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Art Education, Visual Culture, Visual Arts Teaching Education, Art and Design Education
Nur Balkır is an Associate Professor in the Visual Communication Design Department of Kadir Has University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Art Education at the University of North Texas. Dr Balkır received her MFA degree in Printmaking from University of Newcastle. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Art Teaching at Dokuz Eylul University. Dr. Balkır’s main research interests are art education, visual culture, and visual art teaching education. She is the author of “Art Fundamentals: Theory and Practice” and “Visual Culture in Art Teacher Education”. Besides her academic work, as an artist she participated in exhibitions in Turkey and abroad.
B. A. in Art Teaching, Dokuz Eylul University (Izmir, Turkey)
M.F.A. in Printmaking, University of Newcastle (Newcastle, UK)
Ph.D. in Art Education, the University of North Texas (Denton, TX, USA)
2018- Still Associate Professor, Kadir Has University, Visual Communication Design
2010-2018 Assistant Professor, Kadir Has University, Visual Communication Design
2008-2009 Teaching Fellow for Drawing II, and ‘Children and Art’, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Spring 2009 Substitute art teacher for Krum School District, Krum, TX
2004-2007 Teaching Assistant and Teaching Fellow for core courses Drawing I and Drawing II, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2002-2004 Teaching Assistant, and Area Assistant, University of North Texas, College of Visual Arts and Design, Denton, TX
1997-2002 Research Assistant, Fine Arts Department, Education Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Burdur, Turkey
Books
Balkir Kuru, N. (2015) “Sanatın Temelleri: Teori ve Uygulama” Translated from “Art Fundamentals: Theory and Practice” 12. Edition. Karakalem Publisher 2015
Balkır, N. (2014) “Visual Culture in Art Teacher Education” ISBN: 978-3-659-66077-1, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.
Selected Articles
Balkır N. (2019). Rembrandt’tan Damien Hirst’e Sanatta Hayvan Karkasının Temsili, İdil Sanat ve Dil Dergisi. 8 (63).
Balkır, N. (2018). “Bir Ana Mendieta Varmış, Bir Ana Mendieta Yokmuş”, Ege Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayınları, Sanat Tarihi Dergisi, XXVII, 1, Nisan 2018, s. 251-263
Balkır, N. (2016). “Walking in the Unknown Paths: An Experimental Curriculum” Proceedings of EDULEARN19 Conference, p.1283-1288.
Balkır, N. 2016. “Walking in the Unknown Paths: An Experimental Curriculum.” EDULEARN16, 04-06.07.2016, Barcelona, Proceedings of EDULEARN16 Conference, ISBN: 978-84-608-8860-4, 4398-4404.
Balkır Kuru, N. (2014). “From Basic art to Basic Design Education” Proceedings of The Anadolu International Symposium on Arts Education, ISBN 978-975-06-1741-6, s. 97
Balkır Kuru, N. (2012). “Philosophical Concerns in Fine Arts Education.” Paper has been accepted for publication in the Procedia-Social and Behavioral Journal (ISSN: 1877-0428).
Balkir-Kuru, N. (2010). Learning from Art Museums: Three Course Assignments for Pre-service Elementary Teachers.
Kuru, N. B. (2010). Visual Culture in Art Teacher Education: A Turkish Case. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2(2), 609-614.
