Sevil Soyer (born 1950) is a Turkish

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artist. Soyer has had solo exhibitions and group exhibitions along with several installations in Turkey and the

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Early life

She was born in

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and graduated in 1979 from

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University The Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University ( tr, Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi, or MSGSÜ) is a Turkish public university dedicated to higher education in the fine arts. It is located in the Fındıklı neighbourhood of Beyoğlu, Istanbul ...

Career

In 1993 Soyer and Onay Sozer, a philosophy professor in

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, worked together on the manifesto of “Inter-disciplinary-art”. In 1994 Soyer created the “Ah Guzel Istanbul” (Interdisciplinary Art Exhibition) with 40 Turkish artists. This exhibition was supported by the

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. At the end of 1999, Sevil Soyer moved to

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in the United States. She continued her art work in

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with

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and fiber. In 2004 she founded an art gallery in Michigan and worked with the local artists. In 2007, she set up an art and glass studio in

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and has done flame work and

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there. Soyer's contemporary figurative paintings make use of oil color and acrylic techniques. Her paintings are in private, national, and international collections. She has been a member of the

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(IAA Turkey) Association Internationale des Arts Plastiques, since 2003.

Select exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

* 2007–2008 – “Scrapbook” Mixed media Painting Exhibition, Turquoise Art Gallery,

, United States * 1987 – “Painting Exhibition” Vakko Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey * 1983 – “Painting Exhibition” – Bodrum Underwater Archeological Museum,

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, Turkey * 1983 – Turkuvaz Art Gallery,

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, Turkey * 1979 – Taksim Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey * 1977 – Taksim Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey * 1977 – Izmir Painting and Sculpture Museum, Turkey

Installations and performance exhibitions

* 2003 – “Purple Rain” Interdisciplinary Art Performance by Sevil Soyer, Turquoise Art Gallery, Michigan, United States * 1995 “Prolog” Installation –

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Fine Arts Faculty,

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, Turkey * 1994 “Oh, Beautiful Istanbul” The 1st Interdisciplinary Art Performance by Sevil Soyer, Yildiz Palace, Istanbul, Turkey * 1994 “Made in Sections II” Installation –

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, Istanbul, Turkey * 1994 “Made in Sections I” Crossings – Installation - Istanbul, Turkey * 1979 “Istanbul 2nd Art Festival” Installation – Istanbul, Turkey

Group exhibitions

* 2000 “Corridor” Group Painting Exhibition –

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, United States * 1995 “Masters of Masters” Painting Exhibition – Istanbul, Turkey * 1983 “4th Contemporary Art Festival” – Istanbul, Turkey * 1982 “Our Studio” Painting Exhibition – Istanbul, Turkey * 1981 “Abdi Ipekci Painting Exhibition” – Istanbul, Turkey * 1980 “Golden Palette Painting Competition and Exhibition”– Istanbul, Turkey * 1980 "DYO Painting Exhibition” – Istanbul, Turkey * 1979 “Our Studio”Painting Exhibition – Taksim, Istanbul, Turkey * 1978 “DYO Painting Exhibition” – Istanbul, Turkey * 1976 “Istanbul Archeological Museum Painting Competition & Exhibition” – Istanbul, Turkey * 1974 “DYO Painting Exhibition” – Istanbul, Turkey

Awards

* 3rd Place Award 1980 “Golden Palette Painting Competition and Exhibition”– Istanbul, Turkey * 1st Place Award. 1976 “ Istanbul Archeological Museum Painting Competition & Exhibition” – Istanbul, Turkey

References

Sources

* Ozsezgin, Kaya. "Turk Plastik Sanatcilari Ansiklopedik Sozluk". YKY Yayinlari 2nd Edition. Istanbul, 1994, pg.423 (Turkish, "Encyclopedia of Turkish Visual Artist") * "Ah Guzel Istanbul", Catalog of Experimental-Interdisciplinary Art Exhibition.Istanbul, 1994. By the Committee of Istanbul Cultural Heritage 1993-2003 and Ministry Of Culture Turkey.

External links

Official website
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