Sezgin Yüksel - Turkish Painting Association

Who is Sezgin Yüksel? (1962-Merzifon)

Sezgin Yüksel was born in Merzifon in 1962. He is originally from Ordu. After completing his primary and secondary education in Ankara, he entered the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Architecture in 1983. After completing his undergraduate education in 1987, he started working as an Urban Planner at the Trabzon Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

While continuing his career, he graduated from the Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Education, Department of Painting, Department of Graphics in 1998 as the top student of the university.

He worked as a faculty member at the Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Urban and Regional Planning between 2005-2007.

The artist has had a total of 18 personal exhibitions in Istanbul, including (4) the Metropolitan Municipality Taksim Art Gallery, Uran Art Gallery, Beyoğlu State Fine Arts Gallery and Tekel Art Gallery, (7) the Akbank Art Gallery, Development Bank Art Gallery, State Painting and Sculpture Museum Art Gallery, Halkbank Farabi Art Gallery, Arel Art Gallery and Gözde Art Gallery and Stilllife Art Gallery in Ankara, (5) the State Fine Arts Gallery in Trabzon and (2) the Ordu State Fine Arts Gallery.
Six of his paintings were printed as postcards by the Deniz Temiz Turmepa Association supported by Koç Holding for two years.
He conducted artistic research in museums located in various centers in Europe.
Sezgin Yüksel is a member of the United Painters and Sculptors Association and also a member of the Black Sea Plastic Arts Association.

Participated Domestic Exhibitions and Activities:

- Poster, book covers and book illustrations requested by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and various private institutions
- Traditional Trabzon Artists Mixed Plastic Arts Exhibitions organized every year. (From 1989 to 2015)
- 1985 İnönü Foundation Painting Competition Exhibition.
- 1987 Turkish Petroleum Corporation Painting Competition Exhibition.
-1992State Supply Office Painting Competition Exhibition
-1995 Tekel Painting Competition Exhibition
-2006 Anatolian Exhibitions organized by All Art Galleries Association (Desni Art Gallery)
-2006 2nd Plastic Arts Fair, Artforum-Ankara (Gözde Art Gallery)
-United Painters and Sculptors Association 38th Year Exhibition, Painting and Sculpture Museum-Ankara
-2007 Ankara Castle Festival, Kınacızade House-Ankara (Gözde Art Gallery)
-2007 Black Sea Plastic Arts Association Exhibition, Hüseyin Kazaz Cultural Center-Trabzon
-2007 Black Sea Plastic Arts Association Exhibition, Tünel Art Gallery-Istanbul
-2008 Black Sea Plastic Arts Association Exhibition Turkish Journalists Association Istanbul
-2009 Black Sea Plastic Arts Association Exhibition Contemporary Arts Center-Ankara
-2009 Ankart Ankara Art Meeting (Boyut Art Gallery)
-2009 Trabzon Turkish Education Foundation Painting Exhibition
-2009 Trabzon Governorship organized ‘’Trabzon in History History in Trabzon’’ themed painting exhibition
-2009-2017 Trabzon Art House ‘’Art Days’’ exhibitions
-2010 87th Year of the Republic Exhibition ‘’With the participation of International Plastic Arts Association members and Trabzon Artists’’
-2011 14th Akçaabat Mixed Painting Exhibition (Erol Günaydın Art Center)
-EYOF 2011 Trabzon European Youth Olympic Games Trabzon Artists Mixed Painting Exhibition
-2011, 2012 and 2013 Trabzon Activities Ankara Atatürk Culture Center Mixed Painting Exhibition (Bırça Art Gallery)
-2013 and 2017 with the contributions of the Provincial Directorates of Culture and Tourism and all Eastern Black Sea mixed art exhibitions covering the provinces
-2014-2017 Trabzon Events Ankara Atatürk Cultural Center
-2015 Gallery Artstop-Istanbul- Memory and Identity Exhibition
-2016 Nisart Maçka art gallery- Summet sun Mixed Art Exhibition.
-2016-2018 Tourism Week Events Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun and Rize exhibitions
-2017 Trabzon School Mixed Art Exhibition Emin Antique Art Gallery Ankara
-2017 World Museum Day Events ‘’A Museum Exhibition’’ themed mixed art exhibition. Trabzon Museum.
-2018 Trabzon-Vakfıkebir 100th Year mixed exhibition
-2018 Trabzon Artists mixed exhibition Çankaya Culture and art center Ankara
-2018 Neta Art Gallery Mixed Art Exhibition (for the benefit of Fa-Mi Musiki ve Sanat Derneği) Istanbul.
-2018 Synergy Art group 4th International Exhibition Nilüfer-Bursa
-2021 Those Who Passed Through Trabzon Exhibition Beyoğlu Municipality Art Gallery Istanbul
-2023 Contemporary Turkish Painters Exhibition Akçaabat Municipality Art Gallery Akçaabat-Trabzon
-2023 Art Trabzon Mixed Painting Exhibition Trabzon Fine Arts Gallery Trabzon
-2023 Let's Meet in Trabzon (Small Works Exhibition) State Fine Arts Gallery Trabzon
-2024 Tourism Week Events Regional Provinces Artists Mixed Painting Exhibition State Fine Arts Gallery Trabzon

International Exhibitions:

-2017 “Did You Know” International Mixed Exhibition Varna-Bulgaria
-2018 ‘’EXHIPORT Paper Works Exhibition Da vinci Art Gallery Paris-France
-2018 ‘’International Group Exhibition and Workshop” Chalkida Island Athens-Greece
-2018 “Autumn Breeze in the Aegean” Apodec Gallery Thessaloniki Greece
-2023 “Contemporary Turkish Painters Batumi Exhibition” Batumi Art School Batumi- Georgia
-2023 “Contemporary Turkish Painters Paris Exhibition” 102 Champs- Elysees Paris- France