Nejat Kavvas

Nejat is a trained pharmacist. He has studied archaeology, history and sculpting from the age of 12. Kavvas became a full-time artist after learning glass casting, pate de verre, flame working and sand casting in the United States, Europe and New Zealand.

He has studied at Florence Art Academy in 2018. Through his own textile company, he has designed rugs and carpets for the New Zealand and overseas markets and has taught at various art schools in Europe and New Zealand. He has exhibited at various galleries in New Zealand, Europe and the United States and was invited to exhibit at prestigious SOFA art exhibition in Chicago in 2011, Istanbul Contemporary Expo 2018, Contex Miami Art Fair 2018. 

He currently practices in his studio in Rosedale, Auckland.

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