Biography
Veysel Erüstün was born in Sivas in 1910. He graduated from Adana Teacher Training School in 1927 and from the Painting and Crafts Department of Ankara Gazi Education Institute in 1935. After working as a teacher and primary education inspector, he taught painting at Ankara Gazi Education Institute between 1940 and 1974. In 1939, he went to Germany for specialized training with a scholarship from the Ministry of National Education. In 1969, he learned engraving techniques from Paul A. Lingren, an art professor at the University of California, who came to Ankara. From the establishment of Süleyman Saim Tekcan's workshop on Kuyubaşı Aralık Street, he worked successively at the Söğütlüçeşme Workshop and the Çamlıca Art House; between 1974 and 1985, he both produced his own prints and assisted other artists in their work. He passed away in Istanbul in 1987.
Exhibitions he participated in, as seen in the Orkun Ozan (Himmet ÖCAL) Art Gallery archive: #73 | IMOGA Istanbul Graphic Arts Museum Collection Exhibition.
