METIN BENEK

Marital Status: married and has a son

Nationality: Turkish

Birth Date: 17 April 1960

Birth Place: Ayvalik, Turkey

1978-1982              Gazi University                       Ankara, Turkey

Fine Arts Institute, B.A. in Painting

• Metin Benek has studied in the workshop of Prof. Zafer Gencaydin.

1967-1978              Ayvalik High-School               Ayvalik, Turkey

2007   Individual Exhibition   Galatasaray Fans Club, Ankara

2007   Individual Exhibition   Turkish Development Bank Art Gallery, Ankara

2007   Individual Exhibition   The Marmara Hotel Art Gallery, Istanbul

2006   Individual Exhibition   D&S Collection, Ayvalik

2006   Individual Exhibition   TEKEL Art Gallery, Istanbul

2005   Individual Exhibition   Istanbul National Fine Arts Gallery, Istanbul

2005   Individual Exhibition   Ayvalik Municipality Art Gallery, Ayvalik

2005   Individual Exhibition   Ziraat Bank Kugulu Art Gallery, Ankara

1993   Individual Exhibition   Is Bank Art Gallery, Balikesir

1990   Individual Exhibition   National Fine Arts Gallery, Balikesir

2006   Group Exhibition   Ayvalik Culture and Arts Days III, Ayvalik

2006   Group Exhibition   Second Altinkumsal Culture & Tourism Festival, Altinova

2006   Group Exhibition   Ayvalik Municipality Art Gallery, Ayvalik 

2005   Group Exhitibion   Cekirdek Art Studio, Istanbul

2005   Group Exhibition   Dikili Peace, Democracy & Labor Festival, Dikili

2005   Group Exhibition   First Altinkumsal Culture & Tourism Festival, Altinova

2005   Group Exhibition   First Plastic Arts Exhibition, Ayvalik

2005   Group Exhibition   Umit Yasart Art Gallery, Istanbul

2005   Group Exhibition   Ayvalik Public Library, Ayvalik

2005   Competition Exhibition   Cep Art Gallery, Bursa

2005   Competition Exhibition   75th Year Art Gallery, Adana

2005   Competition Exhibition   Fine Arts Museum Art Gallery, Izmir

2004   Group Exhibition   Umit Yasar Art Gallery, Istanbul 

2004   Competition Exhibition   Contemporary Arts Center, Ankara

2004   Competition Exhibition   Naval Museum Art Gallery, Istanbul

2004   Group Exhibition   Umit Yasar Art Gallery, Istanbul

2004   Group Exhibition   Toprak Art Gallery, Istanbul

1997   Group Exhibition   Hunkar Gallery, Ayvalik

1994   Group Exhibition   Artur Art Festival, Burhaniye

1985   Group Exhibition   Vakiflar Bank Art Gallery, Ankara

1986 - present    various public high-schools

High-School Arts Teacher

• Metin Benek is currently working as a high-school arts teacher in Ayvalik High-School

• An event was hold to pay homage to the late renowned Turkish painter, Nuri Iyem. One of his works, "Portre", was interpreted by selected artists. Metin Benek also took part in this event.

2004   Catalogued in the 6th Traditional Painting Competition of JCT (Jockey Club of Turkey)

• Metin Benek's oil painting ("Road of Luck") was selected as an exhibition piece among a total number of 661 works.

a member of Ayvalik Association of Culture and Arts

Prof. Zahit Buyukisleyen, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey