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Canan Tolon is a Turkish artist who now lives and works in the United States.
'''Canan Tolon''' (born 1955) is a Turkish-born artist who now lives and works in Emeryville, California.<ref name=then>{{cite book|last=Baas|first=Jacquelynn|date=2012|title=Canan Tolon: Then, and then|url=http://www.canantolon.com/Publications/ThenAndThenDownload.pdf|location=San Francisco, CA|publisher=Gallery Paule Anglim|page=7|accessdate=28 March 2018|archive-date=4 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704205355/http://www.canantolon.com/Publications/ThenAndThenDownload.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tolon works in the mediums of [[printmaking]], [[painting]], [[drawing]], [[sculpture]], and [[installation art|installation]].<ref name="then" />

She has exhibited internationally in Ankara, Istanbul, Kiev, London, Los Angeles, New York, Oakland and San Francisco. In 2010, one of Tolon's paintings, "Glitch VI" (2008) was a highlight at Sotheby's auction in Turkey,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/6ea1fb46-f81a-11df-8875-00144feab49a|title=Turkey's contemporary art scene|work=ft.com|accessdate=13 March 2017}}</ref> and in 2012, ''Art + Auction'' named Tolon one of the 50 Next Most Collectible Artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newamericanpaintings.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/artauctions-50-next-most-collectible-artists/|title=Art+Auction's 50 Next Most Collectible Artists|first1=Chinese Luxury|last1=Arts|first2=Collectibles Soar To A. New|last2=Level|date=22 June 2012|work=wordpress.com|accessdate=13 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231314/https://newamericanpaintings.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/artauctions-50-next-most-collectible-artists/|archive-date=28 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> A [[Los Angeles Times]] review in 2014 noted that Tolon's paintings "highlight our tendency to look for recognizable forms" and "also perhaps a comment on the degraded quality of our image landscape."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-canan-tolon-at-von-lintel-gallery-20141110-story.html|title=Canan Tolon looks for meaning in a pixilated landscape|date=14 November 2014|publisher=|accessdate=13 March 2017|via=LA Times}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Canan Tolon studied at Ecole Française d’Istanbul (1975), Napier University, Department of Design, Edinburgh, Scotland (1976), Fachhochschule, Trier, Germany (1979), Middlesex University/Architectural Association, London, England (1980) and University of California, Berkeley, where she earned an M.A. in architecture (1983).
Tolon was born in Istanbul in 1955 and spent her childhood in France. after graduating from the Ecole Française d’Istanbul (1975) She studied design and architecture at [[Napier University]] in Edinburgh, Scotland (1976), [[Fachhochschule]], Trier, Germany (1979), [[Middlesex University]]/Architectural Association, London, England (1980) and [[University of California, Berkeley]], where she earned her master in architecture (1983).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.turkishculture.org/whoiswho/visual-arts/photograph/canan-tolon-1008.htm|title=who's who : canan tolon|work=turkishculture.org|accessdate=13 March 2017}}</ref> Tolon then worked as an architect in France and in San Francisco.<ref name="then" />


== Collections ==
== Collections ==
Tolon's work is held in the following public collections:
* British Museum, London
* [[British Museum]], London<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3556918&partId=1&searchText=Tolon&page=1|title=Futur Imparfait|work=britishmuseum.org|accessdate=13 March 2017}}</ref>
* Istanbul Modern, Istanbul IKSV (Istanbul Foundation for Culture and the Arts)
* [[İstanbul Modern]], Istanbul IKSV (Istanbul Foundation for Culture and the Arts){{cn|date=April 2018}}
* Istanbul Nesrin Esirtgen Collection, Istanbul
* Omer Koç Foundation, Istanbul SantralIstanbul, Istanbul


