varol topac

Nationality: republic of Turkish 1967 – Born in Ankara 1998- Graduated from Anatoly University Faculty of fine Arts Sculpture Department. 1999- Began to work as Research Assistant at M.K.U. (Mustafa kemal University ) Fine Arts Faculty Sculpture Department. 2001- Dokuz Eylul University Fine Arts Faculty Sculpture Department began to work as Research Assistant. 2003- Finished Post-Graduated ( M.A) in Dokuz Eylul Universty Fine Arts Institute Sculpture Basic Arts Department. 2006- Began to work as Research Assistant at M.K.U. ( Mustafa kemal University ) Fine Arts Faculty Sculpture Department. PRICES 1996- Ministry of Culture, Government Sculpture Competition (Success Price ) ANKARA. 1997- Sculpture Competition organized by " Turgut Pura Painting and Sculpture Foundation" (First pice ) IZMIR. 1997- TUR-ART Competition organized by Ministry of Tourism (Mention) ANKARA 1998- Sculpture Competition organized by " Turgut Pura Painting and Sculpture Foundation " ( Special Price of Jury ) IZMIR. 1999- Ministry of Culture, Government Sculpture Competition (Success Price ) ANKARA PERSONNEL EXHIBITION 2002- Sculpture Exhibition Basak Sigorta Gallery / IZMIR 2005- Peace and Art Festival Dikili / IZMIR. Also he participated in many joint exhibitions with his abstract – figurative works. His many works are at some private collections indoor and outdoor. Varol Topac is the member of the International Association of Plastic Arts, Unesco – A.I.A.P. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 2002- 10.International Wood Sculpture Symposium/ Hojer – DENMARK. 2003- 6. .International Sculpture Symposium/ Morges – SWITZERLAND. 2003- 14. .International Wood Sculpture Symposium / kemijarvi – FINLAND. 2004- 23. .International Wood Sculpture Symposium / Bardonecchia – Torino – ITALY. 2004- 2.Internatiol Youth full sculpture competition – workshop/ fines Almeria – SPAIN 2005- 1. Internatiol Stone sculpture symposium/ Ataturk Universty – Erzrum – TURKEY 2005- international wood seulpture symposium" less is more again"/ F.O.M- FINAND 2006 - 3. international youthful sculpture Competition-workshop/Olula de Rro –Almeria- SPAIN 2006- 3. international Sculpture symposium Art in the forest'/ sauze d' oulx –Torino, ITALY 2006- European Art symposium "landscape art and network"/ Saxon –Dresden –GERMANY 2006 – 5. Geumgng Nature Art Biennale Gongju city, Chungnam, KOREA. 2007- "Art Meet Ice " International Ice Sculpture Competition / .Helsinki – FINLAND 2007- 1. Tehran International Sculpture Symposium / Tehran – IRAN.