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I am a visual artist who comes from eastern Thrace of Turkey with Gadjal (Gadzhal) Turk ethnicity. l have lived and practiced my art works in Seattle area.
My art works, which take place in a relative atmosphere, are nourished by abstract art, the free language of modern art that liberates my vision, rather than a concept of art confined within the boundaries of conventional, concrete images. They are inspired by mythological themes - “how the universe and the World were existed” - that explain there was a chaos all at the beginning while brightness and darkness overpower each other. In mythology, everything in the universe was set up in balance against imbalance; e.g. darkness in chaos, brightness to renewal, and birth to death. When the universe was existing, the darkness and brightness were on fight each other in chaos. The universe and life has been within this vicious cycle of contrasts. While all of these contradictions have been occurring since the universe was in existence, there is always renewal. The feathers that I constantly use, symbolize the renewal. My works expresses that there is no end or beginning. There is always regeneration in the universe and the world after all the chaos. EDUCATION 2019 MA Fine Arts - Marmara University, Turkey (5E Modeline Uyarlanmis Çok Displinli Sanat Egitimi Yönteminin Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi Temel Sanat Egitimi Dersinde Op-Art Içerigiyle Uygulanmasinin Ögrencilerin Akademik Basarilarina Etkisi”. She mostly focused on visual perception) 2013 AA Communication Studies, Santa Monica College, USA 2007 BFA Fine Arts - Trakya University, Turkey 2003 High School Painting Department- Edirne Fine Arts High School, Turkey PROJECTS - CONFERENCE - WORKSHOPS 2017 Speaker with her research entitled “ Relationship Between Art and Psychology” at 6th Annual International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences, Casa Convalescència of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona- Barcelona/ Spain 2015 Mix Media Workshop-PEBEO - Marseille/ France 2012 Writer for few articles on RH+ Art Magazine- Istanbul/ Turkey 2009 Participant for the project “Kajawest European Union Youth Project ‘European Islands II’ Art Projects” - Ibbenburen / Germany 2008 Jury member - Project “Cultural Education: Active European Citizenship Through Music and Plastic Arts” 2006 Lithography Workshop - Sophia National Fine Arts Academy -Sophia /Bulgaria Between 2012 and 2013 she had participated Printmaking, Photography and Art History classes in Santa Monica College while she was studying Communication Studies - Santa Monica College/ USA. Saral had been an art and art history teacher between 2007 - 2019 for 8 years. She had mainly thought the techniques which are Drawing, Painting (oil paint, acrylic, watercolor, soft pastel), Paper Mache , Paper Cuts, Printmaking (lynolium, woodcut, mono print), Basic Design courses on multiple different majors (interior design, fashion design, visual arts, graphic design). EXHIBITIONS 2026 Solo Showwall- The Collin’s Pub Seattle- WA/ USA 2025 COCA Seattle Annual Membership Show- Collin’s Pub Seattle- WA/ USA 2024 COCA Seattle Annual Membership Show- COCA Gallery- WA/ USA 2022 For The Voice of Women - Studio 103- Seattle- WA/ USA 2022 Solo Showwall - Poco Bar & Lounge - Seattle- WA/ USA 2022 COCA Seattle Annual Membership Show- Seattle-WA/ USA 2022 Around the Square 2022- Studio 103- Seattle- WA/ USA 2018 Studio Group Exhibition- Marmara University- Istanbul- TURKEY 2016 Kazan Kayniyor - Young Artist Exhibition- UPSD ( International Association of Art)- Istanbul/ TURKEY 2012 Yilin Genç Ressami/ Yilin Genç Heykeltrasi 2011- RH+ Art Gallery- Istanbul/ TURKEY 2009 European Island II Project Group Exhibition- Ibbenburen/ GERMANY 2009 Academicians Group Exhibition- Pera Art Gallery- Istanbul/ TURKEY 2008 Academicians Group Exhibition- Pera Art Gallery- Istanbul/ TURKEY 2008 Women’s Day Group Exhibition- Pera Art Gallery- Istanbul/ TURKEY 2008 55 Artist- 55 Works Group Exhibition- Arthouse- Painters Association- Istanbul/ TURKEY 2007 Group Exhibition- Trakya University Exhibition Center- Edirne/ TURKEY 2006 Printmaking Group Exhibition- Trakya University Exhibition Center- Edirne- TURKEY 2003 Oil Painting Group Exhibition- Devecihan Exhibition Center- Edirne- TURKEY https://www.singulart.com/en/artist/ |