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Gülay Alpay

Artist member since 2023
Toronto, Ontario

I am a Turkish & Canadian Artist. My paintings are playful, spirited, freeform, and deceptively complex. I bring a 3rd dimension to art and extend its scope by getting beyond space and time. This World which is made up of constituents from silk to paintings of mixed technique applications, and from multidimensional colorist paintings to video, media art, and installations will then offer many surprises including painting, being embraced with clothing of silk painting as a collaboration by the artist and the visitor. As an interactive participatory and provocative artist, I serve as a bridge connecting the treasures of nature itself with the human-beings. Anything around me, from forests to oceans and mountains, might become a source of inspiration for my creativity and productivity. Viewing my dynamic and exuberant works of art is an exciting kinetic experience, and these works of art have been featured in many places like Gora Art Gallery, Canada; Broadway Gallery, New York, and Hawaii.


Work


Inside the Studio

Upcoming Exhibitions
2024-09-26

Cotton Factory
Hamilton Art Fair

Select Past Exhibitions
2024

Toronto, Gallery1313
Summer Exhibition

2024

Hamilton, Synonymshop
Solo Exhibition

2024

Toronto
Flick the Switch, Open Studio

2024

Hamilton,Canada
Cotton Factory I Hear Music

2022

Istanbul,Turkey
Hamam Arts Hub

2021

Toronto,Canada
Akin Group Exhibition

2020

Toronto,Canada
Gallery 1313 Group show in Toronto

2019

Berlin, Germany
May Exhibition at Co Berlin Art Museum

2016

Turkey
Solo Show at Turkan Saylan Cultural Art Center, curated by Yilmaz Zenger

2014

USA
Holywood Women's Day Interactive Public Art Performance with Art 4All People in USA

2013

Istanbul,Turkey
Love Day Artist Talk and Show at Adress Istanbul

2013


Educational Art workshops with kids at Kultur College

2012

Venice, Italy
Solo Show at Venice Scoletta di San Giovanni Battista e del SS, curated by Luca Curci

2011

Rome, Italy
Solo Show at Roma Arche Arte nel Tempo Gallery

2011

Montreal, Canada
FIMA Montreal Interactive Public Art Installation

2011

Austria
DFEW Mallnitz Austria Art Symposium

2010

Ankara ,Turkey
Solo Exhibition at Cer Modern Art Space in Ankara, curated by Yilmaz Zenger

2010

New York, USA
NY Art Expo Fair Interactive Public Art Installation

2009

Boston, USA
Boston Trans Cultural Exchange

2009

Istanbul,Turkey
Boston - Istanbul Walter Crump, "Here, There and Everywhere" project

2008

Miami, USA
The Artist Fair

2008

Istanbul,Turkey
Harbiye Military Museum Group Exhibition

2008

London, England
London Biennale Public Art Performance, Trans Culturalexchange, St Pancras Station

2007

Miami, USA
Art Basel Miami Show

2006

Istanbul,Turkey
Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair

2006


Gershwin Pop Art Gallery

2006

New York, USA
Doodle, Broadway Art Gallery

2006

New York, USA
New York T.C. Consulate Art Gallery (solo)

2005

New York, USA
Broadway Gallery(solo)

2005

Istanbul,Turkey
Cekirdek Art Gallery

2005

Istanbul,Turkey
TUYAP Art Fair

2004

Montreal, Canada
Montreal Turkish Cultural Week

2004

Montreal, Canada
Gora Art Gallery(solo)

2002

Istanbul,Turkey
Artemis Art Gallery(solo)

1997

Istanbul,Turkey
Artemis Sanat Merkez(solo)

1995

Istanbul,Turkey
The Marmara Hotel, Opera Art Gallery (solo)

1990

Istanbul,Turkey
Press Museum

1990

Istanbul,Turkey
Derimod Art Gallery

1983

Istanbul,Turkey
Yunus Emre Painting Competition Exhibition

Press
2011

Hurriyet-Daily News
Alpay opens solo exhibition in Rome

2015

TRT
Gülay Alpay completes his giant 50-meter painting

Residencies
2022

Toronto, Canada
Flick The Switch

2021

Toronto, Canada
MOCA, Akin Studio

Education
2028

OCAD University
Indigenous Art and Culture

2023

Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Visual and Digital Arts

1993

Mimar Sinan University
MBA

1985

Mimar Sinan University
Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting

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