Biography
Born in Ankara,19th.11.1953. Graduated from Drawing and Painting Department of Gazi University, Ankara 1974. Completed licence degree at Anadolu University/Eskisehir,1994.
Worked in The Ministry of National Education,as a graphic and painting artist,as an art teacher, at the Educational Center for Film-Radio and Television in Ankara;(1976-1981). She has had many solo and group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad since 1974.
Founded ; Aegean University Art Studio in 1996 Mediterranean Artists Group –MAG (International Visual Artists Group),in 2008. Organized the first International MAG-IAE realized in Antalya/Turkey,in 2008. Worldwide Artists For Peace International Art Action Project W-AFPIAAP in 2008,
She has designed and managed the ART FOR PEACE and WALL FOR PEACE sustainable, travelling art projects all over the World since 2008. http://afp-iaa.co.nr
Sevgi Urum graduated from the Graphic Art Branch, Drawing and Painting Department
of Gazi University, in Ankara.
Completed her licence degree at Anadolu University in Eskisehir, in 1994.
Worked in The Ministry of National Education, as a graphic and painting artist, as an art teacher in the high schools for 22 years. Within this period she worked at the Educational Center for Film-Radio and Television in Ankara,as a graphic artist(1976-1981).
She worked as an artist and teacher of educational technology at the Center of Educational Materials in Izmir (1981-1985).She worked as an art teacher in High Schools and Ege University.(1985-1996)
While she worked officially she continued to do artworks and activities.
She has had many solo and group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad since 1974. Her works are in many public and private collections in Turkey and many countries of the World.
Her writings on arts are published in art magazines and papers.
Sevgi Urum initiated and managed Art Workshops with the University Students at the Art Gallery of the Aegean University in 1996 - 2000
Mediterranean Artists Group –MAG (International Visual Artists Group) ,in 2008.
Organized the first International MAG-IAE in Antalya/Turkey,in 2008. MAG project web-blog: http://mediterraneanartists.blogspot.com.
She has initiated and designed the Worldwide Artists For Peace International Art Action Project W-AFPIAAP since 2008
Sevgi Ürüm has designed and managed “ART FOR PEACE”, “WALL FOR PEACE” sustainable, travelling Art Projects.