Biography
Tolga Girgin was born in Simav, Kütahya in 1981. After completing his first, primary and secondary education in this town, he graduated from Pamukkale University, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department in 2003.
For leisure, he was interested in drawing since his childhood. In 2014, he has started to share his calligraphy and lettering works which he did in his spare times, via social media. Especially, his three-dimensional anamorphic lettering and calligraphy works had considerable interest and they have been published in many art blogs worldwide. In this period, he met calligraphy artist and teacher Erhan Olcay. Through him, he was interested in classical calligraphy and latin makıl’i script and also began to work these styles. In 2015, he met the famous arabic and latin calligraphy artist Savaş Çevik and he increased his convenances and knowledge by his advices.
He is continuing his calligraphy and lettering life with his engineering career in Eskişehir, Turkey.
Exhibitions and Events
Arsenal Book Fair
Calligraphy&Lettering Exhibition
Exhibition participant
2014
Kiev, Ukraine
Behance Portfolio Review Istanbul
Speaker
2015
Bahçeşehir University,
İstanbul, Türkiye
7th International Anadolu
Calligraphy & Typography Event
Exhibition participant
2015
Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Türkiye
The Design of Words Event
Workshop Tutor, Exhibition participant
2016
Acqua Su Marte, Milano, Italy
8th International Anadolu
Calligraphy & Typography Event
Exhibition participant
2016
Anadolu University, Eskişehir,
Türkiye
Kaligrafist '17, Calligraphy &Typography Event
Exhibition participant
2017
Küçükçekmece Municipality, İstanbul, Türkiye
9th International Anadolu Calligraphy & Typography Event
Exhibition participant
2017
Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Türkiye
ADC 97th Annual Awards
Typography Jury
2018
New York, USA
19th International Golden Saffron Documentary Film Festival Calligraphy Exhibition
Exhibition participant
2018
Safranbolu, Türkiye
10th International Anadolu Calligraphy & Typography Event
Exhibition participant
2018
Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Türkiye
International Calligraphy Exhibition / Call of Calligraphy: The voice
Exhibition participant
2019
Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
11th International Anadolu Calligraphy & Typography Event
Exhibition participant
2019
Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Türkiye
12th International Anadolu Calligraphy & Typography Event
Exhibition participant
2020
Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Türkiye
Ey Dost // Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli ve Yunus Emre Exhibition
Exhibition participant
2021
Küçükçekmece Municipality,
İstanbul, Türkiye
13th International Anadolu Calligraphy & Typography Event
Exhibition participant
2021
Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Türkiye
Kaligrafist '22, Writing Culture Event
Workshop Tutor, Exhibition participant
2022
İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, İstanbul, Türkiye
The Adventure of Writing 'Yazıyorum' Exhibition
Exhibition participant
2023
Başakşehir Municipality,
İstanbul, Türkiye
15th International Anadolu Calligraphy & Typography Event: Atatürk and the Republic Exhibition
Exhibition participant
2023
Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Türkiye
15th International Anadolu Calligraphy & Typography Event: Yunus Emre Collection Exhibition
Exhibition participant
2023
Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Türkiye
The Power of Words Exhibition & The 10th Calligraphy Masters Anniversary Event
Exhibition participant
2024
Scriptorium Berlin,
Berlin, Germany