ARTISTS
ADNAN ÇOKER
He was born in Istanbul in 1927.
1944-45 He became a student of Şefik Bursalı at the Academy of Fine Arts in gallery education.
He went to Paris in 1955 on a state scholarship.
In 1963, A. Gürman founded the 'Mavi Grup' with the song, Devrim E. Tülay Tura.
He lives and works in Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
AHMET ORAN
He was born in Çanakkale in 1957.
1977-85 Professor at the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts . Dr. He studied in Adnan Çoker workshop.
Between 1980-1985, at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna, Prof. Dr. He worked in Carl Unger's painting, stained glass and graphic studios.
He lives and works in Istanbul and Vienna.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
AHMET GÜNEŞTEKİN
He was born in Batman in 1966.
He opened his first personal exhibition in 1982.
In 1986 he got into Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Academy, which he continued for a short time.
After taking a break from painting in 1992, he returned to painting in 1997 and moved to his first atelier in Beyoğlu.
He started to make a name for himself with his retrospective exhibition named 'Colors After Dark' at the Atatürk Cultural Center.
In 2005, he founded the TPAO Petroleum and Art Museum.
He lives and works in Beyoğlu Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
ALİNUR VELİDEDEOĞLU
He was born in 1953 in Michigan, USA.
He graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Visual Communication Design.
He has been broadcasting Turkish televisions for more than 15 years with the satellite platform DFH Network, which he owns in the United States.
He has produced 3 Hollywood films so far and continues to produce films in the United States through a production company that he is a partner of.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
BALKAN NACİ İSLİMİYELİ
BEDRİ BAYKAM
He was born in Ankara in 1957.
He started painting at the age of 2, and at the age of 6 he exhibited his first works in Ankara, Bern and Geneva.
He studied business and economics at Sorbonne University.
Moving to the United States in 1980, the artist studied painting and cinema at the California College of Arts and Crafts until 1984.
He held many exhibitions in San Francisco, New York, Istanbul and Paris.
Baykam has many published books.
The artist lives and works in Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
BUBİ
He was born in Adapazarı in 1947.
He studied at Marmara Fine Arts Faculty Painting Department.
He took lithography lessons at the Salzburg International Summer Academy.
He completed his master's degree in 1977 with the thesis 'Editing as a Visual Arts Element'.
In 1980, he went to Florence with the scholarship given by the Italian Government and studied.
Hartford worked as a visiting teacher at Trinity College.
He received the title of presser in 1996.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
He was born in Istanbul in 1949.
In 1977, he graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Psychology and Anthropology.
BUBI, one of the most important autodidacts of Turkish painting art, turned to painting in the 1970s and received the praise of Turkish art lovers and critics with the exhibitions he has organized so far.
He lives and works in his atelier in Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
BURHAN DOĞANÇAY
He was born in Istanbul in 1929.
He received his art education from his father Adil Doğançay and Arif Kaptan, both well-known Turkish painters.
He completed his doctorate in economics at Paris University in 1953.
Between 1950-55, he attended art classes at L'Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris.
After a brief civil service that brought him to New York in 1962, Doğançay decided to devote himself entirely to the arts in 1964 and continue his life in New York.
Doğançay, who passed away in 2013, is one of the most important representatives of Turkish art worldwide.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
BURCU YAĞCIOĞLU
He was born in Istanbul in 1981.
He completed his undergraduate education at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.
He completed his master's degrees at Sabancı University Visual Art and Visual Communication Design Department and Goldsmiths University Fine Arts.
DENİZ SAĞDIÇ
Shee was born in Istanbul in 1981.
She graduated from Mersin University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting with first place.
She held mixed and personal exhibitions in Istanbul.
In his paintings, she is fascinated by the line and large-scale paintings that draw expressionist, rhythmic movements emerge.
It follows a free path in choosing the theme.
The artist lives and works in Istanbul.
DEVRİM ERBİL
He was born in Uşak in 1937.
In 1955, he entered the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Painting. He was a student of Halil Dikmen in the gallery and of Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu in his workshop.
He founded the "Abstractive 7s" group in 1959.
Tülay Tura founded the "Mavi Group" with Altan Gurman, Adnan Çoker and Sarkis.
