Gökhan Alpgiray

My name is Gökhan Alpgiray I am a Turkish painter born in Istanbul and living in Aydın. While continuing my Civil Engineering education, I left there and studied Archaeology and Art History. Art caught my interest at a very young age, I loved it, fell in love with it, and I continue it uninterruptedly both as a follower and practitioner. I work with painting techniques such as oil paint, gouache, oil pastel and acrylic. Although I am technically self-taught, I acquired my art culture and knowledge largely thanks to my Archaeology and Art History education. In my paintings, I usually use my albums consisting of photos from my surroundings, old family photographs, photos I took, and photos I cut and collected from various publications over the years. What happens in the country and the world, what I feel can be effective in the works I do. My paintings are documents of my existence, my view of the world and the experiences I have lived until today. If any thought or image evokes a truly sharp and strong emotion in me, that painting or emotion is a candidate to be reflected on canvas. What the viewer can feel is a unique emotion blended with their own memories and experiences. There will inevitably be places where our worlds will somehow intersect with them.

My name is Gökhan Alpgiray I am a Turkish painter born in Istanbul and living in Aydın. While continuing my Civil Engineering education, I left there and studied Archaeology and Art History. Art caught my interest at a very young age, I loved it, fell in love with it, and I continue it uninterruptedly as both a follower and practitioner. I work with painting techniques such as oil paint, gouache, oil pastel and acrylic. Although I am technically self-taught, I acquired my art culture and knowledge largely thanks to my Archaeology and Art History education. In my paintings, I usually use my albums consisting of photos from my surroundings, old family photographs, photos I took, and photos I cut and collected from various publications over the years. What happens in the country and the world, what I feel can be effective in my work. My paintings are documents of my existence, my view of the world and the experiences I have lived until today. If any thought or image evokes a feeling in me that is really sharp and powerful, that painting or emotion is a candidate to be reflected on canvas. What the viewer can feel is a unique emotion blended with their own memories and experiences. There will inevitably be places where our worlds will somehow intersect with them.

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS: 2000 Ankara (Turkish-British Association) Personal Exhibition 2001-2002 Çukurcuma Gallery (Personal Exhibition) 2005 (Turkish-British Association) Personal Exhibition 2006 Aydın National Art Gallery (Personal Exhibition) 2007 Marmara Hotel Art Gallery (ISTANBUL) 2008 Jazz Now Art Gallery (BODRUM) /Turkey GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2000 Ankara (Turkish-British Association) Group Exhibition 2006 Çekirdek Art Workshop Group Exhibition (Encounter) Naval Museum Art Gallery 2008 /18th Istanbul Art Fair (together with Çekirdek Art Galleries) 2025 Artcontact Art Fair together with Luca Gallery