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 Mühr-ü Süleyman, I wanted to visualize the invisible barrier between the earthly and the divine. The Seal of Solomon has long been a symbol of absolute authority over the elements and the spiritual realms; it is a point of perfect equilibrium where the triangle of the heavens meets the triangle of the earth.
I treated the paper to look like a weathered parchment, a witness to time, so that the gold and the lapis lazuli of the seal could appear like a sudden, sacred revelation. The dragons flanking the center are not just ornaments; they are guardians of this knowledge, representing the primordial forces that the Seal is said to command. For me, creating this piece was a process of alignment—each stroke of the brush was an attempt to capture that moment of stillness and protection. I want the viewer to feel that the geometry is breathing, acting as a gateway to a sense of universal order and spiritual peace