Very Good Very Good English Original bdg. with original dust wrapper. Very good. 4to. (34 x 25 cm). 200 p. Color ills. =[Nüzhet Kutlug from 1953 to today.]. In Turkish. "Biography: He was born in Konya in 1932. He attended a Seminar on Art and Music in Istanbul Yildiz in 1947 and then he graduated from Art and Work Department in the Institute of Education in the Gazi University in Ankara in 1953. His professors were the artists, Seref Akdik, Ilhami Demirci & Kemal Gökaydin in the Art-Music Seminar and Refik Epikman, Malik Aksel & Mesut Erdem in the Gazi Institute of Education. He held his first personal exhibition in Balikesir in 1958. In 1972 he went to Madrid with the support of the Spain Government's scholarship. He studied engraving and serigraphy with Professor Paricio and art with Professor Rocco in the Academy of Fine Arts in the Sen Fernando Kingship. He was appointed to the Institute of Istanbul Education in 1973-1974; to the Istanbul Atatürk Higher School For Teachers in 1980; and as a lecturer in the Department of Education of the Art and Work in the Faculty of Ataturk Education in Marmara University in 1982. He obtained the "Art Qualifiedness" which is equivalent to the doctorate in 1984. He participated to the "Contemporary Turkish Art" exhibitions arranged in USA, Romania, Kuwait, Austria, Espafla, Cyprus and Turkey between the years of 1977 and 1995. He was appointed as Associate Professorship in 1986. He obtained the second place and he was rewarded by the Ju¿y Special Prize in the Izmit-Yarimca Art Festival in 1977. In 1979 he had a Success Prize as the first place and in 1980 in the second Golden Competiton. He was rewarded with the "State Art Prize" in the 48th State Art and Statue Exhibition in 1987. He became Chair of the Department in 1988. He was rewarded with a Big Prize Yunus Emre "Year of Love" in 1991 during the 8th Yunus Emre Art Exhibition in the 3rd International Yunus Emre Art and Culture Week. He was appointed to the Professorship in 1992, and to the Presidency of the Main Art Branch of the Art Education in 1993. He organized 37 personal exhibitions and he has attended more than hundred exhibitions until today. His works of art could be found in the several museums and different private collections in Ankara, Istanbul, Edirne and Balikesir and also in the different countries such as France, Swiss, Bulgaria, Australia and Spain. After his retirement, he worked for two more years in the department and then he continued his activities in his private atelier from 2001 until today. The artist carried out his 50th art year retrospective exhibition in 2003 under the sponsorship of the Is Bank in the Istanbul Parmakkapi Art Gallery. Kutlug is still a member of the International Plastic Artists Society. Awards: 1991 8th Yunus Emre Pnt. Exh., The Big Prize, Eskisehir 1987 48th State Art and Sculpture Exh., State Art Prize 1980 2nd Golden Pallette Exh., Success Award, Ist. 1979 1st Golden Palette Exh., Success Award, Istanbul 1977 Yar¿mca Art Fest., Jury Award & Runner-up Award."
