 2013

    • 23 rd International Artist İstanbul Tüyap Art Fair- Aysel Gözübüyük Art Gallery, Beylikdüzü, İstanbul, Türkiye, 2013

    • “Ekim Geçidi”(October Walkway), Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara, Türkiye,2013

    • Summer Group Exhibition, KAV Art, Ankara, Türkiye,2013

    • 3rd Gölcük Internatiınal Symposium Opening Exhibition, Gölcük – Türkiye, 2013

    • 2nd World Congress of Art Design and Education SEDER Exhibition, Ion Minchu Faculty of Architecture- Bucharest- Romenia, 2013

    • 2.nd International İzmir Biennal of Art, İzmir – Türkiye, 2013

    • “Yenilenme” (Regeneration) , Çankaya University Central Campus, Library exhibition Hall, Ankara, 2013

    • “Tripart IV” KAV Art, Ankara, Türkiye,2013

    • “Kış Karma Sergisi” (Winter Group Exhibition) Bahariye Art Gallery, İstanbul, Türkiye, 2013

    • 22th Artist İstanbul Tüyap Art Fair- Aysel Gözübüyük Art Gallery, Beylikdüzü , İstanbul, Türkiye, 2012

    • Çağ-Sav Ankart Art Fair- Aysel Gözübüyük Art Gallery, Contemporary Arts Center- Ankara, Türkiye,  2012

    • İzmir Rotary 12th Golden Pitcher Competition Exhibition- Painting and Sculpture Museum- İzmir, Türkiye, 2012

    • Çankaya University KADUM Women’s’ Day Fine Arts Exhibition, Çankaya University, Common Area, Ankara, 2012

    • “Küçük İşler, Genç Kuşak Sergisi” (Art Small, Young Generation Exhibition) KAV Art, Ankara, Turkey, 2012

    • “Ekim Geçidi”(October Walkway), Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara, Türkiye. 2012

    • “Genç Kuşak Segisi I” (Young Generation 1) KAV Art, Ankara, Turkey, 2012

    • “Kocatepe Sanat Buluşması” (Kocatepe Art Gathering) Afyon Kocatepe Üniversity Atatürk Congress Center Exhibition Hall, Afyonkocatepe, Türkiye,  2012

    • Associacion of Educators Memeber’s Exhibition Mudurnu Silk Road Culture Art and Tourism Festival,  Mudurnu City Museum, Mudurnu, Turkiye, 2012

    • Hüseyin Özçelik and Students Ceramic Exhibition, Çankaya University, Common Area, Ankara, 2012

    • Çankaya University KADUM(Women Studies and Research Center), World Women’s Day Plastic Arts Exhibition, Çankaya University, Common Area, Ankara, 2012

    • Hacettepe University Graduate and Post-Graduate Ceramic Students Group Exhibition Hacettepe University, Fine Arts Faculty Art Gallery, Ankara, Türkiye, 2011

    • Kibele Group Exhibition, Çankaya University, Ankara/ Türkiye, 2011

    • Haydarpaşa Haydarpaşa Group Exhibition, Parme Art Gallery, Ankara, Türkiye, 2010

    • “Respect to Republic and Atatürk” Group Exhibition, Çankaya University, Ankara, Türkiye, 2010

    • 19th Artist İstanbul Tüyap Art Fair- Aysel Gözübüyük Art Gallery, Beylikdüzü , İstanbul/ Türkiye, 2009

    • Çağ-Sav Ankart Art Fair- Aysel Gözübüyük Art Gallery, Contemporary Arts Center- Ankara/ Türkiye, 2009

    • Hacettepe University, Fine Arts Faculty Building opening exhibition, Hacettepe University, Fine Arts Faculty Art Gallery, Ankara, Türkiye 2009

    • International VIIth Ceramic Congress Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Afyonkocatepe University, Afyonkocatepe, Türkiye, 2008

    • “Journey” Art Instructors Association Exhibition, Mustafa Ayaz Culture Center, Ankara,Türkiye, 2008

    • State Ceramic Competition Exhibition, Ankara, Türkiye, 2008

    • Olgu Sümengen and Tekin Koçan Exhibition, Uludağ University Art Gallery, Bursa/ Türkiye, 2008

    • 10th İzmir Rotary Golden Pitcher Competition Exhibition- Painting and Sculpture Museum- İzmir, Türkiye, 2008

    • Çağ-Sav Ankart Art Fair, Aysel Gözübüyük Art Gallery, Contemporary Arts Center- Ankara, Türkiye, 2008

    • Contemporary İstanbul Art Fair, Ares Art Gallery, Lütfi Kırdar Congress and Culture Center- İstanbul, Türkiye, 2007

    • “Red” Group Exhibition- Lale Ataman Art Gallery – Ankara, Türkiye, 2007

    • La Ramla “Associacion de Artesanos Alfareros LaRambla” Ceramic Competition Exhibition- La Rambla- Cordoba, Spain, 2007

    • 67th State Ceramic Competition Exhibition, Ankara, Türkiye, 2006

    • “Muammer Çakı is with us” Ceramic Exhibition- Municipality Fine Arts Gallery-Eskişehir, Türkiye, 2006

    • From Melita to Battalgazi Archeology-Culture and Art Days,  Group Exhibition- Malatya/ Türkiye, 2006

    • Ürgüp Municipality United Nations Women Summit and Vintage Fest Group exhibition, Ürgüp, Nevşehir,Türkiye, 2006

    • İzmir Rotary Golden Pitcher Competition Exhibition- State Painting and Sculpture Museum, İzmir, Türkiye, 2006

    • “1000+1” Painting Exhibition Bayburt, Türkiye, 2005

    • “35 Artist 70 Artwork-1”, Çekirdek Sanat – İstanbul, 2005

    • “T.R.T. 2. Painting and Ceramics Competition Exhibition”, Ankara, İstanbul, İzmir, Türkiye, 2003

    • Muammer Çakı International Ceramics Competition Exhibition /Eskişehir/ Türkiye, 2003

    • Zehra Çobanlı and Graduate Students Group exhibition, Eskişehir Municipality BSM, Eskişehir/ Türkiye, 2002

    • State Ceramic Competition Exhibition, Ankara/ Türkiye, 2001

    • “TRT 1. Painting and Ceramics Competition Exhibition”, Ankara, İstanbul, İzmir-Turkey, 2001

    • “Installation Group Exhibition”, Anadolu University Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition Hall, Eskişehir, Türkiye, 2001
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