Awards and Grants

  • 1960-62 Association of Women Students Scholarship, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
  • 1962   Honorary Mention, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA.
  • 1962   First Prize and Award of Recognition, Art Department Graduation Exhibition, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, USA.
  • 1972   First Prize in Mixed Media, 20th Mother Lode National Art Exhibition, California, USA.
  • 1974   Award, Annual State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Ankara; İstanbul.
  • 1976   Group Award, UFACSI Clermont-Ferrand et Vichy International Arts Prix, France.
  • 1979   First Prize, Gold Palet Competition, Ev Dekorasyon Magazine, İstanbul.
  • 1981   USIS Grant, Research in Museums, USA.
  • 1983   Award, 4th Contemporary Istanbul Artists Exhibition, İstanbul.
  • 1983   Silver Medal, Exhibition of New Trends in Art, Istanbul Art Festival, IDGSA, Istanbul.
  • 1985   Third Prize, Grand Parliament of Turkish Republic Art Competition, Ankara.
  • 1989   Goethe Institut Cultural Visitors Program, Research in Museums, Germany.
  • 1989   Goethe Institut Language Grants, Mannheim, Germany.
  • 1989   Painter of the Year Award, Arts Association, Ankara.
  • 1990   The British Council Grant for Museum Studies Seminar, University of Leicester, UK.
  • 1991   USIS Grant, Research in Museums, USA.
  • 1992   Guest Artist, Art Festival, Prilep, Macedonia.
  • 1993   Guest Artist, Art Festival, Kriva Palanka, Macedonia.
  • 1995   Guest Artist, Art Festival, Galičnik, Macedonia.
  • 1996   Fulbright Research Grant, American University,Washington D.C., USA.
  • 1997   UNESCO European Cultural Capital, workshop, Turkish NGO Representative, Bucharest, Romania.
  • 1997   UNESCO European Cultural Capital, “Women Creators of the Two Seas/The Mediterranean and the Black Sea”, Thessaloniki-Greece, Turkish Representive for Women Artists, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • 1997   USIS Grant to follow up Fulbright Research, İstanbul.
  • 1998   Guest Artist, Art Festival, Kriva Palanka, Macedonia.
  • 1998   The British Council Supporting Grant for “Future Designs” Seminar, London, UK.
  • 2002   GAP Turkish Prime Ministry Grant
  • 2004   ICOM, General Meeting, Supported by Ministry of Culture of Republic of Turkey, Seuol, Kore.
  • 2007   Guest Artist, Balkan Spirit, Ohrid, Macedonia.
  • 2007   International Visitor Program, Amsterdam, Leiden, Netherlands.
  • 2008   Participating artist, ‘Following up Vincent Van Gogh and Modernism’, France
  • 2008   Aspat Artists Workshop, Bodrum, Turkey.
  • 2010   Studio Azzura Art Workshop, Ios, Greece.
  • 2014   Guest Artist, Portakal Çiçeği Sanatçı Kolonisi, Sapanca, Turkey..