Ilknur Gunes

Based in Istanbul, Türkiye, I am a contemporary figurative artist working primarily with oil paints and colored pencils. In my works, I deeply explore human psychological states, focusing on themes such as hidden traumas, identity crises, and the profound search for belonging.
Rather than portraying a literal reality, my characters are formed through conscious deformations and internal contradictions, bringing hidden emotions to the surface to create a psychological whole. Through layered textures and evocative forms, my goal is to go beyond the visible and establish an intense visual and emotional dialogue with the viewer."

• Fine Arts Training, Marmara University, Faculty of Fine Arts
• Historic Artifact Restoration, Trakya University
• B.A. in Sociology (Ongoing), Anadolu University

“International Group Exhibition” Tokyo Metropolitan Museum - Group Exhibition Pinelo Art Gallery 2021
“Yesterday- Today- Tomorrow ” Pinelo Art Gallery- Group Exhibition Burgas 2021
“Experince” Group Exhibition Luna Sanat Galerisi- Kadıköy 2020
“Sonbaharı Süpüremezsin” Group Exhibition Galeri Next -Niantaı 2020
“New Year Hope” Group Exhibition Galeri Next- Niantaı 2020
“Cosmic Motion” Group Exhibition Georgiev City Art Gallery - Varna 2020