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Gürbüz
Doğan
Eksioğlu
Style of Art : Artist / illustrator, caricaturist
Branch of Art : Caricature, illustration, cartoon and graphic art
Gürbüz Doğan Ekşioğlu was born in Mesudiye, the district of Ordu in 1954. He
studied graphics at the State College of Fine Arts. He has drawn cartoons since
1977. Eksioğlu has had nine solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group
exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. His cartoons and illustrations were published in
various newspapers and magazines like Forbes, the Atlantic, the New York
Times as well as five covers of the New Yorker, including the famous one, dated 15
September 2003, a special edition for the second anniversary of 11 September 2001
attacks. He holds total 64 awards, (23 of which are international) including Sedat
Simavi Visual Arts Prize in 1998. As of today, Ekşioğlu teaches as an Assistant
Professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Marmara University and continues his work
in Istanbul.
Reference: gurbuz-de.com, en.wikipedia.org, .karikaturculerdernegi.org,
Art Profile : thegate.com.tr
Web Site : www.gurbuz-de.com
City : Istanbul
Country : Turkey
Preferred Lang. : Turkish
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