Yaş:

55

City/ District:

Kütahya / Kütahya

Address:

Menderes Cad. Çakır Apt. altı No:58/C Kütahya

Phone:

0 (532) 413 95 44

E-mail:

alikaya320@yahoo.com

Born in 1969 in Kütahya, Kaya became acquainted with the art of tiles and ceramics in 1985 when he started studying at the Department of Tile Making and Ceramics at Kütahya Vocational High School. After graduating from the Department of Ceramic and Glass at Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Kaya opened a tile decoration workshop in 1990 and began producing tiles based on traditional tile motifs. Developing his production using tile wheels and tile template lathes, Kaya also began producing decorative tile motif works based on traditional handicrafts. Carrying out all processes from the raw material of tiles and ceramics to shaping, mold making to decoration, firing to product production entirely by hand, Kaya produced tile sinks, coffee tables and dinner sets. Kaya, who was granted the title of tile ceramic artist by the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 2013, represented tile art both in Türkiye and abroad upon the assignment of the Ministry, and held many solo exhibitions. The artist trains students in vocational high schools and in his own workshop, and holds private courses in tile making and decoration.