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ŞÜKRAN ŞAHİN

ŞÜKRAN ŞAHİN

Şükran Şahin was born in Bartın. She worked as a painting and art history teacher for 20 years in Karabük where she also participated in numerous volunteary facilities. She worked as a visual arts teacher in İ.D.V Bilkent Primary School for 17 years. She hosted 16 private exhibitions and participated in various group exhibitions. Her works are part of Turkish and international collections. She has illustrated books and written articles on her subject. She writes for two travel websites. Nowadays she works in her own studio (Dream House). She is the general secretary of the Visual Arts Education Foundation (GÖRSED). She has actively involved in art events and children festivals organised by voluntary organizations like SEDER (Art Educators Association) and GÖRSED. She did various presentations and seminars on her subject, participated in international art projects. She was selected as the visual arts teacher of the year 2006 by GÖRSED.