Yusuf Tolga Unker

My name is Yusuf Tolga Ünker. I was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1984. I began painting at a young age. I made my first solo exhibition when I graduated from secondary school in 1999. While I was in secondary school, I decided to continue my painting education and entered Istanbul Fine Arts High School. I gained acceptance into the painting department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 2003 and started my Master's Degree in painting and graduated in 2009. During this time period, I went to Cuenca, Spain with the Erasmus Program in 2010. During that trip, I spent 20 days traveling through cities such as Paris, Munich, Prague, Budapest, Dresden, Berlin, Amsterdam and Brussels. While on this tour, I was able to reflect on my own work and had the opportunity to closely examine the paintings of the masters as well.

In 2013, I received my pedagogical formation certificate training for teaching at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. I worked as a visual arts teacher at a private school during the 2013-2014 academic term for 9 months. After the school term ended, I did my military service. When I came back, I completed my master's degree in 2015.

In 2017, I began to work as a research assistant at Maltepe University, Faculty ...

*Marmara College (1999)

*İstanbul Avni Akyol Anatolian Fine Arts High School / Painting Department (2003)

*Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University - Painting Department (2003-2009)

*Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University-Pedagogical Formation (2012-2013)

*Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Painting Department Erasmus Programme – Spain - Master (2010-2011)

* Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Painting Department - Master (2015)

Marmara College Karma Sergi,1995
Marmara College-Kişisel Sergi,1999
İstanbul Avni Akyol Anatolian Fine Arts High School -2000-2001-2002-2003
Merey Art Competition- Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, 2008
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University,Tüyap Art 2007-2008-2009
Kalp Vakfı Yarışma Sergisi- Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi, 2008
Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi Baskı Atölyeleri Baskı Sergisi, 2010
Erguvan Karma Resim Sergisi-Tophane-i Amire Binası, 2010
Kişisel Sergi-Pera/Tünel-Asma Sanat, 2011
Kişisel Sergi-Cumhuriyet Renkleri-Türkan Saylan Kültür Merkezi, 2011
Kişisel Sergi-İstanbul’un İzleri-Maltepe Küçükyalı Kültür Merkezi, 05-09 Aralık 2011
Genç Sanatçılar Sergisi-Denizcilik Müzesi, 2012
Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi-Tüyap Fuar Sergisi, 2013
Sessiz Çığlık-Karma Sergi-Şeli Art Project-Medical Corner-İstanbul, 2015
Eski Tas Eski Hamam-Karma Sergi-Şeli Art Project-Muğla-Sekibaşı Hamamı, 2016
Ve Rüya Gerçek Oldu-Karma Sergi-Şeli Art Project-Vino Restaurant, İstanbul, 2016
Diachronic II-Karma Sergi-Pinelo Art Gallery-İstanbul, 2016
Renklerle Atatürk-Kişisel Resim Sergisi-Moda Deniz Kulübü –İstanbul, 2016