Leyla Gamsız Sarptürk
"The artist's greatest treasure is the human body. This is the treasure I painted".
Date of Birth: 1921
Place of Birth: İstanbul
Date of Death: 2010
Place of Death: İstanbul
Burial Site: Zincirlikuyu Cemetery, Istanbul
Topics
Gallery
Field of Activity
Painting
"Painting is absolutely vital for me. On a day when I have worked well, I am in a perfect mood. I am truly alive. The world is beautiful. Life makes sense. But if I am not satisfied with my work, it is like the end of the world. Painting makes life really worth living. My life is in harmony with my work."
(Leyla Gamsız, Ali Alpaslan ile röportajından, Gösteri Dergisi Ocak 1988.)
Exhibitions
- 1949 Solo exhibition in the French Consulate, Istanbul
- 1951 Exhibition in the French Consulate, Istanbul
- 1952 Exhibition at Ankara University,
- 1955 Gallery Helikon Sanat, Ankara
- 1975 Devlet Resim ve Heykel Sergisi
- 1978 Gallery Vakko Sanat, Istanbul
- 1978 Gallery Türkiye İş Bankası (with the sculptress Zerrin Bölükbaşı İstanbul)
- 1979 Gallery Taksim Sanat (with the sculptress Zerrin Bölükbaşı), Istanbul
- 1983 Gallery Urart Sanat, Istanbul
- 1986 Gallery Vakko Sanat, Istanbul
- 1995 Türkiye İş Bankası Sergisi
- 1998 Türkiye İş Bankası Sergisi
- 2000 Gallery Antik Sanat, Istanbul
- 2001 Retrospective Leyla Gamsız, Atatürk Kültür Merkezi, İstanbul
- 2002 Gallery Antik Sanat, Atatürk Kültür Merkezi, İstanbul
Collections which contain works by Leyla Gamsız
Resim ve Heykel Müzesi, Istanbul< /p> İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi, Istanbul
Awards
- 1964 Academy of Arts Prize
- 1967 Academy of Arts Prize (Akademi Ödülü)
- 1987Fine Arts Prize, Simavi Foundation
Membership
Education
Erenköy Girls' Grammar School, Sivas Grammar School, Istanbul
University of Istanbul, Philosophical Faculty, Department of Geography, Istanbul
Academy of Fine Arts, Istanbul, studied painting under Bedri Rahmi Eyüboglu
Studied under Andre Lhote and Fernand Leger, 1952, Paris
Contributions to Society
Founding member of the group of artists "Onlar Gurubu", 1947
Onlar Grubu was an informal and independent group of artists active between 1947 and 1955 who wanted to enrich the art scene by bringing Eastern and Western painting styles together.
Family and Friends
- Mother:(No information available)
- Father:(No information available)
- Husband:Hulusi Sarptürk (Painter)
- Friends: Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu (painter), Orhan Peker (painter), Nedim Günsür (painter), Turan Erol (painter), Nevin Çokay (woman painter), Mehmet Pesen (painter), Mustafa Esirkuş (painter)
Projects in her Honour
Documentary film
"Leyla Gamsız" Çağdaş Türk resminde bir Hanımefendi", TRT, (Erişim 17.2.2012).
Further Reading
- "Leyla Gamsız", kuman-art.com
- "Leyla Gamsız'ın Hendek dönemi resimleri", http://www.flickr.com/photos/83882250@N00/sets/72157613557086654/(Erişim 17.2.2012).
- Hayal ve Hakikat Sergisi, İstanbul Modern, istanbulmodern.org, (Erişim 17.2.2012).
- "Leyla Gamsız Sergisi", tuncasanat.com (Erişim 17.2.2012).
- 50 Kuşağının Büyük Ressamı Gamsız Öldü, Radikal, 15.7.2010, (Erişim 17.2.2012).
- "Ressam Leyla Gamsız Yaşamını Yitirdi", Hürriyet, 13,7.2010, (Erişim 17.2.2012).
Ali Alpaslan, "Leyla Gamsız", Gösteri Dergisi, 1/1988.
Sources
Quoted Sources
- Ali Alpaslan, "Leyla Gamsız", Gösteri Dergisi, 1/1988.
- See the "Further Reading" section
Source of Visual Images
Acknowledgments
The Women's Museum Istanbul would like to thank Ms. Burcu Pelvanoğlu for her support in compiling the information about Leyla Gamsız
Translation into English: Lyndall von Dewitz, Oberasbach, Germany ©2012 Meral Akkent