Prof. CANDAN TERVİEL

Biography

Candan Dizdar Terwiel graduated from Hacettepe University Higher School of Health Management in 1984 and from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the same university in 1988.She received her master degree in 1991 and proficiency in art degree in 1996 from the same university. She was assistant to Prof. Hamiye Çolakoglu who established the Ceramic Department in Hacettepe University and Prof. Dr. Sıtkı M. Erinç during her Master’s and Ph.D. In 1999 she received her PhD from Ankara University Faculty of Educational Sciences.The artist had seven solo exhibitions,three of which were organized in Holland.Terwiel has won four awards,amoung which is award of Mention presented in PTT 150 th Year Exhibition Competition in Ankara.She is founding member of the Association of Art Educators and has appeared in many exhibitions,sympozsium and ceramic workshops in national and international area.She had a electronic book about ceramic and preschool art education. She has been actively working on subject “Education in Art Museums”.She currently continues to work at Hacettepe University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Ceramics in Ankara in Turkiye.