Gönül Sen-Menzel

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Gönül Sen-Menzel (born April 2, 1949 in Diyarbakır , Turkey ; † March 29, 2014 in Cologne ) was a Turkish visual artist who had lived in Germany since 1981.

In Turkey, after graduating from university in 1969 , she attended the Istanbul University of Education and graduated in 1972 with a diploma in art. She then worked as an art teacher for nine years. In 1983 she began further studies at the Düsseldorf Art Academy . In 1989 she graduated as a master class student.

In addition to her work as a painter and draftsman, which is valued by the professional world, Gönül Sen-Menzel wrote and illustrated the bilingual Vita children's book series (Turkish / German) for the school book publisher Anadolu, which deals with various journeys of the vitamin Vita through the human body.

Sen-Menzel lived and worked in Cologne.

Exhibitions (selection)

  • Under the title Kunstraum Kirche - Kunstausstellung an exhibition took place on all days of the Kirchentag in Cologne as part of the program of the Culture Forum Turkey / Germany in cooperation with the parish of the Friedenskirche in Cologne-Ehrenfeld, including several pictures by Gönül Sen-Menzel.
  • 1985 Gallery Art Cabinet (Dortmund)
  • 1988 Cologne City Hall
  • 1992 Gran Premio Internationale di Pitture (Italy)
  • 1993 Juried exhibition with the topic: dispute, power, dispute
  • 1995 Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum (Cologne)
  • 2005 Artemis Gallery (Istanbul) and Campo Gallery (Antwerp)
  • 2014 Deutschland-Tagebuch / Almanya Güncesi , Galerie.1, Königswinter, memorial exhibition

Books

Several bilingual books from the series Vita and Pelin and Selin with text and illustrations by the artist have been published.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ life data
personal data
SURNAME Sen-Menzel, Gönül
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Turkish visual artist
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Diyarbakır
DATE OF DEATH March 29, 2014
Place of death Cologne