She was born in Istanbul from an artist family. Her father, mother and grandfather were all artists. She studied painting at Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul between 1982 and 1987. While realizing the costumes and stage-settings for an amateur theater group, she started working in Metin Deniz atelier in 1987. Here she received training on practiced stage-settings and costumes, sculpture and art direction. Then she went on to work professionally in these fields. She was involved in the establishment and activity planning of the 1st Istanbul Biennial in 1989. She moved from Istanbul to Bodrum where she began tutoring and organizing workshops for children and adults in 1990. In 1994 she went to Germany to make costumes for the Karlsruhe Museum. Since 1999 she held 14 solo exhibitions in Istanbul, Bodrum and the USA. She also participated in many group exhibitions. Her two solo exhibitions in the USA were: in International Visions The Gallery, Washington DC, in 2002, and in The Gallery at The Marmara, Manhattan in 2006. In 2006, she initiated the founding of a contemporary art group by the name ”The Flying University” in Bodrum. She worked as a gallery director in 2007. While she continued her artistic activities, she also dealt with alternative therapies, healthy living and nutritional medicine, art therapy, and yoga.
She started to work in personal development group practices and workshops in Istanbul 2002 and Bodrum . In 2002, she started to work in art therapy, in which she has been interested since 1985. She was working in art and at the same time she interests alternative therapies, yoga philosophy, how to live without illness, art therapy. She participated in workshops about that. She worked on art therapy at her personal atelier in Bodrum between 2004- 2010. Since 1994 she has been writing articles for various publications. Currently she is living and working in her atelier in Oosterbeek, The Netherlands since 2011.
The artist is listed in the database of Artprice also listed in the database RKD Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis ( Netherlands Institute of Arthistory )
She before known as Somnur Kurt
She started to work in personal development group practices and workshops in Istanbul 2002 and Bodrum . In 2002, she started to work in art therapy, in which she has been interested since 1985. She was working in art and at the same time she interests alternative therapies, yoga philosophy, how to live without illness, art therapy. She participated in workshops about that. She worked on art therapy at her personal atelier in Bodrum between 2004- 2010. Since 1994 she has been writing articles for various publications. Currently she is living and working in her atelier in Oosterbeek, The Netherlands since 2011.
The artist is listed in the database of Artprice also listed in the database RKD Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis ( Netherlands Institute of Arthistory )
She before known as Somnur Kurt
in 1982-87 Istanbul -Mimar Sinan University , Faculty of Fine Arts, Dincer Erimez Atelier
1987-96 Decor & Costume for amateur theaters; training and professional work in
Metin Deniz Atelier (stage decor & costume, art direction, sculpture)
1990 Painting lessons and workshops for children and adults
1994 Costume design for Karlsruhe Museum, Germany
1994 Writing magazine articles about art, alternative therapies, personal
developments, and animals in the following newspapers: Yarımada, Bodrum
Postası, İskele Meydanı, Artist Modern, Womag Art, Bodrum Life.
1997-98 Wall paintings
1999 Paintings for Gallery Artist, Istanbul
2000 Hadigari Gallery, Bodrum, solo exhibition
2001 Halicarnassos Gallery, Bodrum, group exhibition
2001 Mask Gallery, Bodrum, solo exhibition
2001 Gallery Artist, Istanbul, solo exhibition
2002 International Visions, the Gallery, Washington D.C., U.S.A., solo exhibition
2002 Yaghane Gallery, Bodrum, solo exhibition
2003 Dam Art Gallery, Bilkent University, Ankara, group exhibition
2003 Atelier Orumcek, Istanbul, solo exhibition
2003 Atelier Orumcek, Istanbul, group exhibition
2003 Yedi Defne, Bodrum, group exhibition
2003 Gallery Artist, Istanbul, group exhibition
2003 Epsilon Art Gallery, Bodrum, group exhibition
2003 Eklisia, Bodrum, group exhibition
2003 Atatürk Cultural Center, Istanbul, solo exhibition
2003 Gallery Artist, Istanbul, solo exhibition
2003 Jazz Bar, Ciragan Palace, Istanbul, solo exhibition
2004 Gallery Artist-Defne, Bodrum, solo exhibition
2005 Works with ‘Flying University’ art group
2005 Halicarnassos Gallery, Bodrum, group exhibition
2005 The Marmara, Antalya, solo exhibition
2005 Art Therapy courses Bodrum
2006 ‘Flying University’-‘Exhibition Shop’ contemporary art activity, Bodrum
2006 Antiocha Contemporary Art Meeting, Antiocha
2006 The Gallery at The Marmara Manhattan, N Y, U.S.A , solo exhibition
2007 Aldimo Art Gallery, Bodrum and Izmir , Gallery Director
2007 U.P.S.D. Contemporary art exhibition, Istanbul, group exhibition
2007 Art Ist, Istanbul, group exhibition
2008 Gallery Artist Cukurcuma, solo exhibition
2010 Gallery Idart Bodrum, group exhibition
2014 She is a member of NABK.nl
2014 Nurol Gallery Bodrum, solo exhibition
2014 Sheli Art Project Istanbul, group exhibition
2015 NowArtFair, Eindhoven, Holland. 18-19 April, group exhibition
The artist is listed in the database of Artprice.com and database of Netherlands voor Kunstgeschiedenis R.K.D.
Living in Nijmegen- Holland since 2011 and working paintings her atelier in Oosterbeek.
She before known as Somnur Kurt
