Oktay Barkin / Biophilia Poster Finalist
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Oktay's Biophilia Poster
was selected to participate in the "Artists4TheLiving" Digital Art Exhibition organized by MuseumWeek and UNESCO, in collaboration with the 4th Block Graphic Designers Association and PosterTerritory. The selected posters were presented via 1600 interconnected screens across Paris.
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Oktay Barkin / Bunde Museum Exhibition, Germany
Oktay Barkın's 3 posters were included in the Bunde Museum Exhibition. The opening of the dual exhibition "Our Planet, Our Rules" and "Loved, Tortured, Eaten" was held at the Bünde Museum. / 2023
In The Bunde Museum
In addition to Mayor Susanne Rutenkröger and Chairman of the Förderverein Museumsinsel Wolfgang Balz, @danielmeier.design and @lauraburchert.design gave a speech at the exhibition and presented the special concept of the exhibition.
In Poster for Tomorrow Top 100
The 2020 edition was supported by the French Ministry of Culture.
World Pattern Time Poster Contest Finalist
Golden Camelia Poster Contest / Bronze Award
International Samsun "Urban Aesthetics Poster Competition", Honorable Mention and Top 100
2017
Rene Wanner Poster Page: http://www.posterpage.ch/winners/sams_16/sams_16.htm
His work "Concrete" was awarded an Honourable Mention in the International Samsun "Urban Aesthetics Poster Competition" and his work "Unaesthetic" was awarded one of the Top 100.
PADO Hunar Poster Contest / Top 20
Oktay's poster entered the Top 20 in the poster competition held in the name of the famous athlete Abdul Khaliq, known as the flying bird of Asia.
International Ocean Art Festival / Bronze Awards
Oktay's "Caretta Caretta" poster was awarded the IOAF International Pioneer Design Exhibition Bronze Conch Award and the IOAF International Modern Art Exhibition Bonze Conch Award.
EtnoKraków Poster Contest / Top 50
Oktay's poster was selected for the Top 50 in the EtnoKraków/Crossroads-Diolage-Openness-Tolerance Poster Competition.
Posterland Poster Contest / Finalist
The poster was a finalist in the "International Posterland Poster Competition" on "Organ Donation" organized by Kütahya Dumlıpınar University, Faculty of Fine Arts. The poster was also published in the July-August 2015 "Graphic Design Magazine" 66 issue. / 2015
Oktay Barkin / Awards & Achievements
• (2022) Beijing Design Week IOAF "Ocean Art Festival (Peace Drop)" Merit Counch Award.
• (2022) Fifth All-Russian Poster Competition "Together-Power!" Finalist.
• (2021) CEIDA 2. China Europe International Design Association "Excellent Works" Exhibition.
• (2021) CEIDA 1. China Europe International Design Association "Excellent Works" Exhibition.
• (2021) PosterForTomorrow, "Fake News" Poster Competition, Top 100.
• (2021) 12th CCII International Biennial Awards “Golden Camellia Competition” Bronze Award.
• (2021) PosterForTomorrow, Poster Competition, Top 100.
• (2021) The Flying Bird of Asia, "Abdul Haliq", Hunar Pakistan International Poster Competition, Top 20.
• (2020) IOAF International “Pioneer Design Exhibition” Bronze Conch Award.
• (2020) IOAF International “Modern Art Exhibition” Bronze Conch Award.
• (2020) Biophilia Poster Contest, Finalist.
• (2020) EtnoKraków Poster Contest, Top 50.
• (2020) Wonders of World Poster Design World Call Poster Exhibition, Finalist.
• (2020) Calanca Biennial “Burning Help” Poster Exhibition Top 200.
• (2020) At the IOAF2020 International Festival of Ocean Art (Asian Federation of Arts, Culture and Science) Top 100.
• (2020) Poster Contest for the 50th Anniversary of China-Belgium Diplomatic Relations Top 100.
• (2020) Grande Festival Poster Competition has two posters in the Top 100.
• (2020) In the Peruvian “World Posterists” Contest from among 14.956 posters, Top 200.
• (2019) The poster was selected by the Russian Federation, the Russian Artists Association and the Russian Designers Association for the Special Collection of 12 Designers.
• (2017) Received the Organizing Committee Diploma in the 3rd Way Poster Competition organized by the Russian Federation, the Russian Artists Association and the Russian Designers Association.
• (2017) Burdur Museum and Human Relations Cartoon Contest, Top 100.
• (2016) International Samsun "Urban Aesthetics Poster Competition", Honorable Mention.
• (2016) International Samsun "Urban Aesthetics Poster Competition", Top 100.
• (2016) GESAM "Copyright and Respect for Workforce" Cartoon Contest, Top 50.
• (2015) International Reggae Poster Competition, Second Prize.
• (2015) Poster For Tomorrow, "Right to Healthcare (What a bad change)" Short Listed.
• (2015) Poster For Tomorrow, "Right to Healthcare (Aggrieved)" Short Listed.
• (2015) International Posterland Poster Competition, Finalist.
• (2015) 5th Turhan Selçuk Cartoon Contest held in Muğla Milas, Top 100.
• (2010) 2. Kapadokya-Ürgüp Cartoon Contest “Cappadocia and Wine” Top 100.
• (2009) 1. Kapadokya-Ürgüp Cartoon Contest “Cappadocia and Tourism” Top 100.
• (1997) Süleyman Demirel University, Academy of Fine Arts “Nowruz Contest” Honourable Mention.
Oktay Barkin's Awards and Achievements since 1997.
Oktay Barkin / Biography
1974 He was born in Burdur / Turkey.
1994 – 1999 He graduated from Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Graphic Design Department.
1999 He became a member of Antalya Cartoon Street, opened personal exhibitions here and participated in group exhibitions.
1999 He drew cartoons in the " Okigrafi " column in Hürriyet Akdeniz Newspaper.
2001 He gave graphic design lessons at Deulcom International in Antalya.
2002 He gave graphic design lessons at the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers.
1994 – 2004 He opened personal oil painting and cartoon exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions.
2004 He drew cartoons in his " Çizgi " column in the Tourism World Magazine.
2015 – 2017 He completed his master’s degree at Süleyman Demirel University, Fine Arts Institute, Graphic Design Department.
2015 – 2021 He attended many national and international competitions, participated in many invited and competitive exhibitions, and was a jury member.
2020 His portfolio was shared on the web pages of some important associations.
2001 – … He works as a lecturer at Akdeniz University.
2020 -… He is doing his PhD at Süleyman Demirel University, Fine Arts Institute, in the field of proficiency in art.
2020 He is a consultant and jury of the Art-International Foundation.
2020 He served as a manager at the China Europe International Graphic Design Association (CEIDA) for 2 years.