Halkâr
H. 1428 / M. 2007-2008
Hanifi Dursun
Hattat ve Müzehhip
Photos
About Artist
He was born
in 1975 in Başbağlar, the village of Oltu district in Erzurum. He finished elementary
school in the village. He graduated from Oltu Imam Hatip High School in 1992.
The artist was interested in Oltu stone processing and studied at Atatürk
University for one year in the department of stone and metal processing. In
1997, he started to study Turkish Handicrafts-Illumination in the Department of
Fine Arts at Atatürk University. The artist who graduated in 2001, moved to
Istanbul to perform art activities in the same year. He took place in many
group exhibitions both in Turkey and abroad. Some of his artworks took place in
private collections. He joined to Qur'an designing competition of Qatari state
and his designs were used in Qur'an print. In Istanbul, he took Arabic
calligraphy lessons in Diwani and Celi Diwani from Calligrapher Hasan Celebi
and he got his Ijazah in calligraphy. Nowadays, he continues his calligraphy
and illumination artworks at his workshop in Uskudar, Istanbul.
Exhibitions:
22.10.2002
Tezhip Sergisi “Illumination Exhibition”, Altunizade Cultural Centre, Istanbul
May 2006
Hat ve Tezhip Sergisi “Calligraphy and Illumination Exhibition”, Fanar Cultural
Centre, Doha, Qatar
11-22 June
Hamit Aytaç`ı anma hat ve tezhip sergisi “Hamit Aytaç Memorial Calligraphy and
Illumination Exhibition” Bülent Ecevit Cultural Centre, Istanbul
09.03.2010
Qatar Qur`an calligraphy and illumination exhibition, Fanar Cultural Centre,
Doha, Qatar
2011 Winter
Universiade Kadim Sehrin Sanatçilari “Artists of the ancient city” Calligraphy
and Illumination Exhibition, Erzurum
22 December 2014 Esma-ül Hüsna Sergisi “Asmaul
Husna Exhibition”, TBMM Dolmabahçe Art Gallery, Istanbul
20 June 2016 Kalemden Kalbe Dünya
Yetimler Günü Hat Sergisi “From Pen to Heart World Orphans Day Calligraphy Exhibition”,
TBMM Dolmabahçe Art Gallery, Istanbul