GÜLAY YÜKSEL - Turkish Painting Association

Who is Gülay Yuksel? (1951-)

She was born in Istanbul in 1951. She graduated from Gazi Education Institute Painting and Crafts Department in 1973 and completed her undergraduate studies at Eskişehir Anadolu University Faculty of Fine Arts. The artist, who lived in Germany for three years, is seen to have examined various museums and galleries in Europe. She did an internship at a dormitory in Neuwid, Germany, providing training in painting and modeling to visually impaired people. Upon her return home, she gave lectures on the same subject at Gazi University Special Education Department.

She worked as a lecturer at METU Fine Arts Department for eight years. In the same process, the METU Art Festival was also created. The artist, who was entitled to participate in the State Painting and Sculpture Exhibition during her student years, opened 63 personal exhibitions, 5 of which were in Germany, one in New York and one in London. She organizes group exhibitions in many countries and abroad.She participated in the Tescani International Camp 2000 Organization as a guest of the Romania program. He was invited 3 times to the state art colony held in Strumisa (Macedonia) and 7 of her wor ks were included in the state art archive.

Two of her works were donated to the George Enescu (Romania) Museum, the artist’s Izmir Painting and Sculpture Museum, Eskisehir Anadolu University, Gazi University, Eskisehir Tepebaşı Municipality, Çorum Municipality art museums, METU, T.R. There are 39 works in the collection of the Ministry of Culture, T:C Ministry of Foreign Affairs Art Collection, TRT institution, and products in the USA, Romania, Canada, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Bulgaria and many other banks and private collections.

The artist, who continues his works in her workshop in Istanbul, is a member of BRHD (United Painters and Sculptors Association), UPSD (International Plastic Artists Association) and GORSED.

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

1985 Mayen - Bad Ems - Germany
1986 Wirges - Bendorf - Germany
1987 Worms - Koblenz - Germany
1987 Data Gallery - Ankara
1993 T.E.D Art Gallery - Ankara
1995 Development Bank Art Gallery - Ankara
1995 Arel Art Gallery - Ankara
1995 State Painting and Sculpture Museum - Izmir
1995 Sevgi Art Gallery - Ankara
1996 Desti Art Gallery - Ankara
1996 Visual Art Gallery - Mersin
1997 Anadolu University Pallet Art Gallery - Eskişehir
1998 Gallery Soyut - Ankara
1998 İçel Art Club Gallery - Mersin
1999 METU Plastic Art Festival - Ankara
2000 Gallery Ayda - Ankara
2000 METU Plastic Art Festival - Ankara
2000 Art-İst 10th Art Fair - Istanbul
2001 Ank-Art 1st Art Fair - Ankara
2001 Gallery Plus - Ankara
2002 Art-İst 12th Art Fair - Istanbul
2002 Ümit Yaşar Art Gallery - Istanbul
2002 Ank-Art 2nd Art Fair - Ankara
2002 Gallery Ayda - Ankara
2002 Istanbul Art Fair - Istanbul
2003 Kanat Beyazıt Art Gallery – Istanbul
2003 Sevgi Art Gallery - Ankara
2003 Gallery Sans - Ankara
2003 Gallery Ayda - Ankara
2004 Gallery Ayda - Ankara
2005 Grape Art Gallery - Ankara
2005 Ümit Yaşar Art Gallery - Istanbul
2005 Ank-Art 5th Art Fair - Ankara
2005 ISE Art Gallery - Ankara
2006 Krishna Art Center - Ankara
2006 Desti Art Gallery - Antalya
2006 Altamira Art Gallery - Mersin
2006 Artforum, Krishna Art Center - Ankara
2006 Arel Art Gallery - Istanbul
2007 Om Art House - Istanbul
2007 Ankara White Art Gallery - Ankara
2008 Art-İst Art Fair - Istanbul
2008 Polart Art Gallery – Ankara
2008 Form Art Art Fair Beyaz Art Gallery - Ankara
2009 Bakraç Art Gallery - Istanbul
2009 Dibeklihan Art Gallery-Bodrum
2010 Gallery Selvin-Istanbul
2010 Dibeklihan Art Gallery-Bodrum
2011 Polart Art Gallery-Ankara
2012 Sevgi Art Gallery-Ankara
2012 Ortaköy Art Gallery-Istanbul
2012 Dibeklihan Art Gallery -Bodrum
2013 Fırça Art Gallery-Ankara
2014 Sevgi Art Gallery-Ankara
2015 Abstract Art Gallery-Ankara
2017 Sevgi Art Gallery-Ankara
2017 Doku Art Gallery-Istanbul
2017 Istanbul Surgery Hospital Art Gallery
2019 Istanbul Hilton AYA Gallery