Selin Göksel

I am an artist born in Istanbul, in 1978 who decided to pursue a career in arts after training to be a dental technician. I studied Fine Arts and did my Masters in Art Education and then I am qualified to teach at all levels of high school and currently give private lessons to pupils in preparation for their portfolios for art school entry exams. For many years, I took art therapy workshops from professional art therapists such as Marcia Plevin, Rina Lerner Büberoğlu and Michael Franklin. Since 2018 I am the member of Art Pyschotherapy Association in Istanbul. Since June 2019 I belong to Art Therapy Workshops teaching group of Istanbul Sanatla Yaşam. I use these art therapy techniques in my teaching and I organize art workshops to groups besides giving private art lessons to primary school pupils.

In my artworks I use various techniques and mediums which include oil/acrylic painting on canvas and paper; lino and mono printing. I make sculptures from recycled materials, wood, metal, resin and wire. And also I work on photo projects.

The recurring theme in my art works are ‘relationships’.
I love studying women figures; characteristics of a person, gestures, similarities, diversities and I reflect my own interpretation into my artw...

2012 -2011 Yıldız Technical University, İstanbul
Pedagogical Formation Teaching Certificate Programme
2010 - 2007 Marmara University, Institute of Educational Sciences, MA in Art Education
Master Thesis subject: “Researching and compairing Istanbul Modern Art Museum and Lentos Kunst Museum Linz's education rooms activities in 2009-2010.”
2010 - 2009 Kunst Universitaet, Linz, MA in Art Education, Fall Term Erasmus Student
2005 - 2001 Yeditepe University, BA in Fine Arts Faculty, Istanbul
Scholarhip Student (4 years)
1999-1996 Marmara University, Pre-BSc Tooth and Denture Technician School,Istanbul

Online Gallery Exhibitions (Lebriz.com/selingoksel)

01.11.2022 "Gazing" - Selin Göksel - ART212
16.12.2021 "Bathing and Resting" - Selin Göksel - Studio Exhibition
01.05.2021 "Eve and Adam are On The Road" - Selin Göksel - Studio Exhibition
01.12.2020 Selin Göksel - Studio Exhibition
13.06.2020 Selin Göksel - Discharging the Virus
16.09.2019 Selin Göksel - Studio Exhibition
16.09.2017 "LIMBO 2" - Selin Göksel - Studio Exhibition

Selected Solo Exhibitions
2022 1-14 November, "Gazing", ART212, Nişantaşı, Istanbul
2018 7,October, "Return Back Home, Return Back to Inner Self," Selin's Art Studio, Nişantaşı, Istanbul
2016 "ARAF", Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Selin's Art Studio,Şişhane, Istanbul
2016 “Mavi-Blue”, Tent Exhibition, Ada Camping, Sulubahçe, Bozcaada
2008 “Age 30”, Home Party, Performance show and Art Exhibition”, Ortaköy, İstanbul
2006 "Reflections from My Inner World", First Personal Art Exhibition, Surp Yerits Mangants Boyacıkoy Armenian Church, Istanbul

Selected Group Exhibitions
2023 16 October, "The Sprout", Multidiciplinary Group Exhibition, Space For Nature, Aguaron, Spain
2022 22 February,, “Book” online group show by Cultivate Gallery, London, England.
2021 26 November, Postales desde el Limbo, Centro de...