Art Collection

GÜNGÖR TANER - 1941 İstanbul
He graduated from Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts- Nurullah Berk Workshop in 1968. He worked with Corneille in Salzburg Summer Academy in 1971. The artist who continues his academic career at Mimar Sinan University...

MUSTAFA ATA - 1945 Trabzon
He graduated from Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts Painting Department in 1971 by studying in Adnan Coker workshop. The artist who held his first personal exhibition in Istanbul in 1971, organized 22 personal exhibitions in total. He participated in domestic and foreign group exhibitions...

ÖZDEMİR ALTAN - 1931 Konya
He graduated from IDGSA Painting Department in 1956. He was an academic member at the same institution from 1962 until his retirement in 1988. He organized many domestic and foreign, personal and group exhibitions...

M. ZAHİT BÜYÜKİŞLEYEN - 1946 Adana
He graduated from Gazi Education Institute Painting Department in 1967. He received career education in Kassel State Academy of Fine Arts, Germany between 1970-1976. He held 6 foreign and sixty domestic personal exhibitions, after opening his first personal exhibition in Ankara in 1969.

ADNAN ÇOKER - 1927 İstanbul
He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in 1951. He worked in Andrea Lhote, Henri Goetz and Hayter workshops in Paris where he went with state scholarship by winning Europe Competition in 1955 and worked in Emilio Vedova workshop in Summer Academy in Salzburg.

AYDIN AYAN - 1959 Trabzon
He graduated from Istanbul University DGSA Academy of Fine Arts painting department in 1977. He studied in Prof. Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu Workshop in 1973-74 and 1974-75 academic years and in Prof. Neset Gunal Workshop in 1975-76 and 1976-77 academic years. He received Art Qualification diploma in 1983.

MUSTAFA PİLEVNELİ - 1940 İstanbul
Had graduated from the Department of Decorative Painting D.T.G.S.Y.O. at 1961. He had performed tasks after gaining Art grant (DAD) in Federal Germany at 1963.

BALKAN NACİ İSLİMYELİ - 1947 Adapazarı
He graduated with a first from D.T.G.S. High School which he enrolled in 1968. He worked on a scholarship in Austria in 1975 and in United States between 1989-91.

SÖBÜTAY ÖZER - 1949 İpsala / 2007 Ankara
He completed his primary and secondary education in Edirne. He graduated from Gazi Training Institute Painting and Arts Department in 1973. He worked in Hasanoglan Teaching School for 5 years. He was appointed to Gazi Faculty of Education in 1978. He worked as an academic member in this institution until the end of his life.

KEMAL ÖNSOY - 1954 Eğridir
He graduated from Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts in 1980. He started his works in 1990 in New York (USA). He returned from New York to Istanbul in 1993. He is currently living in Istanbul.

DEVRİM ERBİL - 1937 Uşak
He enrolled in Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts Painting Department in 1955. He became student of Halil Dikmen in the gallery and of Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu in the workshop.

He founded ‘’Abstractionist 7s’’ group in 1959. He graduated from Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts Painting Department. He became assistant in the Academy in 1962. He worked in Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu, Cemal Tollu and Cevat Dereli Workshops. He founded ‘’Blue Group’’ in 1963 with Tulay Tura, Altan Gurman, Adnan Coker and Sarkis. He continued his occupation research and studies in Paris and London which he began in Madrid and Barcelona in 1965 where he went on the art scholarship given by Spain Government.

He worked as Chairman of Turkish Modern Painters Association in 1969. He received the title of associate professor from İ.D.G.S Academy in 1970. He was the Chairman of Visual Artists Association in 1975. He was appointed as the Director of Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum in 1979; he worked in this position for three and a half years. He promoted to professorship in İ.D.G.S Academy in 1981. He was appointed as the Head of Painting Department of Faculty of Fine Arts in Mimar Sinan University in 1985, as Head of Department of Fine Arts in Yildiz University in 1988, as Associate Dean of Faculty of Fine Arts in Mimar Sinan University in 1990. He was honored with the title of State Artist in 1991. Devrim Erbil held many group exhibitions abroad. He was the commissar of exhibitions introducing Turkish Art. He gave lectures and published articles on Art (Alexandria, Belgrade, Sofia, Kuwait). Works of the artist are in Istanbul-Ankara-Izmiir Painting and Sculpture Museums, Bucharest Museum of Modern Arts, Ben and Abby Grey Foundation Collection of Banja Luka Umnetnicka Gallery, Ankara National Library Collection, domestic and foreign public institutions and private collections.

Choosen Group Exhibitions; 1962 Venice Biennial, 1963 3rd Paris Young Artists Biennial (France), 1967 9th Sao-Paulo Biennial (Brazil), 1972 9th Alexandria Biennial, 1993 13th Stocholm International Art Exhibition ,Science and Art Gallery (Sweden). The Istanbul Paintings in GOSB Collection are in 100 Yüze Devrim Erbil Art Publications.

