ESER AFACAN

Biography

Eser Afacan is a native of Turkey now working as a painter in Canada.  He moved to Canada in 2003 from Oslo, Norway, where he lived and worked for 25 years.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008            Tophane-I Amire        ( GALLERY ERWNUS)                  
2006            “GoodBye Norway,” Gallery Fjell, Oslo, Norway
                   Gallery Gora, Montreal, Canada                  
2001-2006    Galleri Dahl, Haugesund, Norway
2001-2006    Bent Hogstad        , Kongsberg, Norway
1991-2006    Gallerie Moss, Moss, Norway
2005            Gallery Moore, Oslo, Norway  
2002            Glm. Furulund, Oslo, Norway
                   “Princess Martha Birthday”, Galleri Nygaten 7, Bergen, Norway
2001            Hafslund Hovedgård       , Sarpsborg, Norway
                   Galleri Rosengren, Sogndalstrad, Norway
                   Galleri Koll, Stavanger, Norway
                   TP Galleriet, Tromsø, Norway
                   Hafslund Gård, Fredikstad, Norway
                   Hafslund Hovedgård       , Sarsborg, Norway
1991-2000    Gallery Ny Gaten, Bergen, Norway
2000            “Graphic Exhibition,” Atelier Afacan, Oslo, Norway
1999            Galleri.V.17, Oslo.Norway
1998            Halden Castel, Halden, Norway
1995            Gallerie Varden, Oslo, Norway
1992            Gallerie Amara, Stavanger, Norway
                   Solli Brug, Solli, Norway
                   Galleri Nygaten 7, Bergen, Norway
1991            GM. Blomquist, Larvik, Norway
1991            Blomqvist, Oslo, Norway
1989            Gallerie Nordstrand, Oslo, Norway
1987            Gallerie Kjell Olsen, Oslo, Norway
1986            Gallerie Galtung, Oslo, Norway
1984            Nerdrum Atelier, Oslo, Norway

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008            DolmaBahce Sarayı( Gallery Erenus)
2007            INSTANT BeylerBeyı Sarayı( Gallery Erenus) DECEMBER 2007 ULUSLARA ARASI Resım Sergısı (TUNEL)

2006            ARC International, The Art Renewal Center, ARC Salon Finalist, Glenham, NY                   

“The Magic Paths of Art,” First Prize Winner, Estense Castle/Trevisan Arte, Ferrara, Italy

                   Association of Independent Artists     ,  New York, NY
2005            Gallery LaRoche (L’Autre), Montreal, Canada
                   Montserrat Contemporary Art Gallery, New York, USA
2004            Gallery Stendhal, New York, USA
2003            Gallery Abney, New York, USA
                   Gallery LaRoche (L’Autre), Montreal, Canada
1997            Galleri Belman, Oslo.Norway
1993            Gallerie Unik Antikk       , Oslo, Norway
1992            Gallerie Belman, Oslo, Norway
1990            Gallerie Clodion, Oslo, Norway

ART FAIRS

2006            Fiera d'Arte, 8TH edizione, Reggio Emilia, Italy    
2003            New York Art Expo, New York, USA
1991            New York Art Expo, “Manhattan Arts” First Prize Winner   , New York, USA
1988            2nd International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey

SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Jan Rolf Lykee, Oslo, Norway
Paul Christian
Nils Landness

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Hafslund Gård, Sarpsborg, Norway
Norwegian State Oil
Snorre B. Nord
BBS (Norwegian Central Money Transaction)
DNB Bank,
Nor Spare Bank
Oslo Heatrow Airport, Oslo, Norway
Norwegian Borse (Bente A. Landsnes)
Norsk Hydro

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

“Snow,” by Orhan Pamuk, book cover of 2006 Nobel Prize winner in Literature
TV 2 Norway
NRK Norway
Italian TV Montreal  (only have still photos of interview)
CNN 2000 Year Millineum Interview
CBS Radio
Bergen TV
CNN Turk 2008
TRT2 Anılar 2008
Haber Turk 2008
Kanal A  Ankara 2008
Sky Turk  2008
Kanal8 2008

Gazeteler Son sergı  haberlerı 2008 Turkey

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EDUCATION

1982            University of Bergen , Mathematics & Science, Bergen, Norway
1984            Nerdrum Atelier, Oslo, Norway