Can Göknil has an additonal website focusing on her children's books.
Site address: www.goknilcan.com


Children's Books
1974-1997 Thirty five picture books written and illustrated by the artist published in Turkish by Redhouse, Yapi Kredi, IBM Turkey, Remzi and the Ministery of Culture.
1987 "Kucuk Olmak" & "Gelincik Tarlasi ve Dumanli Canavar", written and illustrated by the artist, were published in German by Dagyeli Verlag, Frankfurt.
1987 The same two books were published in Dutch by uitgeverij de Geus, Breda.
1988 "Kirpi Masali" was published in German by Dagyeli Verlag.
1988 "Kirpi Masali" was published in Dutch by uitgeverij de Geus
1992 "Gulfidan Ciftlikte" was published in German by Spur Verlag, Zurich.
1993 "Komsu Teyzenin Kedileri" was published in four different languages by Averroes stichting, Amsterdam.
1995 "Arkadaslarim" was published in four different languages by Averroes stichting, Amsterdam
1997 "The Neighbor's Cats" was published in English by High Scope Press in Michigan
2000 Six illustrations from "Gulfidan Ciftlikte" were admitted to the museum collection of Chihiro Art Mueum, Japan
2001 5 picture books for preschool were publised in Turkey by the Turkish Ministery of Culture.
2004 2 picture books published by Bartok Books, Istanbul in four languages.
2006 3 picture books published by Can Cocuk, Istanbul.
2006-2011 Ten children’s books published by Can Çocuk, Istanbul

International Illustrator's Exhibitions
'81,'83,'85,'87,'89,'91,'93,'95,'97,'99 '07 BIB, International biennial for illustrators,Bratislava,Slovakia
'84,'90,'92 Premi Catolonia, International biennial for illustrators,Barcelona,Spain
1986-2001 Imagini della Fantasia, 15 annual exhibitions for illustrators,Italy
'90 Mail Art,Primary school of Segusino,Italy
'88 A.P.P.L.E. International illustrator's exhibition,Geneva.Switzerland
'86,'87 Bologna,Annual International IIllustrators Exhibitions,Bologna,Italy
'86 International Youth Library Exhibition,Munich,Germany
'90,'92,'98 The Golden Pen of Belgrade,Biennial International Illustrators Exhibitions,Belgrade,Yugoslavia
2000 Picture Book Illustrations of the World ,Tokyo,Osaka (an exhibition dedicated to the children of 21 century, sponsored by Chihiro Art Museum and Kodansha Publishers)
2002, 2006, 2008 Diocesan Museum,Padova,Italy
2007 Chihiro and Picture Book Artists of Asia, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
2010 ‘Loony Hasan’ and ‘Circus in the Sky’ (gift of the artist), V&A Museum, London
2010 ‘Loony Hasan’, (gift of the artist), Oshima Museum of Picture Books, Japan
2010 ‘Menagerie of the Mind’, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Wisconsin

Participation in International Book Events
1979 Turkish member for "Books & Broadcasting for Children" an international symposium held in USA
1985, 1987 Member of the International Comittee, BIB, Bratislava, Slovakia
1988 Member of the International Jury of Premi Caltalonia, Barcelona, Spain
1989 Guest of Stockholm Stadsbibliotek,Sweden
1990 Speaker at the Premi Catalonia Symposium, Barcelona, Spain
1990 Founder of Interational Children's Book Assoc.(IBBY), Istanbul, Turkey

Awards for Children's Books
1988 Jenny Smelik Kiggenprijs, IBBY, Holland, for bringing an understanding to children from different cultures.
1988 5th place, A.P.P.L.E., Geneva, Switzerland for her book 'Being Small', Dagyeli Verlag, Frankfurt.
1989 The Golden Baloon Award, World Children's Day Foundation, Washington DC, USA, for her contributions to children in the field of art, ceromoniously awarded at U.N. General Assembly, New York, NY, USA.
1990 Preschool Literature Award, given by the Children's Foundation of Istanbul, presented by the late President Turgut Ozal.
1992

Diploma, Golden Pen of Belgrade Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

2008

The First Master Cup International Cartoon & Illustration Biennial Beijing,
The Jury's Award

2010

Turkish section of IBBY has chosen Can Goknil as a candidate for the International Hans Christian Andersen Prize due to her original and uique quality that provides lasting impression for children who enjoy her picture books.

2011

The Second Master Cup International Illustration Biennial, Beijing, Selected Prize

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