In 1969, he was named the young painter of the year. Contemporary Artists Association in Turkey were found presidency.
He was the head of Mimar Sinan University, Fine Arts Faculty Painting Department and Yıldız University Fine Arts Department.
He opened hundreds of exhibitions at home and abroad and participated in group exhibitions.
The artist lives and works in Istanbul and Bodrum.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
DİNÇER GÜNGÖRÜR
He was born in Adana in 1977.
2001 Graduated from Mersin University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture.
He lives and works in Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
EDA BAYSAL
EKREM YALÇINDAĞ
She was born in Istanbul in 1971.
After graduating from Işık High School, she studied fashion design.
Her paintings mainly consist of collage and abstract compositions on canvas with different techniques.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
He was born in Adıyaman in 1964.
He graduated from İzmir Dokuz Eylül University Fine Arts Faculty.
Between 1994-1999, he worked with Professor Hellman Nitsch at Staedelschule in Frankurt.
He was found at Balmoral Castle in 2001 with a scholarship.
The artist has works in Kunstmuseum, Stuttgart, The Hague / European Patent Office, Munich / Goetz Collection, Munich / Allianz Collection.
The artist lives and works in Germany and Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
ERGİN İNAN
He was born in Malatya in 1943.
In 1964, he started his painting education by passing the talent exams of the Istanbul State Applied Fine Arts Faculty of Fine Arts, which is now Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts.
He became a student of King Schlamminger and Helmut Hungerberg.
At the Salzburg Summer Academy, where he went on a scholarship in 1969, Prof. He studied painting with Emilio Vedova.
In 1985, he was appointed as a professor at Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting.
Between 1985 and 86, he taught drawing as a subject professor at the Berlin Fine Arts Academy.
The artist lives and works in Istanbul and Berlin.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
EROL AKYAVAŞ
He was born in Ankara in 1932.
Between 1950 and 1952, he studied painting as a guest artist at the Fine Arts Academy, Bedri Rahmi Workshop.
In 1952 - 1953 he participated in summer studies at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts. He worked with Lhote and Léger in Paris.
1 968 settled in New York. He passed away on April 20, 1999 in his home in Salacak, Istanbul.
His works; It is in the collections of the New York Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), the Istanbul and Ankara Museum of Painting and Sculpture, the Berlin Art Museum, the Stuttgart Art Museum, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, the Istanbul Modern, the British Museum.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
FERİT ÖZŞEN
He was born in Konya in 1943.
He studied painting at the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts in 1963-64 and in the department of sculpture between 1964-68.
In 1968 he studied at the Vienna Academy under Fritz Wotruba.
In 1978 he studied bronze casting at the Munich Academy.
The artist, who is still a faculty member at Mimar Sinan University and holds solo exhibitions, has 12 awards.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
EROL KILIÇ
He was born in 1961 in Kayseri.
He graduated from Uludağ University, Faculty of Education, Department of Painting in 1985.
He completed his master's degree at Gazi University Painting Department in 1991.
The artist, who joined Akdeniz University in 2003, continues to work as an associate professor at the same university.
The artist lives and works in Antalya.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
GÜLTEN İMAMOĞLU
She was born in Tokat in 1970.
She graduated from OMÜ Fine Arts Education Department in 1991.
She held important exhibitions in San Francisco, New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Florida, Pakistan, England, Los Angeles and Bulgaria.
The artist, whose works are in many important foreign and local collections, was chosen as "Woman of the year" by the American Biography Institute in 2011.
In the London International Creative Competition (LICC) held in London at the beginning of September 2009, she was selected as a "professional painting" finalist among 95 countries and more than 5000 candidates and received an award.
The artist is still teaching at Istanbul University.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
GÜNGÖR TANER
He was born in Istanbul in 1941.
In 1968, he graduated from the Nurullah Berk Workshop of the Istanbul State Fine Arts Academy, today known as the Faculty of Fine Arts of Mimar Sinan University.
1971 He worked with Corneille at the Salzburg Summer Academy.
His works are in many institutions and private collections.
The artist lives and works in Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
HALİL AKDENİZ
He was born in Antalya in 1944.
