Varol Topaç
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1998 Graduated from Anadolu Universty 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 (MFA) 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
2012 Began to work for Minister of Culture and Tourism Izmir State Painting Sculpture Museum and Gallery
PRICES
1996 Ministry of Culture, Government Sculpture Competition (Success Price) ANKARA
1997 Sculpture Competition organized by ‘’Turgut Pura Painting and Sculpture Foundation’’(First Price) 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) IZMİR
1999 Ministry of Culture,Government Sculpture Competition (Success Price) ANKARA
2007 “Art Meet Ice” International Ice Sculpture Competition / Helsinki – FINLAND (Sixth Price)
2007 1.Tehran International Sculpture Symposium / Tehran - IRAN (Fourth Price)
2007 Ministry of Culture, Government Sculpture Competition (Success Price) ANKARA
2008 Ministry of Culture, Government Sculpture Competition (Special Price of Jury) ANKARA
PERSONNEL EXHIBITION
2002 Sculpture Exhibition Başak Sigorta Gallery / IZMIR
2005 Peace and Art Festival Dikili / IZMIR
2010 “bayterek” Sculpture&Installation Exhibition – MÖTBE Art Gallery –Ege Universty – IZMIR
2012 Altınyunus Art Gallery – Çeşme - 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 Topaç is the member of the International Association of Plastic Arts, Unesco – A.I.A.P INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUMS
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.International Youthfull Sculpture Competition-Workshop /Fines-Almeria-SPAIN
2005 1.International Stone Sculpture Symposium/Ataturk Universty /Erzurum-TURKIYE
2005 International Wood Sculpture Symposium “less is more again”/F.O.A.M-FINLAND
2006 3.International Youthfull Sculpture Competition-Workshop/Olula de Rıo -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.Geumgang 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
2007 5. Portimao International Monumental Sculpture Symposium / Portimao – Algarve- PORTUGAL
2007 16.International Wood Sculpture Symposium / Kemijarvi – FINLAND
2008 2. Rulal Week of Sculpture – Workshop-competition (as a monitor ) / Albancez – Almeria- SPAIN
2008 15. International Sculpture Symposium “art and stone” / Wunsiedel – Nurnberg – GERMANY
2008 Installation Symposium in Labirent, Finnish Forest – Source of Art / Haukuvuori - FINLAND
2008 Cukurova Universty Stone Sculpture Symposium / Adana - TURKIYE
2009 “Art Meet Ice” International Ice Sculpture Competition / Helsinki – FINLAND
2009 “Blue Ice Art” International Ice Sculpture Competition / Roveniami - Lapland– FINLAND
2009 3.International Sculpture Symposium / Vladikavkaz – NORTH OSSETİA (ALANIA)- RUSSIA
2010 5. International Wax Sculpture Symposium – Ubon Ratchathani- THAILAND
2011 "Tsinghua University Centennial - Shui Mu Tsinghua "An International Sculpture Exhibition on Campus", a collection of 100 Major sculptures / Bejing – CHINA
2011 6. SLAMA Land Art Festival – International Straw Sculpture Symposium / Osijek - CROATIA
2012 1.International Erciyes Snow Sculpture Symposium (Organization and participant) /Kayseri -TURKIYE
2012 “andezit2012” International Sculpture Symposium / Timisoara – ROMANIA
2012 1.International Libreville Wood Sculpture Symposium/ Libreville – GABON REPUBLIC - AFRICA
ARTIST RESIDENCE
International Artist Residence “for one week” / Kemijarvi – FINLAND
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