Solo Shows
2019 - Solo Exhibition, Dicle Hökenek Architecture, Istanbul
2017 - Solo Exhibition, Uludag University, Faculty of Education Art Gallery, Bursa/ Turkey
2017 - Artist Residency Solo Show, Project Space, Visual Studies, Eylül 2017, Rochester, New York, USA
2014 - Work on paper Exhibition, “Yamaçta”, Galeri Artist, Istanbul, Turkey
2001 - Painting Exhibition. Turkish State Art Gallery of Fine Art, Antalya,Turkey
- Photo-painting Exhibition. Ansan Art Gallery, Antalya, Turkey
2000 - Photography Exhibition. Burdur Art Gallery, Burdur Turkey
1999 - Printmaking Exhibition. Antalya Museum, Antalya, Turkey
- Printmaking and Painting Exhibition. Burdur Art Gallery, Burdur, Turkey
1998 - Printmaking Exhibition. Is Bankasi Art Gallery, Izmir, Turkey
Group Shows
2019 - Art Academics Group Exhibition, Nazım Hikmet Kültür ve Sanat Evi, Istanbul
2018 - Year 2019 Calendar Photography Exhibition, TMMOB Chamber of Architecture,Istanbul
2018. - 1st International Action Art Fair Group Show, Chalkida, Greece
2017 - Collaborate4 Group Exhibition, March, 2017, UNT On the Square Gallery, Denton, TX, USA
- 20x20cm “Petite Choses” ‘Exposition de Groupe des Artistes Contemporains Turcs’, Galerie Art’et Miss, Paris, France
-“Paper Works Exposition” Pinelo Gallery, Miami, USA
- “Ohal’de Sanat” (“Art in the State of Emergengy”) NişArt Gallery, Maçka, İstanbul
-“Art of Authenticity” Inernational Symposium Art Exhibition, Chios, Greece
2014 - “Micro Narratives”, Collaborate4 Group Exhibition, Galeri Tasarım, Istanbul, Turkey
- ArtUp Group Exhibition, “Future Past- Past Future”, Media Art, SuperMarkt, Berlin, Germany
- Sanat ve Tasarım Sergisi, “Maddenin Halleri 2” Armaggan Gallery, Istanbul
2013 - “Collaborate4” Takı ve Tasarım Sergisi, “Lands and Lines”, Ayşe Takı Galerisi, Istanbul
2012 - “Büyük Buluşma” Üniversite Sanat ve Tasarım Fakülteleri Öğretim Elemanları Sergisi, Kocali Üniversitesi, Kocaeli, Turkey
- 1st International Women Artists Exhibition, “ Art is Questioning Violence”, Caddebostan Cultural Center & Doğuş University, Faculty of Art and Design Gallery, Istanbul
2009 - International Student Art Exhibition, Union Art Gallery, University of North Texas, Texas, USA
2008 - International Student Art Exhibition, Union Art Gallery, University of North Texas, Texas, USA
2006 - Voertman’s Competitive Art Exhibition, SOVA Art Gallery, School of Visual Arts, UNT, Texas, USA
- FWCAC 9 x 12 Works on paper Show, The Fort Worth Community Arts Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
2005 - International Student Art Exhibition, Union Art Gallery, University of North Texas, Texas, USA
2004 - International Student Art Exhibition, Union Art Gallery, University of North Texas, Texas, USA
2000 - Turkish Culture and Art Symposium Art Exhibition, Isparta, Turkey
- Photography Exhibition. Burdur Art Gallery, Burdur, Turkey
1998 - Art & Environment Photography and Installation. Burdur Art Gallery, Burdur, Turkey
1997 - Ida Branson National Student Exhibition. Atkinson Art Gallery, Midfield, England
- International Student Printmaking Exhibition, 1997. Falmouth, England
-‘Works in Progress’ Exhibition. Hatton Gallery, Newcastle, England
1996 - Graduate Art Exhibition. Long Gallery, Newcastle, England
- National Printmaking Exhibition. Lancaster, England
1991 - Graduate Student Exhibit. Is Bank, Art Gallery, Izmir, Turkey
- Student Exhibition. Belediye Art Gallery, Izmir, Turkey
“Architecture at dawn” Photography Competition Equivalent Prize, Istanbul Chamber of Architecture, 2018
Visual Studies Workshop, Project Space “Artist in Residence” 2017, Rochester, NY, ABD
Kadir Has Üniversitesi, 2014-2015 Öğretim Yılı “Eğitim Ödülü” 2016
İstanbul Hepimizin Platformu’nun düzenlediği ‘İstanbul Hiçbirimizin’konulu fotoğraf Yarışmasında Mansiyon Ödülü,2015
Kadir Has Üniversitesi 2010 Sosyal Sorumluluk Ödülü, 2011 Bradley Edward
Sterling Memorial Scholarship, University of North Texas, USA,2003
Master and Ph.D. scholarship, the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) 1994