K E M A L  T U F A N      

1962  Born in Silivri | Istanbul, TURKEY

1985  Graduated Industrial Engineering Dept. of Technical University of Istanbul | TURKEY

1994  Graduated Sculpture Dept. Fine Art Faculty Mimar Sinan University | Istanbul, TURKEY

1989-1991  Choreographer City Theatre of Municipality of Istanbul | TURKEY

         Choreographer, Stage Designer, Actor, Dancer with various theatres, modern dance,

         and Turkish Folk Dance groups | TURKEY

2002-2012 Curator of Buyukcekmece International Sculpture Symposiums | Istanbul, TURKEY 

2005-2007 Curator of Yesemek Biennial Gaziantep – South East, TURKEY

2005-2013 Adjunct Professor Marmara University | Fine Art Faculty, Sculpture Department

        Istanbul, TURKEY

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1991-1993 Open Air Sculpture Exhibition | Mimar Sinan University | Istanbul, TURKEY

1993-1994 State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition | Ankara, TURKEY (Honorable Mention)

1996  The Other | Habitat Contemporary Art Exhibition | Istanbul, TURKEY

1998  Living Turkish Plastic Arts Exhibition | Ankara-Istanbul, TURKEY

1998  Artist 98 | 8th Art Fair | Istanbul, TURKEY

2000-2001 Milestones for Peace | ISRAEL, USA, POLAND, GERMANY, ITALY

         Meeting – Sculpture Exhibition | Aksanat | Istanbul, TURKEY

2002  Video-Pool | BM Contemporary Art Center | Istanbul Contemporary Art Expo | TURKEY

2003  Videoist | Galeri X – Kargart | Istanbul, TURKEY

2003  Difference? | Yebiden Gallery | Hiroshima, JAPAN

2004  Enolia – Olives, Olive Oil & Wine as Art | Fundaciona Arkad | Serevezza, ITALY

2004  New Kirkcudbright Art Festival | Kirkcudbright, SCOTLAND

2004  Brasilian Love Affair | Gallery BOX 38 |Ostende, BELGIUM

2005  Artventure | Kaş, TURKEY

2006 - 2012 Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair | PG Art Gallery | Istanbul, TURKEY

2008  “Stonerollers” Kemal Tufan/Jerome Symons/Martin Zet | PG Art Gallery  | Istanbul

2009  “New York/Tokyo/Istanbul” Hisako Kobayashi/Tobiya Nishimura/Kemal Tufan | PG Art

2008-2009 Sculptures in Steel |  Rahmi Koc Museum | Istanbul, TURKEY

         St. Jacobi Church | Hamburg, GERMANY | MARCO Museum | Monterrey, MEXICO

2010  PG Art Artists | Niche Gallery | Tokyo, JAPAN

2011  7th Continent | PG Art Gallery @ Tophane | Istanbul, TURKEY

2011  Uncanny Games | PG Art Gallery @ Tahtakale Hamami | Istanbul

2012  Jing An Sculpture Park “Magic Pen” | Shanghai, CHINA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS & PUBLIC PROJECTS

1985-1991 Leather Masks | French Cultural Center and St. Sophia Museum | Istanbul, TURKEY

