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 Selin Melek Aktan is an established artist from Istanbul- Turkey. She was born in Bursa- Turkey . She graduated from medical school in Turkey and finished London College of Fashion in England.She followed her first passion, art,rather than medicine.
Aktan has exhibited work in her hometown Istanbul and across the globe in NewYork, Miami LosAngeles, Paris ,Vienna, Zurich, Greece,Bulgaria,Poland , Italy and Egypt. She has a book of poetry published in 2008 and each of her poems is acompanied by a relevant painting.
Of her artistic inspiration she says, “I am a very independent but happy person and probably my paintings are too. I don’t paint because of the trend or mode, I paint because something or somebody fascinates me. It could be nature, a face, a story, an event, colors (especially, I adore strong colors ), a song, an object, my feelings, my thoughts, my dreams: never ending possibilities of improbability. I definitely love beauty. I am trying to express my personal sense of beauty and truth in my paintings.So every painting is different. There is not only one style in which I like to work .I traveled to the four corners of the earth, and each place I visited added to my desire for unique artistic expression.Wherever I went, I found new influences directing my brush strokes or guiding my hands as I worked at my paintings or sculptures.’
Living in Istanbul between Asia and Europe inspires me greatly.I have a chance to see and live both sides.I respect both tradition and modernty.
She has a column in different internet media.
She composing music and writing lyrics and produced her first music album at 2010.
Exhibition list of Selin Melek Aktan
She born in Bursa Turkey
Finished Cerrahpasa medical faculty of Istanbul
London College of Fashion in ENGLAND
2003 DSS art galery -Sculpture,painting- Newjersey -USA
2004 Chania2. International art fest –GREECE
2004 Russalka international Plain air art fest BULGARIA
2004 Zurich art show SWITZERLAND
2005 Museum Castello Estence international art contemporara( Emotion in motion) Ferrera-ITALY
2005 Grand Marche art contemporary Place De LaBastille Paris-FRANCE
2005 Chania 3.International art fest-GREECE
2005Russalka international Plain air art fest BULGARIA
2005Omma Gallery Santa Barbara-USA
2005 Istanbul art show Tuyap –TURKEY
2006 Agora Soho Galley NewYork-USA
2006 Grand Marche art contemporary Place De La Bastille Paris,FRANCE
2006 Istanbul art show Tuyap-TURKEY
2006Bialowieski National Park Museum –POLLAND
2007Zoya art gallery-Varsav-POLLAND
2007Cappadoccia international art exhibition-TURKEY
2007Istanbul art show-Tuyap-TURKEY
2008 JMA gallery (light and colour)–Viyana AUSTRIA
2008 Gallery Binyil Ask Sel’inde Ucusan Melekler (flying angels in river of love)solo exhibition Istanbul-TURKEY
2008 2.Draynova international art fest- BULGARIA
2008 Gioart from Losangeles artist of August (online exhibition)-USA
2008 Moda caddesi teneffus beklenmeyen bir sergi (Breathing unexpected project in Moda street.).TURKEY
2008 Culturel exchance tile project CHINA--INDIA
2008 Published poem book with paintings (Aşk Sel’inde Uçusan Melekler)(flying angels in the river of love)
2009 7Women from 7 countries Museum of the Americas -USA
2009 3.Sharm El Seikh international plastic art-EGYPT
2009 Women in the Arts 2009 Museum of the Americas USA
2009 Düs zamani Selin Aktan resim ve heykel sergisi(Time to Dream painting and sculptore solo exhibition )Galeri5İstanbul-TURKEY
2009 Copenhagen Sounds of Art international music and art exhibition-DENMARK
2009 Human Rights international art exhibition Belvedere Palace San Lucia-Caserta ITALY
2009 Fairy tales which I wrote with rainbow solo painting and sculptor exhibition.
2009 Istanbul art contemporary
2010 Is there a place temple of Rainbow solo painting and sculpture -Doruk art galery -Istanbul
group exhibitions
2006 Deniz Museum art galley (meeting) Istanbul-TURKEY
2006Cekirdek art galey 35 woman 70 paintings Istanbul,TURKEY
2007Paintings of happiness-Cekirdek gallery-Istanbul,TURKEY
2007Ghost of portrait -Cekirdek gallery-Istanbul-TURKEY
2008 Cekirdek members group exhibition)TURKEY
Catalogues
2008 Asmalı Mescit Balıkçısı
2008 Abra art gallery day light-Istanbul
2009 Meeting with contempories -Galeri Binyil-Istanbul
2009 GaleriBinyil Breeze from 2008 Sculpture exhibition Istanbul
2009 Nature water love painting exh.Galeri Binyil-Istanbul
2009 Garden of forget design Galeri Binyil-Istanbul
2009 1.flower of orange international art colony -Sapanca-Turkey
2009 Cezair apt exhibition paralelle Istanbul Bienalle
2009 86 artist 86 artworks for celebrating 86 year of Turkey Republic-Madison hotel-Istanbul
2009 Letters to Ataturk,AYDIN Turkey
2009 Presents for new year Denizatı art galeria
2009 Time in Sapanca-Rahmi Koc Museum.Istanbul
Cathaloques
2004.Chania internatonal art fest(English-Geek),
2004Chania international art show(English-Greek)
2004 Zurich art show(English-French)
2005 Celine(English)
2005Istanbul art show(English-Turkish)
2005Russalka international art show(Englisjh-Bulgarian language)
2005-Emotion in motion (English-Italian language)
2006 –Evoluation (everthing started with fire.(English-Turkish)
2006 – Orientapopart(English-Turkish)
2006 Dancers
2007.Cappadoccia international art fest (Turkish-English)
2008Flying angels in the river of love(poem book with painting by Selin)
2008World of Woman
2008 Wishing tree
2009 3.Sharm El Seikh international plastic art ,EGYPT
2009 7Women from 7 countries Museum of The Americas USA
2009 Women in the arts 2009 Museum of The Americas USA
2009 (Düs Zamani )dream time
2009 Copenhag Sounds of Art international music and art
2009 Time in SAPANCA
2009 Human Rights
2010 Is there a place in the temple of Rainbow
other web pages
http://www.facebook.com/pages/selin-aktan/24238552133?ref=share
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/m/melekaktan/
http://www.selinaktan.freeservers.com .
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