Biography
Born in Iskenderun in 1944, she graduated from the Painting Department of Gazi Education Institute in 1965. In 1968, she was appointed as a painting teacher in Artvin. From 1968 to 1975, she completed five years of specialized studies at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts and received her diploma as a "Meisterschüler" (Master of Fine Arts). From 1975 to 1977, she worked as a civil servant at the Ministry of Culture, and as a lecturer at Hacettepe University and later at the Girls' Technical Higher Teacher Training School. From 1977 to 1982, she served as a faculty member at the State Academy of Fine Arts. She then returned to Bonn. In 1983, she began her "Art Proficiency" studies in Istanbul. In 1993, she started workshop activities in Königswinter. In 2005, she served as the Artistic Director of the Bungertshof Art Association. The artist, who has participated in many group exhibitions in Germany, Turkey, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Russia, and Egypt, has many works in private and state collections. Exhibitions1974 Galerie für junge Künstler, Mannheim mit Ergin Inan-Ender Güzey1976 Kunstverein München - Studio-Galerie1976 Deutsches Kulturinstitut, Ankara1978 Artizan Kunstgalerie, Ankara1979 Iskunst Galerie, IsbankParkkapı, Istanbul1980 Vakko Kunstgalerie, Ankara1984 Kurfürstliches Gärtnerhaus, Bonn1985 Rathaus Alsdorf - Katalog1986 Stadthalle Bergheim1987 Galerie Kolon, Köln1990 Kunstkabinett, Köln1991 Tesvikiye Kunst Galerie, Istanbul1992 Debis Systemhaus, Aachen1993 “4 Türkische Künstler”, Kurfürstliches Gärtnerhaus, Bonn - Catalog1993 “Menschen” Haus der Redoute, Bonn-Bad Godesberg1994 “Mensch lebe den Frieden”, Städtische Galerie Eschweiler1995 Schloß Eremitage, Bayreuth - Katalog1996 Idea und Art Galerie, Bad Honnef1998 Altınyunus Kunstgalerie, Çeşme/Izmir1999 Tesvikiye Kunstgalerie, Istanbul - Katalog1999 Galerie Beletage, Bonn1999 Isbank Kunstgalerie, Ankara - Is Bankası - Katalog1999 Selçuk Yasar Kunst Galerie, Izmir2000-2001 Atelier “Kleine Brücke”, Königswinter2002 Çağla Cabaoglu Kunstgalerie, Istanbul - Katalog2002 Gallery “pur”, Bad Honnef, Germany2002 Workshop Exhibition, Königswinter, Germany2003 Gallery “Amtsgericht“ Königswinter, Germany2003 “3 Turkish Artists”, “Kleines Gärtnerhaus”, Bonn2004 Workshop Exhibition, Königswinter, Germany2005 “Volkshochschule” Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Germany2005 “Bungertshof” Königswinter, Germany2005 “Kunstraum” Bad Honnef, Germany2006 Weltgarten “Monde verde”, Landgraaf, Netherlands2006 Haus Bachem, Königswinter, Germany2007-2008 Workshop Exhibition, Königswinter, Germany2007 “Gut Sandbeck”, Kunstverein Osterholz - Scharmbeck2008 Bosporus-Bonn Biannelle, Tauschen, Bonn
Awards1966 Ankara Pädagogische Hochschule Gazi, Ankara, 3rd Preis für Malerei1968 Ankara Pädagogische Hochschule Gazi, Ankara, 1. Preis für Malerei1976-78 37.&39. Große Kunstausstellung Ankara - Preis für Bildhauerei1979 2. Istanbuler Kunstfestival - Preis für Bildhauerei1980 Istanbul- Kunstmuseum und Künstler - Preis für Bildhauerei1981 42.Große Kunstausstellung, Ankara – Preis für Bildhauerei1981 Abdi Ipekci-Preis für Malerei (3rd Preis)1983 Wettbewerb Duisdorf “Wasserbrunnen”, Ankauf Stadt Duisdorf
