Sevdiye Nilgün Acar (born 1958) is a Turkish

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artist. She was born in 1958 and graduated from Şişli High School. She was educated in the art of miniature by her teachers Neşe Aybey and Nilgün Gencer. Later she became a teacher at the Miniature Club at Kültür High School and taught there for some time. She works on large format miniature paintings and has said that she particularly uses

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and gold leaf.

Known exhibitions

* ''Boğazın En Güzel Kadını'', Sinan Bey 2 (boat) in Aşiyan, (6 March - 14 March) 2016 * ''Sonradan'', Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti Basın Müzesi Resim Sergisi, (11 April - 26 April) 2016

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Turkish artists Turkish women artists 1958 births Living people {{Turkey-painter-stub