Semiha Karakus

If you’d like to see videos and photos of my creative process, you can find me on Instagram under the username “semihayilmazart.”

My name is Semiha Karakuş. I depict inner states through light, silence, and the metaphorical language of nature.

Rather than depicting the world as it appears, I transform it into an inner, psychological space. Although water, light, fog, and solitary figures are elements drawn from the visible world, in my paintings they become vessels for emotion, uncertainty, memory, and introspection.

My works do not describe a place; they reflect a state—a moment of transition where perception shifts and something internal becomes visible.

For me, light is not an explanation but a threshold. Fog, on the other hand, is a space where clarity and uncertainty can coexist. Water, empty spaces, and solitary figures open the door to intuitive interpretations rather than establishing a fixed narrative.

My technical foundation is rooted in my education at the Aydın Doğan Fine Arts High School and Dokuz Eylül University; however, my current practice focuses on establishing a personal visual language that bridges the observed and the imagined.

My paintings are not merely landscapes.
They are states of being.

Istanbul/Turkey Aydın Doğan Fine Arts High School 2012/2015

IZMIR Dokuz Eylül University Buca Faculty of Education/ Major: Painting 2015/2019

2026 – Young Artists Award Exhibition, Juried Group Exhibition, Haydar Ekinci Art Gallery, Küçükyalı, Istanbul
• 2020 – Olpesido 2nd International Art and Life Exchange Project
• 2019 – Group Exhibition, Nişart Art Gallery, Istanbul
• 2019 – Group Exhibition, Luna Art Gallery, Istanbul
• 2019 – Graduation Exhibition, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir
• 2018 – Volumetric Creation Process, EgeArt International Art Days, Izmir
• 2017 – EgeArt 7th International Art Days, Ege University, Izmir
• 2018 – “Arayış” Group Exhibition
• 2007–2008 – Mon Ami Painting Competition (Achievement Certificate)

Courses & Certificates
• 2019 – Graphic Design, Ege University Continuous Education Center (EGESEM)