Nihal Güres (born 1962 in
Ankara
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) is a Turkish artist and writer.
She is also sometimes referred to as Nihal Gürses.
Early life and education
Nihal Güres was born in 1962 in
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
.
She was educated in literature and language of Latin and Greek variety
at the
Istanbul University classical languages and filology department.
She received her art education from
Sabri Berkel and
Neşe Aybey
Neşe Aybey (1930–2015), also written Neş'e Aybey, was a Turkish Painter, Miniaturist and Academic in the field of miniature art, one of the ''Traditional Turkish Arts'' and part of the Ottoman Book Arts. She was the older sister of sculptor ...
.
She worked with Berkel on contemporary art the ''İstasyon'' art Academy and was educated in
miniature
A miniature is a small-scale reproduction, or a small version. It may refer to:
* Portrait miniature, a miniature portrait painting
* Miniature art, miniature painting, engraving and sculpture
* Miniature (chess), a masterful chess game or probl ...
by Aybey at the ''Basın Müzesi.''
She had worked as a flight attendant at
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines ( Turkish: ''Türk Hava Yolları'') is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey. , it operates scheduled services to 340 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, making it the largest mainline carrier in the ...
for some time, however quit this job after she got married and then started to take miniature lessons from the Master of Miniature Art, Neşe Aybey. Aybey then later directed her to the ''İstasyon'' art Academy where she met Sabri Berkel. From there under the guidance of Berkel she held her first exhibition in 1993.
Career
She held her first art exhibition named ''Paintings and Light'' in 1992 at the Marmara Hotel Art Gallery in 1992 and since then has held more than 30
personal exhibitions, and has participated in about 50 collaborative exhibitions.
She worked at the hand made paper atelier at
Yildiz University with
Remzi Koklu and at various art and friendship organisations with Semiha Berksoy.
She is also a writer. She is the author books including ''UNTITLED 19.5/13.5 CM KAĞIT ÜZERİNE KARIŞIK TEKNİK'' (1994) and ''Ölünce de Kırmızı Ruj Sürüyor Musunuz?'' (2019),
and has also written in
Finansal Forum,
Yaşasın Edebiyat and
Sanat Çevresi.
She writes about art and her travels around the world which have included
Bali and
Poland
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.
Exhibitions
* ''Paintings and Light'', Marmara Hotel Art Gallery, 1992
* ''Güzel Sanatlar Birliği Resim Derneği, 96.Yıl Bahar Sergisi'', Taksim Art Gallery, ( -25 April) 2005
* ''Çok Çok Çok Mutlu Öpüşen Balıklar'', İstanbul Sanayi Odası Sanat Galerisi, (11-28 August) 2015
* ''Fırça'', Ayşe Takı Galerisi (14-30 June) 2021
* ''Parlak-Seksi-Trendi'',
Taksim Art Gallery (18 April)
* ''Geleneksel Adalı Ressamlar'', Adalar Kültür Derneği, (27 August - 2 September) 2022
Books
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External links
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gures, Nihal
21st-century Turkish writers
Turkish artists
1962 births
Living people
Writers from Ankara