Hasan Şahbaz

Hasan Şahbaz is a ceramic artist born in 1975 in Akşehir, Konya (Turkey). He graduated in 2001 with a BFA from the Ceramics Department of Anadolu University Fine Arts Faculty, Eskişehir, and began working as a lecturer at the Ceramics Department of Afyon Kocatepe University Fine Arts Faculty. In 2006, he earned a master’s degree from Anadolu University’s Institute of Social Sciences, Ceramics Department. In August 2024, he completed his “Proficiency in Art” education at Hacettepe University’s Institute of Fine Arts, with a thesis titled Construction of the Body: Figure.

Şahbaz has held nine solo exhibitions and participated as an invited artist in numerous events across Japan, Latvia, Finland, Germany, Romania, Moldova, Tunisia, and Turkey. He has contributed to over 100 national and international exhibitions, symposiums, workshops, biennials, and competitive exhibitions worldwide. His work has been featured in prominent ceramic publications, including New Ceramics, Seramik Türkiye, De Kleine K, and Infocerámica.

He has received multiple awards in national and international ceramics competitions. Notable accolades include an “Honorable Mention” at the 12th MINO International Ceramics Competition (2021, Japan), 1st Prize at the 38th CICA International L’Alcora Ceramics Competition (2018, Spain), the “Bronze Award” at the 1st International Martinson Ceramic Awards (2016, Latvia), an “Honorable Mention” at the 3rd Cluj Ceramics Biennial (2017, Romania), and an “Honorable Mention” at the 8th Gyeonggi International Ceramics Biennial (2015, Korea). Additionally, he has received the “Success Award” five times in the Ceramics category of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism State Painting and Sculpture Competition in Turkey.

Şahbaz focuses on creating original works through innovative clay-shaping techniques. In his recent work, he explores figurative ceramic sculptures using colored stoneware casting clay and multi-piece plaster molding techniques.

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