Official Home Page of Ömür Tokgöz

ABOUT

Ömür Tokgöz Graduated from Ege University, Faculty of Textile Engeneering in 1988. She worked as a textile engineer until 2003. That year she started working with ceramic in M.Tüzüm Kızılcan's ceramic studio She established her own studio in 2006. She has been making experimental studies in porcelain since than.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2008--28th International Ceramics Competition, Museu de Ceramica de l’Alcora, Spain
2008--7th Mashiko Ceramics Competition,Judges Commendation Award. Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art. Japan
2009--International Ceramic Triennial UNICUM 09,Slovenia
2009--Ceramics of Europe,12. Westerwaldpreis 2009, Germany
2009--V Biennal de Ceramica El Vendrell, Spain
2009—SERES’09, I. International Ceramic and Glass Exhibition,Anadolu University, Turkey
2009—IMECE 09 Fine Arts and Design Symposium, Anadolu University, Turkey
2010—Ceramistanbul, Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition , Istanbul ,Turkey
2010-- Ceramistanbul, Contemporary Ceramic Art Exhibition , Bologna,Italy
2010-- The International Exhibition of Small Forms Porcelain, Riga Porcelain Museum, Latvia.
2010—3rd International Ceramic Magazine Editors Conference, Emerging Artists Exhibition,'FuLe Prize', China
2011-- The 9th international Ceramics Competition, Mino Japan Honorable Mention
2011-- 3rd International Trieannial of Silicate Arts, 'Honorable Mention of the Jury' and 'Special Prize of the International Ceramic Studio', Hungary
2011--Zibo Internetional Macsabal Silkroad Woodfire Conference, China Group Exhibition in Zibo Ceramic Museum.
2011—Ege University 4th Egeart Art Days, ‘A Voyage through History’, from the Pot to the Art Object, Izmir Archaelogy Museum, Turkey
2012--'Cast in Form-Slipcasting' , International Group Exhibition, Galerie Handwerk, Munich , Germany
2012-- Ceramic Art London 2012, The Royal College of Art, London, England
2012—‘Focus on Form’ , Gallery Lilly Zeligman, Holland
2012--Taiwan Ceramics Biennale, New Taipei City, Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan
2013—Ceramic Event 5, ‘ Tendence’ Group Exhibition, Les Ateliers Galerie de L’O, Brussel, Belgium
2013—NCECA, Stories of Anatolian Territory 2, Balance Ceramic Exhibition, Canal Street Gallery, Houston, USA
2013—7th international Terra Cotta Symposium, Eskisehir, Turkey
2013—‘Interception-Relational Eshetics’, Group Exhibition, Norwegian Center for Design and Architecture, Oslo,Norway
2014- 4th.International Triennial of Silicate Arts, 'Second Prize', Kecskemet Culturel and Conference Center, Kecskemet, Hungary
2014—10th International Ceramic Competition Mino, Honorable Mansion, , Museum of Modern Ceramic Art Gifu, Japan
2014—13th Westerwald Prize, Westerwald Keramik Museum, Germany
2014—The 9th International Exhibition of Small Form Porcelain, Riga Porcelain Museum, Latvia
2015- ‘Porcelain landscape’ , shared exhibition, ecnp gallery , Istanbul, Turkey
2015--59 Premio Faenza, 'The Lyons Club Faenza Host Prize', Italy
2015--2th Cluj International Ceramics Biennial, 'Honourable Mention',Romania
2015--'Porcelain and Paper Clay Symposium' Arctic Ceramic Center, Finland
2016--Officine Saffi Hosts the 59th Premio Faenza, Milan, Italy
2016--8th Ceramic Talent Award of the Nassauische Sparkkase ,'The Vessel in Ceramics and Porcelain', 'Commendation Award', Westerwald Ceramic Museum, Germany
2016--1st Latvia International Ceramics Biennale,'Honourable Mention', Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center, Riga, Latvia
2016--International Ceramic Symposium, ICS-Kecskemet, Museum N0 1, Budapest, Hungary
2016--CI , Contemporary Istanbul, ecnp gallery-IC Design, Istanbul, Turkey
2017--11th International Ceramics Competition Mino, Honorable Mansion, , Museum of Modern Ceramic Art Gifu, Japan
2017--3rd Cluj Ceramics Biennial, 'Award of Excellence' ,Romania
2017--5th.International Triennial of Silicate Arts, 'First Prize', Kecskemet Culturel and Conference Center, Kecskemet, Hungary
2017--2nd Latvia International Ceramics Biennale, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center, Riga, Latvia
2018-- "60th years and 60th Macbasal" , Group exhibition, Post Art Gallery, Ankara, Turkey
2018--Solo Exhibition 'fragility' , Galeri A, İzmir, Türkiye
2018--Group Exhibition ecnp gallery, Istanbul
2019--Solo Exhibition, ' guest room', ecnp gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2019--.han of design, .han, İstanbul, Turkey
2019-- -Solo Exhibition, ' guest room', St. Regis, Istanbul, Turkey
2019--Group Exhibition, Kameleon, İstanbul, Turkey
2019/20--I ME CE, ' an art experiment', Group Exhibition, Hub Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

AWARDS

2004, VIII Rotary Golden Jug Ceramic Competition, Special Prize, Turkey
2006, IX Rotary Golden Jug Ceramic Competition, Special Prize, Turkey
2010, 3rd International Ceramic Magazine Editors Conference, FuLe Prize, China
2011, 3rd International Triennial of Silicate Arts, Hungary'Honourable Mention of the Jury 'and 'Special Prize of the International Ceramic Studio'
2014, 4th International Triennial of Silicate Arts,Second Prize, Hungary
2015, 59th Faenza Prize, Prize of the Lions Club Faenza Host, Italy
2015, 2nd Cluj International Ceramic Biennale,Honourable Mention, Romania
2016, 8th Ceramics Talent Award of the Nassauische Sparkkase, Honourable Mention,Germany
2016, 1st Latvia International Ceramics Biennale, Honourable Mention, Latvia
2017,3rd Cluj International Ceramic Biennale, Award of Excellence, Romania
2017,5th International Triennial of Silicate Arts, First Prize, Hungary
2018, International Fantastic Maksabal (Bowl) Competition, Honorable Mention, Turkey

COLLECTIONS

Westerwald Keramikmuseum, Germany
Koroska Gallery of Fine Arts, Slovenia
Patronat Municipal del Serveis Culturals of El Vendtell, Spain
FULE International Ceramic Art Museums (FLICAM) China
International Ceramic Studio, Kecskemet, Hungary
Zibo Ceramic Museum, Zibo, China
Taishan Porcelain Factory Collection, Zibo, China
Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu, Japan
Yingge Ceramics Museum, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Nesrin Esirtgen Collection, Turkey
Güray Müze, Cappadocia Underground Ceramic Museum, Cappadocia,Turkey