Feza Güvenal

Feza Güvenal

In her work, Güvenal ponders on the tension between the contemporary chaos and her personal serenity. While giving character to distant colors, she emphasizes a fierce power of resistance and the energy to start anew.

Güvenal (1962) works in Istanbul and New York.

Earned her Master of Fine Arts degree (High Honors) at Yeditepe University with her thesis on the pioneering women of the Abstract Expressionist movement;

Started painting with Neriman Polat and later trained at Mustafa Özel’s studio;

Attended workshops at Art Students League of New York, New York Academy of Arts and International Center for Painting in Orvieto (with Vincent Desiderio and Bernardo Siciliano);

After finishing Robert College, she earned her degrees in BS Industrial Engineering and MBA at Boğaziçi University.

She lives and works in Istanbul, Turkey.