== Awards and residencies ==
== Awards and residencies ==
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* 1989: San Francisco Focus Design Award, San Francisco, California
2012: The Kidder Residency in the Arts, Institute for the Humanities, Ann Arbor, MI
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* 1991: Artist in Residence, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, Nebraska
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2007: Emeryville Public Arts Award, Emeryville, CA
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* 1992: Artist in Residence, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, Nebraska
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2000: Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
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* 1994: Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)/NEA; Painting
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1999: Center for Mediterranean Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
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* 1995: Artist in Residence, MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire
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1998: Arts Council of Wale
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* 1996: Artist in Residence, The Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France
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1998: Berllanderri Sculpture Workshop, Wales
1997: Gamblin Fellowship Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center
* 1997: Gamblin Fellowship Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center
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* 1998: Berllanderi Sculpture Workshop, Wales
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1996: Artist in Residence, The Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France
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* 1998: Arts Council of Wales
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1995: Artist in Residence, The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH
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* 1999: Center for Mediterranean Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
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1994: Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)/NEA; Painting
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* 2000: [[Cité internationale des arts]], Paris, France
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1992: Artist in Residence, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
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* 2007: Emeryville Public Arts Award, Emeryville, California
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1991: Artist in Residence, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, NE
* 2012: The Kidder Residency in the Arts, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://events.umich.edu/event/10376|title=Canan Tolon Installation: Time After Time - Happening @ Michigan|work=umich.edu|accessdate=13 March 2017}}</ref>
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1989: San Francisco Focus Design Award, San Francisco, CA

== References ==
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Revision as of 12:50, 12 November 2023

Canan Tolon
Born1955
Alma materEcole Française d’Istanbul, Napier University, Fachhochschule, Middlesex University/Architectural Association, University of California, Berkeley
Websitewww.canantolon.com

Canan Tolon (born 1955) is a Turkish-born artist who now lives and works in Emeryville, California.[1] Tolon works in the mediums of printmaking, painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation.[1]

She has exhibited internationally in Ankara, Istanbul, Kiev, London, Los Angeles, New York, Oakland and San Francisco. In 2010, one of Tolon's paintings, "Glitch VI" (2008) was a highlight at Sotheby's auction in Turkey,[2] and in 2012, Art + Auction named Tolon one of the 50 Next Most Collectible Artists.[3] A Los Angeles Times review in 2014 noted that Tolon's paintings "highlight our tendency to look for recognizable forms" and "also perhaps a comment on the degraded quality of our image landscape."[4]

Early life and education

Tolon was born in Istanbul in 1955 and spent her childhood in France. after graduating from the Ecole Française d’Istanbul (1975) She studied design and architecture at Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland (1976), Fachhochschule, Trier, Germany (1979), Middlesex University/Architectural Association, London, England (1980) and University of California, Berkeley, where she earned her master in architecture (1983).[5] Tolon then worked as an architect in France and in San Francisco.[1]

Collections

Tolon's work is held in the following public collections:

Awards and residencies

  • 1989: San Francisco Focus Design Award, San Francisco, California
  • 1991: Artist in Residence, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, Nebraska
  • 1992: Artist in Residence, Bemis Foundation, Omaha, Nebraska
  • 1994: Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)/NEA; Painting
  • 1995: Artist in Residence, MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, New Hampshire
  • 1996: Artist in Residence, The Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France
  • 1997: Gamblin Fellowship Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center
  • 1998: Berllanderi Sculpture Workshop, Wales
  • 1998: Arts Council of Wales
  • 1999: Center for Mediterranean Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
  • 2000: Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France
  • 2007: Emeryville Public Arts Award, Emeryville, California
  • 2012: The Kidder Residency in the Arts, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Baas, Jacquelynn (2012). Canan Tolon: Then, and then (PDF). San Francisco, CA: Gallery Paule Anglim. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Turkey's contemporary art scene". ft.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ^ Arts, Chinese Luxury; Level, Collectibles Soar To A. New (22 June 2012). "Art+Auction's 50 Next Most Collectible Artists". wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Canan Tolon looks for meaning in a pixilated landscape". 14 November 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2017 – via LA Times.
  5. ^ "who's who : canan tolon". turkishculture.org. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Futur Imparfait". britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Canan Tolon Installation: Time After Time - Happening @ Michigan". umich.edu. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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