Gönül Uz - Turkish Painting Association - UK- Headquartered in London

Who is Gönül Uz? (1961-Ankara)

She was born in Ankara in 1961. Since her father was a non-commissioned officer in the Turkish Armed Forces, the artist completed her primary, secondary and high school education in various cities of the country. In 1995, she graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture Department with a 2nd degree. She worked as a classroom teacher at the Ministry of National Education between 1996 and 2016 (Ankara). She attended applied painting courses at the Ministry of Culture, State Painting and Sculpture Museum.

She worked on illustrations at Esin Advertising Agency between 1984-1989 (Ankara). She worked on animations at Denge Animation Company in 1995 (Ankara). She received the Certificate of Achievement and Performances at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture Department with a 2nd Degree.

T.C. He made reproduction and painting works in the Ministry of Culture State Painting and Sculpture Museum with the help of restorers Vural Yurdakul and Akgün Büyükişleyen.
He received a certificate of gratitude from the Ankara Governorship Provincial Directorate of National Education in 1998 for our successful teachers in the fields of science, art and sports.
He participated in mixed exhibitions organized on behalf of the Ankara Artists Association for many years. He participated in mixed exhibitions organized within the scope of the İskenderun and Antakya Art Festival. He made the pictures and page arrangements of the magazine’s 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th issues. He made the pictures of the 1st and 2nd grade textbooks called Serbest Zaman Aktiviteleri. The artist continues his art work in his own studio in Ankara after his retirement from classroom teaching.
The artist, whose works are in national and international collections, is also a member of BRHD (United Painters and Sculptors Association).

Art Perspective;

With my art, I take the viewer on an inner journey that questions the issues related to humans and human life in today's world where human values have been lost and everyone from top to bottom is "roostering" each other. I sometimes want the rooster figures in my paintings, which I create with my own unique perspective, to seem like a familiar face. They are black humor characters taken from real expressions of living things. You can see all the beauties, hope, sincerity and heartfeltness that make a person human on the faces of the figures, in the magic that surrounds you in the paintings where all the possibilities of the acrylic painting technique are used.

In a period when violence against women, children and stray animals is increasing today, I transform art into a plastic element with a questioning narrative language by taking advantage of the healing and humorous power. In my works, figures appear before the viewer in a semi-concrete, semi-abstract form with elements such as lines, dots and colors. The act of art is a serious, entertaining, thought-provoking and questioning endeavor. And this endeavor is actually the abstract energy of the mind. In my paintings, I express my feelings with my inner voice. The individual who embodies this energy and builds a bridge with the audience is the artist. By transferring this energy to the audience, I aimed to trigger the diversity of change, the bifurcation of ideas and future predictions on the audience. After all, art heals, art beautifies. Beauty will save the world.

Selections from the Exhibitions Participated;
1988 Group Painting Exhibition Organized on Behalf of Ankara Artists Association (A.Ü. D.T.C.F. Farabi Hall)
1987 Group of 17 Group Painting Exhibition (National Lottery Lucky Bird Art Gallery)
1990- Participation in Group Exhibitions Organized Within the Scope of İskenderun and Antakya Festival
5th International A Drop of Human - Cumhuriyet Online Group Exhibition October 26, 2020
6th International A Drop of Human - November 10 Online Group Exhibition November 10, 2020
7th International A Drop of Human 24 November Online Group Exhibition November 24, 2020
8th International A Drop of Human New Year Online Group Exhibition. December 27, 2021
9th International A Drop of Human/ Snowflake Online Mixed Exhibition January 25, 2021
10th International A Drop of Human Viole Online Mixed Exhibition February 20, 2021
11th International A Drop of Human Çanakkale Online Mixed Exhibition March 18, 2021
Artsonline Gallery "We Face Portraits" Mixed Exhibition March 22, April 12, 2021
Artsonlinegallery 3rd "50 Artists 50 Works" K Arma Exhibition June 07, June 27, 2021
15th International A Drop of Human/ Autumn Online Mixed Exhibition Mask Gallery September 20-October 10, 2021
16th International A Drop of Human/ Republic Online Mixed Exhibition Mask Art Gallery October 29-November 9, 2021
BRHD 51st Year Painting Sculpture Ceramics Grand Exhibition Doğan Taşdelen Contemporary Arts Center December 1, 2021
BRHD “Traces in Memory” Karadeniz Ereğli Atatürk Cultural Center Exhibition Hall In Memory of Artist Osman Zeki Oral February 19 - March 19, 2022
Artsonline Gallery 2. “Portraits to Face Us” Mixed Exhibition March 21 - April 10, 2022
BRHD with 103 Artists at Tarık Zafer Tunaya Cultural Center (Istanbul) April 1 - April 27, 2022
5th Painting, Sculpture Exhibition in Memory of Village Institutes ABB. Zafer Bazaar Art Gallery April 13-18, 2022
BRHD “Victory of the Republic” Abb Zafer Bazaar Art Gallery October 24-31, 2022
BRHD 52nd YEAR Painting Sculpture Ceramics Grand Exhibition Doğan Taşdelen Contemporary Arts Center December 2 - December 18, 2022
“Turkey's Greatest Folk Song Village Institutes” 6th Traditional Commemoration Exhibition ABB. Zafer Bazaar Art Gallery April 25 - May 07, 2023
BRHD 53rd Year (Art Face of the Republic) Painting Sculpture Ceramics Grand Exhibition Doğan Taşdelen Contemporary Arts Center December 4 - December 13, 2023
Traditional Painting Sculpture Exhibition in Memory of Village Institutes, the Pioneers of a People's Awakening
ABB. Zafer Bazaar Art Gallery 27 March-5 April 2024
Cumhuriyet Exhibition Cumhuriyet Newspaper Art Gallery 25 October-6 November 2024
54th Year International Invited Grand Exhibition, Çankaya Municipality Doğan Taşdelen Contemporary Arts Center 5 December-22 December 2024