Hasip Pektas
Hasip Pektas, born in Ermenek, Karaman Province in 1953, is a Turkish ex-libris artist and academic of fine arts.
He graduated from Gazi Teacher Training Institute in 1974 and until 1982, worked as an art teacher in both teacher training colleges and high schools. Between 1982 and 1987, he worked in the Department Of Graphic Art in the Faculty of Education at Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun. He has been working as a Professor at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Graphic Art. He has also been working hard to make ex-libris well-known in Turkey. Currently, he is Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts.
He has written one book AbOUT "Ex-libris". His works were published in "Graphia" in Belgium, the "American Bulletin Bookplates" in the News in USA and "Exlibriskunst und Graphic" in Germany. He has done twenty one man shows and has participated in some group exhibitions. He has won several prizes in graphic arts and photography exhibitions, including the first prize of the "Third Biennale Ex-libris Italy - Turkey" in Ortona in 1996 and a consolation prize at the "4th International Biennial of Graphic Art" in Francavilla al Mare, Italy in 2006. He has organized the 1st and 2nd International Ex-libris Competition in Ankara in 2003 and in 2006. He is the President of Ankara Ex-libris Society and Hacettepe Museum of Art.