Gülay Yüksel

contemporary painter
Born in Istanbul/1951,
After returning to Turkey, with the hope of implementing what she learned, she worked for 6 years in the School for the Blind in Aydınlıkevler-Ankara. During the same period, she acted as an instructor in the Gazi Üniversity’s Special Education Department and also worked in her own studio.
In 1996, she retired from the government service but continued teaching in Ankara Tevfik Fikret High School.
In 2000, she started to work in the Middle East Technical University’s Fine Arts Department and acted as a teaching assistant for 7 years.

During her teaching activities, she also produced visual materials for the industry. Some of these are:
- Pictures for children’s books,
- Floor design of KARUM Shopping Mall in Ankara,
- Stained glass decorations of numerous buildings and lamp designs for a reputable stained glass producer,
- 11 Designs for the Spanish puzzle company Educa and Turkish company Art Puzzle.
- A large number of her paintings have been reproduced on canvas by Angora Publishing Co.

. She received her high school education in Ankara Kız Lisesi ( Ankara Girl’s Highschool ) and graduated from the Arts & Crafts Department of the Institute of Education of Gazi University in 1973. She completed her Bachelor of Arts studies in Eskişehir Anadolu University’s Faculty of Fine Arts.
During the following years, she worked in many governmental high schools in Ankara as an Arts & Crafts teacher.

In 1984, she went to Germany and attended a school that specialised in arts & crafts training for the visually handicapped in Neuwid as an intern for 3 years. She also had the chance of visiting and examining numerous museums and galleries in Europe.

2014 - Sevgi Art Gallery –Ankara

2013 - Fırca Art Gallery –Ankara

2012 - Sevgi Art Gallery –Ankara
Ortaköy Art Gallery – Istanbul
Dibeklihan Art Gallery – Bodrum

2011 - Polart Art Gallery – Ankara

2010 - Gallery Selvin – Istanbul
Dibeklihan Art Gallery – Bodrum

2009 - Bakrac Art Gallery – Istanbul
Dibeklihan Art Gallery – Bodrum

2008 - Art-Ist Fine Arts Fair – Istanbul
Form Art Fair / Beyaz Art Gallery – Ankara
Polart Art Gallery – Ankara

2007 - Om Arts House – Istanbul
Ankara Beyaz Art Gallery – Ankara

2006 - Krisna Art Center – Ankara
Desti Art Gallery – Antalya
Altamira Art Gallery – Mersin
Artforum/ Krisna Art Center – Ankara
Arel Art Gallery – Istanbul

2005 - Grape Art Gallery – Ankara
Umit Yasar Art Gallery – Istanbul
Ank-Art 5th Art Fair - Ankara
IMKB Art Gallery – Ankara

2004 - Gallery Ayda – Ankara

2003 - Kanat Beyazit Art Gallery – Istanbul
Sevgi Art Gallery –Ankara
Gallery Sans – Ankara
Gallery Ayda – Ankara

2002 - Art-Ist 12th Fine Arts Fair – Istanbul
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