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Seray Vural was born in Istanbul in 1962. She finished at Kadıköy College for Girls. After studying in the Program of Traditional Turkish Arts at Mimar Sinan University, she transferred to the Ceramic Department and graduated in 1984. After completing her master’s degree at her alma mater in 1986, Vural started designing and making products for exporting to abroad at Paşabahçe Glass Factory. In 1990, she and her husband moved to Sweden, and stayed Sweden and Norway for 5 years. While staying in Scandinavia, Vural had many solo exhibitions and received an Award of Merit from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. In 1995, she and her husband returned to Turkey. Since then, Vural has painted and made ceramics at her workshop in Istanbul.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
1991, Sahlgrenska, Göteborg, Sweden
1992, Sahlgrenska, Göteborg, Sweden
1993, Galleriet Forum Börsen, Göteborg, Sweden
1993, Nordstrand Kunstsutstilling, Oslo, Norway
1994, Juhl′s Silver Gallery, Oslo, Norway
1997, Destek Reasürans Art Gallery, Istanbul
1997, Hobi Art Gallery, Istanbul Art Fair, Istanbul
2004, Hellviktangen Gallery, Oslo, Norway
2006, Hobi Art Gallery, Istanbul
2010, Bodrum Milta Marina, Bodrum
Selected Group Exhibitions:
1992, Stenaline, Göteborg, Sweden
1992, Sallma Garda, Göteborg, Sweden
1993, Svenska Massan, Göteborg, Sweden
2012, "Sanat Art 7/24", Armaggan Gallery, Istanbul
Reference: serayvural.com, lebriz.com, armaggangallery.com |
