T.C. London General Consulate will sponsor a special event which will hold Terry Katalan’s exhibition in the name of “Tabiat Ana”. Famous sefarad artist Terry Katalan’s Works will be on display in “International Women’s day. The exhibition will be open to public, and start with a reception on 4th of March, 2016 which then will last till the last day of March, 30th.
By the moral supports of Cervantes Institute in London, the opening reception will host the consul general, Abdurrahman Bilgiç and his wife Esra Bilgiç.
Istanbul and Barcelona
The exhibition comprises 21 works,which have been created over a year- time. The artist brought about a special collage created by the ^^artificial^^, paint, and ^^nature^^, which is represented by dry leaves.
Katalan has derived much of his inspiration from two cities which had had great impacts on his life. Istanbul and Barcelona. These two magnificent mediterranean cities with their unique natures constitute the heart of his works. As he put it: ^^ Nothing that is not derived from nature can be a work of art.^^ While conducting an environmentalist approach, he urges once again about the importance of the mother earth.
Art pieces, to be presented to the royalty
One of the art pieces, which is to be displayed in the exhibition, will be presented to Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge
About the artist:
Terry was born in Istanbul in the year 1965 in a Sephardic family and after living many years in Barcelona, she currently lives in London. Since her early years she felt a great admiration and devotion for art of painting, she tries to transmit this feeling that she has through her artwork. After having studied the different painting techniques freely, she has dedicated a range of different varieties of styles has experimented with them, firstly during the period between 1980 and 1987 she dedicated her time to experiment and increase her potential therefore creating an own art language, an own style.
Moreover, Terry Katalan is a member of the Fédération Internationale Culturelle Féminine (FICF). Her art works have been published in the prestigious Catalan art book of ‘Artistas para el Museo de Mañana’ (which is translated into ‘Artists for the Museum of Tomorrow’) and many other Spanish art magazines. The artist had the privilege of meeting the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at one of her exhibitions where she had the honour of gifting one of her paintings to him. Furthermore, with great honour she has also gifted one of her paintings from the Nazar collection to the Queen of Spain Doña Sofía, with the intention of reinforcing a culture bridge between Istanbul and Barcelona. In addition to this, one of her artworks is currently being displayed in the Girona museum. In addition to this, after curating the exhibition for Riba on the 29th of October 2012, for the Anniversary of the 89th Republic Day of Turkey, through the Turkish Embassy, she was honoured to present one of her paintings as a gift to her Royal Majesty to celebrate her 60th Jubilee year.
below are her works:
CIB-Art (2002 Barcelona)
Galería de Arte Sennacheribbo (2003 Barcelona)
La Sala D’Exposició de Castelldefels (2003 Barcelona)
Galería Dietz (2004 Barcelona)
La Sala D’Exposició del Passatge Mercader (2004 Barcelona)
La Masia ‘El Paratge’ (2004 Vilanova)
Galería Espai (2005 Barcelona)
Galería de Arte Sennacheribbo (2006 Barcelona)
Arte Contemporáneo Lamas Bolano (2006 Barcelona)
ArtHebraica (2006 Madrid)
Galería Crisolart (2006 Barcelona)
Feria Del Libro (2006 Frankfurt)
Galería Bengi Ortakoy (2007 Istanbul)
Centre Cultural Federico García Lorca(2007Tarragona)Premio de Honor
Galería Esart Salón de Invierno (2007 Barcelona)-Mension De Honor
IV Salón Internacional de Artes Plásticas – Premio de Honor (2007 Girona)
Sala Superior del Museo Isaac Albeniz – Premio Honorifico (2007 Camprodón)
Galería Esart Salón de Invierno (2008 Barcelona) Accademia Internazionale Greci-Marino -Mension De Honor
La Galerie Thuiller (2008 Paris)
Galería de Arte Sennacheribo (2008 Barcelona)
Galería Art-Deco Castelldefels (2009 Barcelona)
Prinkipo Island Anatolian Club “Happy Fatimas Hands & Eyes” (2009 Istanbul)
Galería Bengi Ortakoy (2009 Istanbul)
CIB-Art (2010 Barcelona)
Galería Roglán (2010 Barcelona)
Galería de Arte Sennacheribbo (2010 Barcelona)
Prinkipo Island Anatolian Club “Joyful Arts”(2010 Istanbul)
Galería Esart “Desde Istanbul a Barcelona” (2011 Barcelona) Curator – Premio Honorifico
Prinkipo Island Anatolian Club “Good Luck” (2011 Istanbul)
Prinkipo Island Anatolian Club 50th Anniversary Collective Exhibition (2011 Istanbul)
VIII Salon Internacional de Artes Plasticas – Premio de Honor (2011 Girona)
Universitat de Barcelona Galería del Paraninfo – Curator – Diploma de Honor (2012 Barcelona)
Prinkipo Island Anatolian Club “The Art of (+) Energy” (2012 Istanbul)
Royal Institute of British Architects “City of Inspirations” – Curator – Diploma de Honor (2012 London)
Prinkipo Island Anatolian Club (2013 Istanbul)
Centro Pere Pruna – From Istanbul to Barcelona Sefarad Artists – Curator (2014 Barcelona)
Inspired Gallery High Barnet (2015 London)