DEVRİM ERBİL - 1937 Uşak
He enrolled in Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts Painting Department in 1955. He became student of Halil Dikmen in the gallery and of Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu in the workshop.

He founded ‘’Abstractionist 7s’’ group in 1959. He graduated from Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts Painting Department. He became assistant in the Academy in 1962. He worked in Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu, Cemal Tollu and Cevat Dereli Workshops. He founded ‘’Blue Group’’ in 1963 with Tulay Tura, Altan Gurman, Adnan Coker and Sarkis. He continued his occupation research and studies in Paris and London which he began in Madrid and Barcelona in 1965 where he went on the art scholarship given by Spain Government.

He worked as Chairman of Turkish Modern Painters Association in 1969. He received the title of associate professor from İ.D.G.S Academy in 1970. He was the Chairman of Visual Artists Association in 1975. He was appointed as the Director of Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum in 1979; he worked in this position for three and a half years. He promoted to professorship in İ.D.G.S Academy in 1981. He was appointed as the Head of Painting Department of Faculty of Fine Arts in Mimar Sinan University in 1985, as Head of Department of Fine Arts in Yildiz University in 1988, as Associate Dean of Faculty of Fine Arts in Mimar Sinan University in 1990. He was honored with the title of State Artist in 1991. Devrim Erbil held many group exhibitions abroad. He was the commissar of exhibitions introducing Turkish Art. He gave lectures and published articles on Art (Alexandria, Belgrade, Sofia, Kuwait). Works of the artist are in Istanbul-Ankara-Izmiir Painting and Sculpture Museums, Bucharest Museum of Modern Arts, Ben and Abby Grey Foundation Collection of Banja Luka Umnetnicka Gallery, Ankara National Library Collection, domestic and foreign public institutions and private collections.

Choosen Group Exhibitions; 1962 Venice Biennial, 1963 3rd Paris Young Artists Biennial (France), 1967 9th Sao-Paulo Biennial (Brazil), 1972 9th Alexandria Biennial, 1993 13th Stocholm International Art Exhibition ,Science and Art Gallery (Sweden). The Istanbul Paintings in GOSB Collection are in 100 Yüze Devrim Erbil Art Publications.

ERGİN İNAN - 1943 Malatya
He spent his primary and secondary school years in Malatya. He started his education in Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1963. Then he started his painting education in Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts in 1964.

He respectively became student of Karl Schlaminger and Helmut Hungerberg. He became assistant of Helmut Hungerberg by winning the assistantship exam of the Painting Department in 1968. The artist did his painting works when he was with Prof. Emilio Vedova on scholarship for Salzburg Summer Academy in 1969. He did works on painting and original printing with Prof. Rudi Troger and Prof. Mac Zimmermann in Munih Academy of Fine Arts by winning DAAD German Academic Exchance Sholarship between 1971-1973.

Ergin Inan made examinations in the museums in Paris, Venice, Verona, Montova and Florence in 1972 and 1973. The artist who was appointed as an academic member of Painting Department in the Academy of Fine Arts in 1975, made researches in Academies of Fine Arts in Munih and Berlin and in museums on DAAD Scholarship in 1978-79. He continued these researches and examinations in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag (The Hague) and London in 1981.

The Artist continued his works in Berlin where he was invited by winning the DAAD Berliner Artists Scholarship in 1983-87 after he was appointed as an academic member to Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts Painting Department in 1982.

Ergin Inan was appointed as Professor in 1985 to Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts Painting Department of which he was an academic member.

Also in 1985 and 1986, he was invited as visiting professor to Berlin Academy of Fine Arts Painting Department and gave drawing lessons.

The artist who performed ‘’Inscription’’ work on the Reception Hall wall as one of the Modern Turkish Artists choosen within ‘’T.R. Presidential Residence New Building, Interiors, Art Review Project’’ in 1990, has many domestic and foreign personal and group exhibitions.

Choosen Exhibitions; 1968 Turkish German Culture Center (Istanbul), 1978 Gallery Artisan (Ankara), 1984 Saatliche Kunsthalle (Berlin/ Germany), 1986 Gallery Won (Seoul/ Korea), 1990 Gallery Sn Lukas (Brussels).

Choosen Group Exhibitions; 1974 International Graphic Biennial (Germany), 1975 State Painting Exhibition (Ankara), 1977 Modern Turkish Painting Exhibition (Ankara), 1990 10th Stocholm Art Fair (Sweden).

ERGİN İNAN - 1943 Malatya
He spent his primary and secondary school years in Malatya. He started his education in Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1963. Then he started his painting education in Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts in 1964.