“Izmir’de doğdu.1978 yılında İzmir Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Grafik ana sanat dalından mezun oldu.1996 yılında Eskişehir Anadolu Üniversitesinde lısans tamamladı.
Sefkat Islegen was born in Izmir In 1978, she graduated from the department of Fine Arts with the specialization on Graphics at the School of Education at Izmir Buca University. In 1996, she had an additional year of training at Eskisehir Anadolu University. The artist prefers metal and linol in her printing work. She had 35 individual exhibitions, and her works are in several domestic and international collections.Her paintings have
been exhibited in museums, galleries, art festivals and private art exhibits in numerous countries around the world
INTERNATIONAL SOLO EXHIBITS
1998 PARIS Elele Gallery
1999 BREMEN Community Exhibition Gallery (GERMANY)
1999 Turkish Research Center ESSEN (GERMANY)
2001 KÖLN Is Bank Art Gallery GERMANY
2001 GENT Community Exhibition Hall BELGIUM
2002 Caterina de Medici Art ContestFlorence ITALY
2004 Gallery Riddaren (Stockholm – SWEDEN)
2004 Turkish Embassy (Stockholm – SWEDEN)
2005 Turkish Embassy, Turkhouse (Berlin-GERMANY)
2005 Tokio Turkish Embassy JAPAN
2007 Newyork Turkish Embassy, NEWYORK
2007 Scope ART FAIR Miami , USA
2009 Broadway Gallery NEWYORK
2009 MANHATTAN FASHION SHOW NEWYORK
2009 WORLDARTFOUNDATION ART LOS ANGELES
2010 Turkish Embassy gallery NEWYORK
2010 Magrıe Art Festıvall Toulouse – FRANCE
2010 Internatıonal Art Bıenal Beıjıng – CHINA
2011 Internatıonal art expo Washıngton DC
2011 Turkısh Embassy WASHINGTON DC
2011 Autumn saloon Art gallery Gjilan KOSOVA
2011 Quendra art gallery Prıstına KOSOVA
2012 ERLIN GALLERY Budapest-Macarıstan
2012 Nahcevan Paınters Unıon art gallery
AWARDS
1998 Turkish Women’s Union Painting competition : Mention
1998 Turgut Pura Foundation Painting competition: Entitled for display
2002 Caterina de Medici Painting competition (Italy): Bronze Medal
2004 Women’s Day Mention
2009 World Art Foundation Mention
2010: Entitled for display in Beijing International Bienal
2010: Best International/Foreign Artist Award, Toulouse – France
2011: Won First Place in Graphics, Kosovo
2012: Entitled for Display in International Kosovo Art Competition” Akrilik, Baskı
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