He studied undergraduate and specialist education at Ankara Gazi Education Institute, Department of Painting and Berlin State Fine Arts Academy.
He received master's, proficiency in art and doctorate degrees from İzmir Ege University and İzmir Dokuz Eylül University.
He became associate professor in 1987 and professor in 1994.
He worked as a lecturer at Ankara Gazi Education Institute (today's Gazi University), Ege University, Dokuz Eylül University, Bilkent University and Anadolu University.
He founded Fine Arts Departments at Ege, Dokuz Eylül and Bilkent Universities.
He is still working at Istanbul Işık University Faculty of Fine Arts.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
HÜSAMETTİN KOÇAN
HALUK ÖZDEN
He was born in Istanbul in 1955.
He completed his primary, secondary and high school education at Galatasaray High School.
After studying economics for a year in Grenoble, France, he graduated from the Graphic Arts Department of Mimar Sinan University in 1983 with outstanding success.
He painted surrealist and photorealist oriented paintings in his early years, but since 2002 he turned to abstract painting completely.
The artist lives and works in Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
He was born in Bayburt in 1946.
1970 He graduated from the State Academy of Applied Fine Arts, Painting Department.
He entered the same institution as an assistant in 1975.
He attended the Salzburg Summer Academy in 1978 with a scholarship from the Austrian Government.
In 1990-95, he became the Chairman of the Board of the International Plastic Arts Association (UNESCO Al-AP National Committee).
He worked in the establishment of the 1991 Istanbul Art Fair and served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the fair for four years.
In 1992, he became a professor at Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts.
In 1993, he took part in the formation of the Artists' Congress Initiative Board, and worked on bringing the rights of artists to the public agenda.
Between 1997-06, he served as the Dean of Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts.
Artist continues his work and lives in Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
İSMAİL ATEŞ
İREM TOK
She was born in Istanbul in 1982.
In 2007, she graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting Department.
She has had many personal exhibitions and group exhibitions.
The artist lives and works in Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
He was born in 1960 in Göle.
He graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Painting Education, Department of Painting in 1982.
He received his Master's Degree in Fine Arts from Hacettepe University in 1988.
He received the title of doctor of philosophy in 1993.
The artist is still working as a lecturer at Hacettepe University.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
JALE ÇELİK
She was born in Ankara in 1966.
She completed her primary, secondary and high school education in Ankara.
She opened Teku Art Gallery in 1990.
She took private painting lessons from master artists such as Mustafa Ayaz and Adnan Turani.
The artist, who has been continuing her painting works intensively for the last ten years, opened his first personal exhibition at Mersin İçel Club and the second at Ankara Valör painting gallery. Her works were exhibited in important fairs in Istanbul and Ankara.
The artist lives and works in Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
JOHN F. SIMON JR.
He was born in 1963 in Louisiana.
He completed his bachelor's degree in art at Brown University in 1985.
He received his master's degree from New York School of Visual Arts in 1989.
The artist lives and works in New York City.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
KAZIM KARAKAYA
He was born in 1971 in Ankara.
He graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture.
Between 1993-2003, he worked as the assistant of sculptor Mehmet Aksoy.
The artist lives and works in Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
KORAY ERKAYA
He was born in Ankara in 1964.
He graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Faculty.
In 1996, he won the Crystal Apple Award of the Advertisers Association.
Selected as the Camel Trophy photographer after the award, Erkaya worked as the official photographer of the Trophy for five years.
In 1997, his articles and photographs were published in the book 'Journey to the Borders' published by YKY.
Koray Erkaya, who created a considerable archive in the field of nude photography, opened his first solo exhibition with the photographs he took during the Camel Trophy.
He was among the top two hundred advertising photographers in the world selected by Lurzer's Archive Mag in 2004.
He founded the photo editing company Dijipost in 2006.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
MARİA KILIÇLIOĞLU
She was born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1958.
She is the daughter of one of the famous sculptors of Bulgaria, Dimitir Dimov.
She studied textile at the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts between 1978-85.
After her education, she turned to sculpture and introduced herself to the art world with bronze cast sculptures.
The works of the artist, who has organized nearly 100 solo exhibitions since 1988, have been included in many local and foreign art collections.
