Gülşah Çaçan was born in 1983 in Ağrı, Turkey, where she completed her primary and secondary education. In 2012, she graduated from the Department of Traditional Turkish Arts at Marmara University. In 2014, she began her Master’s degree in the Miniature Art program within the same department at Marmara University.
She has participated in numerous group exhibitions and workshops both nationally and internationally. Since 2016, she has been conducting art education programs for both adults and children at her own studio, “Kırmızı Şapka.”
She continues to teach and produce her artistic work in her studio.
Education:
- 2007-2012: Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Bachelor's Degree; Traditional Turkish Arts (Thesis on Illumination - Miniature)
- 2014-2016: Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Master's Degree; Traditional Turkish Arts (Miniature)
- 2016: Marmara University, Faculty of Education, Pedagogical Formation Training Program
- 2019: Istanbul Design Center, Children's Book Illustration and Character Design Training
- 2020: Practical Early Childhood Art Education with Fırat Bingöl
- 2020: Children's Book Writing Training with 25m2 Academy
- 2021: Children's Book Analysis Workshop with 25m2 Academy
- 2021: Seminar and Training on Becoming an Author-Illustrator with Shaun Tan
- 2023: Children's Book Illustration Training with Gonca Mine Çelik
Work Experience:
- 2007-2008: Agios Panteleimon Church Restoration
- 2009-2010: Ertuğrul Tekke Mosque Restoration
- 2009-2010: Çengelköy Greek Orthodox Saint George Church Restoration
- 2015-2016: Şeker Hayat Workshop, Painting, Miniature, and Ebru Classes for Special Needs Children
- 2016-2024: Workshop Activities, Artistic works on order at Üsküdar Çiçekçide
- 2017-2024: Ebru Workshop Activities, Ebru workshops for students in primary schools
- 2018-2019: Wall Decoration, Mural paintings in a historic mansion tailored to the individual
Participated Exhibitions:
- 2012: Marmara University Diploma Projects Exhibition (Group Exhibition), Istanbul
- 2016: İsmek Art Competition Exhibition (Group Exhibition), Istanbul
- 2017: Si-RU "Thirty Hearts Thirty Faces" Exhibition (Group Exhibition), Istanbul
- 2017: Miniature and Watercolor Exhibition (Group Exhibition), London
- 2018: Crash Master Young Group Exhibition (Group Exhibition), Istanbul
- 2018: Current Memory Panel and Exhibition (Group Exhibition), Istanbul
- 2023: International Exhibition (Group Exhibition) Batumi, Georgia
- 2023: Meneviş Ebru Exhibition (Group Exhibition), Istanbul
- 2024: Four Seasons In Love (Group Exhibition), Istanbul
- 2024 : Patterns Of Pyrgı – Explorıng Tradıtıonal Xysta ( Group Exhibition) Greece
- 2024: Patterns of Pyrgi Marbling Workshops, Greece
- 2024: Tokyo Metropolıtan Museum (Group Exhıbıtıon) Tokyo
- 2024: Marbling Art Workshop İllüstration Fair, London
- 2025: Together Miniature Exhıbıtıon (Group Exhıbıtıon) Cappadocıa
- 2025: Masters Of The Future Exhıbıtıon (Group Exhıbıtıon) İstanbul
Awards:
- 2016: İsmek Art Competition "Miniature" 2nd Prize
- 2025: Future Masters - Traditional Arts Design Competition Exhıbıtıon Award
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In Kaftan, I sought to capture the silent authority and ornate beauty of Ottoman history. The kaftan was never just a garment; it was a canvas of status, power, and divine protection.
By working in the miniature tradition, I wanted to shrink that grandeur into an intimate space, forcing the eye to appreciate the rhythmic repetition of the patterns and the shimmer of the gold. I chose to set the royal red and turquoise against an aged, neutral background to let the colors sing, much like a jewel in a velvet box. For me, this piece is a bridge between centuries—a way to hold the magnificence of the palace in the palm of one's hand and a reminder that true craftsmanship, much like the traditions it depicts, is timeless