Feature article covering Mertim Gokalp’s winning portrait “Getting Ready for Dinner”.

Coverage of Mertim’s portrait of actor Simon Burke.

Coverage of Mertim Gokalp’s portrait of celebrity chef Manu Feildel.

Official announcement of the winning work

A full-page feature on Mertim Gokalp’s award-winning portrait of celebrity chef Manu Feildel, the painting generated widespread media attention for its bold narrative and contemporary realism.

Official announcement of the winning work - Stigmata

A professional art industry feature listing Mertim Gokalp’s Get Ready For Dinner as part of the 2017 Kennedy Prize finalists.

Coverage of “The Descendants Project”, a portrait exhibition by Mertim Gokalp exploring Gallipoli war descendants and shared heritage.

Mertim Gokalp was selected as a finalist in the prestigious Archibald Prize for portraiture with his painting Derwish: a portrait of Bille Brown, exhibited as part of the Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW

Mertim Gokalp was invited to speak at the Art Gallery of New South Wales as part of the Art After Hours public program, joining journalist Richard Morecroft and artist Jasper Knight