Orkun Turkbeyler

Orkun is an emerging abstract painter who has exhibited since his teenage years. Inspired early on by Wassily Kandinsky, he developed a distinctive style, with works now held in collections and businesses worldwide.

Since 2024, he has worked full-time from his Hampshire studio. His recent solo exhibition, “Splash of Mind, Sprinkle of Colour”, took place in Southampton in March 2025. Heko has also participated in international and national group exhibitions and fairs, and is a member of the Union of International Artists and the Visual Artists Association.

I paint as a way of understanding the world around me. Everyday encounters, social interactions, personal experiences, and events that shape our lives all leave an impression, and abstraction allows me to translate those impressions into something that can be felt rather than explained.

I am interested in how simplicity and complexity coexist. Life can appear straightforward, yet reveals depth the longer you look. My paintings follow the same logic, what appears complex is often built from simple marks and decisions, layered into something larger than their individual parts suggest.

Staying present and embracing change are values that guide both my life and my artistic practi...

Gap year at Solent University, UK
A levels - Fine Art

Group exhibition Corsham Gallery, June 2026
ART SURREY Art Fair Sandown, March 2026
CFA Spring Art Show 2026
HOTWALLS Studio Winter Event November 2025
International Art Union Group exhibition in Antalya October 2025
UNTITLED Artist Fair, Chelsea LONDON, September 2025
Open studio with CFA, August 2025
HOTWALL Studios Summer Art Event, July2025
CFA Group exhibition Hillier Gardens, April 2025
Open Call 'Artivist' Grounds Gallery, June 2025
Featured Artist at Grounds Gallery, June 2025-August 2025
Open Call 'Seeing the Unseen', Grounds Gallery, May 2025
Open Call "Unsinkable Memories", Grounds Gallery, April 2025
SOLO Exhibition at GROUNDS GALLERY, Southampton, March 2025 with 34 paintings
SB Art Group Exhibition, London, February 2025
Group exhibition with International Artist Organization December in Kocaeli, 2024
Group exhibition with International Artist Organization October in Urfa, 2024
'ECHOS' Open Call by Fox Yard Studio, participated with 5 paintings, November 2024
Summer Group exhibition with (CFA) group at Hillier Gardens, August 2024