Biography - CV
(Kısa Özgeçmiş - CV)

      Name               : Recep
      Surname         : Özcan
      Date of Birth   : 30.06.1981
      City                    : Bursa
      Country            :  Turkey

   Educational Background:

   High School (1995–1999)

   Graduade: Physics (1999–2003)

   First Master of Science:  Solid State Physics(2004–2006)

   Second Master of Science : Physics Education(2007–2009)

   Doctorate:  Solid State Physics(2010-...)

   8 Different Art and Design Education Seminars – Cources (1999–2012)

   As a curator in national galeries. (3 times)

   Short Biography:

I have been drawing cartoons for ten years. I work as physics teacher and graphic designer since 2003. I joined many congresses, panels and symposiums as speaker. Besides cartoons and physics, i am also interested in glass design, literature, body-painting, graffitti, movies, animations, philosophy, basketball and photography. I have been writing academic papers, poems and short stories and also taking photoes. My cartoons, academic papers, humor writings, short stories and photoes were published in national-international magazines, newspapers and journals. My cartoons were awarded and included in cartoon albums. And also my photoes and paintings were exibited and included albums. I draw political, editorial and other kinds of cartoons for newspapers also for “Apopular Magazine” and "Beyan Magazine" published in Gemlik and on web. As i continue my career as physics teacher, graphic and glass designer, i am drawing caricatures and universal cartoons now. My editorial cartoons and caricatures are included in different international web sites such as toonpool, brazilcartoons, cnc, cartoongmag, saltandpeppermagazine, etc.

   Last Awards and Activities

   2012:  2. Üçge International Cartoon Contest  
                Turkey - Finalist

   2012:   2.nd Axial International Cartoon Contest  
                Hungary -Participant

   2012:   International Day to End Impunity Cartoon Contest
                 Canada -Top 10 Cartoons (2 Cartoons)

   2012:   International Cartoon Exhibition 
                 USA -  9 Cartoons Exhibited

   2012:   International Cartoon Contest (RV-Camping)
                USA - Selected

   2012:   Casa Municipala de Cultura International Cartoon Exhibiton
                Romania - 2 Cartoons Exhibited

   2012:   Golden Hat International Cartoon Contest 
                Belgium - Participant

   2012:   The 6th International Cartoon Contest
                 Urziceni - Romania - Selected

   2012:   The 3rd International City and Ctizen Cartoon Contest 
                 Tabriz - Iran  -  Participant

   2012:   International Cartoon Contest "Press Witout Press" 
                Russia - Selected
   
   2012:  First International Cartoon Contest 
               Sinaloa - Mexico - Participant
 
   2012:  New Izvetstia Editorial Office International Exhibiton
                Moscow- Russia - 4 Cartoons Exhibited

   2012:  National Cartoon Contest
                Theme: Ecology and Technology
                Denizli - Turkey - Selected 

   2013:  41th International "Skopje" Cartoon Contest
                Macedonia - Participant.

   2013:  The First International Cartoon and Caricature Festival 
                Iran-Bajnourd - Selected for Album (1 Cartoon)

    2013:  International Cartoon Contest, "Crime and Punishment"
                Brugge - Belgium - Participiant

   2013:  11th FreeCartoons Web International Cartonet Festival
                China - Participant

    2013:  Euro-Kartoenale Kurishouten 
                Belgium - Participant
   
    2013:  International Caricature Web Contest
                Baku - Participant

    2013:  Salt and Pepper International Cartoon Contest 
                Romania - Selected

    2013:  Salt and Pepper Satirical Art Salon - International Exhibiton 
                Romania - 4 Cartoons Exhibited.

    2013:  18. th Nehar Tüblek Cartoon Contest: "İstanbul"
                İstanbul - Turkey - Participant

    2013:  11. National Cartoon Contest
                Sinop - Turkey - Participant

    2013:  The First International Graphic Humor Festival
                The Sunny Dragon
                Theme: Free
                Armenia - Participant

   2013:  The First International Niels Bugge Cartoon Contest:
                Theme: "To Eat or Not to Eat" 
                Viborg - Denmark - Participant

    2013:  4th International Cartoon Competition 
                Theme: "Border"

                 Berlin - Germany - Participant

    2013:  13th World Press Freedom
                 International  Editorial Cartoon Competition
                 Theme: "Hard Times and Free Speech"
                 Ottawa - Canada - Participant      

    2013:  The 7th HumoDEVA International Cartoon Contest
                 Theme: Free
                  Hunedoara - Romania - Participant

    2013:   6th International Contest of Caricature and Cartoon of VIANDEN
                 Theme: The Egg
                  Vianden - Luxembourg - Participant

    2013:    VI. International Contest of Snail - Graphic Humor
                   Theme: Snail
                   Lleida - Spain - Selected

    2013:   3rd  Cartoon Contest 
                  Theme: We became a community of Violance
                  Antalya - Turkey - Special Prize

    2013:   National Cartoon Exhibition 
                 Antalya - Turkey - 1 Cartoon Exhibited

    2013:    Mugla Municipality Cartoon Contest 
                  Theme: Mugla's natural, cultural and historica beauties.
                  Muğla - Turkey - Selected (1 Cartoon Exhibited)

    2013:    Atakum Municipality Cartoon Contest
                  Theme: Local Governments
                  Atakum - Samsun - Turkey - Selected (2 Cartoons)

    2013:    National Exhibition (theme: Local Governments)
                  Atakum - Samsun - Turkey - 2 Cartoons Exhibited 

    2013:    30. Aydın Dogan International Cartoon Contest
                   Theme: Free
                   İstanbul - Turkey - Participant

    2013:   The 3rd Art Festival of Resistance 
                  Theme: Crimes against being human
                   Tehran - Iran - Participant
   
    2013:     Don Quichotte International "Öktemer Köksal" Potrait Exhibition
                    4 Cartoons Exhibited

    2013:    Humoralia - International Cartoon Exhibition
                   (Between June 2013 - July 2013)
                   FECOLL Art Gallery - Spain - 1 Cartoon Selected and Exhibited

    2013:    Solo Cartoon Exhibition
                  27 - 30 May 2013 
                  Gemlik - Bursa - Turkey - 63 Cartoons Exhibited
                  (The First Cartoon Exhibition in Gemlik's History)

    2013:    Guzelbahce Municipality 2. Cartoon Contest
                   Guzelbahce - İzmir - Turkey - Participant

    2013:     A Nicola Bucci "Bucnic" Project in Calloboration with Trasimeno
                   Blues Festival 
                   International Competition of Satirical Design 
                   Roma - İtalia - Paticipiant

    2013:    The 5th Medplan International Cartoon Competition 
                  Theme: Gossip 
                  Brazil - Participiant

    2013:   The 23th Edition of "Humır at ... Humorului"
                  The International Festival of Cartoon and Humorous Literature
                  Theme: 1+1=?
                  Romania - Participiant

    2013:    International Cartoon Exhibition Osor Hırvatska
                  Theme: The Most Important Thing on a (Island) Desert
                  Croatia - Participiant

    2013:   Don Quichotte - Occupy Geziparkı / Diren Gezi Parkı
                  International Cartoon Exhibition - 3 Cartoons Exhibited

    2013:   The Just for Laughs 2013 International Visual Arts Contest
                  Theme: Cynicism 
                  Montreal - Canada - Participiant 

    2013:   33rd International Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest
                  Theme: Free
                  İstanbul - Turkey - Participiant