Emel Gülsoy

She has been graduated from the Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences in Ankara in 1971. She started painting when she was in high school and since 1982 onwards she continued with it successively in the atelier of Ankara Devlet Resim Heykel Muzesi (State Art Museum) and the studios of famous Turkish painters as Orhan Cetinkaya, Kayihan Keskinok and Haluk Evitan. She now paints in her own workshop. Being a member of Ankara Women Painters’ Association, she has participated in the mixed exhibition of the above mentioned club and studios. She has also organized five individual exhibitions.

Nature is one of her pet subjects. Autumn and autumnal colors have a magical effect on her. Always being conscious of fact that even sadness can encompass beauty she tries to reflect the poignant feelings that arise, whilst taking care to put light and balance in perspective.

Oil painting, acrylic, tar, charcoal pencils and sometimes an amalgam of several all these are the materials she uses.

She likes to create different textures on the surface she works with and she likes “Claire obscure / cameieu” technique. All these materials and techniques come together on surfaces ranging from canvas to sack making her each and every time go on a journey full of adventures.

Individual Exhibitons:
2005 Bodrum – Gümüşlük, Art Gallery
2004 İskenderun, Art Gallery
2001 İstanbul, Koç Bank Cemil Topulu Branch Art Gallery
2001 Ürgüp, Municipality Culture Center

Mixed Exhibitons:
Ankara, Women Painters’ Association
2005 Ankara, Contemporary Arts and Culture Center
2004 Ankara, Contemporary Arts and Culture Center
2003 Ankara, Contemporary Arts and Culture Center
2001 Ankara, Transparan Art Gallery
2001 Arhavi, Municipality Culture Center
2000 Ankara, Contemporary Arts and Culture Center
1999 Ankara, Contemporary Arts and Culture Center
1998 Ankara, Ziraat Bank Art Gallery
1998 İzmir, İş Bank Art Gallery
1997 Ankara, State Fine Arts Gallery
1995 Ankara, State Fine Arts Gallery
1995 Ankara, Doku Art Gallery
1993 Ankara, State Fine Arts Gallery
1986 Ankara, National Lottery Art Gallery

Web Site :  www.emelgulsoy.com
e-mail      : eg@emelgulsoy.com
                emelgulsoy@yahoo.com