Biography
Sema Ilgaz Temel was born in Istanbul in 1957. After graduating from Kadıköy Girls' High School, she completed her studies at the Graphic Design Department of the Istanbul State Applied Fine Arts College. In 1981, she began working at the same institution as an assistant to Prof. Mustafa Aslıer. With an Austrian Government Art Scholarship, she studied engraving at the International Salzburg Summer Academy in 1983 and 1987. In 1986, she received her proficiency in art with her thesis entitled "Different Methods Providing Expressive Diversity in Metal Printing"; she became an assistant professor in 1991, an associate professor in 1992, and a professor in 1999. In 1991, she attended the Simi Valley Career Institute in California. In 2009, she conducted printmaking studies at IMOGA. She taught original printmaking, publication graphic design, illustration, and graphic structuring courses in undergraduate and graduate programs. In addition to various administrative duties, he served as Head of the Graphic Arts Department for six terms, totaling 18 years. He participated in over a hundred group exhibitions; he held 17 solo exhibitions, two of which were in Rome and Sofia. Selected exhibitions include the 1990 Urart Art Gallery, Ankara and the 1996 Garanti Art exhibitions. The artist, whose works are included in national and international museums and collections, continued his academic duties at Marmara University and his studio work in Istanbul.
Orkun Ozan (Himmet ÖCAL) Exhibitions he participated in, as seen in the Art Gallery archive: #151 | İMOGA Istanbul Graphic Arts Museum.
