About Ryuko Kito

Ryuko Kito

Biography
1970 Born in Mie Prefecture
1993 Graduated from Mie University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Culture, Asia Oceania Culture Course
1993-2002 Worked for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
2007 Restoration of Baghdad Kiosk, Topkapi Palace
2007-2009 Reproduction of Decorative Tiles, Hagia Sophia Mahmut I Library
2010 Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Republic of Turkey　
Graduated from Decorative Tile Course, Department of Traditional Turkish Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Turkey.
2010 Started painting classes.

Currently, Ms. Kito continues to work in Istanbul.

Exhibitions
2008 "Geçmişten Günümüze Geleneksel Sanatları".(Traditional Arts from Past to Present),Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul
2010 "Çini Bahçesinde Nevbahar"(Autumn in the Tile Garden),Bayer Art Gallery, Istanbul
2015 "ERGUVAN İSTANBUL"(Judas Tree Istanbul)
Marmara University Art Gallery, Istanbul
Traveling Exhibition: Republic of Tatarstan / Kazan
2018 "Yeditepe Bienali -KARMA ÇİNİ SERGİSİ-"(Mixed Tile Exhibition)
Nur Osmaniye Mosque Underground Warehouse Exhibition Hall / Istanbul
"DÜN KÂŞİ-EVÂNİ,BUGÜN ÇİNİ SERGİSİ"(Yesterday It was Kâşî-evani, Today It is a Tile Exhibitions), Mehmet Akif Ersoy Art Center / Istanbul

Awards
2010 Sakıp Sabancı Award / Turkey
2014 Traditional Art Competition "Geleceğin Ustaları 2　
1st prize in tile category / Turkey
2015 Classical Art Competition "7tepe 7sanat".　
3rd prize in tile category/Turkey
2016 Traditional Art Competition "Geleceğin Ustaları 4"　
Tile category, Honorable Mention / Turkey