Cemali Gündoğdu
He graduated from Uludağ University Faculty of theology in 2000 after completing Cemali Gündoğdu, middle school and high school education in Ankara Çubuk and Imam Hatip high school. He taught religion culture and Ethics in the primary school and Ümraniye Zübeyde Hanım secondary school.
During the Faculty education, he started to be interested in gratification. He attended Calligraphy courses of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. In 2003, he started his lecture at calligrapher Kadir Sakoğlu's Gratifiction-Naskh classes in Ankara. At the end of these three and a half years, he moved to Istanbul and continued his education with the Gratifiction - Nash lessons of Calligrapher Ferhat Kurlu. In 2010, Ferhat Kurlu received Gratifiction - Naskh gratification from IRCICA.
He gave lessons as a master trainer within İSMEK for a while. The works of the artist who teaches Calligraphy at Ümraniye Bazaar are exhibited in private collections. Gündoğdu continues his art studies at his own workshop, and Hakkı Demir is teaching Calligraphy at Anadolu Imam Hatip High School of Fine Arts.
Received awards:
2009 IBB “2010 European capital of Culture Istanbul” competition honorable mention award
15. State Turkish decorative arts competition exhibition.
2011 Istanbul antique, International hilye competition, honorable mention Award
2012 Albaraka Türk International 3rd International Mention Award in calligraphy competition, leeches and Celi-Gratifiction
2013 IRCICA Gratifiction Incentive award
T.R. Ministry of Culture and tourism 17th State Turkish decorative arts competition Achievement Award
2015 Istanbul antique, International Hilye competition, third prize
The exhibitions he attended:
2012 Turkey Meetings from Tradition to Future
2014 “Art For Kindness” Classic Turkish Arts Exhibition, Dolmabahçe Art Gallery
2015 Hasan Çelebi and his students Calligraphy exhibition for Niger orphans
2015 Ümraniye Municipality Art Days Unique Exhibition
2016 Ministry of family and Social Policy ATO Hasan Çelebi and his students Calligraphy exhibition
2016 World Orphans Day Exhibition from Pen to Heart
2017 Pencil Marks Dedicated to Excellency Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) Demart Art Gallery
2017 Albaraka Türk International 4th Calligraphy Competition Exhibition, Albaraka Art Gallery
2017 Calligraphy exhibition in collaboration with IRCICA and the American University of Beirut
2017 Calligraphy Exhibition at Hasan Çelebi School of the Choice of Point Pen
2018 Turkish and Afghan Calligraphers’ meeting in Istanbul, Islamic Treasures of civilization, Vakıf Bank Art Gallery
