Ali Zülfikar

ALI ZÜLFIKAR | biography | exhibitions | art projects

• Born 1970(1971) in Yavuzeli / Turkey
• 1989-95 Studies at the Firat University in Elazig by Prof. Memduh Kuzey and Cemal Arslan
• Members of the © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2018
• currently working as a freelance artist in Cologne

The House of the History of the Federal Republic of Germany Foundation acquired the work "Greta" by the artist Ali Zülfikar for the museum.

In 2020, 2021 and 2022 he received three grants from the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and a studio funded by the city of Cologne.

Ali Zülfikar's art works are admired by numerous art connoisseurs worldwide. So far, these have been shown in around 200 international solo and group exhibitions and museums.

In 2018, Zülfikar got into trouble in the Stadthalle in Linz/Rhein with a critical work showing Turkish President Erdogan. At that time, the Turkish Consul General Sibel Müderrisoglu intervened, and the city of Linz initially caved in too. Only

Quote from Dr. Stephanie Eckhardt

Ali Zülfikar was born in Turkey in 1971, he is a master. Not because of its numerous international exhibitions up to the USA, but mainly because of his portraits. These are maste...

1989-95 studies at the firat university in elazig with prof. memduh kuzay, cemal arslan

he has attended more than 200 exhibitions in museums, art galleries and art fair

Exhibitions (solo)

NDSM LOODS Amsterdam, Gallery Nachtbrötchen 2022 | Cultopia Foundation 2021 | Galerie Arp Hanau 2020 | Kunstverein Duisburg 2020 | Hunstenkunst 2019 | Kunstverein offenbach 2019 | Emschertal-Museum-Herne 2017 | Galley Art Publischer Partisan 2017 | Gallery Art Monopol Salzburg 2017 | Huntenkunst 2017 | SVETA Art Gallery in Frankfurt 2016 | Kölner Liste - contemporary artfair 2016 | Kunststiftung Huntenkunst 2016 | Kunsthalle Kühlungsborn 2016 | Kunstverein Offenbach 2015 | Huntenkunst 2015 Ulft | Berliner Liste 2015 | Stadtgalerie Weisser Turm Ahrweiler 2015 | Galerie Orangerie Heiligendam 2015 | Kunsthaus Rheinlicht in Remagen 2014 | Cologne paper Art 2014 | Galerie Kunsthaus Schöne in Andernach 2013 | cutlog artfair Paris 2013 | Galerie 10er Gmünden 2013| Galerie Zeugma Cologne | Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum Cologne 2013 | arte Arezzo 2013 | Galerie Zeugma Cologne 2012 | affordable contemporary art Hamburg 2012 | paralax London 2012 | gallery artist meeting Eesdron 2011 | one artist show artfair NRW in Duisburg 2010 | one artist show art Iinnsbruck 2008 | arttower Berlin 2009 | one artist show ARWI 2009 | gallery Hördebu...