Devrim Erbil

Devrim Erbil was born in 1937  in  Born in Uşak.He entered Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts Painting Department in 1955. He was educated by Halil Dikmen at Gallery and Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu at his studio. Founded ‘’Abstractionist 7’s’’group. Graduated from Master Painting Department of Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts. In 1962 he  became an assistant at the Academy and assigned to art studios of Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu, Cemal Tollu and Cevat Dereli. In 1963 he founded the ‘’Blue Group’’ with Tulay Tura, Altan Gurman, Adnan Coker and Sarkis.Then   went to Spain for specialization with the art scholarship which was given from Spain government and continued to his research at Paris and London. In 1969   He was selected as the “Young Artist of the Year”. He also  carried out the presidency of Association of Contemporary Painters of Turkey,  as well as carried out the presidency of Association of Visual Artists.  He became the Director of Istanbul Art and Sculpture Museum for 3.5 years.In  1981 he became a Professor in Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts. In 2000  Balıkesir Devrim Erbil Museum of Contemporary Arts was opened. In 2004 he retired from Mimar Sinan University (ex. Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts)Right after he had been the Founder Deanship of Istanbul Dogus University, Faculty of Arts and Design. Gained number of awards. He still continues his work from Bodrum with his team of artist.