Sevgi Ürüm Kulaksiz is born in Ankara on 19th of November 1953. She graduated primary and secondary school in Giresun ,her parents home city. She graduated from Ankara Gazi Institute of Education, the Department of Fine Arts from the branch of Graphics Arts in 1974. She worked with Mürside Içmeli , Nevzat Akoral , Mustafa Ayaz, Hamza Inanç as one of their student. She completed her license degree in Painting and Drawing Department of the Anadolu University,Eskisehir in 1994.
She worked in the National Education Ministry as an art teacher and graphic
artist for 22 years. She worked in Ankara, Center of Educational Materials,six
years, as an artist and teacher of education technology.She worked as a
teacher of drawing- painting and art history, in high schools for twelve
years as she worked officially, she continued to do art works and paintings,
She joined many mixed exhibitions.
Her paintings
are present in her country and abroad in many collections. Sevgi Ürüm
is a member of International Association of Plastic Art (related:UNESCO)
and continues her art works in her private art studio in Istanbul, Turkey.
ART ACTIVITIES AND EXHIBITIONS
1978 Art exhibition of Lütfü Günay Studio, Turk-American Association, Ankara.
1980 Graphic works for World Health Organization, film bands for Center of Education with Film-Radio-Television, works about picturing film and TV , Ankara.
1983 Catalog and poster arrangement of Balkan Athletics Championship, Izmir.
Many mixed exhibitions.
1986 Is Art gallery , Izmir.
1987 Efes Museum Art Gallery, Selçuk,
Izmir
1987 Turizm Information Art Hall,
Kusadasi
1989 Turgut Pura Art Gallery, Izmir
1990 Esbank Art Gallery , Izmir
1990 Dikili Culture And Art Festival,
Dikili ,Izmir
1991 Emlak Bank Art Gallery, Istanbul
1991 Dikili Culture And Art Festival,
Dikili ,Izmir
1992 Bergama kermess, Bergama Municipality Exhibition Hall, Bergama , Izmir
1993 Esbank Art Gallery (February)
Izmir
1993 Yapi Kredi Art Gallery (May)
Balikesir
1993 Is Art Gallery (December)
Izmir
1994 San-Art Collection, Izmir
1994 Central Cafe Exhibition Hall,
Kusadasi , Aydin
1995 Evrensel Culture Center Izmir
1995 Turism Information Exhibition
Hall, Foça, Izmir
1996 Efes Hikmet Gürçay Art Gallery , Selçuk , Izmir
1997 International IAEWP Environment and Peace Congress 1997 Exhibition, Private Management Art Gallery, Giresun 1997
1997 Denta Form Gallery, Ankara
1998 Iletisim Art Gallery, Izmir
1998 International Art Fair ,
Izmir
1998 Denizati Art Gallery , Gümüldür
, Izmir
1999 Denizli Art Lovers Club Gallery,
Denizli
1999 State Fine Arts Gallery,
Eskisehir
1999 Izmir State Symphony Orchestra
Exhibition Hall
1999 "Visual Reflections from
Symphony" exhibition
2000 Giresun International Blacksea
Festival Can Akengin
Art Center
2000 Iþ-Art Gallery Izmir
2001 HC Art Gallery, Colors of Music,
Istanbul
2001 Çeþme Museum Art Gallery
2001 The Sheraton Hotel Art Exhibition
Hall, Ilýca / Çeþme
2001 Goethe Institut Ýzmir
2002 Ephesus Ancient City
2003 Kuþadasý Public Library
Art Hall
2005 Omma Art Gallery Chania / Crete / Greece
2005 Old Harbour Open Exhibition Chania / Crete / Greece
2005 Miami Art Basel DVD show , Florida , USA