1995  Gallerie AXL | Oulu, FINLAND

1998  Kemal Tufan Recent Work | Artisan Art Gallery | Istanbul, TURKEY

1999  Sculpture: Kemal Tufan | TES Tolga Eti Art House | Istanbul, TURKEY and Huis der

         Kunsten | Brugge, BELGIUM

2000  Underwater Sculpture Project –Sculpture, Performance, Video | Kaş, TURKEY

2000  Kemal Tufan Recent Work | Artisan Art Gallery | Istanbul, TURKEY

2001  Kemal Tufan  Sculpture | PG Art Gallery | Istanbul, TURKEY

2001  3 Bulls on a Boat   | Qatsrin, ISRAEL

2002  The Keel II | Chianti Sculpture Park | Siena, ITALY

2002  Kemal Tufan Sculpture | Artisan Art Gallery | Istanbul, TURKEY

2003  Protection | PG Art Gallery | Istanbul, TURKEY

2005  Deep | PG Art Gallery | Istanbul, TURKEY

2007  Camouflage | PG Art Gallery | Istanbul, TURKEY

2009  The Keel III  |  Point Hotel  |  Istanbul, TURKEY

2010  Lickit/Liquid | PG Art Gallery | Istanbul, TURKEY

2011  Secret Garden 4 Trees Project | Bosphorus University | Istanbul, TURKEY

2012  National Dong Hua University, “Sky Voyager” | Hualien , TAIWAN

2012  Nazim Hikmet Ran  | Silivri, Istanbul, TURKEY

SYMPOSIUMS & BIENNALES

1993  Değirmendere "Zühtü Müritoğlu" 1st Wood Sculpture Symposium | TURKEY

1993  Avşa "Hadi Bara" 1st Granite Sculpture Symposium | TURKEY

1994  Ashdod 1st International Marble Sculpture Symposium | ISRAEL

1995  Yalova 1st Marble Sculpture Symposium | TURKEY

1995  Izmit Saraybahçe 1st International Marble Sculpture Symposium | TURKEY

1996  Oulu 2nd Ice Sculpture Competition | FINLAND (3rd prize)

1996  Maalot 5th International Stone Sculpture Symposium | ISRAEL (3rd prize)

1996  Bacau "George Apostu" 1st International Sculpture Symposium | ROMANIA

1997  Woerden 1st International Stone Sculpture Symposium | HOLLAND

1997  Banska Stiavnica 5th International Wood Sculpture Symposium | SLOVAKIA

1997  Askhelon 1st International Stone Sculpture Symposium | ISRAEL

1998  Kunstat na Morave 5th International Sculpture Symposium | CZECH REPUBLIC

1998  Hojer 6th International Wooden Sculpture Symposium | DENMARK

1998  Caldas da Rainha 7th International Stone Sculpture Symposium | PORTUGAL

1999  Guilin 6th International Sculpture Symposium | People's Republic of CHINA

1999  Farum 1st International Sculpture Symposium | DENMARK

2000  Blokhus 1st International Wooden Sculpture Symposium | DENMARK (3rd prize)

2000  Resistencia/Chaco 8th International Sculpture Biennale | ARGENTINA (2nd prize)

2000  Missiones/Alem International Sculpture Biennale | ARGENTINA

2001  Umm El Fahim International Sculpture Symposium | ISRAEL

2001  Degirmendere International Wood Sculpture Symposium | TURKEY

2001  Maltepe/Istanbul 1st Stone Sculpture Symposium | TURKEY

2001  Alpalhao 1st International Sculpture Biennale |  PORTUGAL

2002  Under Ice Sculpture Project | Lulea International Winter Biennal | SWEDEN

2002-2012 Buyukcekmece International Sculpture Symposiums | Istanbul, TURKEY (Curator & Artist)

2002  Icheon 5th International Sculpture Symposium | South KOREA

2002  Brusque 2nd International Sculpture Symposium | BRASIL

2003  Wünsiedel 10th International Sculpture Symposium | GERMANY

2003  Edirne Ilhan Koman 1st International Sculpture Symposium, TURKEY

2004  Busan Biennale - Busan Sculpture Project | South KOREA

2004  Icheon 7th International Sculpture Symposium | South KOREA

2005  Dubai “Emaar” 2nd  International Art Symposium, United Arab Emirates (2nd prize)

2005  Hereke 2nd International Sculpture Symposium | Kocaeli, TURKEY

2005  Guadalajara 4th International Sculpture Symposium | Guadalajara, MEXICO

2005  Bahrain 2nd International Sculpture Symposium | BAHRAIN

2006  Aswan 11th International Granite Sculpture Symposium |  EGYPT

2006-2007 Yesemek International Sculpture Biennale & Workshop I-II | TURKEY (Curator/Artist)

2006  Santiago Ciudad Empresarial IV International Sculpture Symposium (Concrete) | CHILE

2007  Dubai “Emaar” 3rd  International Art Symposium, United ARAB EMIRATES

2007  Ankara 2nd International Sculpture Symposium | Ankara University | TURKEY

2007  Adana 1st Stone Sculpture Symposium | Adana, TURKEY

2007  Mersin Hüseyin Gezer 3rd International Sculpture Symposium | Mersin, TURKEY

2008  Almazan International Sculpture Symposium | SPAIN

2008  Vigo International Sculpture Symposium | SPAIN

2008  Cerisy-La-Foret Normandie International Sculpture Symposium | FRANCE

2009  Urumqi International Sculpture Symposium | CHINA

2009  Tultepec/Mexico City International Stainless Steel Sculpture Symposium | MEXICO

2010  Gwalior International Sculpture Symposium | INDIA

2010  Athens 1st International Sculpture Symposium | GREECE

2010  Tangshan International Sculpture Symposium | CHINA

2010  BenQ Foundation International Sculpture Creation Camp | TAIWAN

2011  Beijing Tsinghua University Centennial International Sculpture Exhibition | CHINA

2011  Toluca International Stainless Steel Sculpture Symposium | MEXICO

2011  Eskişehir International Sculpture Symposium | TURKEY

2011  Taroudannt International Sculpture Symposium | MORROCCO

2012  Adelaide Hills International Sculpture Symposium, Adelaide I  AUSTRALIA

2012  1st. European Sculpture Triennale, Neustadt in Holstein I  GERMANY