ABOUT ME

Nihat Kemankasli
He was born in 1971. In 1992, he entered Hacettepe University School of Fine Arts majoring in Ceramics. In 1994, he entered the Art Department of the same Faculty. He completed his first wall painting at the Posiedon Hotel's pool wall located in Marmaris in 1995. In 1996, TEM 459, a group of artists comprised from both Ankara and Istanbul, opened their first display at the Dam Gallery in Ankara. Between the years of 1997-1998, he completed a bus painting for Golbasi Municipality and a wall paiting for Hacettepe University’s French Language and Literature department. In 1998, he was invited to the art display entitled. A Gift for the 75th Year of the Republic and attended this event as the youngest artist. In 1999, he joined various important mixed displays and graduated from Prof. Dr. Veysel Gunay art studio. In the year 2000, he opened his first personal display at Ankara Siyah Beyaz Art Gallery. In 2001, he published articles titled Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism, and Art after War in Europe in SIYA magazine. Between the years of 2001 and 2005, he was invited to Kargart Gallerys traditional Confusion displays. Here, he displayed conceptual and vidoart pieces. Nihat Kemankasli currently carries out his art work in his studio located in Istanbul. Also, he teaches courses such as Basic Art Education, Greek Mytholgy, Graphic Design, and Fine Arts at a well-established Vocational School of Higher Education in various departments (Fashion Design, Internet Journalism, Public Relations, Radio-Television Programming, Tourism and Hotel Management, and Printing Press).

SOLO Exhibitions :

2000 Siyah Beyaz Art Gallery Ankara - TURKEY
2004 Ilayda Art Gallery Istanbul - TURKEY
2005 Ilayda Art Gallery Istanbul - TURKEY
2006 Siyah Beyaz Art Gallery Ankara - TURKEY
2007- Siyah Beyaz Sanat Galerisi - Art show 07 / Istanbul/TURKEY
2008- Artpark Gallery /Antalya /TURKEY
2009-Siyah Beyaz Art Gallery / Ankara / TURKEY
2010-The Sofa Hotel Art*8 Lounge / Istanbul /TURKEY
2010-Berlin Art Projects / Berlin / GERMANY
2011-Siyah Beyaz Art Gallery /Ankara / TURKEY
2011-“Contemporary İstanbul 2011” Siyah Beyaz Art Galery/TURKEY

Interests

• arts
• humanities
• literature
• design
• graphic design
• fashion
• education
• billiards
• pottery
• painting
• teaching
• journalism
• tourism