The artist still lives and works in her studio in Istanbul.
Photo: Gallery Baraz Archive
MEHMET GÜN
He was born in Istanbul in 1956.
Between 1977-83, he studied painting and art, philosophy of art at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts in Austria.
He received his master's degree in painting and philosophy of art in 1983, studying and analyzing Sigmund Freud's work.
Over the years, he continued his artistic works in the workshops he opened in Paris, Berlin and New York.
Painter Mehmet Gün, son of İKSV's founder Aydın Gün, passed away in Berlin, where he lived for many years.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
MARK KOSTABİ
He was born in 1960 in Los Angeles.
He studied at California State University.
He moved to New York in 1982, and in 1984 he became one of the leading figures on the East Village art scene.
Retrospective exhibitions of Kostabi's paintings were held at the Mitsukoshi Museum in Tokyo (1992) and the Estonian Art Museum in Tallinn (1998).
His work includes the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the National Gallery in Washington DC, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Los Angeles Corcoran Art Gallery, the Yale University Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome, and the Netherlands'. It takes place in the collections of the Groninger Museum in
The artist lives and works in New York.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
MELTEM SIRTIKARA
She was born in Istanbul in 1983.
She graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting.
In 2007, she started her graduate program at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting.
The point of view of man and woman living in the modern world, lack of communication, and contradictions within sex and love; tragedy, indifference, irony, violence, escaping from himself, afraid of his feelings, the condition of the western man who is unable to face compassionate love and the ability to live it to the fullest; It is one of the main subjects that the artist focuses on.
The object is a whole with the situation it wants to tell.
She lives and works in Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
MEHMET GÜNYELİ
He was born in Istanbul in 1955.
After Saint Joseph French High School, he completed his education at the Faculty of Political Sciences.
He started his photography studies in the 1980s.
He participated in exhibitions at home and abroad, made transparent shows, and won various awards.
He went to many countries of the world and took photographs.
His photographs have been published in various newspapers and magazines in Turkey and abroad.
The artist lives and works in Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
MİTHAT ŞEN
He was born in Istanbul in 1957.
In 1981, he graduated from the State Academy of Applied Fine Arts (now Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts), Department of Painting.
He held his first personal exhibition in Galata in 1982 .
He participated in the 44th Venice Biennale in 1990.
The artist lives and works in Istanbul.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
MUSTAFA ALTINTAŞ
He was born on 15 June 1946 in Akşehir.
He held many exhibitions before going to Paris with a French scholarship he won in 1970.
On his arrival in Paris, he settled in a workshop at the international artists site "CITE INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS" and registered at the Paris High School of Fine Arts (ENSBA) and made painting and monumental painting works especially in the workshops of Gustave Singier and Jean Bertholle.
He graduated in 1973 with a Plastic Arts diploma.
He taught painting at a private Fine Arts School in Paris between 1985-90.
The works of the artist have been included in private and public collections in France, USA, Switzerland, Finland and Turkey.
The artist lives and works in Bodrum.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz
HUNT SLONEM
Hunt Slonem was born on July 18, 1951 in America.
He is a painter, sculptor and printer.
He is best known for his Neo-Expressionist paintings featuring butterflies, rabbits and tropical birds based on a personal aviary where he kept more than 30 to 100 live birds of various species.
Slonem's works are in many important museum collections all over the world.
It is regularly displayed in both public and private venues and has received numerous honors and awards.
The artist lives and works in his studio in New York / Brooklyn.
Photo: huntslonem.com
NEJAD MELİH DEVRİM
He was born in Istanbul in 1923.
He is the son of writer Izzet Melih Devrim and painter Fahrelnissa Zeid.
He worked at the Leopold Levy Workshop at the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts Painting Department.
He was a student of Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, Zeki Kocamemi, Nurullah Berk and Leopold Levy.
He settled in Paris in 1947.
In the same year, he opened his first personal exhibition at the Allard Gallery in Paris. He lived in this city for 22 years.
He went on trips to various European countries, America, the Far and the Near East. He settled in Warsaw in 1968 and in Nowy-Sacz in the mid-1980s.
He passed away in Poland in 1995.
Photograph: Yahsi Baraz