Dilek Dogan

Dilek DOGAN was born in Golcuk/ Kocaeli-TURKEY, in 1967. Throughout her life that has been spent by the sea, she has reflected the beauties that she saw in nature and especially at sea to her canvases with her artistic talents.

Dilek DOGAN received her first painting and drawing education at The İzmir Art and Sculpture Museum and Gallery, Turgut PURA Workshop in between 1984-1986. She successfully graduated from Izmir Dokuz Eylül University Fine Arts Faculty with a BA degree in 1991 in completion of her undergraduate academic art education between 1987-1991. She also participated in the postgraduate program at Mimar Sinan University Fine Arts Faculty, Department of Design between 1996-1997.

Dilek DOGAN set up her first solo exhibition at Izmir Ephesus Archaeology Museum in 1985. Since then, she has performed 14 personal exhibitions and participated in 13 group art exhibitions.

She also taught painting arts to the students in diverse ages and nationalities at some private art workshops and schools in Istanbul, Ankara, and Marmaris.

In her works, she has often painted compositions with the themes of sea, sea creatures, and stunning colors of rich flora of the underwater environment in an original way of using a rich color...

1984 – 1986 The Izmir Art and Sculpture Museum and Gallery
1987 – 1991 ​ Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Fine Arts -undergrad
1996 – 1997​ Mimar Sinan University Faculty of Fine Arts-postgrad
1997 – 1998​ Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Education-pedagogic formation education

Exhibitions
1984 Aksanat Gallery - Izmir (group)
1985 Ephesus Archeology Museum - Selcuk, Izmir (solo)
1992 State Painting and Sculpture Museum - İzmir (solo)
1995 Navy Command Barbaros Hall - Gölcük / Kocaeli (solo)
1998 Pabetland Gallery - Istanbul (solo)
1998 National Defense University- Istanbul (group)
1999 Ankara Art Gallery- Ankara (solo)
1999 Toprakbank Art Gallery- Ankara (group)
1999 Ankara Art Gallery- Ankara (group)
2000 Başak Insurance Art Gallery- Ankara (solo)
2000 Başak Insurance Art Gallery (Tema Foundation) - Ankara (group)
2000 Lara Art House- Ankara (group)
2000 Lara Art House- Ankara (group)
2000 Altanay Art Gallery- Ankara (group)
2000 Middletown Navy Facility-Newport / USA (solo)
2001 Arnold Art Gallery- Newport / USA (group)
2001 Altanay Art Gallery- Ankara (group)
2001 Mares Hotel- Marmaris (solo)
2005 Solaris Plaza (solo)
2005 Marmaris Teachers' House (group)
2006 Point Center Picture Gallery-Marmaris (group)
2007 G&G Art House- Ankara (solo)
2008 Evim Art Gallery- Ankara (solo)
2009 Netsel Marina Art Gallery- Marmaris (solo)
2016 İncirli Winery-Soul Room-Istanbul (group)
2017 Dilek Dogan Art Studio-İstanbul (solo)
2018 Bosphorus Hilton Arp Art Gallery-Istanbul (solo)