Calligraphy and Illumination Exhibition and Workshops
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M. Efdaluddin Kilic and Gulnihal Kupeli

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Biography of Mr. M. Efdaluddin Kilic

Mr. M Efdaluddin Kilic

Efdaluddin Kilic has a great number of art pieces in different collections in Turkey as well as abroad. He is active in his own atelier in İstanbul as Calligrapher and Art Advisor, and works on the development of the preparation of calligraphy materials such as ink, paper, some natural coloring and dying material.

1985 Started Islamic Calligraphy with Hüsrev Subaşı and studied Rik’a script with Muhiddin Serin.
1990 Graduated from the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Marmara.
1993 Earned an MA degree from University of Marmara, The Institute of Social Sciences, Traditional Turkish Arts Department. Dissertation on “Manuscripts attributed to Ya’qut al Musta’simî in the Libraries and Museums of İstanbul”
1993 After having completed the traditional education had his calligraphy diploma (icazetname) from famous master Hasan Çelebi.
1994 Had a mention prize in Thuluth script in the International Calligraphy Competition in the name of Ibn’ul Bawwab organized by IRCICA.
1996-2002 Prepared a Qufic collection to be applied on tiles by İZNİK Foundation in İstanbul.
1998-1999 Prepared a 64m. long Thuluth script composition for an Historical Mosque (Üç Şerefeli Cami) in Edirne.
1999 Was invited to England for a series of seminars and instruction and teaching calligraphy by Warehouse Artists Studio and Ottoman Nakishane and also invited to supervise the program “Sefer-Sefir, Visiting Ambassadors” and acted as the advisor for the Art of Calligraphy of this event.
During his stay for two months gave courses, lectures and had demonstrations on Traditional Turkish and Islamic Arts at:
* Hornsey Library, 18th September, London;
* Sainsbury Center for Visual Arts, 5th September;
* Victoria and Albert Museum (two sessions), 4th and 11th September, London;
* Calligraphy Courses in Ottoman Nakishane, Norwich, (August – September)
1997-2000 Completed the restoration process of 20 pieces of famous Egyptian master Seyyid İbrahim at his workshop in İstanbul.
1998-2004 Made compositions for the covers of some of the Arabic books published by IRCICA and Al-Furqan Foundation for Islamic Heritage, London.
2001 Was invited to Germany by Internationaler Ruhr Akademikerbund and The University of Dortmund to the conference on “Turkish Culture, Art and Arhitecture in the XVIth Century” for the memory of Great Ottoman Architect Sinan. Gave a lecture on Ottoman Calligraphy Art and made an exhibition of his own calligraphic works (28th October).
2003-2004 Calligraphy Exhibitions and Demonstrations during Turkish cuisine and culture weeks in L’Imperial Palace Hotel in Annecy-France.(March-April)
2003-2004 Calligraphy Exhibitions and Demonstrations, Turco Festivals, Washington DC, USA (September)
1998-2004 Supervising a calligraphy course and Ottoman Language class in Cafer Aga Medresesi in Sultan Ahmed, İstanbul.