Who is Zeynep Şen Dağdeviren? (1952-Ankara)She was born in Ankara in 1952, the third of four children. She was encouraged to pursue painting by her older brother, State Artist Ruşen Güneş, a violist, and painter Pertev Boyar. She completed Mimar Kemal primary and secondary school. She lost her father at the age of 16. She graduated from Ankara Girls' High School and married two months later. When her daughter began studying at Saint Benoit French Middle and High School, she entered the workforce. She started working in the Human Resources department at Alcatel Teletaş Telecommunications. Her passion for art and painting remained unfulfilled. In 2001, she left her career to focus on painting. She finally found her path and took classes from Associate Professor Veli Sapaz from 2001 to 2003 and from 2004 to 2009 from the Painting Department of the Academy of Fine Arts with Associate Professor Sedat Balkır.The artist, who believes that art is a gateway to freedom, opening to a magical universe, reflects the remnants of his awakening consciousness in his works through abstract influences and the richness, tones, clarity, darkness, weight, and balance of colors. As an escape from a life bound by rules, he shapes his work freely, without adherence to any school of thought. He has chosen to follow a unique and uninhibited path in his work, without any prior planning. Painting unfolds spontaneously when placed in front of the easel. The creation of a work takes a long time. The artist chooses subjects from emotionally charged female figures and tranquil cities, and the sea holds a special significance in his work.Thanks to Instagram, which he calls his great source of inspiration, he has engaged in dialogue with international artists, studied their art, made friends, and had the opportunity to meet new collectors. The positive feedback he receives from them has given him the joy and happiness that he is on the right path.Living half the year in Bodrum and the other half in Istanbul with his wife and three cats, and frequently enjoying scooter rides around Bodrum, the artist continues his landscape and figure works using oil painting and collage techniques on canvas, paper, and aluminum.His works are exhibited in collections throughout Turkey, as well as in the USA, Germany, France, Australia, England, and Sweden.Selected Exhibitions:2004 Atölye Palet Group Exhibition
2007 Bazaart Nişantaşı Group Exhibition
2010 Bodrum Museum Haluk Elbe Art Gallery Solo Exhibition
2010 Maritime Museum Group Exhibition
2011 Maritime Museum Solo Exhibition
2012 Atatürk Library Exhibition Hall Solo Exhibition
2015 Caddebostan Cultural Center Solo Exhibition
2017 Ful'art Art Gallery Kızıltoprak Solo Exhibition
2019 Ful'art Art Gallery Group Exhibition
2020 Caddebostan Cultural Center Solo Exhibition
2023 Ful'art Art Gallery Group Exhibition
2024 Ful'art Art Gallery Kızıltoprak Solo Exhibition
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