Sevil Soyer

Sevil Soyer (born 1950) is a Turkish interdisciplinary artist. Soyer has had solo exhibitions and group exhibitions along with several installations in Turkey and the United States.

Early life

She was born in Turkey and graduated in 1979 from Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts.

Career

In 1993 Soyer and Onay Sozer, a philosophy professor in Istanbul University, 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 Ministry of Culture of Turkey.

At the end of 1999, Sevil Soyer moved to Michigan in the United States. She continued her art work in Finlandia University with sculpture 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 Istanbul and has done flame work and painting 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 UNESCO (IAA Turkey) Association Internationale des Arts Plastiques, since 2003.[1]

Select exhibitions

Solo exhibitions
  • 2007–2008 – “Scrapbook” Mixed media Painting Exhibition, Turquoise Art Gallery, Michigan, United States[2]
  • 1987 – “Painting Exhibition” Vakko Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 1983 – “Painting Exhibition” – Bodrum Underwater Archeological Museum, Bodrum, Turkey
  • 1983 – Turkuvaz Art Gallery, Ankara, 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[3]
  • 1995 “Prolog” Installation – Uludağ University Fine Arts Faculty, Bursa, Turkey
  • 1994 “Oh, Beautiful Istanbul” The 1st Interdisciplinary Art Performance by Sevil Soyer, Yildiz Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 1994 “Made in Sections II” Installation – Istanbul Technical University, 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 – Manhattan, New York, 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
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See also

References
  1. "Sanatçı Listesi – UPSD Uluslararası Plastik Sanatlar Derneği" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  2. "Turquoise Gallery to re-open Dec. 20". Keweenaw Now. 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
  3. ""PURPLE RAIN" by Sevil Soyer". Turquoise Art Gallery. 2003. Retrieved 2019-02-07.

Sources
  • Ozsezgin, Kaya. "Turk Plastik Sanatcilari Ansiklopedik Sozluk". YKY Yayinlari 2nd Edition. Istanbul, 1994, pg.423 ISBN 975-363-331-9 (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.
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