Cem Sağbil

Cem Sağbil was born in Kandilli, Zonguldak in 1958. He studied at the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts in the area of Interior Architecture and Industrial Design during 1976-1979. In 1979 he moved to Stuttgart and worked at the Turkish Gallery as an exhibition manager. In 1981 he entered the Stuttgart Fine Arts Academy and studied ceramics and sculpture under Prof. U. Gunther. He established his first workshop in Stuttgart in 1982. He conducted art and ceramic courses for Kolping Haus, Volkshchschule, Jugendhauser. In 1982-1984 he attended lectures on architecture and realization of a loam construction project in Cyprus based on the traditional dome construction methods of the architect Hasan Fatty. He completed his study at the Stuttgart Fine Arts Academy with Prof. G. Spanulo. Since 1991 he has continued his works on ceramic, painting and bronze sculpture in Stuttgart and Izmir.